Eclipse Stakes

The Eclipse Stakes is a Group 3 horse racing event run over 1800m under handicap conditions and is held at Caulfield Racecourse.

Worth $200,000 in 2023, the Eclipse Stakes was first run back in 1937 and won by Balkan Prince.

Originally held at Caulfield, the race relocated to Sandown Racecourse between 2004-2020, before returning to Caulfield in 2021.

The Eclipse Stakes was a Listed race up until 1995, before elevating to Group 3 status in 1996.

Group 1 superstars such as Fields Of Omaha and Super Impose have tasted success in the Eclipse Stakes, before going on to claim group 1 glory later in their careers.

2023 Eclipse Stakes Betting Odds

The 2023 Eclipse Stakes odds as of November 28 look like this:

• Ain’tnodeeldun – +180
• Dunkel – +350
• Let’srollthedice – +350
• Junipal – +800
• Just Folk – +800
• Keats – +800

Complete Eclipse Stakes odds available at Dabble.

Best Eclipse Stakes bookmakers

All of our top horse betting sites have markets for the Eclipse Stakes.

As always with feature racing during the Melbourne Spring Carnival, markets are available in a dance for the Eclipse Stakes, with most bookmakers having free horse racing apps for users to download.

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2023 Eclipse Stakes Final Field

HorseBetting will update this page when the 2023 Eclipse Stakes field is released.

Previous Eclipse Stakes Field

• 2022 Eclipse Stakes field

  No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
  1		Grandslam	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Craig Williams	3	58kg
  2		Milford	Mike Moroney	Patrick Moloney	8	57.5kg
  3		So Si Bon	Ben & JD Hayes	Daniel Stackhouse	2	57kg
  4		Sirileo Miss	Symon Wilde	Blaike McDougall	12	56.5kg
  5		Holbien	Steve Richards	Fred Kersley	11	54kg
  6		Keats	Gavin Bedggood	Craig Newitt	4	54kg
  7		Montign	Stuart Padman	Michael Dee	10	54kg
  8		Adelaide Ace	Shane Jackson	Dean Yendall	6	54kg
  9		French Emperor	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Patrick Moloney	9	54kg
  10		Cormorant	Maddie Raymond	Harry Coffey	5	54kg
  11		El Gladiador	Steven Pateman	Declan Bates	7	54kg
  12		Flash Feeling	John Sadler	Matthew Cartwright	1	54kg
  13		Princess Rhaenys	Peter Moody	Linda Meech	13	54kg

2022 Eclipse Stakes result

Recent Eclipse Stakes results

• 2022: Milford scores in Eclipse Stakes boilover
  Despite not winning since claiming a BM100 in May, 2022, Milford ($15) caused an upset in the 2022 Eclipse Stakes. Guided by an inch-perfect steer from Blake Shinn, the Mike Moroney-trained runner relished getting back onto firmer going and back in Melbourne following a poor showing in the Five Diamonds the start prior. With pace-setters Keats and Holbien making the Eclipse Stakes a genuinely run affair, Milford was in a stalking position throughout. When asked to quicken by Shinn, Milford had enough in store inside the final 50m to hold off the rank outsider El Gladiador ($101)
• 2021: Regalo Di Gaetano continues purple patch
  Coming off success stakes success in South Australia, the Richard & Chantelle Jolly-trained Regalo Di Gaetano added the Eclipse Stakes to his record. Having claimed the Listed Murray Bridge Cup and Listed John Letts Cup prior to his win at Caulfield, Regalo De Gaetano was the best of an even bunch. One length separated the first six across the line in the Eclipse Stakes, but it was the South Australian who reigned supreme when it mattered most.
• 2020: So Si Bon back to his best
  Having competed in Group 1 races throughout the sprint, the Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes-trained enigma So Si Bon appreciated the step back in grade when claiming the Eclipse Stakes. The veteran dropped his head at exactly the right time to score a narrow victory over stablemate Power Scheme ($15) and the topweight Homesman ($6.50) in a thrilling finish. So crazy was the finish, champion hoop Mark Zahra said afterwards that he thought he had arrived too late.
• 2019: Pacodali shows Group 1 potential
  The Lindsey Smith-trained Pacodali managed to put aside several narrow defeats during the spring, and managed to put in an impressive performance when claiming the Eclipse Stakes. Dean Yendall positioned the son of Paco Boy outside the lead throughout the 1800m event, and when he was asked to quicken, Pacodali did so smartly and put his rivals away with a bit of class attached to it.

Eclipse Stakes winners

Eclipse Stakes winners pre-2000