The Caulfield Cup. Tough, unyielding, a race needing pace and endurance.
Each year, the best stayers from around the world gather in Melbourne to fight out the handicapping championships of the world. The battleground - the Heath, Caulfield racecourse.
The players - tough, courageous, strong.
The distance - the grueling 2400m run under Australian racing conditions - never an inch given and none expected with often the pace on from start to finish.
The maximum field of 18 riders and runners thunder down the straight the first time with every racing fan glued to a radio, television screen or device wherever they may be.
The Caulfield Cup is a time honoured event in Australian horse racing and leads on to another iconic event - The Melbourne Cup. It's history spans most of this mighty nations past and is one of the backbone events on the annual sporting calendar.
Relive some previous events, in print with comments, showing the horses position, in lengths from the leader at around the 600m mark, their run on and final finish position.
