German import Mawingo has overcome a protest to score an upset victory over heavily-backed favourite Manighar in the Group 1 $500,000 2012 Doomben Cup (2000m) today.
Three-time Group 1 winner Manighar was backed into $1.70 prior to the race but it was the Anthony Freedman-trained…
The Doomben Cup is a 2020m staying race designed to test a horse’s endurance and strength. Held during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival at Doomben Racecourse, the Doomben Cup is a weight-for-age race for horses aged three years and older.
Offering half a million dollars in prize money, the Group 1 Doomben Cup attracts plenty of trainers, jockeys and horses from around the country. The best lead up race to the Doomben Cup is the Group 2 Hollindale Stakes (1800m) held two weeks earlier at the Gold Coast. This Hollindale Stakes / Doomben Cup double has been won by a number of horses over the years: Above Deck in 2006, Mr Bureaucrat in 2002, Might And Power in 1998, Danewin in 1995, Durbridge in 1994 and Rough Habit in 1991 and 1992.
The 2012 Doomben Cup will be run on Saturday May 19th, 2012
| Doomben Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date: | May 19, 2012 |
| Track: | Doomben Racecourse |
| Distance: | 2020m |
| Race Type: | 3YO+ Weight-For-Age |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $500,000 |
First won by Pentheus in 1933, the Doomben Cup’s greatest horse has been Rough Habit with three consecutive wins from 1991 to 1993.
Between 1933 and 1937, the Doomben Cup race distance was 10 furlongs (approx 2000m) however this was changed to 11 furlongs (2200m) between 1938 and 1972. In 1989 it was temporarily increased to 2160m.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Doomben Cup |
1st | Scenic Shot | 2 minute 03.7 seconds |
| 2nd | My Kingdom Of Fife | ||
| 3rd | Glass Harmonium | ||
| 2010 Doomben Cup |
1st | Metal Bender | 2 minutes 2.65 seconds |
| 2nd | Gold Water | ||
| 3rd | Triple Honour | ||
| 2009 Doomben Cup |
1st | Scenic Shot | 2 minutes 2.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Racing To Win | ||
| 3rd | Sir Slick | ||
| 2008 Doomben Cup |
1st | Sarrera | 2 minutes 3.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Rampant Lion | ||
| 3rd | Like It Is | ||
| 2007 Doomben Cup |
1st | Cinque Cento | 2 minutes 1.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Gaze | ||
| 3rd | Pentathon | ||
| 2006 Doomben Cup |
1st | Above Deck | 2 minutes 13.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Octapussy | ||
| 3rd | Roman Arch | ||
| 2005 Doomben Cup |
1st | Perlin | 2 minutes 15 seconds |
| 2nd | Platinum Scissors | ||
| 3rd | Natural Blitz | ||
| 2004 Doomben Cup |
1st | Defier | 2 minutes 11.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Pentastic | ||
| 3rd | Upsetthym | ||
| 2003 Doomben Cup |
1st | Bush Padre | 2 minutes 13 seconds |
| 2nd | Freemason | ||
| 3rd | Maguire | ||
| 2002 Doomben Cup |
1st | Mr Bureaucrat | 2 minutes 14 seconds |
| 2nd | Galroof | ||
| 3rd | Freemason | ||
| 2001 Doomben Cup |
1st | King Keitel | 2 minutes 1.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Shogun Lodge | ||
| 3rd | Kasakh Belle | ||
| 2000 Doomben Cup |
1st | Akhenaton | 2 minutes 4.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Integrate | ||
| 3rd | Cruzeiro | ||
