Doomben Cup

The $1 million Doomben Cup is the second Group 1 race of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival run over 2000m under weight-for-age conditions in May.

2023 Doomben Cup Results

  • 1st: #3 Huetor
  • 2nd: #2 Numerian
  • 3rd: #13 Kovalica



The Doomben Cup is a 2000m middle-distance race held during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival at Doomben Racecourse*. The second Group 1 race held in Queensland for the carnival, the Doomben Cup is a weight-for-age race for horses aged three years and older.

*Note: The Doomben Cup 2022 was moved from Saturday May 21 to Saturday May 28, 2022 due to heavy rainfall in Brisbane and now takes place at Eagle Farm Racecourse on Queensland Derby Day over an increased distance of 2100m. 

Offering $1 million in prize money, the Group 1 Doomben Cup attracts a class field of local and interstate weight-for-age hopefuls. The best lead up race to the Doomben Cup is the Group 2 A.D. Hollindale Stakes (1800m) held two weeks earlier at the Gold Coast. The AD Hollindale Stakes / Doomben Cup double has been won by a number of horses over the years including most recently Streama (2014) and Zaaki (2021) who won the latter by seven lengths.

Zaaki returned as the $1.24 favourite in the 2022 Doomben Cup, but only managed to run third in a shock defeat behind Huetor.

Horses out of the Doomben Cup may progress onto the Group 2 $1.2 million The Q22 (2200m) running on Stradbroke Day from 2021 – a race previously  known as the Group 2 PJ O’Shea Stakes / Eagle Farm Cup with Kenedna (2019) and star import Zaaki (2021) the latest horses to do the double.

There was no 2020 Doomben Cup due to COVID-19.

Zaaki further franked the Doomben Cup form from 2021 going on to win not only that year’s The Q22 but also a host of races over the spring including the Group 1 Underwood Stakes – Mackinnon Stakes double in Melbourne. He also returned in the autumn of 2022 and claimed the $5 million The All-Star Mile (1600m).

Zaaki returned to run third in the 2022 Doomben Cup results and was back that spring running top four in a host of Group 1 events including the Cox Plate (4th) before his successful Mackinnon Stakes (now VRC Champions Stakes) title defence.

In the 2023 Doomben Cup Zaaki was back as the short-priced favourite after winning his third A.D. Hollindale Stakes, but could only manage to run seventh to Huetor who made history going back-to-back in the event to become just the fourth two-time Doomben Cup winner champion.

The 2023 Doomben Cup ran on Saturday May 20, 2023 at Doomben Racecourse and saw the now dual Peter & Paul Snowden-trained champion Huetor ($10) make history with his successful title defence.   

Doomben Cup 2023
Date: Saturday May 20, 2023
Track: Doomben Racecourse 
Distance: 2000m
Race Type: 3YO+ Weight-For-Age
Status: Group 1
Prize Money: $1,000,000

2023 Doomben Cup Results

  • 1st: #3 Huetor ($10)
  • 2nd: #2 Numerian
  • 3rd: #13 Kovalica

Reigning champion Huetor ($10) returned and showed true grit over the final furlong to fight off the Annabel Neasham-trained Numerian ($9.50) and go back-to-back in the 2023 Doomben Cup results after winning the event at Eagle Farm in an upset last winter.

Click here to read more on the narrow win by now two-time champion Huetor in the 2023 Doomben Cup results.

2023 Doomben Cup Results & Finishing Order

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 3 HUETOR (FR) Peter & Paul Snowden Ryan Maloney 6 59kg $10
2 2 NUMERIAN (IRE) Annabel Neasham Jason Collett 0.36L 8 59kg $9.50
3 13 KOVALICA (NZ) Chris Waller James Orman 1.21L 12 56.5kg $13
4 11 DUAIS Edward Cummings Sam Clipperton 1.53L 1 57kg $15
5 5 ZEYREK (FR) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Tim Clark 4.15L 2 59kg $17
6 6 DIAMIL (IRE) John O’Shea Joshua Parr 4.8L 3 59kg $41
7 1 ZAAKI (GB) Annabel Neasham James McDonald 4.89L 10 59kg $2.15F
8 4 NO COMPROMISE (NZ) Chris Waller Opie Bosson 4.91L 5 59kg $61
9 8 BANKERS CHOICE (NZ) Michael Moroney Brodie Loy 5.16L 11 59kg $31
10 9 PALMETTO (NZ) John Sargent Ben Thompson 5.5L 4 59kg $51
11 7 NONCONFORMIST Grahame Begg Jordan Childs 5.92L 7 59kg $12
FF 12 ATISHU (NZ) Chris Waller Nash Rawiller 9 57kg $7.50
10 ESTI FENY (HUN) Matthew Smith Ashley Morgan 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Doomben Cup Betting

The best Doomben Cup 2023 betting odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au are available right here as soon as markets on the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival’s second Group 1 race are released, including early access to the top all-in markets weeks before Doomben Cup Day.

Zaaki ($2.25 in 2021) was the last favourite in Doomben Cup betting to salute for the punters and the first since the mare Streama (2014). Zaaki returned in 2022 as the $1.24 Doomben Cup favourite but ran a disappointing third as Huetor won in an upset at Doomben Cup odds of $16.

Huetor returned and won the 2023 Doomben Cup in another upset at $10, while Zaaki finished seventh as the $2.15 favourite that year.

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2023 Doomben Cup Form Guide

Stay tuned for our full Doomben Cup 2023 Form Guide Analysis & Betting Preview.

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2023 Doomben Cup Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Doomben Cup 2023 Tips on the Brisbane Group 1 event this season.

  • To Win: #1 Zaaki ($2.05 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Zaaki is the eight-year-old marvel who just keeps showing up and he’s hard to knock again here. Out over $2 in the markets and comes via the strongest form lines. The Annabel Neasham-trained star was runner-up to Giga Kick two back in the All Aged Stakes before posting his record third A.D. Hollindale Stakes victory. The young Giga Kick franked the form with his Doomben 10,000 victory in Brisbane last weekend, and now it is Zaaki’s turn. He won this race in 2021 and was third last year. Can salute.

2023 Doomben Cup Field

The Doomben Cup field attracts a class field of weight-for-age winter racing hopefuls each season, many coming off the AD Hollindale Stakes run at the Gold Coast earlier in the month. A number of gallopers in the Doomben Cup field are coming off a run during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival and races like the Doncaster Mile and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick during The Championships have provided a number of Doomben Cup winners in recent years.

Zaaki (2021) was the last horse to complete the AD Hollindale Stakes – Doomben Cup double. After winning the 2022 Hollindale, Zaaki finished third in that year’s Doomben Cup results as Huetor improved on lead-up fourth in the same Gold Coast event to win the Group 1 in Brisbane in a boil-over.

In 2023 Zaaki won his third Hollindale before a disappointing seventh in the Doomben Cup that saw the reigning champ Huetor go back-to-back and improve on a lead-up second in the Hollindale that year.

The official Doomben Cup 2023 Field & Barriers are set for release on the Tuesday of race week and will be published in full below once announced by Racing Queensland.

The 2023 Doomben Cup final field features a star-studded line-up of weight-for-age hopefuls led by the event’s 2021 champ Zaaki coming off his record third straight A.D. Hollindale Stakes win along with the reigning winner Huetor who was good running second in the same key lead-up.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the Doomben Cup 2023 field and betting markets.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 3x13341x21 ZAAKI (GB) Annabel Neasham James McDonald 11 59kg 119
2 1x2250x426 NUMERIAN (IRE) Annabel Neasham Jason Collett 9 59kg 111
3 18x8x06532 HUETOR (FR) Peter & Paul Snowden Ryan Maloney 7 59kg 109
4 536107×204 NO COMPROMISE (NZ) Chris Waller Opie Bosson 6 59kg 108
5 x000x12173 ZEYREK (FR) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Tim Clark 2 59kg 108
6 81401×9318 DIAMIL (IRE) John O’Shea Joshua Parr 4 59kg 107
7 x87670x184 NONCONFORMIST Grahame Begg Jordan Childs 8 59kg 106
8 0261×63625 BANKERS CHOICE (NZ) Michael Moroney Brodie Loy 12 59kg 104
9 8x6408x311 PALMETTO (NZ) John Sargent Ben Thompson 5 59kg 95
10 3x7808x481 ESTI FENY (HUN) Matthew Smith Ashley Morgan 3 59kg 95
11 117x06880x DUAIS Edward Cummings Sam Clipperton 1 57kg 114
12 675123×216 ATISHU (NZ) Chris Waller Nash Rawiller 10 57kg 111
13 41111×31 KOVALICA (NZ) Chris Waller James Orman 13 56.5kg 97

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Doomben Cup Nominations

The season’s early Doomben Cup 2023 nominations are set to be taken on a Tuesday in early May a couple of weeks out from Doomben Cup Day and will be provided below as soon as released.

The 2023 Doomben Cup nominations close on Tuesday May 2, 2023 at 11:00am (AEST).

The Doomben Cup 2023 nominations attracted 35 weight-for-age winter hopefuls including the 2021 champion Zaaki who ran third in last year’s race, Chris Waller’s Queen Of The Turf Stakes winning mare Atishu, and the defending champ Huetor for Peter & Paul Snowden.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 7675123×21 ATISHU (NZ) M 5 Chris Waller
2 70261×6362 BANKERS CHOICE (NZ) G 5 Michael Moroney
3 22118x696x BELLATRIX BLACK (NZ) M 4 Kris Lees
4 1x332x3x5x BOIS D’ARGENT (GB) G 6 Annabel Neasham
5 3x1122x212 CAP DE JOIE (GB) M 4 Nick Ryan
6 0030×23102 CEPHEUS (GB) G 6 Matthew Dunn
7 x5711376x2 DESERT ICON (FR) G 7 Chris Waller
8 881401×931 DIAMIL (IRE) G 5 John O’Shea
9 117x06880x DUAIS M 5 Edward Cummings
10 3381×84701 EL PATRONESS M 4 Danny O’Brien
11 43x7808x48 ESTI FENY (HUN) G 8 Matthew Smith
12 35x5302x85 FANCY MAN (IRE) H 5 Annabel Neasham
13 0111324×47 FLOATING ARTIST (GB) G 7 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
14 0x30088x04 GREAT HOUSE (IRE) G 6 Chris Waller
15 4x1310x21x GUNSTOCK (NZ) G 4 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
16 1173x217x0 HOPEFUL (FR) G 6 Annabel Neasham
17 9x13x110x6 HOSIER (IRE) G 6 Kris Lees
18 418x8x0653 HUETOR (FR) G 6 Peter & Paul Snowden
19 202220×444 JUST FOLK G 6 Josh Julius
20 x18x0x9212 KALAPOUR (IRE) G 6 Kris Lees
21 032x0000x8 KOLDING (NZ) G 7 Chris Waller
22 41111×31 KOVALICA (NZ) G 3 Chris Waller
23 x890627x05 KUKERACHA (NZ) G 5 Chris Waller
24 6x0025x800 LION’S ROAR (NZ) G 5 John O’Shea
25 25121×4212 NAVAJO PEAK G 4 David Payne
26 1804x79x91 NEW MANDATE (IRE) G 5 Chris Waller
27 536107x20x NO COMPROMISE (NZ) G 6 Chris Waller
28 x87670x184 NONCONFORMIST G 6 Grahame Begg
29 1x2250x426 NUMERIAN (IRE) G 7 Annabel Neasham
30 38x6408x31 PALMETTO (NZ) G 4 John Sargent
31 x1x7701x61 SKYMAN (GB) G 7 Chris Waller
32 921177×884 SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) G 6 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
33 x4300x6746 YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) G 5 Danny O’Brien
34 13x13341x2 ZAAKI (GB) G 8 Annabel Neasham
35 7x000x1217 ZEYREK (FR) G 6 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Doomben Cup History

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.

In 2021 the favourite Zaaki won the Doomben Cup by a record seven lengths before returning to finish a disappointing third as the beaten $1.24 favourite in 2022.

Notable Doomben Cup winners including Might And Power (1998), the mare Streama (2014) and Our Ivanhowe (2016).

In 2022 the Doomben Cup was moved to Eagle Farm Racecourse a week after to run over 2100m on Queensland Derby Day due to heavy rainfall and unsafe racing conditions at Doomben.

In 2023 Huetor became just the fourth horse in history to win multiple editions of the Doomben Cup joining Scenic Shot (2009 & 2011); Rough Habit (1991, 1992 & 1993); and Earlwood (1959 & 1960).

Recent Doomben Cup Winners

Year Place Horse Time
2023
Doomben Cup
1st Huetor 2 minutes 02.02 seconds
2nd Numerian
3rd Kovalica
2022
Doomben Cup
(Held at Eagle Farm Racecourse)
1st Huetor 2 minutes 09.79 seconds (Run over 2100m)
2nd Maximal
3rd Zaaki
2021
Doomben Cup
1st Zaaki 2 minutes 01.06 seconds
2nd Toffee Tongue
3rd Brandenburg
2020
Doomben Cup
Race Not Held Due To COVID-19
1st
2nd
3rd
2019
Doomben Cup
1st Kenedna 2 minutes 02.18 seconds
2nd Life Less Ordinary
3rd Sixties Groove
2018
Doomben Cup
1st Comin’ Through  2 minutes 01.43 seconds
2nd Egg Tart
3rd Ambitious
2017
Doomben Cup
1st Sense Of Occasion 2 minutes 06.63 seconds
2nd Star Exhibit
3rd Rudy
2016
Doomben Cup
1st Our Ivanhowe 2 minutes 04.41 seconds
2nd Hauraki
3rd It’s Somewhat
2015
Doomben Cup
1st Pornichet 2 minutes 02.52 seconds
2nd Weary
3rd I’m Imposing
2014
Doomben Cup
1st Streama 2 minutes 01.72 seconds
2nd Leebaz
3rd Junoob
2013
Doomben Cup
1st Beaten Up 2 minute 04.34 seconds
2nd Foreteller
3rd Secret Admirer
2012
Doomben Cup
1st Mawingo 2 minute 02.0 seconds
2nd Lights of Heaven
3rd Manighar
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

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