Ladbrokes Tip: The Caulfield Sprint is a lead-up to Flemington’s VRC Sprint Classic
The latest edition of the Caulfield Sprint took place on Saturday October 18, 2025 as part of the Caulfield Cup Day 2025 and saw the autumn’s Group 2 Rubiton Stakes winner at the track, Rey Magnerio ($7.50), overcome the top weight and an interfered run to salute first-up in style.
2025 Caulfield Sprint Results
The full Caulfield Sprint 2025 Results & Finishing Order will be provided below once the race is run and won on Saturday October 18, 2025.
- 1st: No. 1 Rey Magnerio
- 2nd: No. 6 Geegees Mistruth
- 3rd: No. 7 Zealously
Robbie Griffiths’ underrated Caulfield specialist and Group 1 Oakleigh Plate placegetter from the autumn, Rey Magnerio ($7.50) returned in style producing a huge late finish off a patient ride by Jye McNeil to head the 2025 Caulfield Sprint results. Still sixth on the home turn, the six-year-old marvel was then badly held up on the straight before finally getting a split 50m out from the line to charge through and salute in another deserving Group 2 victory. Griffiths is unsure if Rey Magnerio will be up to the challenge of the Group 1 $3 million Champions Sprint at Flemington on November 8 but said he will enter him for the event and wait to see.
2025 Caulfield Sprint Odds
The updated Caulfield Sprint 2025 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.
| 1. Rey Magnerio (4) J: Jye McNeil 59kg 3074xT: Robbie Griffiths | ||
| 6. Geegees Mistruth (3) J: Patrick Moloney 53kg x11x0T: Mark Walker | ||
| 7. Zealously (6) J: Robbie Dolan 53kg 315x1T: Peter Snowden | ||
| 3. Arabian Summer (8) J: Harry Coffey 56kg 59x36T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy | ||
| 2. Nadal (7) J: Mark Zahra 57.5kg 1417xT: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 8. Philosopher (1) J: Celine Gaudray 53kg 196x5T: Enver Jusufovic | ||
| 4. Sghirripa (2) J: Nash Rawiller 56kg 7029xT: Shane & Cassie Oxlade | ||
| 9. Rich Dottie (5) J: Andrea Atzeni 53kg 23x03T: Grahame Begg |
Caulfield Sprint Tips
Good Caulfield Sprint tips include looking for runners that won’t find the 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.
2025 Caulfield Sprint Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ insider Caulfield Sprint 2025 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.
To Win: No. 1 Rey Magnerio
REY MAGNERIO (4) looks a genuine value play in what shapes as a winnable edition of the Caulfield Sprint. Robbie Griffiths’ Magnus gelding resumes off a solid first-up record (3:2-0-1) and returns to a track he knows well, with two wins and four placings from eight starts at Caulfield. He hasn’t won since claiming the Group 2 Rubiton Stakes here in the autumn, but he backed that up with a sharp third in the Oakleigh Plate behind Jimmysstar — who’s now a live Everest chance in Sydney. His form tapered off a touch after that, but fresh he’s a different beast, and despite carrying the 59kg topweight, he’s well-rated, drawn to get a run, and has the turn of foot to give this a serious shake at a nice price.
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1. Rey Magnerio (4)
J: Jye McNeil 59kg
3074xT: Robbie Griffiths
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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).
Along with the Group 2 Tristarc Stakes (1400m) the Caulfield Sprint is one of the major support acts on the card. Other features on the line-up include the Group 3 Caulfield Classic, Group 3 Moonga Stakes and Group 3 Ethereal Stakes.
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 – VRC Sprint Classic double hasn’t been achieved since Rubitano (2002).
Caulfield Sprint Race Info
- Date: Saturday October 18, 2025
- Track: Caulfield Racecourse
- Distance: 1000m
- Conditions: Handicap
- Status: Group 2
- Prize Money: $300,000
- First Run: 1983
Caulfield Sprint 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.
In 2021 Oxley Road won at $4, Asfoora was at $4.20 in 2022, and Estriella paid $5.50 for her 2024 success.
Caulfield Sprint Field
The Caulfield Sprint race 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 2024 Estriella ran 4th in the Moir Stakes and 7th in the Manikato Stakes at elite level before her Caulfield Sprint victory.
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 making him the latest to complete the Manikato Stakes – Caulfield Sprint double.
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 Lumosity 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.
2025 Caulfield Sprint Field
The official Caulfield Sprint 2025 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.
The 2025 Caulfield Sprint final field features a small but classy line-up of short distance hopefuls led in betting by Peter Snowden’s Harry Angel four-year-old Zealously coming off a first-up win over the distance at Warwick Farm.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
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1. Rey Magnerio
J: Jye McNeil
T: Robbie Griffiths |
13074x | G | 4 | 59kg | |
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2. Nadal
J: Mark Zahra
T: Ciaron Maher |
41417x | G | 7 | 57.5kg | |
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3. Arabian Summer
J: Harry Coffey
T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
159x36 | M | 8 | 56kg | |
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4. Sghirripa
J: Nash Rawiller
T: Shane & Cassie Oxlade |
x7029x | G | 2 | 56kg | |
| 5. Pisanello (9) Scratched: | |||||
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6. Geegees Mistruth
J: Patrick Moloney
T: Mark Walker |
0x11x0 | M | 3 | 53kg | |
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7. Zealously
J: Robbie Dolan
T: Peter Snowden |
2315x1 | G | 6 | 53kg | |
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8. Philosopher
J: Celine Gaudray
T: Enver Jusufovic |
2196x5 | G | 1 | 53kg | |
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9. Rich Dottie
J: Andrea Atzeni
T: Grahame Begg |
823x03 | M | 5 | 53kg | |
2025 Caulfield Sprint Nominations
The early Caulfield Sprint 2025 nominations are taken the Monday of race week.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 1x13159x36 | ARABIAN SUMMER | M | 4 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 103 |
| 2 | 9x441022x4 | AUSTMARR | M | 5 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 97 |
| 3 | x264x24221 | BEAST MODE | G | 6 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 86 |
| 4 | 276x0030x0 | COLEMAN | H | 4 | Clinton McDonald | 97 |
| 5 | x31439x134 | DON’T HOPE DO | G | 5 | Simon Zahra | 78 |
| 6 | 22360x11x0 | GEEGEES MISTRUTH | M | 4 | Mark Walker | 90 |
| 7 | 7×96152569 | HARRY GOT STYLES | G | 5 | Matt Laurie | 77 |
| 8 | 11×251 | MCGAW | G | 3 | Emma-Lee & David Browne | 94 |
| 9 | 306x41417x | NADAL | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 102 |
| 10 | x1343448x7 | PERILOUS FIGHTER | G | 5 | Clayton Douglas | 77 |
| 11 | 40432196×5 | PHILOSOPHER | G | 6 | Enver Jusufovic | 89 |
| 12 | 111x37156x | PISANELLO | G | 5 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 96 |
| 13 | 212x13074x | REY MAGNERIO | G | 6 | Robbie Griffiths | 105 |
| 14 | x17x823x03 | RICH DOTTIE | M | 4 | Grahame Begg | 73 |
| 15 | 8x30x7029x | SGHIRRIPA | G | 6 | Shane & Cassie Oxlade | 99 |
| 16 | 1x11725x | SOFT LOVE | M | 4 | Matt Laurie | 73 |
| 17 | x1x4137x11 | STOKKE | M | 5 | Patrick F Ryan Jnr | 80 |
| 18 | 2x189x4417 | TIGER SHARK | M | 5 | Clayton Douglas | 101 |
| 19 | 2x111x12 | TONKIN | M | 4 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 79 |
| 20 | 114x2315x1 | ZEALOUSLY | G | 4 | Peter Snowden | 90 |
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), Miss Leonidas (2019), Asfoora (2022), and Estriella (2024) 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).
The 2022 Caulfield Sprint form was franked with the winner Asfoora going on to win a Group 3 at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup Carnival before returning in the following autumn to run third in the 2023 Oakleigh Plate, fourth in the Group 1 The Galaxy and then run fourth in the first edition of Perth’s $4 million The Quokka race.
2025 Caulfield Sprint Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Caulfield Sprint 2025 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).
Sepoy (2011) was the last three-year-old Caulfield Sprint winner.
Estriella (2024) was the last Caulfield Sprint winning mare.
Past Caulfield Sprint Winners
Recent Caulfield Sprint winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
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| 2025 | Rey Magnerio | Geegees Mistruth | Zealously | 0:57.53 |
| 2024 | Estriella | Rey Magnerio | Spacewalk | 0:58.46 |
| 2023 | Doull | Spacewalk | Generation | 0.57.48 |
| 2022 | Asfoora | Kallos | Generation | 0.57.5 |
| 2021 | Oxley Road | Malkovich | Curran | 0.57.8 |
| 2020 | Graff | Fabergino | Crystal Dreamer | 0.58.0 |
| 2019 | Miss Leonidas | God Of Thunder | Malibu Style | 0.57.9 |
| 2018 | Eduardo | She Knows | Bons Away | 0.58.4 |
| 2017 | Snitty Kitty | Super Too | Faatinah | 0.56.2 |
| 2016 | Our Boy Malachi | Faatinah | Lankan Rupee | 0:57.7 |
| 2015 | =1 Lumosty | =1 Eclair Choice | Ball Of Muscle | 0:57.4 |
| 2014 | =1 Miracles Of Life | =1 Bel Sprinter | Shamal Wind | 1:04.3 |
| 2013 | Spirit Of Boom | Shamal Wind | Ready To Rip | 1:04.7 |
| 2012 | Howmuchdoyouloveme | Canali | Latin News | 1:03.1 |
| 2011 | Sepoy | Curtana | Mid Summer Music | 1:03.1 |
| 2010 | Set For Fame | Dubleanny | Soul | 1:05.4 |
| 2009 | First Command | Turffontein | Happy Glen | 1:04.2 |
| 2008 | Sunburnt Land | Aichi | Biscayne Bay | 1:03.6 |
| 2007 | Tesbury Jack | Typhoon Zed | Let Go Thommo | 1:02.5 |
| 2006 | Biscayne Bay | Magnus | Rightson | 1:02.4 |
| 2005 | Jet Spur | Dance The Waves | Mustard | 1:02.1 |
| 2004 | Leilando | Dilly Dally | Strikeline | 1:04.0 |
| 2003 | Blur | Ancient Song | Suit | 1:03.5 |
| 2002 | Rubitano | Intelligent Star | Pembleton | 1:03.0 |
| 2001 | Windigo | Crystal Finale | Point Danger | 1:04.0 |
| 2000 | Camena | Easy Rocking | Paint | 1:02.4 |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 Caulfield Sprint?
The 2025 Caulfield Sprint was won by six-year-old Magnus gelding Rey Magnerio at $7.50 for trainer Robbie Griffiths with jockey Jye McNeil aboard from barrier 4 on the 59kg topweight to win by 0.3 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 0:57.53.
When is the Caulfield Sprint 2025?
Saturday October 18, 2025What is the prize money for the Caulfield Sprint 2025?
$300,000
Where is the Caulfield Sprint 2025?
Caulfield Racecourse, Gate 22, Station St, Caulfield East VIC 3145.
How do I bet on the 2025 Caulfield Sprint?
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Which horse will win the 2025 Caulfield Sprint?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Caulfield Sprint is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, and consider the weight the horse will carry (among other factors). Check out ladbrokes.com.au in the lead up to the race for full form information.