The latest edition of the Caulfield Sprint took place on Saturday, October 17, 2026 as part of the Caulfield Cup Day 2026 and saw Tom Dabernig’s ultra-consistent mare Cavalry Girl ($3F), second at her latest in the Group 1 Moir Stakes, salute for the punters.
The Caulfield Sprint 2026 is a high-speed highlight of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, where Australia’s fastest horses go head-to-head in a frantic 1000m dash at Caulfield. Run under handicap conditions on prestigious Caulfield Cup Day, the Group 2 feature regularly attracts an exciting mix of established sprint stars, rising talents, and proven short-course specialists looking to make their mark on one of spring racing’s biggest stages. With lightning-fast tempos, competitive fields, and plenty of betting intrigue, the race is a favourite among punters searching for value in the sprint ranks. Follow the latest Caulfield Sprint odds 2026, market movers, field announcements, and expert Caulfield Sprint betting 2026 predictions at Ladbrokes as the countdown begins to one of the spring carnival’s most explosive races.
2026 Caulfield Sprint Results
The full Caulfield Sprint 2026 Results & Finishing Order will be provided below once the race is run and won on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
- #2 Cavalry Girl
- #7 Don't Hope Do
- #5 Bev's Nine
The 2026 Caulfield Sprint results saw star mare Cavalry Girl ($3F) further cement her reputation as one of Australia’s premier short-course sprinters, taking out the Group 2 Henley Homes Sprint (1000m) at Caulfield on Saturday. The well-backed favourite, trained by Tom Dabernig and ridden by Craig Williams, proved too slick over the five-furlong trip, powering to a dominant 1¼-length victory over outsider Don’t Hope Do, with Bev’s Nine a neck away in third. The win was the talented daughter of Bivouac’s eighth from 19 starts and followed a narrow Group 1 placing in the Moir Stakes earlier this spring. Dabernig credited Williams’ strong association with the mare and the stable’s careful management during a six-week freshen-up, while indicating straight-track targets during Melbourne Cup Carnival, including the Century Stakes, are now under consideration. Williams was full of praise for the four-year-old, describing her as “a force of nature” and noting her evolution from a one-dimensional speedster into a versatile and highly professional mare whose blistering speed and toughness continue to take her to new heights.
2026 Caulfield Sprint Race Results
2026 Caulfield Sprint Odds & Finishing Order
The updated Caulfield Sprint 2026 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 followed by the official finishing order after the event.
| 2. Cavalry Girl (5) 57.5kg21112 | |||
| 7. Don’t Hope Do (3) 53kg45×85 | |||
| 5. Bev’s Nine (7) 56kg721×3 | |||
| 3. Gallant Son (4) 57kg132×0 | |||
| 1. Sweynesday (9) 58kg1x50x | |||
| 6. Pallaton (6) 55.5kg807×1 | |||
| 10. I’m Foxing (10) 53kg1111x | |||
| 9. Always Enuff (2) 53kg8×481 | |||
| 8. Hidden Motive (1) 53kg06×02 | |||
| 4. Oak Hill (8) 57kg8728x | |||
| 11. Saluted (8)SCRATCHED: | |||
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.
Ladbrokes Tip: The Caulfield Sprint is a lead-up to Flemington’s Champions Sprint
2026 Caulfield Sprint Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ insider Caulfield Sprint 2026 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.
| 2. Cavalry Girl (5) 57.5kg21112 |
| 5. Bev’s Nine (7) 56kg721×3 |
| 10. I’m Foxing (10) 53kg1111x |
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 $6.55 million Caulfield Cup (2400m) and Group 1 $1.5 million Thousand Guineas (1600m).
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 Champions Sprint (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 – Champions Sprint double hasn’t been achieved since Rubitano (2002).
Caulfield Sprint Race Info
- Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
- 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.
Cavalry Girl ($3 in 2026) was the last Caulfield Sprint favourite to win.
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.
Cavalry Girl (2nd in 2026) was the last Caulfield Sprint winner to come via a lead-up run in the Moir Stakes (held that year at Sandown).
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.
2026 Caulfield Sprint Field
The official Caulfield Sprint 2026 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 2026 Caulfield Sprint final field features a smart line-up of spring sprinters led in betting by the flying Tom Dabernig-trained Cavalry Girl who won three on the trot before her brave last start second in the Group 1 Moir Stakes.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1. Sweynesday
J: Daniel Stackhouse
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
31x50x | G | 9 | 58kg | |
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2. Cavalry Girl
J: Craig Williams
T: Tom Dabernig |
121112 | M | 5 | 57.5kg | |
|
3. Gallant Son
J: Luke Nolen
T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman |
1132×0 | H | 4 | 57kg | |
|
4. Oak Hill
J: Damian Lane
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
88728x | G | 8 | 57kg | |
|
5. Bev’s Nine
J: Blake Shinn
T: John O’shea & Tom Charlton |
1721×3 | G | 7 | 56kg | |
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6. Pallaton
J: Jordan Childs
T: Grahame Begg |
1807×1 | H | 6 | 55.5kg | |
|
7. Don’t Hope Do
J: Michael Dee
T: Simon Zahra |
045×85 | G | 3 | 53kg | |
|
8. Hidden Motive
J: Rachel King
T: Nathan Doyle |
306×02 | H | 1 | 53kg | |
|
9. Always Enuff
J: Zac Spain
T: Shane Nichols & Hayden Black |
28×481 | M | 2 | 53kg | |
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10. I’m Foxing
J: Luke Cartwright
T: Alexander Rae |
31111x | M | 10 | 53kg | |
| 11. Saluted (8) Scratched: | |||||
2026 Caulfield Sprint Nominations
The early Caulfield Sprint 2026 nominations are taken the Monday of race week.
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), Estriella (2024) and Cavalry Girl (2026) 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.
The 2025 Caulfield Sprint winner Rey Magnerio went on to confirm that form with a third in the Winterbottom Stakes, victory in The Gold Rush, and a runner-up finish in the 2026 The Quokka.
2026 Caulfield Sprint Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Caulfield Sprint 2026 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
Past 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.
Cavalry Girl (2026) was the last Caulfield Sprint winning mare.
Recent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cavalry Girl | Don’t Hope Do | Bev’s Nine | 0:56.37 |
| 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 |