All Too Hard (outside) upsets Pierro to win the 2012 Caulfield Guineas. Photo: Race Horse Photos Australia

Having won all eight of their previous starts including the autumn 2YO triple crown, Pierro jumped the red hot $1.22 favourite in the $1 million Group 1 BECK Caulfield Guineas (1600m) but became the latest in a line of young champs to lose the Guineas in their first run at the track.

They had the flying form with eight previous wins including three Group 1 victories but Pierro failed to produce the goods in the Guineas having a horror start and, despite having the lead in the straight, they were run down by another very good colt in the Patinack Farm-owned All Too Hard.

A million purchase as a yearling Casino Prince colt All Too Hard has been in the headlines since their debut being a half-brother to the world’s best mare Black Caviar.

Disappointing in their three previous runs as a three-year-old this time in, All Too Hard showed great progression in the Caulfield Guineas maintaining their unbeaten record in Melbourne.

After beginning their run on the straight All Too Hard and jockey Dwayne Dunn moved up to the favourite Pierro to run them down and score a smart half-length victory.

Golden Rose winner Epaulette from the stables of Peter Snowden was a further length and a three quarters away for third finishing off the winning Caulfield Guineas trifecta.

Dunn was pleased with All Too Hard’s run today saying the Caulfield Guineas 2012 was always their main aim this spring.

“This was always the grand final, this was his main king pin race, so where they go from here we don’t know,” he said.

Co-trainer Wayne Hawkes meanwhile was happy to be asked about ambitions for the $3 million Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley on October 27.

“Are we going there are we?” he said of the Cox Plate.

“Sounds alright to me!”

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2012 Caulfield Guineas Results

Caulfield Race 7 – Saturday October 13, 2012

Pierro is currently the $1.22 favourite to win the 2012 Caulfield Stakes at bookmaker.com.au.

The Lonhro colt has won all eight of his career race starts and has earned more than $3.15 million in prize money.

Pierro won his most recent start in the Group 2 Bill Stutt Stakes at Moonee Valley Racecourse on September 28, 2012.

The three-year-old will be looking to continue his winning form ahead of a run in the $3 million Cox Plate on October 27.

On the second line of 2012 Caulfield Guineas betting is Epaulette, who is paying odds of $9 at bookmaker.com.au.

Epaulette has won four of his seven race starts and has earned more than $980,000 in prize money during his horse racing career.

The Commands colt won the Group 1 Golden Rose two starts back, before claiming victory in the Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude last run.

Epaulette is also nominated for the 2012 Cox Plate later this month and will be out to put an end to Pierro’s winning streak in the 2012 Caulfield Guineas.

Third favourite for the 2012 Caulfield Guineas is All Too Hard at $15, while both Road Trippin and Carringbush Jack are the least backed runners in the field at $101.

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A clear standout in all eight of his career starts, Pierro is paying $1.24 to make it a ninth consecutive win in what will be his first start at Caulfield.

The son of Lonhro showed at Moonee Valley two weeks ago that the Melbourne direction does not pose a problem as he cruised to a comfortable five-length win in the Stutt Stakes.

Gai Waterhouse has declared him the best horse she has ever trained and said she got “tingles” watching his track gallop on Tuesday.

“I could feel all my body getting tingles. It was amazing. He’s a very exciting horse,” Waterhouse said.

“He’s a natural athlete and he’s got a fantastic, powerful turn of foot.”

Only one runner is considered a single-figure chance to upset the Cox Plate-bound colt, that being Golden Rose winner Epaulette ($8.00).

Epaulette came the closest any horse has come to Pierro when beaten a neck in the Todman Stakes as a two-year-old but was well back when third to Pierro in The Run To The Rose.

But Paul Snowden, who looks after the Darley colt when he’s in Melbourne, is refusing to concede defeat just yet.

“Just as long as we turn up fit and well on the day, as we are now and who knows?” Snowden said.

Others in the Caulfield Guineas market include the one hyped All Too Hard ($15.00), Guineas Prelude placegetter Awesome Bro ($17.00), Guineas prelude runner-up Let Go Lenni ($31.00) and outsiders Road Trippin ($101.00) and Carringbush Jack ($101.00).

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Red hot favourite Pierro has drawn the second widest gate of seven for the 2012 Caulfield Guineas.

Pierro has won all of his eight race starts and has earned more than $3.15 million in prize money during his horse racing career.

The three-year-old will be looking to remain unbeaten on his way to a run in the $3 million Cox Plate at Moonee Valley Racecourse on October 27, 2012.

Pierro has not moved from his pre-barrier draw market price of $1.30 at bookmaker.com.au to win the 2012 Caulfield Guineas.

Golden Rose winner Epaulette has drawn barrier three for the 2012 Caulfield Guineas.

Epaulette has won four of his seven race starts and has earned more than $980,000 in prize money.

The Commands colt won the Golden Rose from barrier eight, so barrier six should pose no dramas for the Peter Snowden-trained galloper.

Epaulette will be ridden by regular jockey Kerrin McEvoy in this Saturday’s 2012 Caulfield Guineas.

All Too Hard has drawn well in barrier three for the 2012 Caulfield Guineas and will have every opportunity to turn the tables on the unbeaten Pierro in the race.

The three-year-old has won three of his seven race starts and has earned more than $450,000 in prize money during his career.

All Too hard will be out to win his first race start of the spring, after placing no better than third in his three race starts this preparation.

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2012 Caulfield Guineas Final Field & Barrier Draw

A total of eight horses have been nominated for the $1 million race, including Pierro.

Pierro will be out to remain undefeated in the 2012 Caulfield Guineas after winning all eight of his previous race starts.

The Lonhro colt posted his latest win in the Group 2 Bill Stutt Stakes at Moonee Valley Racecourse on September 28, 2012, where he won the race by an incredible five lengths.

Pierro is best known for his winning ways during this year’s autumn racing carnival, where he claimed the two-year-old Triple Crown by winning the $3.5 million Golden Slipper, Group 1 Sires’ Produce Stakes and Group 1 Champagne Stakes.

The Gai Waterhouse-trained colt has already accumulated more than $3.15 million in prize money and will be looking to add to that when he runs in the 2012 Caulfield Guineas this Saturday.

Pierro will be ridden by regular jockey Nash Rawiller in the race, who has been aboard the three-year-old for all eight of his race wins.

Also included in the 2012 Caulfield Guineas is All Too Hard, who will once again come up against Pierro in the race.

All Too Hard has won three of his seven race starts and has earned more than $450,000 in prize money.

The Casino Prince colt was unbeaten across his first three race starts, before falling victim to Pierro’s class in the Group 1 Sires’ Produce Stakes at Royal Randwick during the autumn racing carnival.

All Too Hard has failed to win a race since, with his most recent result being a fourth placing in the Group 1 George Main Stakes in Sydney on September 22, 2012.

The colt, who is nominated for the $3 million Cox Plate and the $1 million Victoria Derby later in the spring carnival, will be out to execute his revenge on Pierro and put an end to his winning streak in the 2012 Caulfield Guineas.

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2012 Caulfield Guineas Final Field

Golden Rose winner Epaulette is one of the three-year-olds that will take Pierro on this weekend and his jockey Kerrin McEvoy is finding it hard to be optimistic about his winning chances.

McEvoy is hopeful that Epaulette can bring the same form to the 2012 Caulfield Guineas that saw him finish second to Pierro by a nose in the Group 2 Todman Stakes in March this year.

“One of the few positives we can take into it is that we’ve got closer than anyone else has to Pierro,” McEvoy said.

Epaulette won the Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude at Caulfield racecourse last start and has excelled since his $1 million Golden Rose win last month.

“At Caulfield the other day my horse loomed up and knew he had the job done, so he switched off and coasted the last furlong,” McEvoy said.

“So he only really tested himself for a hundred yards.

“Hopefully he can concentrate on Saturday and really hammer home hard.”

Epaulette has won four of his seven race starts and has earned more than $980,000 in prize money during his horse racing career.

Pierro, on the other hand, is currently unbeaten across his eight race starts and will be looking to continue that flawless record with a 2012 Caulfield Guineas win.

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A total of 77 horses remain after the first round of acceptances were taken for the 2012 Caulfield Guineas yesterday.

Included in the 2012 Caulfield Guineas first acceptances is All Too Hard, who is chasing the first Group 1 win of his career.

All Too Hard placed third in the Group 3 San Domenico Stakes first-up, before running a disappointing fifth from six runners in the Group 3 The Run To The Rose last start.

The Casino Prince colt has won three of his six race starts and has earned more than $430,000 in prize money.

The three-year-old will next run in the Group 1 George Main Stakes at Royal Randwick racecourse on Saturday September 22, 2012.

Despite All Too Hard’s Group 1 aspirations, star colt Pierro threatens to take it away from him with his presence in the 2012 Caulfield Guineas first acceptances.

Pierro has won all seven of his career race starts and has earned more than $3.02 million in prize money.

The Lonhro colt won the Group 1 Golden Slipper during the autumn, before claiming victory in both the Group 1 Sires’ Produce Stakes and Group 1 Champagne Stakes in his next two race starts.

He won the Group 3 The Run To The Rose by almost one and a half lengths in his first-up spring race start on September 1, 2012.

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2012 Caulfield Guineas First Acceptances

Amongst the 237 nominations is All Too Hard, who is looking to continue his impressive racing career with a 2012 Caulfield Guineas win.

All Too Hard has won three of his four race starts and has earned more than $415,000 in prize money during his short career.

The three-year-old colt will be looking to win his first Group 1 in the 2012 Caulfield Guineas, after placing second to Golden Slipper winner Pierro in his last attempt.

Pierro is also included in the 2012 Caulfield Guineas nominations.

The Gai Waterhouse-trained colt is currently unbeaten across his first six race starts, with his biggest being in the 2012 Golden Slipper Stakes in April.

Pierro’s most recent win came in the Group 1 Champagne Stakes, where he edged out fellow Caulfield Guineas nominees Dear Demi and Tatra to claim victory.

The Lonhro colt has already accumulated prize earnings that equal more than $2.9 million in prize money.

Blue Diamond Stakes winner Samaready has also been nominated for the 2012 Caulfield Guineas, according to spring racing news.

Samaready has won more than $1.2 million in prize money after winning four of her five career starts.

Her only defeat came when third in the $3.5 million Golden Slipper Stakes last start.

Kabayan, Jimando, Epaulette and Amorino are also included in the 2012 Caulfield Guineas nominations.

Caulfield Guineas 2012 Nominations

Run over a distance of 1,600 metres, the 2012 Caulfield Guineas is worth $1 million in prize money.

The 2012 Caulfield Guineas is open to three-year-old horses only and is run under set weight conditions.

The race is run as part of Caulfield Guineas Day and shares its program with the Group 1 Caulfield Stakes, Group 1 Toorak Handicap, Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes, Group 2 Schillaci Stakes, and Group 3 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes.

Half-brother to Black Caviar, All Too Hard, is already being aimed at a 2012 Caulfield Guineas campaign.

The two-year-old colt, who will turn three before the spring, has won three of his four race starts and has earned more than $415,000 in prize money.

All Too Hard won the Group 2 Victorian Sires’ Produce Stakes and Group 2 Pago Pago Stakes with ease before finishing second to Pierro in the Group 1 Inglis Sires Produce Stakes at Royal Randwick last start.

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Coming off an authoritative last-start win in the Caulfield Guineas Prelude, Helmet has drifted out from $2.50 to $2.70 to become a triple Group 1 winner and add the 2011 Caulfield Guineas title to their increasingly imposing record.

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Following Helmet in the 2011 Caulfield Guineas Odds are:

• #3 Smart Missile ($3.30 Luxbet) – Anthony Cummings’ talented but luckless colt drawn to perfection in gate two

• #1 Manawanui ($5 Luxbet) – Golden Rose winner seeking their sixth consecutive victory, sees Melbourne and the mile for the first time but should get gun run from barrier three

• #4 Chase The Rainbow ($7 out to $8 Luxbet) – Genuine grey galloper showed their class when winning the Group 2 Bill Stutt Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley last Friday night

Further down the Caulfield Guineas betting markets for 2011 are:

#7 Huegill ($19 into $18 Luxbet) – Peter Moody’s chance to score successive Caulfield Guineas following Anacheeva’s win 12 months ago, untapped colt comes off a midweek Sandown win

• #5 Specter ($18 out to $21 Luxbet) – Prelude third placegetter has defeated higher-rated Chase The Rainbow but mile may be out of their reach

• #6 Secret Hills ($21 out to $31 Luxbet) – Second to Helmet in the Prelude so Mick Price’s son of Starcraft has form, but may not be improved enough to place in this field

• #8 General Offer ($201 Luxbet) – Field filler, hasn’t seen greater than 1300m and only win from eight starts was a 1200m at Echuca as a juvenile

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Caulfield Guineas 2011 Odds

*Fixed Win Odds courtesy of Luxbet and correct at time of publication