First declarations for the 2011 Caulfield Guineas were taken on Tuesday with 92 three-year-olds paid up for.
The number of hopefuls heading towards the $1 million Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) on October 8 was cut from the 279 at nomination stage.
2011 Caulfield Guineas Odds
Futures all-in betting showing top 24 horses.
Dominating the Caulfield Guineas 2011 odds at Australia’s leading online bookmaker Luxbet is the Anthony Cummings-trained Smart Missile, the undefeated colt leading the markets at $5.
Cummings also paid up for three of Smart Missile’s stablemates, most notabley Strike The Stars ($31 Luxbet) who ran a close-up third in open company behind Trusting and My Kingdom Of Fife in the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) at Warwick Farm last Saturday.
Smart Missile is joined at the top of the 2011 Caulfield Guineas betting by Peter Snowden’s two time Group 1 winning colt Helmet.
By Exceed And Excel, Helmet is at a quote of $6.50 to take out the Caulfield Guineas this year and is one of the only first acceptors to have won over the mile thanks to their elite level victory in the Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Randwick last season.
Helmet also won the Group 1 AJC Sires Produce Stakes (1400m) as a two-year-old and gets the chance to become a triple Group 1 hero and defeat Smart Missile when the duo face off in the 2011 Golden Rose Stakes in Sydney this Saturday.
Snowden, Darley’s No. 1 trainer, has four other Caulfield Guineas horses still in contention, the most notable of which is Ambidexter ($26 Luxbet) the Commands colt that won the Listed Ming Dynasty Handicap (1400m) at Warwick Farm last weekend.
Smart Missile and Helmet are the only Caulfield Guineas entries at currently at single figure odds to win, but following them in the markets for the prestigious classic are the likes of the Peter Moody-trained Moment Of Change ($13), David Hayes’ progressive Redoute’s Choice colt Cross Of Gold ($16) and last-start Group 3 Up And Coming Stakes winner Manawanui ($18) who is also racing in the $1 million Group 1 Golden Rose (1400m) this Saturday.
Meanwhile, Victorian Premiership winning trainer Peter Moody will be vying for back-to-back victories in the race following the success of his 2010 Caulfield Guineas winner Anacheeva.
Along with Moment Of Change, Moody has also paid up for Godspeed, Huegill, Highly Recommended and Golden Archer who won the Group 3 HDF McNeil Stakes last-start.
Below is the full list of 2011 The Age Caulfield Guineas First Declarations.
Second declarations will be taken on Tuesday September 20 followed by the release of the Caulfield Guineas 2011 final field on October 4.
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2011 Caulfield Guineas First Acceptances
| # | Horse | Trainer | Ballot | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABSALON | Jason McLachlan | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 2 | ADAMANTIUM (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 3 | AERONAUTICAL | Lionel Cohen | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 4 | ALL CONQUERING | Jason Warren | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 5 | ALMAHAAB | David Hayes | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 6 | AMBIDEXTER | Peter Snowden | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 7 | AWAKEN THE DRAGON (NZ) | Leon Corstens | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 8 | BACKBONE | Michael Kent | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 9 | BLADON | David Hayes | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 10 | BOYS ON TOUR | John P Thompson | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 11 | CHARMARAMA | Leon Corstens | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 12 | CHASE THE RAINBOW | Rick Hore-Lacy | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 13 | COLLAR (NZ) | Robert Hickmott | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 14 | COSTLY COMMITMENT | Mick Price | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 15 | CROSS OF GOLD | David Hayes | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 16 | DECIRCLES | Danny O’Brien | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 17 | DO YOU THINK | Bart Cummings | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 18 | FLIGHT OF PEGASUS | Scott Aspery | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 19 | FORTUNEFIVEHUNDRED | Anthony Cummings | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 20 | FOXWEDGE | John O’Shea | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 21 | FRESHWATER STORM (NZ) | Tony Parker | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 22 | GALAH | Peter Snowden | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 23 | GENERAL OFFER | John Symons & Sheila Laxon | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 24 | GLAMOUR PLANET (NZ) | Dean Howard | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 25 | GO THE KNUCKLE | Mark Minervini | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 26 | GODSPEED | Peter G Moody | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 27 | GOLDEN ARCHER | Peter G Moody | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 28 | GONNA BE A ROKSTAR | Mark Kavanagh | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 29 | GRAND BRITANNIA | Robbie Laing | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 30 | HAUT NORMANDIE | Peter Snowden | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 31 | HELMET | Peter Snowden | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 32 | HIGHLY RECOMMENDED | Peter G Moody | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 33 | HLUDOWIG | Greg Eurell | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 34 | HOYLONNY | Chris Waller | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 35 | HUEGILL | Peter G Moody | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 36 | IL MIGLIORE | Stuart Webb | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 37 | ISOPACH | John P Thompson | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 38 | JUST THE TONIC | Gai Waterhouse | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 39 | JUSTWARMINGUP (NZ) | Michael Kent | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 40 | KAITOA | Michael Trotter | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 41 | KINGDOM OF WAR | Tony Vasil | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 42 | KUTCHER | John P Thompson | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 43 | LIEUTENANT COLONEL | John P Thompson | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 44 | LUCKY TYCOON | Shaun McCarthy | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 45 | MADE YOU ROCK | Mark Kavanagh | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 46 | MANAWANUI | Ron Leemon | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 47 | MASTHEAD | Anthony Freedman | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 48 | MEETHAQ | Danny O’Brien | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 49 | MEGA RICH | Anthony Freedman | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 50 | MINUTE BY MINUTE | David Hayes | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 51 | MOMENT OF CHANGE | Peter G Moody | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 52 | MOON DEVIL | Mark Kavanagh | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 53 | MOROCCO | Anthony Cummings | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 54 | NIAGARA | Gai Waterhouse | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 55 | NICONOISE | David Hayes | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 56 | ODD SOCKS | Jason Petch | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 57 | OUR SMOKIN’ ROCK | Anthony Freedman | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 58 | POLISH | Bart Cummings | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 59 | PRACTICED | Robert Hickmott | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 60 | RAPIDUS (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 61 | REIGN OF TERROR | Neville Parnham | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 62 | REKINDLED ALLIANCE | Paul Messara | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 63 | RESCUE MISSION (NZ) | Anthony Freedman | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 64 | REVITALISE | Robert Hickmott | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 65 | RUNNING TALL | Danny O’Brien | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 66 | SABRAGE | Michael Moroney | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 67 | SECRET HILLS | Mick Price | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 68 | SHOWPONY EXPRESS | John O’Shea | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 69 | SMART MISSILE | Anthony Cummings | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 70 | SON OF CAESAR | Phillip Stokes | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 71 | SPECTER | Anthony Freedman | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 72 | STATE OF WEALTH | Brian Smith | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 73 | STRIKE THE STARS (NZ) | Anthony Cummings | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 74 | SUITS US | Bart Cummings | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 75 | SUPREME WARRIOR (NZ) | Leon Corstens | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 76 | THAT’S THE ONE | Colin & Cindy Alderson | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 77 | THE DEEP SOUTH (NZ) | Michael Moroney | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 78 | THE GREAT SNOWMAN (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 79 | THE NEW BOY | Danny O’Brien | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 80 | TONED | Robert Hickmott | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 81 | TREMEC (NZ) | John P Thompson | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 82 | TUNES | Peter Snowden | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 83 | UNPRETENTIOUS | Nikki Burke | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 84 | VATICAN | Byron Cozamanis | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 85 | VOLATILE MATTER | John P Thompson | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 86 | WEHRMAN | John P Thompson | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 87 | WHISPER DOWNS | David Hayes | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 88 | WIN FOR WILSON | John P Thompson | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 89 | ZABEELIONAIRE (NZ) | Leon Corstens | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 90 | ZABEELZEBUB (NZ) | Mark Kavanagh | 1= | 56.5kg |
| 91 | CHOICE WORDS | David Vandyke | 1= | 54.5kg |
| 92 | MOSHEEN | Robert Smerdon | 1= | 54.5kg |