Ladbrokes Tip: The Caulfield Sprint is a lead-up to Flemington’s VRC Sprint Classic

The Caulfield Sprint is a Group 2 race contested at Caulfield Racecourse on Caulfield Cup Day in mid-October each Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
Run over a short distance of 1000m the open handicap is held at the same Saturday meeting as the Group 1 $5 million Caulfield Cup (2400m) and along with the Group 2 Tristarc Stakes (1400m) is the major support act on the card.

Offering $300,000 in prize money the Caulfield Sprint is a good lead-up for runners looking to back-up in tougher spring sprints during the carnival including the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) for three-year-olds on Derby Day and the Group 1 VRC Sprint Classic (1200m) at Flemington on the first Saturday in November.

The last horse to complete the Caulfield Sprint – Coolmore Stud Stakes double was Sepoy (2011), while the Caulfield Sprint – Darley Classic double hasn’t been achieved since Rubitano (2002).

The latest edition of the Caulfield Sprint took place on Saturday October 17, 2020 and was won by the Danny O’Brien-trained Graff. 

2020 Caulfield Sprint Results

The full Caulfield Sprint 2020 Results & Finishing Order will be provided below once the race is run and won on Saturday October 17, 2020.

• 1st: #3 Graff
• 2nd: #2 Fabergino
• 3rd: #4 Crystal Dreamer

Graff ($9) was back in winning form charging over the top of his rivals to dominate the 2020 Caulfield Sprint results.

Colour	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	3	GRAFF	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver		5	57kg		$9
	2	2	FABERGINO	Tiarnna Robertson	Jordan Childs	1.25L	7	58kg		$8
	3	4	CRYSTAL DREAMER	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damian Lane	1.35L	8	56.5kg		$41
	4	6	ALFA ORO (NZ)	Matt Laurie	Ben Melham	1.65L	2	54kg (cd 54.5kg)		$1.95F
	5	8	SHAMINO	Phillip Stokes	Jamie Kah	2.4L	6	54kg		$8.50
	6	7	GARNER	Gordon Richards	Jye McNeil	2.5L	1	54kg		$5.50
	7	1	JUNGLE EDGE	Mick Bell	Ms Jade Darose	3.75L	3	60kg		$26
	8	5	VAINSTREAM	John Pascoe	Craig Newitt	7.5L	4	54.5kg		$31

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Caulfield Sprint Race Info

• Date: Saturday October 17, 2020
• Track: Caulfield Racecourse
• Distance: 1000m
• Conditions: Handicap
• Status: Group 2
• Prize Money: $300,000
• First Run: 1983

Caulfield Sprint Odds & Betting

Caulfield Sprint odds are led each season by proven short-distance performers with winning form over 1000m – 1200m, betting opening at bookmakers around the country once the final field is released the Wednesday before Caulfield Cup Day.

Previous experience the Melbourne way of going in Group company, a good inside barrier draw and a top three run last time out also help a horse to move higher up the Caulfield Sprint betting markets.

Single and double-figure chances have recent winning form when in 2015 Lumosty ($4.60) and Éclair Choice ($26) ran a dead heat for first. Prior to that however the other most recent horse over $10 in betting to win the Caulfield Sprint was Biscayne Bay ($10 in 2006). In 2017 the Caulfield Sprint favourite Snitty Kitty was able to salute for the punters. Eduardo ($2.90 2018) made it back-to-back wins for the Caulfield Sprint favourites.

The favourites in Caulfield Sprint betting continued their dominance in 2019 when the co-favourites Miss Leonidas and God Of Thunder ran one-two respectively.

2020 Caulfield Sprint Odds

The updated Caulfield Sprint 2020 betting odds and links to our Group 2 Caulfield Sprint markets this Caulfield Cup Day will be available below the week of the race so stay tuned for access to the top spring racing offers.

Caulfield Sprint Tips

Good Caulfield Sprint tips include looking for runners that won’t find the 1100m short sprint too sharp, previous Group 1 / 2 performers coming off good spring form in Melbourne and those drawn close to the fence.

Favourites and runners under $10 in Caulfield Sprint betting also have a gun record in the race over the past decade so backing the top fancies in the markets is another tip to take to the bookies.

2020 Caulfield Sprint Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ insider Caulfield Sprint 2020 betting tips and Group 2 Caulfield Sprint racing selections will be detailed below the week of the race so stay tuned for the sprinters to back and sack this spring.

Caulfield Sprint Field

The Caulfield Sprint field attracts a host of in-form short-distance specialists looking to back-up in an upcoming Group 1 feature in Melbourne during the spring.

Runners come off a variety of different lead-ups into the Caulfield Sprint field including Moonee Valley’s Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) held at the start of October. In 2015 Ball Of Muscle ran second in the Moir Stakes and third in the Caulfield Sprint. That same formline held in 2019 when the Moir runner-up Miss Leonidas went one better winning the Caulfield Sprint.

Caulfield Sprint winner Sepoy (2011) went on to win the Coolmore Stud Stakes later that spring. Photo Credit: Taron Clarke.

Another possible lead-up is the Group 2 Gilgai Stakes (1200m) held at Flemington on Turnbull Stakes Day a fortnight earlier, which last produced a winner with Eduardo (2nd in 2018).

Earlier the Caulfield Sprint winner Sepoy (2011) came off a win in the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley. That same year the Caulfield Sprint runner-up Curtana came off a Gilgai Stakes fourth and went on to run fourth in the Darley Classic (then the Patinack Classic) two starts later. The 2011 Caulfield Sprint third placegetter Mid Summer Music also ran third in the Darley Classic behind Black Caviar.

Caulfield Sprint graduates often back-up on Victoria Derby Day in the Group 2 Salinger Stakes (1200m), the double last achieved by Éclair Choice (2015) who ran a dead-heat with Lumosty in the first leg.

The Caulfield Sprint nominations close the Monday before the race runs on the Saturday followed by the final field and barriers out on the Wednesday.

2020 Caulfield Sprint Field

The official Caulfield Sprint 2020 Final Field & Barriers will be announced below the Wednesday leading-up to Caulfield Cup Day so bookmark this page to view what sprinters make the cut in the short-distance showdown.

Eight short-distance horses make-up the 2020 Caulfield Sprint field this season including Alfa Oro nearing odds-on territory to make it six straight wins.

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2020 Caulfield Sprint Nominations

The early Caulfield Sprint 2020 nominations are taken the Monday of race week and will be published below.

The 2020 Caulfield Sprint nominations feature 14 promising sprinters led in betting by the in-form Alfa Oro coming off six straight wins and unlikely final acceptor Anders who contests the Group 3 Blue Sapphire at Caulfield on Wednesday.

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Caulfield Sprint Form Guide

The Caulfield Sprint form guide provides punters with crucial information and statistics like the track / distance record of the runners in the race along with their jockeys, trainers and barriers. Mares have a good recent record in the race with Snitty Kitty (2017) and Miss Leonidas (2019) the latest to salute, following on from Lumosty (=1st in 2015) and Miracles Of Life (=1st in 2014), so looking for the in-form female gallopers on the Caulfield Sprint form guide can prove profitable for punters.

Caulfield Sprint form has stacked up in better spring races a number of times in recent times including in 2011 when Sepoy won the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) next start as a three-year-old at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup Carnival. The last Caulfield Sprint winner to run top three in the Darley Classic in the same year was Sunburnt Land (3rd in 2008).

2020 Caulfield Sprint Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Caulfield Sprint 2020 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Caulfield Sprint Results

Incredibly there have been two recent dead-heats in the Caulfield Sprint results. In 2015 Lumosty and Éclair Choice were tied for first place just 12 months after Miracles Of Life and Bel Sprinter were unable to be split on the line in the 2014 edition.

Other notable recent Caulfield Sprint winners include Snitty Kitty (2017) who set a race record,  Spirit Of Boom (2013), Sepoy (2011) and Jet Spur (2005).

Caulfield Sprint Winners