Caulfield Cup 2025 Betting Tips - 3 long range predictions for the Caulfield Cup
- Caulfield Cup 2025 scheduled for October 18.
- Zardozi, Kingswood, and Gilded Water are top contenders.
- Zardozi shows promise after a strong 2024 spring.
- Kingswood thrives in middle distance, needs a dry track.
- Gilded Water is a promising import aligning for the Cup.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 19: Joao Moreira riding Buckaroo in the first lap in Race 9, the Sportsbet Caulfield Cup - Betting Odds during Melbourne Racing at Caulfield Racecourse on October 19, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images)
The Caulfield Cup will be the first of the Melbourne spring majors in 2025 and pits the middle distance gallopers up against one another in the famous Handicap over the 2400m, which will be run on October 18.
- Zardozi
- Kingswood
- Gilded Water
Buckaroo, Ceolwulf, Land Legend and Zardozi are among some of the names at the top of the markets but there might be a few diamonds in the rough as we take a long-range look at the race that was taken out by Duke De Sessa in 2024.
Here are our top three long-range predictions for the 2025 Caulfield Cup
Zardozi
It was a winless yet impressive spring of 2024 from Zardozi with the Godolphin marearound the mark in a number of Group 1 races, highlighted by a 4th in the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup (3200m). The 2023 VRC Oaks (2500m) winner has clearly got the talent to match some of the big names and should have a bit of maturity to come in 2025.
Kingswood
He was an impressive winner at Caulfield in the Coongy Cup (2000m) over the spring before being undone by the Heavy track in the Zipping Classic (2400m) over the Caulfield Cup journey late in November of 2024. But the lightly raced five-year-old gives the impression that a race such as the Caulfield Cup should be right up his alley in 2025.
Gilded Water
The imported stayer is one to watch in 2025 after a couple of comprehensive victories late in 2024 to kick off his time in Australia. Owned by King Charles, the son of Fastnet Rock is now in the hands of the Ciaron Maher stable after switching from Harry Eustace and is a half brother to the Sydney Cup winner, and stablemate, Circle Of Fire. He looks a genuine stayer and the Caulfield Cup might be the option for him in 2025.
Verdict
2025 Caulfield Cup tips
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