Melbourne Racing Club – 2026 Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) Group 3 $300,000 3YO Colts & Geldings: Set Weights & Penalties 106th Running Race first run: Saturday, September 16, 1944 (as the Spring Stakes over 8f); Spring Stks (1944-1984); Show Day Stks (1985-1989); J D MacDonald Stks (1990-1999); Caulfield Guineas Prelude (2000-2025); Listed Race (1985-2000); Group 3 (2001-2025); Race Divided (1944, 1947-1950, 1962, 1964-1968, 1970-1974, 1975 (x3), 1979-1983) Notable Winners: Elvstroem (2003) Apache Cat (2005) Unaware (1976) Abdul (1970) Marmion (1964) Umrum (1997) Alligator Blood (2019) Alfa (1996) Fresh Boy (1947) Alrello (1968) Binbinga (1981) Helmet (2011) Epaulette (2012) Bowl King (1964) Racer’s Edge (1994) Strategic (1995) Teranyan (1955) Joking (1967) Gay Vista (1953) Aurealis (1974) Longest Priced Winners: 100/1 (Balbeck-1948) 33/1 (Prince Comedy-1982, Gala Comet-1973, Marmion-1964) Shortest Priced Winners: 8/11f (Kingston Heritage-1988) 4/5f (Fresh Boy-1947) 9/10f (Abdul-1970) Caulfield Guineas (MacDonald/Show Day/Spring Stks) Prelude winners record in the Caulfield Guineas: 62 starters for 7 wins (Helmet-2011, Anacheeva-2010, Wonderful World-2006, Alfa-1996, Binbinga-1981, Prince Lea-1959, King Boru-1954), 6 seconds, 6 thirds, 43 unplaced Caulfield Guineas winners to contest the Guineas Prelude (1990-2025): Private Life (2024) Super Seth (2019) Long John (2013) Helmet (2011) Anacheeva (2010) Starspangledbanner (2009) Whobegotyou (2008) Wonderful World (2006) God’s Own (2005) In Top Swing (2003) Helenus (2002) Show a Heart (2000) Alfa (1996) St Covet (1994) Leading Trainers: Colin Hayes, Bon Hoysted, Geoff Murphy (4), Peter Snowden (3) Leading Jockeys: Kerrin McEvoy, John Stocker (4), Greg Hall, Reg Heather, Luke Nolen, Jack Purtell, Brent Thomson (3) Year Winner Trainer Jockey No. Br. SP Wgt 2006 WONDERFUL WORLD J.B.CUMMINGS L.NOLEN 4 8 $21 15th San Domenico-10th Up & Coming Stk 2007 PURREALIST D.O’BRIEN H.BOWMAN 6 1 $5.50 2nd Vain Stk-3rd VRC Danehill Stk 2008 FERNANDINA L.CORSTENS V.DURIC 5 3 $26 1st Vain Stk-4th McNeil Stk 2009 DEMERIT P.SNOWDEN M.ZAHRA 12 10 $8.50 1st Cran 1200m 3YO Mdn 2010 ANACHEEVA P.MOODY L.NOLEN 4 8 $10 1st MV McKenzie Stk 2011 HELMET P.SNOWDEN K.MCEVOY 1 5 $2.60f 3rd Run to the Rose-3rd Golden Rose 2012 EPAULETTE P.SNOWDEN K.MCEVOY 1 2 $2f 3rd Run to the Rose-1st Golden Rose 2013 ÉCLAIR BIG BANG P.STOKES D.TOURNEUR 6 6 $13 1st Morp 1000m 3YO BM72-3rd VRC Danehill Stk 2014 RICH ENUFF K.KEYS M.RODD 2 13 $3.70 1st MV McKenzie Stk-1st VRC Danehill Stk 2015 BON AURUM C.MAHER K.MCEVOY 5 12 $9 3rd VRC 1400m 3YO BM70-2nd Sand 1200m 3YO BM64-1st VRC Exford Plte 2016 SACRED ELIXIR A.PIKE D.LANE 1 5 $9 First run back from a spell (105 days) 2017 PERAST P.PERRY D.LANE 7 6 $11 7th San Domenico-3rd Run to the Rose-7th Golden Rose 2018 NATIVE SOLDIER D.WEIR B.ALLEN 3 15 $9 3rd Vain Stk-1st McNeil Stk-5th VRC Danehill Stk 2019 ALLIGATOR BLOOD D.VANDYKE R.MALONEY 5 6 $6 1st Doom 1200m 3YO Hcp-1st Scst 1400m C5 2020 CROSSHAVEN DABERNIG & HAYES D.STACKHOUSE 3 6 $5.50 6th McNeil Stk-1st VRC Exford Plte 2021 LIGHTSABER P.MOODY L.NOLEN 2 6 $4.80 6th Vain Stk-4th McNeil Stk 2022 AFT CABIN JAMES CUMMINGS J.KAH 2 6 $2.15f 2nd W Fm 1200m 2&3YO Mdn-1st Sand 1400m 3YO Mdn-2nd McNeil Stk 2023 STEPARTY P.PREUSKER J.ALLEN 3 7 $2.60f 1st MV McKenzie Stk 2024 ANGEL CAPITAL C.MCDONALD B.MELHAM 2 3 $5.50 1st MV McKenzie Stk 2025 ESTREMO C.WALLER B.MELHAM 7 1 $7 1st Cant 1100m CGE BM64-3rd MV 1200m 3CG SWP-5th MV McKenzie Stk formfocus.com.au
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