Might And Power Stakes 2026 Betting Odds - Short Favourite Steps Into New Territory
Aeliana headlines the early betting for the 2026 Might And Power Stakes, scheduled for October 10 at Caulfield, carrying $1 million in prizemoney. The elite mare, leading at $4, looks to continue her Group 1 success this spring, while Birdman ($5) and Sir Delius ($6) also shape as strong chances. The race, a historic Group 1 weight-for-age feature, regularly serves as a crucial Cox Plate lead-up. Recent winners include Globe (2025) and Deny Knowledge (2024). Pivotal emerging runners add depth to this year’s field.
- The Might And Power Stakes will be contested at Caulfield on Saturday, October 10
- A short-priced favourite faces a new distance test against proven middle-distance Group 1 performers
- Current market prices and the leading contenders are detailed below
Sheza Alibi is an odds-on favourite in the 2026 Might And Power Stakes. (Gettu)
The 2026 Might And Power Stakes shapes as a fascinating Group 1 over 2000m at Caulfield on Saturday, with Sheza Alibi facing the distance for the first time and several proven middle-distance performers sitting just behind her in betting.
Sheza Alibi is the $1.40 favourite with BetRight after a dominant 2.75-length victory in the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes over 1600m at Flemington. The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained mare has now won three Group 1 races and steps to 2000m for the first time as her spring campaign moves into a new phase.
Birdman is next at $3.50 after winning the Group 1 Underwood Stakes over 1800m, where he defeated Cosmic Crusader by 1.75 lengths. That form was strengthened when Cosmic Crusader subsequently won the Turnbull Stakes, giving the Chris Waller-trained gelding a strong reference heading into another 2000m weight-for-age test.
Treasurethe Moment sits on the third line at $8 after a strong third-up improvement in the Feehan Stakes, where she finished second to Pride Of Jenni over 1600m at Caulfield. The four-time Group 1 winner had disappointed in the Makybe Diva Stakes at her previous start, but her latest effort was encouraging.
Zambardo is quoted at $13 and gives the race another progressive middle-distance option outside the three market leaders.
With Sheza Alibi stretching beyond the mile, Birdman bringing proven Group 1 form over 1800m and Treasurethe Moment showing clear improvement third-up, the Might And Power Stakes market presents an intriguing clash of profiles ahead of Saturday.
2026 Might And Power Stakes Betting Odds
| Horse | Win |
|---|---|
| Sheza Alibi | $1.40 |
| Birdman | $3.50 |
| Treasurethe Moment | $8.00 |
| Zambardo | $13.00 |
| Kingswood | $26.00 |
| Royal Supremacy | $26.00 |
| Shockletz | $34.00 |
| Attrition | $71.00 |
| Land Legend | $101.00 |
| Pounding | $101.00 |
| Torranzino | $101.00 |
Odds provided by BetRight & correct on 05/10/2026.
Might And Power Stakes History
The Might And Power Stakes, originally known as the Caulfield Stakes, is one of Melbourne’s premier weight-for-age races of the spring and was first contested in 1886, when Isonomy claimed the inaugural edition.
The race has carried several names throughout its history, including the Yalumba Stakes, Ladbrokes Stakes and Neds Stakes, before being renamed the Might And Power Stakes in 2021 in honour of the champion galloper who won both the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup in 1997 before taking out the Cox Plate the following year.
Run over 2000m under weight-for-age conditions, the race has long been a key lead-up to the Cox Plate and regularly attracts some of the country’s leading middle-distance performers.
The feature was elevated to Group 1 status in 1979 and has since remained one of the benchmark weight-for-age contests of the Melbourne spring.
The most recent winners are Alligator Blood in 2023, Deny Knowledge in 2024 and Globe, who claimed the 2025 edition.
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