Caulfield Guineas Day

The 2011 Caulfield Guineas nominations have been taken by Racing Victoria with 277 three-year-old colts and geldings heading towards the $1 million Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival showdown.

Due to run at Caulfield Racecourse on Saturday October 8, the Group 1 The Age Caulfield Guineas (1600m) is one of the premier early feature races of the season and provides an excellent early lead-up race for gallopers heading towards other majors including the 2011 Caulfield Cup.

Last year’s Caulfield Guineas was won by the Peter Moody-trained Anacheeva, a Caulfield Cup hopeful this spring, and 12 months on premier Victorian horseman Moody has six on the way towards the 2011 Caulfield Guineas field.

Leading Moody’s aim for successive Caulfield Guineas victories include Golden Archer, Godspeed and Huegill.

Moody also has a sizeable list of three-year-old fillies entered for the 2011 Thousand Guineas, for which nominations were also released today.

The Caulfield Guineas this year also features a strong presence of Sydney raiders, with leading Darley trainer Peter Snowden nominating his dual Group 1 winner Helmet.

Exceed And Excel colt Helmet enjoyed four straight wins last season including back-to-back elite level victories in the AJC Sires Produce Stakes and Champagne Stakes, making them the likely Caulfield Guineas betting favourite when markets open at Luxbet.

Snowden, however, chose not to enter his Blue Diamond – Golden Slipper winning champion Sepoy in the Caulfield Guineas 2011.

The other most notable Caulfield Guineas hopeful that is sure to top the Guineas odds this spring is the Anthony Cummings-trained Smart Missile who is first set to take place in the 2011 Golden Rose in Sydney.

“The Golden Rose will give us a bit of a guide on whether we should be looking at a Caulfield Guineas – Cox Plate type preparation or if it looks like he will be better suited over the shorter trips we can aim at the (Group 1) Coolmore (Stud Stakes at Flemington on Victoria Derby Day),” Cummings said.

The next stage of Caulfield Guineas acceptances will be first declarations taken on Tuesday September 6, followed by the second declarations on Tuesday 20 September.

The capacity 16-starter plus four emergencies 2011 Caulfield Guineas final field is then due for release on Tuesday October 4.

Caulfield Guineas betting odds will be released very shortly, so punters don’t have to wait until the field is out to get their early money on the winner!

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2011 The Age Caulfield Guineas Nominations