Caulfield Cup Tips & Betting Guide 2025

The Caulfield Cup is one of three internationally-renowned staying races during the Melbourne Spring Carnival (Melbourne Cup & Cox Plate), which attracts a quality field.

Horses from Australia, Europe, New Zealand and Asia target the Caulfield Cup and punters love launching into the Caulfield Cup betting markets throughout the year.

The 2025 Caulfield Cup field and barrier draw will be declared at 9:00am on October 14, and this page will be updated shortly after. 

Betting sites deliver Caulfield Cup promotions leading into the Group 1 with promotions and bonus bet specials on the agenda.

We provide you with a full list of promotions and specials for the race in the build up as well as the top betting sites to be using below.

The Caulfield Cup is one of the oldest Group 1 races on the Australian racing calendar. It was first run in 1879 when taken out by Newminster and it has since become one of the most popular races in Australia. 

It became a Group 1 in 1979 when Mighty Kingdom was successful and the winners since have only elevated its status on the world stage. Names such as Ming Dynasty, Let's Elope and Northerly all grace the trophy. 

Held at Caulfield, the Cup was run at Flemington during World War II and the 1943 race was run in divisions, but Caulfield has played host to the race in every other edition. The track has been tricky to navigate for some runners, due to its shape but there has been a long history of international winners. 

After being opened for international competitors in 1998, there have been five international winners. Let's Elope and Mongolian Khan represented New Zealand and other offshore winners included All The Good for Godolphin, Dunaden and the ill-fated Japanese star Admire Rakti, which later died when running in the 2014 Melbourne Cup. 

Australian great Scobie Breasley rode four consecutive Caulfield Cup winners, which included a win in both of the 1943 divisions. He rode a total of five Cup winners, which is the current record. 

Legendary trainer Bart Cummings holds the record with seven winners, most notably Ming Dynasty, which scored two Caulfield Cup wins. 

It is typically a cleanly-run race but the 1885 Caulfield Cup resulted in 15 of the 44 horses falling. The incident resulted in the death of a jockey and the field is now limited to 18 horses plus emergencies. 

There was also plenty of drama in 2007 when hot favourite Maldivian caused havoc in the stalls and was subsequently scratched, along with second favourite Eskimo Queen.

Punters can live stream the Caulfield Cup at Dabble or Ladbrokes. The Australian-based bookmakers shows all Australian and New Zealand racing live and all you need to do is have a positive account balance. 

For the full guide on how to stream, see our Spring Carnival racing live streaming guide.