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Half Yours seeks a record as he defends his Caulfield Cup title
Half Yours will defend his Caulfield Cup title at Caulfield in Melbourne on Saturday.
The gelding won the race last year and also went on to win the Melbourne Cup.
A repeat win would end a 71-year wait: the last horse to win consecutive Caulfield Cups was Rising Fast in 1955.
Half Yours could also become only the third horse to win two Caulfield Cups with a Melbourne Cup win between them.
He carries 5kg more than last year, a challenge his co-trainer says the horse is capable of handling.
Mark Zahra takes over as jockey because Jamie Melham chose to ride in The Everest at Randwick.
The race is open, with Cosmic Crusader and Zahrann among the leading challengers, and the sources give no result.
Half Yours will seek to become the first horse in 71 years to win consecutive Caulfield Cups.
The gelding won the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup double last year.
He is trained by Calvin and Tony McEvoy and will be ridden by Mark Zahra, after Jamie Melham chose to ride in The Everest.
The articles differ on Half Yours’s Caulfield Cup handicap weight: The Age says 59kg, while Nine.com.au says 57.5kg.
Trainer Calvin McEvoy said the horse’s record at 2400 and 3200 metres gave the team confidence.
- Who
- Half Yours, trained by Calvin and Tony McEvoy, will attempt to defend his title.
- What
- He is seeking consecutive Caulfield Cup wins, a feat last achieved in 1955.
- When
- Saturday, October 17, 2026.
- Where
- The Caulfield Cup is held at Caulfield, Melbourne.
- Why
- A win would make Half Yours the first horse in 71 years to win consecutive Caulfield Cups.
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Poseidon became the first horse to win consecutive Caulfield Cups with a Melbourne Cup victory between them.
Rising Fast matched the feat and became the last horse to win consecutive Caulfield Cups.
Half Yours won the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup double.
The articles reported that Half Yours would attempt to defend his Caulfield Cup title on Saturday.
- Horse
- Half Yours
- Previous Caulfield Cup wins
- 2025
- Consecutive Caulfield Cup wins
- Last achieved by Rising Fast in 1955
- Jockey
- Mark Zahra
- Other reported handicap weight
- Nine.com.au says 57.5kg; The Age says 59kg
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What people are saying
The history of the Caulfield Cup shows that it can be won by a topweight and that gives us confidence
We’re really happy, we are really pleased
We didn’t know where Half Yours was 100 per cent running until last week. And I haven’t won an Everest yet, I want to add that to the mantelpiece.