Horse race
The Caulfield Sprint is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race held under open handicap conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1000 metres, held at Caulfield Racecourse , Melbourne , Australia in October.[ 1] Total prize money for the race is A$ 300,000.
History
The event is scheduled on the third day of the MRC Spring Carnival (Caulfield Cup Day).
After the champion sprinter Schillaci won this race in 1994, the following year the race was renamed after the thoroughbred to the Schillaci Stakes. The race was run from 1995 to 1999 under the new name but the following year the Victoria Amateur Turf Club made a decision to rename the Chirnside Stakes to the Schillaci Stakes . This event was run as the Mercedes-Benz Sprint in 2000.
Grade
1983–1992 - Listed race
1993–1998 - Group 3
1999 onwards - Group 2
Name
1983–1984 - Racing Museum Sprint
1985 - Brylcreem Sprint Championship
1986 - National Sprint Championship
1987–1991 - Caulfield Sprint
1992 - Jupiter's Casino Sprint
1993 - Conrad Jupiter's Sprint
1994 - Caulfield Sprint
1995–1999 - Schillaci Stakes
2000–2001 - Mercedes-Benz Sprint
2002 - National Telecoms Group Sprint
2003–2005 - Dodo Internet Sprint
2006–2009 - Thai Airways International Sprint
2010 onwards - Caulfield Sprint
Distance
1983–2014 – 1100 metres
2015 onwards - 1000 metres
Winners
2023 - Doull[ 2]
2022 - Asfoora[ 3]
2021 - Oxley Road[ 4]
2020 - Graff[ 5]
2019 - Miss Leonidas[ 6]
2018 - Eduardo[ 7]
2017 - Snitty Kitty[ 8]
2016 - Our Boy Malachi[ 9]
2015 - † Eclair Choice / Lumosty[ 10]
2014 - † Miracles Of Life / Bel Sprinter[ 11]
2013 - Spirit Of Boom[ 12]
2012 - Howmuchdoyouloveme[ 13]
2011 - Sepoy [ 14]
2010 - Set For Fame[ 15]
2009 - First Command[ 16]
2008 - Sunburnt Land[ 17]
2007 - Tesbury Jack[ 18]
2006 - Biscayne Bay[ 19]
2005 - Jet Spur[ 20]
2004 - Lilando[ 21]
2003 - Blur[ 22]
2002 - Rubitano[ 23]
2001 - Windigo[ 24]
2000 - Camena[ 25]
1999 - Notoire[ 26]
1998 - Toledo[ 27]
1997 - Toledo[ 28]
1996 - Ruffles[ 29]
1995 - Petite Amour[ 30]
1994 - Schillaci [ 31]
1993 - Royal Discard[ 32]
1992 - Tanjian Prince
1991 - Euclase
1990 - Rise ‘N’ Shine
1989 - Lonely Dreamer
1988 - Rendoo
1987 - Lord Scotia
1986 - Bullion Broker
1985 - Campaign King
1984 - River Rough
1983 - Bow Mistress
See also
References