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The $3 million Australian Cup is a weight-for-age Group 1 feature held at Flemington Racecourse in March each autumn.
The Australian Cup is a Group 1 weight-for-age race held each March during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.
The event was previously held on Flemington’s Super Saturday alongside the Newmarket Handicap (1200m) for the sprinters in mid-March.
Ahead of the 2023 edition the Australian Cup was moved to its own feature race meeting later in the month with prize money boosted to $3 million.
The race is a 2000m event ideal for strong staying horses. The most successful recent lead-up race to the Australian Cup is the Group 2 Peter Young Stakes (1800m), a double last completed by Fiorente (2014).
The 2022 Australian Cup form was franked with the winning mare Duais winning Sydney’s Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) next-up. The runner-up Think It Over further franked the form with a win in that year’s Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) during ‘The Championships’ at Randwick.
The $4 million All-Star Mile (1600m) held at various Melbourne tracks is the key lead-up to the Australian Cup. Cascadian (2nd at The Valley in 2023) was the last All-Star Mile graduate to win the Australian Cup.
The 2024 Australian Cup runs on Saturday March 30, 2024 at Flemington Racecourse.
Australian Cup 2024 | |
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Date: | Saturday March 30, 2024 |
Racecourse: | Flemington Racecourse |
Distance: | 2000m |
Race Type: | Weight-For-Age |
Status: | Group 1 |
Prize Money: | $3,000,000 |
The current Australian Cup 2024 odds and market links will be provided below as soon as betting on the Group 1 feature is open at Ladbrokes.com.au.
The latest favourites in Australian Cup betting to win were Humidor ($4.20 in 2017) and Cascadian ($4 in 2023).
Stay tuned for our insider Australian Cup 2024 Tips on the now $3 million showdown this autumn.
The Australian Cup field attracts a line-up of the season’s best weight-for-age stayers, many of which ran in the previous season’s spring features like the Melbourne Cup and Caulfield Cup, and is released the Wednesday before Australian Cup Day.
The 2024 Australian Cup field and barriers will be published below on Wednesday March 27, 2024 as soon as released by Racing Victoria.
The 2024 Australian Cup nominations close the Monday before race day.
The Australian Cup 2024 nominations close on Monday March 25, 2024.
First won by Barwon in 1861, the Australian Cup was originally a 3600m test of endurance until 1943 when the distance was decreased to 3500m. Twenty years later the distance was further decreased to 3200m, however the following year in 1964 the race became a 2000m event.
The fastest finishing time for the Australian Cup is held by the legendary Makybe Diva. In 2005, the mare finished the race in 1 minute 58.7 seconds. In 2007 the Australian Cup changed locations by being temporarily raced at Caulfield Racecourse.
In 2020 the Lindsay Park training operation celebrated their 10th Australian Cup success with Fifty Stars.
Ahead of the 2023 race the Australian Cup date was moved to late March and prize money increased from $1.5 million to $3 million.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2024 Australian Cup |
1st | TBD | TBD |
2nd | TBD | ||
3rd | TBD | ||
2023 Australian Cup |
1st | Cascadian | 2 minutes 01.43 seconds |
2nd | Numerian | ||
3rd | Pounding | ||
2022 Australian Cup |
1st | Duais | 2 minutes 00.82 seconds |
2nd | Think It Over | ||
3rd | Spanish Mission | ||
2021 Australian Cup |
1st | Homesman | 2 minutes 01.47 seconds |
2nd | Best Of Days | ||
3rd | Chapada | ||
2020 Australian Cup |
1st | Fifty Stars | 2 minutes 02.18 seconds |
2nd | Regal Power | ||
3rd | Vow And Declare | ||
2019 Australian Cup |
1st | Harlem | 2 minutes 01.50 seconds |
2nd | Shillelagh | ||
3rd | Trap For Fools | ||
2018 Australian Cup |
1st | Harlem | 2 minutes 0.46 seconds |
2nd | Gailo Chop | ||
3rd | Ventura Storm | ||
2017 Australian Cup |
1st | Humidor | 2 minutes 1.07 seconds |
2nd | Jameka | ||
3rd | Exospheric | ||
2016 Australian Cup |
1st | Preferment | 2 minutes 3.9 seconds |
2nd | Awesome Rock | ||
3rd | Rising Romance | ||
2015 Australian Cup |
1st | Spillway | 2 minutes 00.09 seconds |
2nd | Extra Zero | ||
3rd | Happy Trails | ||
2014 Australian Cup |
1st | Fiorente | 2 minutes 03.64 seconds |
2nd | Green Moon | ||
3rd | Foreteller | ||
2013 Australian Cup |
1st | Super Cool | 2 minutes 0.93 seconds |
2nd | Fiveandahalfstar | ||
3rd | Tanby | ||
2012 Australian Cup |
1st | Manighar | 2 minutes 01.2 seconds |
2nd | Southern Speed | ||
3rd | Americain | ||
2011 Australian Cup |
1st | Shocking | 2 minutes 0.9 seconds |
2nd | Linton | ||
3rd | Playing God | ||
2010 Australian Cup |
1st | Zipping | 2 minutes 3.69 seconds |
2nd | Sirmione | ||
3rd | Moatize | ||
2009 Australian Cup |
1st | Niconero | 2 minutes 3.1 seconds |
2nd | Theseo | ||
3rd | Zagreb | ||
2008 Australian Cup |
1st | Sirmione | 2 minutes 0.8 seconds |
2nd | Princess Coup | ||
3rd | Casino Prince | ||
2007 Australian Cup |
1st | Pompeii Ruler | 2 minutes 1.5 seconds |
2nd | Marasco | ||
3rd | Tawqeet | ||
2006 Australian Cup |
1st | Roman Arch | 2 minutes 2.8 seconds |
2nd | Candy Vale | ||
3rd | Our Smoking Joe | ||
2005 Australian Cup |
1st | Makybe Diva | 1 minute 58.7 seconds |
2nd | Winning Belle | ||
3rd | Lad Of The Manor | ||
2004 Australian Cup |
1st | Lonhro | 2 minutes 1.6 seconds |
2nd | Delzao | ||
3rd | Elvstroem | ||
2003 Australian Cup |
1st | Northerly | 2 minutes 1.4 seconds |
2nd | Natural Blitz | ||
3rd | Don Eduardo | ||
2002 Australian Cup |
1st | Old Comrade | 1 minute 59.8 seconds |
2nd | Northerly | ||
3rd | Rain Gauge | ||
2001 Australian Cup |
1st | Northerly | 1 minute 59.4 seconds |
2nd | Hit The Roof | ||
3rd | Kaapstad Way | ||
2000 Australian Cup |
1st | Intergaze | 2 minutes 0.9 seconds |
2nd | Arena | ||
3rd | Streak |