Caulfield’s carnival finale features two Group 1 highlights — the Caulfield Cup (2400m) and the Thousand Guineas (1600m) — supported by a deep undercard headlined by the G2 Caulfield Sprint (1000m), the G2 Tristarc Stakes (1400m) and the G3 Ethereal Stakes (2000m).
Champion trainer Chris Waller could field as many as five runners in the Cup, with a decision pending on Buckaroo following his third placing in Saturday’s G1 Might And Power Stakes.
Blake Shinn is booked to partner Vauban for Australian Bloodstock, who also plan to run Royal Supremacy — to be ridden by Robbie Dolan — if he secures a spot in the final line-up.
Fresh from a Caulfield double on Saturday, Ben Allen gets a prime chance to land a feature aboard Willie Mullins-trained Absurde.
Half Yours is the dominant favourite in betting on the Caulfield Cup 2025 with online betting sites listing the McEvoy trained stayer at $2.80 with all others horses at $8+.
| No. | Horse | Weight | Trainer(s) | Jockey | Category | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | BANKERS CHOICE | 54kg | B, W & JD Hayes | Billy Egan | Exempt | |
| =1 | HALF YOURS | 52.5kg | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Jamie Melham | Exempt | |
| =1 | BRAYDEN STAR | 51kg | Busuttin & Young | tbc | Exempt | |
| 4 | BUCKAROO | 59kg | Chris Waller | tbc | Passed First Elimination Clause | |
| 5 | MOIRA | 57KG | Chris Waller | Nash Rawiller | Passed First Elimination Clause | |
| 6 | VAUBAN | 58.5kg | Waterhouse & Bott | Blake Shinn | Passed First Elimination Clause | |
| 7 | PRESAGE NOCTURNE | 57.5kg | Alessandro Botti | Stephane Pasquier | Passed First Elimination Clause | |
| 8 | MIDDLE EARTH | 56.5kg | Ciaron Maher | Mark Zahra | Passed First Elimination Clause | |
| 9 | MEYDAAN | 56kg | Simon & ED Crisford | Andrea Atzeni | Passed First Elimination Clause | |
| 10 | ZARDOZI | 54.5kg | Ciaron Maher | Harry Coffey | Passed First Elimination Clause | |
| 11 | ABSURDE | 55.5kg | Willie Mullins | Ben Allen | Passed First Elimination Clause | |
| 12 | LAND LEGEND | 55.5kg | Chris Waller | Jamie Mott | Passed First Elimination Clause | |
| 13 | CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD | 55 | Kris Lees | Passed First Elimination Clause | unlikely | |
| 14 | GOLDEN SNAP | 53.5kg | Katsunori Tanaka | Suguru Hamanaka | Passed First Elimination Clause | |
| 15 | RIVERS OF STARS | 53.5kg | Chris Waller | Beau Mertens | Passed First Elimination Clause | |
| 16 | ADELAIDE RIVER | 54kg | Kris Lees | Jordan Childs | Passed First Elimination Clause | |
| 17 | DEAKIN | 54kg | Phillip Stokes | Daniel Stackhouse | Passed First Elimination Clause | |
| 18 | REVELARE | 53.5kg | Rob Hickmott | Luke Currie | Passed First Elimination Clause | |
| 19 | BIRDMAN | 52.5kg | Chris Waller | Jye McNeil | Passed First Elimination Clause | |
| 20 | ROYAL SUPREMACY | 52.5kg | Ciaron Maher | Robbie Dolan | Passed First Elimination Clause | |
| 22 | BERKSHIRE BREEZE | 51.5kg | Ciaron Maher | Additional Entries | ||
| 23 | MORMONA | 51kg | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Additional Entries | ||
| 24 | PLYMOUTH | 51kg | B, W & JD Hayes | Additional Entries |
