Caulfield Cup 2022, winner, result, full standings, odds: Durston wins, prize money, Chris Waller

The 2023 Melbourne Cup has been run and won with the Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained Without A Fight completing the Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup double for the first time in 22 years. There were a number of standout performances in the race that stops the nation, but just as many head-scratchers as well. Read on for our winners and losers out of…

Champion sprinter Nature Strip and Caulfield Cup winner Durston will spearhead trainer Chris Waller's all-star team for the Sydney autumn carnival. Reigning Horse of the Year Nature Strip is a rising nine-year-old but earned the ranking of world's best sprinter in 2022 with his Group 1 wins in the TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Royal Randwick and the…

Champion sprinter Nature Strip will attempt to win a fourth win consecutive TJ Smith Stakes during The Championships in the autumn. Picture: Getty Images Champion sprinter Nature Strip and Caulfield Cup winner Durston will spearhead trainer Chris Waller's all-star team for the Sydney autumn carnival. Reigning Horse of the Year Nature Strip is a…

Mark Zahra was drowning his sorrows a year ago after missing out on a ride on the Melbourne Cup winner, but yesterday the local jockey savored redemption as Gold Trip stormed to victory in "the race that stops the nation." Zahra, 40, had been set to ride Verry Elleegant at Flemington Racecourse last year, but had to relinquish the seat when…

MELBOURNE, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Mark Zahra was drowning his sorrows a year ago after missing out on a ride on the Melbourne Cup winner but on Tuesday the local jockey savoured redemption as Gold Trip stormed to victory in "the race that stops the nation". Zahra, 40, had been set to ride Verry Elleegant at Flemington last year but had to relinquish the…

Mark Zahra was drowning his sorrows a year ago after missing out on a ride on the Melbourne Cup winner but on Tuesday the local jockey savoured redemption as Gold Trip stormed to victory in "the race that stops the nation". Zahra, 40, had been set to ride Verry Elleegant at Flemington last year but had to relinquish the seat when suspended for…

Former Hawke's Bay jockey Michael Dee and Durston, winners of the Caulfield Cup on October 15. Now he goes for the double, booked for Lunar Flare in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup. Photo / Getty Images Hawke's Bay could hold two of New Zealand's more significant hopes in the 2022 Melbourne Cup, the three minutes and 20 seconds gallop that stops two…

Caulfield Cup winner Durston has been ruled out of the Melbourne Cup after failing a mandatory scan, leaving champion WA jockey Damien Oliver without a ride in the race that stops the nation. Racing Victoria announced on Thursday their vets believed Durston was unsuitable to race in the $8 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) after CT scans indicated the…

Racing legend Damien Oliver has lost his Melbourne Cup ride after Caulfield Cup winner Durston was scratched from next Tuesday's $8 million race at Flemington. Trainer Chris Waller announced the seven-year-old gelding had been ruled out by Racing Victoria due to a'grey area' and a small lesion in his left hind leg. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Durston…

Hype builds ahead of Melbourne Cup! | 01:14 Fox Sports from Fox Sports The field for the $7.75 million Melbourne Cup has been narrowed down to just 34. A final field of 24 can run in the great race on Tuesday November 1. Saturday's Group 3 Lexus Archer Stakes (2500m) is the last chance for a horse to get into the race. Love Spring racing? Get…

Damien Oliver can hardly believe it's been two decades since his most emotional triumph in the saddle. The legendary jockey produced iconic images when he pointed skyward aboard Media Puzzle, having piloted the Dermot Weld-trained gelding to victory in the 2002 Melbourne Cup. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Caulfield Cup winner slapped with huge weight…

Durston is the third favourite for the Melbourne Cup. Picture: Brett Holburt-Racing Photos via Getty Images Hall Of Famer Damien Oliver will get the chance to chase a fourth Melbourne Cup after winning the race to pilot Caulfield Cup hero Durston on the first Tuesday in November at Flemington. Trainer Chris Waller confirmed Oliver has been locked…

Champion Hong Kong-based rider Zac Purton is one of several jockeys in the mix to pilot Caulfield Cup winner Durston in the Melbourne Cup at Flemington next month, however trainer Chris Waller has declared "nothing is locked in yet". Purton has put his hat in the ring to pilot Waller's second Caulfield Cup winner after earlier this month declaring…

Caulfield Cup winner Durston has been penalised 2kg for his win in Saturday's staying feature. Racing Victoria head of handicapping David Hegan on Monday afternoon announced the penalty, which takes the Chris Waller-trained import's Melbourne Cup weight to 53.5kg. The seven-year-old son of Sea The Stars carried 51.5kg to a short-neck win over…

Chris Waller's chances of landing successive Melbourne Cups have improved dramatically after Durston claimed the Caulfield Cup for the all-conquering trainer. Durston firmed from $51 to the third tier of Melbourne Cup betting at $15 after landing the first leg of Australian racing's famous spring double. In a surprise result that unfolded after…

Durston has enjoyed plenty of success since moving to Australia Victory for Durston in the prestigious Caulfield Cup provided Highclere Racing with one of the biggest winners in the syndicate's 30-year history - and it came following a "phenomenal recovery" from key setbacks. The son of Sea The Moon was bought by Highclere as a two-year-old maiden…

It was a wild day for racegoers after thousands celebrated Australia's biggest horse racing day for years, with many later kicking off their heels and partying into the night. Some revellers enjoyed themselves at the Royal Randwick in Sydney after The Everest, while others celebrated in Melbourne at the Caulfield Cup, with a few looking like a day…

Thousands of punters let their hair down as they packed racecourses in Sydney and Melbourne for Australia's biggest race day in three years on Saturday. Sporting daring outfits, racegoers soaked in the afternoon sun and were in high spirits as they enjoyed the events - with the party set to continue into the night. At Sydney's Royal Randwick…

John O'Shea says there is more than one template for Benaud to run well in the Caulfield Cup. (Simon Bullard/AAP PHOTOS) Trainer John O'Shea is relying on a famous modern-day Caulfield Cup triumph as a blueprint for success with cleverly named stable star Benaud. Benaud is one of the favourites for the $5 million race, although his chances have…

The most improved horse among Australian staying ranks has finally received a ringing Caulfield Cup endorsement from his stable as Smokin' Romans bids for one of the spring's signature races. Master trainer Ciaron Maher concedes Smokin' Romans has confounded him twice in the past month, creating a spring detour that has catapulted the horse into…

Caulfield Cup favourite Smokin' Romans has drawn barrier five. Picture: George Sal-Racing Photos via Getty Images Jamie Kah's Caulfield Cup mount Smokin' Romans has drawn perfectly for Saturday's $5m Group 1 to comfortably hold favouritism. Smokin' Romans leapt to the top of Caulfield Cup betting after his last-start win in the Group 1 Turnbull…

Durston has been allocated a 1.5kg penalties for both the Melbourne Cup and Caulfield Cup Two of last weekend's Group 3 winners will have to carry 1.5kg more than initially allocated in this year's major Cups races after being issued penalties by Racing Victoria's head of handicapping David Hegan. Friday's Newcastle Cup (2300m) winner Durston and…

Ben Melham has been booked to ride Zou Tiger. He might have become Godolphin's best group 1 horse in Australia with his fifth win at the top level in Saturday's George Main Stakes, but it was the postscript from Anamoe's commanding victory that attracted concerns. The Street Boss entire looked lame in his action while returning after dominating his…

The mandatory CT scans of all Melbourne Cup runners has claimed Caulfield Cup winner Durston. Racing Victoria announced on Thursday that the Chris Waller-trained star has been ruled out of the Melbourne Cup after a CT scan indicated a heightened risk of injury. "In accordance with the conditions of the race, Durston was presented at the University…