Caulfield’s Cup Day program on Saturday 17 October is worth $10.02 million – and every single race on the card is stakes company. It is headlined by the $6.545 million Group 1 Sportsbet Caulfield Cup and the $1.5 million Group 1 Stow Storage Thousand Guineas, backed by two Group 2s (Henley Homes Sprint, Tristarc Stakes), four Group 3s and two Listed races.
Program status: Programs/nominations have been published. Nominations closed Monday 12 October at 12:00 pm AEDT, weights were declared by Monday 12 October 4:00 pm AEDT, and acceptances are due Wednesday 14 October at 9:30 am AEDT (riders to be declared by 1:00 pm AEDT the same day). Final fields, riders and scratchings will follow official updates (scratchings close 7:30 am AEDT on race day).
| Detail | Meeting information |
| Venue | Caulfield |
| Club | Melbourne Racing Club |
| Meeting status | Program published (nominations stage) |
| Races | 10 (all stakes races) |
| Program value | $10.02 million |
| Track | Turf (track condition not yet declared) |
| Acceptances due | Wednesday 14 October, 9:30 am AEDT |
Feature races
| Race | Distance | Grade | Prize pool |
| Sportsbet Caulfield Cup | 2,400 m | Group 1 | $6,545,000 |
| Stow Storage Thousand Guineas | 1,600 m | Group 1 | $1,500,000 |
| Henley Homes Sprint | 1,000 m | Group 2 | $300,000 |
| Tristarc Stakes | 1,400 m | Group 2 | $300,000 |
Full program
| No. | Race | Grade | Distance | Prize pool |
| 1 | Catanach’s Jewellers Blue Sapphire Stakes | Group 3 | 1,200 m | $250,000 |
| 2 | Quayclean Gothic Stakes | Listed | 1,400 m | $200,000 |
| 3 | Sportsbet Classic | Group 3 | 2,000 m | $240,000 |
| 4 | Stow Storage Thousand Guineas | Group 1 | 1,600 m | $1,500,000 |
| 5 | Sharp EIT Solutions Ethereal Stakes | Group 3 | 2,000 m | $240,000 |
| 6 | Henley Homes Sprint | Group 2 | 1,000 m | $300,000 |
| 7 | Sportsbet Harry White Stakes | Group 3 | 1,400 m | $240,000 |
| 8 | Sportsbet Caulfield Cup | Group 1 | 2,400 m | $6,545,000 |
| 9 | Manhari Alinghi Stakes | Listed | 1,100 m | $200,000 |
| 10 | Tristarc Stakes | Group 2 | 1,400 m | $300,000 |