Caulfield Guineas 2026: Field, Barriers and Jockeys

Golden Rose winner Warwoven will jump from barrier six and Guineas Prelude winner Blind Raise from barrier two in an 11-horse Caulfield Guineas on Saturday 10 October. Riders for the $3 million Group 1 were confirmed on Wednesday 7 October.

Riders for Saturday’s Caulfield meeting had to be declared by 1pm on Wednesday, and the final field published by Racing Australia has Rachel King staying on Warwoven and Blake Shinn keeping the ride on Blind Raise. Chris Waller has four runners, Ciaron Maher has three, and Anthony and Sam Freedman have two.

Caulfield Guineas 2026 race details

Race: Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m), race 8 at Caulfield
Start time: 4:30pm AEDT, Saturday 10 October
Prize money: $3 million
Conditions: three-year-olds, set weights of 57kg, apprentices cannot claim
Track: Soft 6 at Wednesday’s 8am inspection, rail in the true position
Scratchings close: 7:30am AEDT Saturday

The Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) follows at 5:10pm.

Caulfield Guineas field, barriers and jockeys

Runners are listed in saddlecloth order. All carry 57kg.

(Barrier 1) Unit Five
Trainer: Ciaron Maher
Jockey: Thomas Stockdale
Last start: 7th in the Listed Exford Plate (1400m) at Flemington, 12 September.
Key form: Won the Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) on the Gold Coast in January.

(Barrier 6) Warwoven
Trainer: Bjorn Baker
Jockey: Rachel King
Last start: Won the Group 1 Golden Rose (1400m) at Rosehill by 3.16 lengths, 26 September.
Key form: Won the Group 2 Run To The Rose (1200m) at Rosehill, 12 September.

(Barrier 8) Tornado Valley
Trainer: Ciaron Maher
Jockey: William Pike
Last start: 2nd to Blind Raise in the Group 3 Guineas Prelude (1400m) at Caulfield, 19 September.
Key form: 2nd to Unit Five in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic in January.

(Barrier 11) Tron Bolt
Trainer: Chris Waller
Jockey: Craig Williams
Last start: 5th in the Group 1 Golden Rose (1400m) at Rosehill, 26 September.
Key form: Won the Group 1 JJ Atkins (1600m) at Eagle Farm in June.

(Barrier 2) Blind Raise (NZ)
Trainer: Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young
Jockey: Blake Shinn
Last start: Won the Group 3 Guineas Prelude (1400m) at Caulfield, 19 September.
Key form: Won the Listed McKenzie (1300m) at Sandown on 5 September. Four wins from five starts.

(Barrier 9) Diameter
Trainer: Chris Waller
Jockey: Jye McNeil
Last start: Won the Group 2 Stutt Stakes (1600m) at Caulfield, 27 September.
Key form: 3rd in the Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Randwick in April.

(Barrier 7) Central Europe
Trainer: Chris Waller
Jockey: James McDonald
Last start: 10th in the Group 1 Golden Rose (1400m) at Rosehill, 26 September.
Key form: 4th in the Group 2 Run To The Rose on 12 September. Yet to win in five starts.

(Barrier 3) Somethings Burnin’
Trainer: Chris Waller
Jockey: Ben Melham
Last start: 2nd to Diameter in the Group 2 Stutt Stakes (1600m) at Caulfield, beaten 0.15 lengths, 27 September.
Key form: 3rd in the Listed Exford Plate (1400m) at Flemington, 12 September.

(Barrier 4) Wolf Gap
Trainer: Anthony and Sam Freedman
Jockey: Ethan Brown
Last start: 4th behind Blind Raise in the Group 3 Guineas Prelude (1400m) at Caulfield, 19 September.
Key form: 2nd to Blind Raise in the Listed McKenzie (1300m) at Sandown, 5 September.

(Barrier 10) Seraphox
Trainer: Ciaron Maher
Jockey: Declan Bates
Last start: 6th in the Group 3 Guineas Prelude (1400m) at Caulfield, 19 September.
Key form: 3rd in the Group 3 McNeil Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield, 29 August.

(Barrier 5) Call Me Coach
Trainer: Anthony and Sam Freedman
Jockey: Mark Zahra
Last start: Won a 3YO Benchmark 66 (1400m) at Cranbourne, 25 September.
Key form: Unbeaten in two starts, after winning a maiden at Hawkesbury on 10 September.

Golden Rose winner heads south

Warwoven makes his Melbourne debut after completing the Run To The Rose and Golden Rose double at Rosehill. He won the Golden Rose by 3.16 lengths on 26 September, and trainer Bjorn Baker made the Guineas his next target straight after the race.

“I’m looking forward to taking on my old mate Trent Busuttin with Blind Raise and the team in the Caulfield Guineas,” Baker said, racing.com reported.

Blind Raise is the only gelding in the field, according to Breednet. He has won four of his five starts, including both runs this campaign. He won the McKenzie at Sandown on 5 September, then beat Tornado Valley by 2.75 lengths in the Guineas Prelude at Caulfield two weeks later.

Waller’s four and the Freedman pair

Waller’s team includes Stutt Stakes winner Diameter and runner-up Somethings Burnin’, plus Tron Bolt, who won the Group 1 JJ Atkins over 1600m at Eagle Farm in June. James McDonald, who rode Diameter in the Stutt, is on Central Europe, with Jye McNeil taking over on Diameter.

The Freedmans have Wolf Gap, fourth in the Prelude, and the unbeaten Call Me Coach. Call Me Coach races in Jonathan Munz’s Pinecliff Racing silks, which Mark Zahra wore when he won the 2019 Caulfield Guineas on Super Seth. Zahra rides Call Me Coach on Saturday.

“I think on talent, Call Me Coach has got Wolf Gap covered, but Wolf Gap’s had the grounding, he’s had some hard runs,” Sam Freedman said, racing.com reported.

Caulfield has had 73.8mm of rain since its last race day, according to Racing Australia’s track information. The track was rated Soft 6 on Wednesday, and conditions can change before Saturday.

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