WINNO'S WINNERS: CAULFIELD CUP DAY

By Darren Winningham | Thursday, October 16, 2025

CAULFIELD this week – The Caulfield Cup day – a ten race Saturday meeting.

The track is rated ‘Good’. The rail is out 3 metres the entire course. A massive day with some wonderful racing with the time-honoured Caulfield Cup and the Thousand Guineas.

NB: As these selections were made prior to race-day, please check for any changes to track conditions and for any scratchings on the day.

Race

A three-year-old race over 1400 metres to start us off.

Selections:

3 – Icarian Dream
6 – Wise Inlaw
5 – Bacash
4 – Call Da Vinci
Rough chance – (10) Amping Lass

Race 2

An Open Three-Year-Old class race over 2000 metres.

Selections:

5 – Engine Of War
1 – Options
3 – Autumn Mystery
2 – Miewa
Rough chance – (7) Arabian Prince

Race 3 ETHEREAL STAKES

A Group 3 race over 2000 metres.

Selections:

3 – Just A Journey
5 – After Summer
9 – Morisu Ojo
10 – Classic Gem
Rough chance – (2) Yum

Race 4

A Listed Three-Year-Old race over 1200 metres.

Selections:

2 – Tentyris
3 – Raging Force
1 – McGaw
8 – Sheza Alibi

Race 5

A Listed Open class race over 1100 metres.

Selections:

12 – Akaysha
2 – Jasmin Rouge
1 – Austmarr
6 – Soft Love
Rough chance – (10) Photograph

Race 6

A Group 2 race over 1000 metres.

Selections:

3 – Arabian Summer
5 – Pisanello
7 – Zealously
1 – Rey Magnerio

Race 7 THE THOUSAND GUINEAS

A Group 1 race over 1600 metres. The first leg of the Quaddie.

Selections:

1 – Apocalyptic
10 – Karinska
12 – Mating Call
3 – Ole Dancer
Rough chance – (4) Getta Good Feeling

Race 8 MOONGA STAKES

A Group 3 race over 1400 metres. The first leg of the Treble.

Selections:

6 – Media World
2 – Private Eye
10 – Star Patrol
3 – Willaidow
Rough chance – (9) Payline

Race 9 CAULFIELD CUP

A Group 1 race over 2400 metres.

Selections:

16 – Royal Supremacy
15 – Half Yours
14 – Birdman
18 – Plymouth
Rough chance – (1) Vauban

Race 10 TRISTARC STAKES

A Group 2 race over 1400 metres.

Selections:

1 – Miraval Rose
5 – Abounding
10 – Tuileries
2 – Splash Back
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Early Quaddie (races 3 to 6)

3,5,9 / 2,3 / 1,2,12,16 / 3,5,7 - cost is $72 to $1.

Value Early Quaddie (races 3 to 6)

3,5 / 2,3 / 2,12 / 3,5 - cost is $16 to $1

Quaddie (races 7 to 10)

1,3,10,12 / 2,6,10 / 14,15,16,18 /1,5,10 - cost is $144 to $1

Value Quaddie (races 7 to 10)

1,10 / 2,6 / 14,15,16 / 1,5 - cost is $24 to $1

Treble (races 8 to 10)

2,6,10 / 14,15,16,18 / 1,5,10 - cost is $36 to $1.

Jockey Challenge

Looks like a battle between Harry Coffey, Jamie Melham, Blake Shinn, Jordan Childs and Mark Zahra. Mark Zahra should win at some nice odds.

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