Caulfield Cup 2010

The Caulfield Cup is one of the most anticipated Group 1 races in the annual Spring Carnival in Melbourne. In the lead up to the Melbourne Cup, the Caulfield Carnival is one of the most popular events for punters to bet on at online betting sites like SportsBet. In fact, successful contenders in this race can later be seen in the Melbourne Cup form guide as they aim for Australia’s biggest horse racing purse.

The Caulfield Carnival is the formal beginning to the Spring Racing Carnival, and includes many other high profile races such as the Turnbull Stakes, the Caulfield Guineas and the Caulfield Thousand Guineas. The Caulfield Cup is held on the final Saturday of the three-day meeting, capping off the meet with one of the most highly anticipated races of the year.

The Caulfield Cup will be held on Saturday October 16 in 2010. If you want to stay on top of the news in the lead up to the 2010 Caulfield Cup, we recommend you visit 2010caulfieldcup.com.au

Inaugurated in 1879, the Caulfield Cup is Australia’s third richest horse race, offering prize money of over $2.5 million. The race is for three year olds and up, run over 2400 metres under handicap conditions. It is considered one of the most demanding runs of its kind in Australia. There is no doubt that the Caulfield Cup is a significant race in its own right, but it is also important for its ability to display the running horses’ racing status and performance in anticipation of both the Cox Plate and the Melbourne Cup.

Punters looking to do well with their Melbourne Cup bets are advised to keep an eye on the winners and placers in the Caulfield Cup 2010 as nearly every serious contender for the famous Flemington race must first run at Caulfield. The quality of horses competing in this race has been steadily improving each year, so by the Caulfield Cup in 2010 should see a huge number of champion stayers all fighting for victory.

The race is central to the Spring Racing Carnival’s betting scene, as it is incorporated into a number of popular betting doubles and combinations, including the frequently wagered Caulfield-Melbourne Cups double. Another doubles wager prevalent with punters in the Spring Racing Carnival is the Caulfield Cup – Cox Plate double. The last horse to win these two races in the same year was Ethereal in 2001, and punters who picked that result pocketed some substantial winnings. The doubles betting markets are provided by bookmaker sites like SportsBet well before the race, so study the recent form of runners and the race statistics to get in early for a wager at the best odds.

The Caulfield Cup in 2010 will be run on Saturday October 16, and if you want to follow all the news on the 2010 Caulfield Cup, be sure to visit 2010caulfieldcup.com.au

Caulfield Cup 2010 Betting Tips

Because it is considered one of the most testing handicap races, it is a considerable feat for a horse to triumph in two consecutive runnings of the Caulfield Cup. In history, there have been only a small number of horses to do so, and the last one was Rising Fast who won in 1954 and 1955.

Bets with fixed price odds for the Caulfield Cup are available months in advance, so you can get in on the betting action early. The feature race nominations are entered well in advance, and because the Caulfield Cup is the first of the major races in the Spring Racing Carnival, it is also the first opportunity for punters to place a bet with a major prize pool. Betting begins as soon as the first nominations are available in early August, although the final field of runners is not confirmed or released until mid-October.

Choosing from the first nominations can be a daunting task, as the Caulfield Cup in 2010 has 235 horses on this first list, and yet sites like SportsBet are offering odds on all the nominees. On race day the maximum number of starters in the Caulfield Cup is only 18 horses with four emergencies, so picking from the early nominations can be risky, but the higher odds can certainly make up for that risk.

Recent Caulfield Cup Winners