Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted October 10, 2023 Journalists Share Posted October 10, 2023 Steparty, ridden by John Allen, returns to the mounting yard after winning the Caulfield Guineas Prelude at Caulfield. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) A competitive edition of the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) awaits punters on Saturday afternoon at Caulfield Racecourse. 15 three-year-old colts and gelding will compete for the $3,000,000 on the line as part of a stacked 10-race card. Having claimed the Group 1 Golden Rose (1400m), the Chris Waller-trained Militarize will be looking to become the first horse since Ole Kirk in 2020 to complete the Golden Rose/Caulfield Guineas double. The three-time Group 1 winner will need to overcome barrier 12 if he is to achieve the feat, but Joao Moreira has been booked to ride as the pair looking to claim their fourth Group 1 win as a pairing. Leading the local brigade, is the Paul Preusker-trained Steparty. The undefeated son of Artie Schiller is aiming to complete the Caulfield Guineas Prelude/Caulfield Guineas double and would become the first since Helmet in 2011 to do the double. John Allen will remain on board, despite regular jockey Dean Yendall back riding. Steparty will be joined by the likes of Little Brose, Veight, Scheelite, Scentify, Southport Tycoon and Rock Empire as runners to come through the Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m). Last start Group 2 Stutt Stakes (1600m) winner Griff will have a new jockey in Ben Melham on board, with Mark Zahra, who has partnered the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained galloper to black-type success in his last two starts, booked to ride Scheelite. King Colorado and Verdad are seemingly the best of the rest in Saturday’s Group 1 at Caulfield. 2023 Caulfield Guineas Final Field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Militarize Chris Waller Joao Moreira 12 57kg 2 Little Brose Ben, Will & JD Hayes Damien Oliver 10 57kg 3 King Colorado Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Michael Dee 8 57kg 4 Steparty Paul Preusker John Allen 7 57kg 5 Veight Tony & Calvin McEvoy Damian Lane 1 57kg 6 Griff Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ben Melham 15 57kg 7 Scheelite Ken & Kasey Keys Mark Zahra 13 57kg 8 Scentify Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ben Allen 5 57kg 9 Southport Tycoon Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Harry Coffey 4 57kg 10 Wolfy Nick Ryan Blake Shinn 11 57kg 11 Verdad Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock Beau Mertens 14 57kg 12 Rock Empire Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 3 57kg 13 Limburg Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Jye McNeil 9 57kg 14 Copacabana Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes TBC 6 57kg 15 The Longest Yard Matthew Brown Brian Higgins 2 57kg More horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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