Today the excitement of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival stepped up a notch with the announcement of the 2010 BMW Caulfield Cup nominations.
The 2010 Caulfield Cup, worth $2.5 million in prizemoney and trophies, will light up the Victorian track at Caulfield on October 16 and has attracted 235 runners.
A superb list of gallopers have been nominated for the Caulfield Cup this year including some classy international contenders such as Goodwood Cup winner Illustrious Blue.
Other champion entrants in the 2010 Caulfield Cup include Queensland Derby winner Dariana, 2007 Melbourne Cup winner Efficient, early Melbourne Cup favourite for this year Faint Perfume, the Luca Cumani-trained Bauer, and premier Japanese stayer Jaguar Mail.
The list of nominees for two of the other premier spring features, the $3 million Cox Plate and the $6 million Melbourne Cup, were also released today – see below for the links.
A number of top runners have been nominated for all three of the major spring races such as the talented Shoot Out who enjoyed a brilliant start to his ambitious spring campaign with a first up win in the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) last Saturday.
The final field of acceptances for the 2010 Caulfield Cup will be out on October 12 and we will be the first to publish the list so bookmark this page.
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See also the 2010 Melbourne Cup nominations and the 2010 Cox Plate nominations and stay tuned for a more detailed look at all the nominees.
2010 BMW Caulfield Cup Nominations
| No | Horse | Trainer | Handicapper Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABOVE AVERAGE (IRE) | Lee Freedman | |
| 2 | ALANDI (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | |
| 3 | ALCOPOP | Jake Stephens | |
| 4 | ALLEZ WONDER | Bart Cummings | |
| 5 | ALTIER | Gregory Hickman | |
| 6 | AMERICAIN (USA) | Alain de Royer Dupre | |
| 7 | ANUDJAWUN (NZ) | Shaun Dwyer | 68 |
| 8 | APPREHEND | Tony Vasil | 96 |
| 9 | AVIENUS | Mark Webb | 93 |
| 10 | BARON | Robert Hickmott | 64 |
| 11 | BASALTICO (IRE) | Bill & Symon Wilde | |
| 12 | BASE (NZ) | Robert Hickmott | 70 |
| 13 | BAUER (IRE) | Luca Cumani | 110 |
| 14 | BAUGHURST | Bill & Symon Wilde | |
| 15 | BECQU ADOREE (FR) | Luca Cumani | |
| 16 | BERLIOZ (NZ) | David Hayes | 88 |
| 17 | BILLSON | Robert Hickmott | 68 |
| 18 | BOB’S SHOUT | Roslyn Day | |
| 19 | BOLTON (NZ) | Robert Hickmott | 64 |
| 20 | BOOMING (NZ) | Jeff Lynds | |
| 21 | BORDER EXPRESS | Denis Phelan | 61 |
| 22 | BRIAN’S HONOUR | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | |
| 23 | BRIGHTNIGHT (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 67 |
| 24 | BRILLIANT LIGHT | Kerry Parker | |
| 25 | BUCCELLATI (GB) | Tony Noonan | |
| 26 | BY THE WAY | Mark Lewis | 82 |
| 27 | C’EST LA GUERRE (NZ) | Robert Hickmott | 108 |
| 28 | CAMPANOLOGIST (USA) | Saeed Bin Suroor | |
| 29 | CATS FUN | Jarrod McLean | 96 |
| 30 | CAVALRYMAN (GB) | Saeed Bin Suroor | |
| 31 | CEDARBERG | Pat Carey | 66 |
| 32 | CHARTREUX | David Hayes | |
| 33 | CHEVIOT BEACH | Nigel Blackiston | 62 |
| 34 | CLAREMONT (IRE) | Mahmood Al Zarooni | |
| 35 | CONISTON BLUEBIRD | Bede Murray | |
| 36 | COUNT DEWIN | Mathew Cooper | 72 |
| 37 | COUNT ENCOSTA | John P Thompson | |
| 38 | CULMINATE (NZ) | Darren Weir | |
| 39 | DAAD’S OVERTIME (NZ) | Guy Walter | |
| 40 | DANCING DAVID (IRE) | Brian Meehan | |
| 41 | DANGEROUS MIDGE (USA) | Brian Meehan | |
| 42 | DARIANA | Bart Cummings | |
| 43 | DARLEY SUN (IRE) | Saeed Bin Suroor | |
| 44 | DESCARADO (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | |
| 45 | DOCTOR FREMANTLE (GB) | Lee Freedman | |
| 46 | DOUBLE WHISKY (NZ) | Chris Waller | |
| 47 | DRUNKEN SAILOR (IRE) | Luca Cumani | |
| 48 | DUAL HEMISPHERE | David Hayes | 73 |
| 49 | EAU DE DALI | Shaun Dwyer | 68 |
| 50 | ECHOES OF HEAVEN | Mick Price | 64 |
| 51 | EFFICIENT (NZ) | Robert Hickmott | 120 |
| 52 | EMBLEM OF LIBERTY (SAF) | Darren Weir | |
| 53 | EMPIRES CHOICE (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 103 |
| 54 | ERASET | Danny O’Brien | 82 |
| 55 | EXCEPTIONALLY (NZ) | Terry & Karina O’Sullivan | 82 |
| 56 | EXTRA ZERO | David Hayes | |
| 57 | FAINT PERFUME | Bart Cummings | |
| 58 | FAIRFIELD FLAME (GER) | Michael Moroney | |
| 59 | FAIRYGEM (NZ) | Peter G Moody | 97 |
| 60 | FANJURA (IRE) | Lee Freedman | 101 |
| 61 | FEMINA FASHION | Trevor Whittington | |
| 62 | FIUMICINO (NZ) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 112 |
| 63 | GALLANT LADY | Lee Freedman | 72 |
| 64 | GET UP JUDE | Kevin Moses | |
| 65 | GHOSTMILK (IRE) | Peter G Moody | |
| 66 | GINGA DUDE (NZ) | Graeme Boyd | |
| 67 | GOLDEN SWORD (GB) | Jane Chapple-Hyam | |
| 68 | GORKY PARK (NZ) | David Hayes | 103 |
| 69 | GRAND DUCAL (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | 98 |
| 70 | GRAND RANSOM | John Moloney | 77 |
| 71 | HARRIS TWEED (NZ) | Murray & Bjorn Baker | |
| 72 | HASTEIN (NZ) | Mark Kavanagh | |
| 73 | HERCULIAN PRINCE (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | |
| 74 | HILLSTREET | Mark Kavanagh | |
| 75 | HISSING SID | Bill & Symon Wilde | 105 |
| 76 | HOLBERG (UAE) | Saeed Bin Suroor | |
| 77 | HOLLOWAY (NZ) | Richard Otto | |
| 78 | HOME ON A WING | Anthony Cummings | |
| 79 | ILLUSTRIOUS BLUE (GB) | William Knight | |
| 80 | IMPOSING (GB) | Sir Michael Stoute | |
| 81 | INDITE (NZ) | Robert Hickmott | 61 |
| 82 | INTERLOCKING (NZ) | Robert Hickmott | 76 |
| 83 | IREL (NZ) | Graeme Rogerson | |
| 84 | ISHANT | Peter G Moody | 82 |
| 85 | JAGUAR MAIL (JPN) | Noriyuki Hori | |
| 86 | JESSICABEEL (NZ) | John O’Shea | |
| 87 | JEUNEYS END | Allan Fitzgerald | 78 |
| 88 | JOE BLOW | Bart Cummings | 75 |
| 89 | JUNGLE ROCKET (NZ) | Jeff McVean | |
| 90 | KALESKE | Mark Kavanagh | 68 |
| 91 | KEEP THE PEACE (NZ) | Shaune Ritchie | |
| 92 | KIBBUTZ (NZ) | David Hayes | 100 |
| 93 | KING OF MOUNTAINS | David Hayes | |
| 94 | KUTCHINSKY | Tony Noonan | |
| 95 | LA ROCKET | Dale Sutton | 108 |
| 96 | LADY AVACAN | Sue Jaensch | 99 |
| 97 | LANDLOCKED (NZ) | Anthony Cummings | |
| 98 | LANDLORD | Bart Cummings | |
| 99 | LARGO LAD | David Hayes | |
| 100 | LARISTAN (FR) | Jean-Claude Rouget | |
| 101 | LEICA LARRIKIN | Richard Freyer | 97 |
| 102 | LIBEL LAW (GB) | Saeed Bin Suroor | |
| 103 | LINTON | Robert Hickmott | 99 |
| 104 | LITTORIO | Nigel Blackiston | |
| 105 | LIVIA | David Hayes | 67 |
| 106 | LORDS RANSOM | Bill & Symon Wilde | 105 |
| 107 | MACEDONIAN (NZ) | Peter G Moody | 86 |
| 108 | MAESTRO OF MURANO | Roslyn Day | |
| 109 | MAJESTIC CONCORDE (IRE) | Dermot K Weld | |
| 110 | MALDIVES | Mark Kavanagh | |
| 111 | MALUCKYDAY (NZ) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | |
| 112 | MANIGHAR (FR) | Luca Cumani | |
| 113 | MARHETA | Michael Moroney | 93 |
| 114 | MARTIAL LAW (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | 80 |
| 115 | MARTYR (GB) | Richard Hannon | |
| 116 | MASTER O’REILLY (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | 109 |
| 117 | MASTERY (GB) | Saeed Bin Suroor | |
| 118 | MATEO | Tony Noonan | 60 |
| 119 | MEINER KITZ (JPN) | Sakae Kunieda | |
| 120 | METAL BENDER (NZ) | Chris Waller | |
| 121 | MILES ABOVE | Denis Daffy | 82 |
| 122 | MISS DARCEY | Anthony Cummings | 95 |
| 123 | MISS KEEPSAKE (NZ) | Andrew Scott | |
| 124 | MISS MAREN (NZ) | Ken Kelso | 107 |
| 125 | MOATIZE | Bart Cummings | 105 |
| 126 | MONACO CONSUL (NZ) | Michael Moroney | 108 |
| 127 | MONCALIERI | Brian Smith | |
| 128 | MONTAHLIA (NZ) | Michael Kent | 89 |
| 129 | MONTJEU MADAME (NZ) | Darryl Dodson | 89 |
| 130 | MOUDRE | Ciaron Maher | 87 |
| 131 | MOURAYAN (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | 107 |
| 132 | MR CHARLIE (NZ) | Peter G Moody | |
| 133 | MR MEDICI (IRE) | Peter Ho | |
| 134 | MUIR (GB) | Robert Hickmott | 82 |
| 135 | MY BENTLEY (NZ) | Michael Kent | 82 |
| 136 | NATURAL HIGH (IRE) | Dermot K Weld | |
| 137 | NAZABEEL (NZ) | Richard Otto | |
| 138 | NEWPORT | Paul Perry | |
| 139 | NIPTIOUS | Danny Curran | 87 |
| 140 | NO JURISDICTION | Danny O’Brien | 92 |
| 141 | NO WINE NO SONG | Kevin Moses | |
| 142 | NOTHIN’ LEICA CAT (NZ) | Anthony Cummings | 89 |
| 143 | OAK HEART | Darren Weir | 92 |
| 144 | OCEAN DREAM | Peter G Moody | |
| 145 | OLYMPIC WIN (NZ) | John Sadler | 77 |
| 146 | ONCE MORE DUBAI (USA) | Saeed Bin Suroor | |
| 147 | ONCE WERE WILD | Gai Waterhouse | |
| 148 | OUR ARISTOCRAT (GB) | Robert Hickmott | 70 |
| 149 | OUR CANNAVARO (NZ) | Chris Waller | |
| 150 | OUR ROCKHAMPTON (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | |
| 151 | OUTBACK JOE | Colin Little | |
| 152 | PENTO DIABLO | Doug Harrison | 70 |
| 153 | PERSIAN STAR | Robert Smerdon | |
| 154 | PINNACLES | Rick Hore-Lacy | 104 |
| 155 | POLLY’S MARK (IRE) | David Hayes | |
| 156 | POMPEYANO (IRE) | Saeed Bin Suroor | |
| 157 | PRECEDENCE (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 101 |
| 158 | PREDATORY PRICER | Mick Price | 112 |
| 159 | PURPLE MOON (IRE) | Luca Cumani | |
| 160 | PUTTANESCA (NZ) | Mark Kavanagh | |
| 161 | RAFFAELLO | Jim Marconi | |
| 162 | RAIHANA | David Payne | |
| 163 | RAINBOW PEAK (IRE) | Michael Jarvis | |
| 164 | RAINBOW STYLING (NZ) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | |
| 165 | REBEL RAIDER | Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas | |
| 166 | RED COLOSSUS | Greg Eurell | |
| 167 | RED RULER (NZ) | John Sargent | |
| 168 | REIGNING RHYTHM | Gary Portelli | |
| 169 | REPRISAL | David Hayes | 87 |
| 170 | RIGHT FONG | David Balfour | |
| 171 | ROWLAND | Robbie Laing | 78 |
| 172 | RUN FOR NAARA | John P Thompson | |
| 173 | RUNDLE | Robert Hickmott | 78 |
| 174 | SAINT ENCOSTA | John P Thompson | 72 |
| 175 | SAINTHOOD | Rick Worthington | |
| 176 | SALINAS | Peter G Moody | |
| 177 | SANS FRONTIERES (IRE) | Jeremy Noseda | |
| 178 | SCOUTING WIDE (NZ) | Tim Martin | |
| 179 | SCULPTOR (NZ) | Peter Mckenzie | 105 |
| 180 | SEA GALLEON | Colin & Cindy Alderson | 70 |
| 181 | SHAHWARDI (FR) | Jeremy Gask | |
| 182 | SHAMOLINE WARRIOR | Mark Kavanagh | 95 |
| 183 | SHERPA TENZING (NZ) | Jim Conlan | 68 |
| 184 | SHOCKING | Mark Kavanagh | 115 |
| 185 | SHOOT OUT | John Wallace | 112 |
| 186 | SILENT SURROUND | William Smart | 86 |
| 187 | SIRMIONE | Bart Cummings | 113 |
| 188 | SMALL MINDS | John P Thompson | |
| 189 | SMOKIN’ GUN (NZ) | John O’Shea | |
| 190 | SNOW ALERT | Chris Waller | |
| 191 | SO YOU THINK (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 116 |
| 192 | SOARING DRAGON | Jamie Edwards & Bruce Elkington | 66 |
| 193 | SOPRANIST (GB) | Saeed Bin Suroor | |
| 194 | SOUTH EASTER (IRE) | William Haggas | |
| 195 | SPACECRAFT | Mick Price | 85 |
| 196 | SPEED GIFTED (GB) | Lee Freedman | |
| 197 | STANSTILL (IRE) | Allan Swinbank | |
| 198 | STAR RIPPER | Bart Cummings | |
| 199 | STATE GRADE | Clinton McDonald | 64 |
| 200 | STERLING PRINCE (NZ) | Wayne Hillis | |
| 201 | STILLMAN (USA) | Robert Hickmott | 75 |
| 202 | STORMHILL | Clinton McDonald | 101 |
| 203 | STREETFIGHTER | Terry Mathrick | 93 |
| 204 | SUNDAY MIST | Colin Little | |
| 205 | SUNSET CAFE | John Sadler | 62 |
| 206 | THE FUZZ (NZ) | David Hayes | 106 |
| 207 | THE MINIVER ROSE (IRE) | Mick Price | 100 |
| 208 | THREE ORION (JPN) | Akira Murayama | |
| 209 | TOBIQUE | Allan Denham | |
| 210 | TOKAI TRICK (JPN) | Kenji Nonaka | |
| 211 | TOKEN OF HONOUR | David Hayes | |
| 212 | TOORAK TOFF | Rick Hore-Lacy | 86 |
| 213 | TRIPLE HONOUR (NZ) | Chris Waller | |
| 214 | TRIUMPHANT CHOICE | Peter G Moody | 70 |
| 215 | TRUSTING | John P Thompson | 103 |
| 216 | TRY PICKLE | John Nugent | |
| 217 | TULLAMORE (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | |
| 218 | UMATAIN | Clinton McDonald | 71 |
| 219 | VALDEMORO | Tony Vasil | |
| 220 | VESPER | Robert Hickmott | 72 |
| 221 | VIGOR (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | 108 |
| 222 | WARRINGAH (GB) | Chris Waller | |
| 223 | WE’RE GONNA ROCK | Mark Kavanagh | 72 |
| 224 | WELL ROUNDED | Lee Freedman | 66 |
| 225 | WHITE PILGRIM (JPN) | Ippo Sameshima | |
| 226 | WORK THE ROOM | Colin Little | 72 |
| 227 | WOW (NZ) | David Hayes | 62 |
| 228 | ZABDUED (NZ) | Bart Cummings | |
| 229 | ZABRASIVE (NZ) | John O’Shea | |
| 230 | ZAMAN (NZ) | Neville McBurney | |
| 231 | ZAMPARA | Matthew Smith | |
| 232 | ZANTELAGH | Mark Kavanagh | |
| 233 | ZAUBERIN | Russell Cameron | 72 |
| 234 | ZAVITE (NZ) | Anthony Cummings | |
| 235 | ZIPPING | Robert Hickmott | 116 |
