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The Adelaide Cup runs over the two miles (3200m) on a Monday in mid-March attracting a host of top stayers each autumn.
2020 Adelaide Cup Results
- 1st: #4 King Of Leogrance
- 2nd: #10 Good Idea
- 3rd: #5 Chouxting The Mob
Adelaide Cup News
The Group 2 Adelaide Cup is an open handicap race held at Adelaide’s Morphettville Racecourse in early to mid-March each year during the Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival.
Raced over 3200m, the Adelaide Cup is the same distance as the prestigious Melbourne Cup held on the first Tuesday of November each spring at Flemington Racecourse in Victoria. Back in 1992 the great grey Subzero completed the rare Adelaide Cup – Melbourne Cup double.
Run on a Monday afternoon each year on the Labour Day public holiday in SA, the always popular staying event offers $400,000 in prize money and attracts a host of local stayers as well as a few interstate horses chasing the lucrative prize money in the classic.
The key lead-up into the Adelaide Cup field is Group 3 Lord Reims Stakes (2600m) held roughly two weeks prior at the same track. Melbourne raiders in the Adelaide Cup field may come off a Flemington run in the Listed Roy Higgins Quality (2600m) on Australian Guineas Day. The latest Adelaide Cup winners to back-up out of the Roy Higgins were the Lindsay Park-trained mare Fanatic (2nd in 2018) and the Danny O’Brien-trained King Of Leogrance (2020) who did the double.
The 2020 Adelaide Cup ran on Monday March 9, 2020 and was won by the Danny O’Brien-trained King Of Leogrance.
| Adelaide Cup 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Monday March 9, 2020 |
| Track: | Morphettville Racecourse |
| Distance: | 3,200m |
| Race Type: | Open Handicap |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $400,000 |
2020 Adelaide Cup Results
- 1st: #4 King Of Leogrance
- 2nd: #10 Good Idea
- 3rd: #5 Chouxting The Mob
The Adelaide Cup 2020 results saw Melbourne Cup winning trainer Danny O’Brien unearth another potential runner in the ‘race that stops a nation’ withe King Of Leogrance ($2.20F) – raced by six-time Melbourne Cup winning owner Lloyd Williams – easily accounting for his rivals on way to a likely Sydney Cup bid this autumn.
Click here to read more on the impressive 2020 Adelaide Cup winner King Of Leogrance.
| Place | # | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Br. | Wgt. | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | KING OF LEOGRANCE (FR) | Danny O’Brien | Damian Lane | – | 14 | 54kg | $2.20F |
| 2 | 10 | GOOD IDEA | Phillip Stokes | Ben Thompson | 2.3L | 12 | 53kg | $17 |
| 3 | 5 | CHOUXTING THE MOB (NZ) | Simon Morrish | Beau Mertens | 3.2L | 1 | 53kg | $31 |
| 4 | 15 | DARK ALLEY | Paul Preusker | Declan Bates | 6.7L | 8 | 53kg | $10 |
| 5 | 9 | YULONG RISING (IRE) | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Dean Holland | 8L | 6 | 53kg | $15 |
| 6 | 14 | KNIGHT STAR (IRE) | Jeremy Gask | Jason Holder | 8.9L | 5 | 53kg | $101 |
| 7 | 11 | HEART OF GRACE (JPN) | Anthony Freedman | Damien Thornton | 9L | 10 | 53kg | $21 |
| 8 | 16 | TURF MAN | John Hickmott | Sairyn Fawke | 9.5L | 3 | 53kg | $151 |
| 9 | 3 | DABIYR (IRE) | Chris Waller | Jye McNeil | 9.8L | 9 | 54kg | $5.50 |
| 10 | 6 | NAVAL WARFARE (IRE) | Chris Waller | Dwayne Dunn | 10.4L | 7 | 53kg | $10 |
| 11 | 8 | EPERDUMENT | Shane Oxlade | Ms Kayla Crowther (a) | 10.7L | 2 | 53kg | $31 |
| 12 | 1 | HOME BY MIDNIGHT (NZ) | Patrick Payne | Billy Egan | 13.7L | 4 | 58.5kg | $13 |
| 13 | 7 | ROCK ON (NZ) | Peter Gelagotis | Anthony Darmanin | 17.4L | 11 | 53kg | $91 |
| 14 | 13 | ALIENATED | Cliff Murray | Ms Georgina Cartwright (a) | 38.8L | 13 | 53kg | $101 |
| SB | 2 | YOGI (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | John Allen | – | 0 | 57.5kg | – |
| – | 12 | AZURITE (IRE) | Michael Hickmott | Ms Anna Jordsjo (a) | – | 0 | – | – |
2020 Adelaide Cup Odds
The season’s latest Adelaide Cup 2020 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below leading up to the 3200m feature so stay tuned.
2020 Adelaide Cup Field
The Adelaide Cup field features an ever increasing quality of both local and visiting autumn stayers coming out of lead-up races including Flemington’s Roy Higgins Quality that produced the 2017 champ Annus Mirabilis (5th), 2018 winner Fanatic (2nd) and 2020 champ King Of Leogrance (1st); Tasmania’s Launceston Cup (2400m) the month before and the Lord Reims Stakes that is the key local lead-up.
The official Adelaide Cup 2020 final field and barriers are announced on Tuesday March 3, 2020 and will be published in full below.
The 2020 Adelaide Cup field features 16 smart stayers including last start Launceston Cup winner Home By Midnight carrying the 58.5kg topweight. The Danny O’Brien-trained King Of Leogrance is the clear favourite in Adelaide Cup betting despite a wide draw (15), the French-bred five-year-old coming off the Roy Higgins Quality win at Flemington.
| # | Form (Last 10) | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Hcp. Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49×0892261 | HOME BY MIDNIGHT (NZ) | Patrick Payne | Billy Egan | 4 | 58.5kg | 103 |
| 2 | 1850x23x78 | YOGI (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | John Allen | 6 | 57.5kg | 101 |
| 3 | 3124×61512 | DABIYR (IRE) | Chris Waller | Jye McNeil | 10 | 54kg | 94 |
| 4 | 41x3349x21 | KING OF LEOGRANCE (FR) | Danny O’Brien | Damian Lane | 15 | 54kg (inc. 1.0kg penalty) | 94 |
| 5 | 11158×8045 | CHOUXTING THE MOB (NZ) | Simon Morrish | Beau Mertens | 1 | 53kg | 89 |
| 6 | 4364754223 | NAVAL WARFARE (IRE) | Chris Waller | Dwayne Dunn | 8 | 53kg | 89 |
| 7 | 208×734466 | ROCK ON (NZ) | Peter Gelagotis | TBA | 12 | 53kg | 87 |
| 8 | x451952411 | EPERDUMENT | Shane Oxlade | Ms Kayla Crowther (a) | 2 | 53kg | 84 |
| 9 | 45×5627212 | YULONG RISING (IRE) | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Dean Holland | 7 | 53kg | 81 |
| 10 | 6226×95771 | GOOD IDEA | Phillip Stokes | Ben Thompson | 13 | 53kg | 74 |
| 11 | x036544123 | HEART OF GRACE (JPN) | Anthony Freedman | Damien Thornton | 11 | 53kg | 74 |
| 12 | 61473×0042 | AZURITE (IRE) | Michael Hickmott | Ms Anna Jordsjo (a) | 16 | 53kg | 73 |
| 13 | 0450759114 | ALIENATED | Cliff Murray | Ms Georgina Cartwright (a) | 14 | 53kg | 70 |
| 14 | 8144×74191 | KNIGHT STAR (IRE) | Jeremy Gask | Jason Holder | 5 | 53kg | 67 |
| 15 | 465×211 | DARK ALLEY | Paul Preusker | Declan Bates | 9 | 53kg | 65 |
| 16 | 0656×70334 | TURF MAN | John Hickmott | Sairyn Fawke | 3 | 53kg | 63 |
Adelaide Cup History
Originally run in May, the Adelaide Cup was moved to March in 2005. The Morphettville Racecourse has been home to the Cup since 1876 and was previously held at the Old Course where it was first won by Falcon in 1864. Over the years the event has switched between being a two mile and one mile five furlong race, however in the years 1870-71 and 1886-88, the race was not held.
The Adelaide Cup is not used as a guide to the Melbourne Cup as the last Cup double winner was Subzero in 1992. In 2007 the event was downgraded from Group 1 status to Group 2, a decision made by the Australian Pattern Committee.
The Adelaide Cup has one triple winner which is Lord Reims which won the event three consecutive times from 1987-1989. The race’s double winners include Cowra in 1866-67, Eyeglass in 1911-12, Peerless Fox in 1950-51 and Our Pompeii in 1993-94.
The 2019 Adelaide Cup winner Surprise Baby went on to run an eye-catching fifth under a length beaten by Vow And Declare in that spring’s Melbourne Cup results.
Recent Adelaide Cup Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Adelaide Cup |
1st | King Of Leogrance | 3 minutes 24.76 seconds |
| 2nd | Good Idea | ||
| 3rd | Chouxting The Mob | ||
| 2019 Adelaide Cup |
1st | Surprise Baby | 3 minutes 25.94 seconds |
| 2nd | Top Of The Range | ||
| 3rd | Navel Warfare | ||
| 2018 Adelaide Cup |
1st | Fanatic | 3 minutes 25.28 seconds |
| 2nd | Ormito | ||
| 3rd | Poppiholla | ||
| 2017 Adelaide Cup |
1st | Annus Mirabilis | 3 minutes 24.25 seconds |
| 2nd | Double Bluff | ||
| 3rd | Master Of Arts | ||
| 2016 Adelaide Cup |
1st | Purple Smile | 3 minutes 24.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Tunes | ||
| 3rd | Real Love | ||
| 2015 Adelaide Cup |
1st | Tanby | 3 minutes 25.51 seconds |
| 2nd | Taiyoo | ||
| 3rd | Renew | ||
| 2014 Adelaide Cup |
1st | Outback Joe | 3 minutes 22.09 seconds |
| 2nd | Black Tycoon | ||
| 3rd | Base | ||
| 2013 Adelaide Cup |
1st | Norsqui | 3 minutes 24.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Waratone | ||
| 3rd | Dame Claire | ||
| 2012 Adelaide Cup |
1st | Rialya | 3 minutes 23.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Drunken Sailor | ||
| 3rd | Norsqui | ||
| 2011 Adelaide Cup |
1st | Muir | 3 minutes 23.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Saddler’s Story | ||
| 3rd | Macedonian | ||
| 2010 Adelaide Cup |
1st | Capecover | 3 minutes 28.81 seconds |
| 2nd | Kerdem | ||
| 3rd | Itstheone | ||
| 2009 Adelaide Cup |
1st | Zavite | 3 minutes 22.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Kerdem | ||
| 3rd | Banana Man | ||
| 2008 Adelaide Cup |
1st | Lacey Underall | 3 minutes 22 seconds |
| 2nd | Cefalu | ||
| 3rd | Tails Of Triomphe | ||
| 2007 Adelaide Cup |
1st | Gallic | 3 minutes 20.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Lacey Underall | ||
| 3rd | Exalted Time | ||
| 2006 Adelaide Cup |
1st | Exalted Time | 3 minutes 25.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Tubular Bells | ||
| 3rd | Ista Kareem | ||
| 2005 Adelaide Cup |
1st | Demerger | 3 minutes 21.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Envoy | ||
| 3rd | Intriguing | ||
| 2004 Adelaide Cup |
1st | Pantani | 3 minutes 27.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Danestorm | ||
| 3rd | Bel Air | ||
| 2003 Adelaide Cup |
1st | Pillage N Plunder | 3 minutes 28.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Nautilism | ||
| 3rd | Odysseus | ||
| 2002 Adelaide Cup |
1st | The A Train | 3 minutes 29.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Homewrecker | ||
| 3rd | Silver Baron | ||
| 2001 Adelaide Cup |
1st | Apache King | 3 minutes 29.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Native Jazz | ||
| 3rd | Bel Air | ||
| 2000 Adelaide Cup |
1st | Bohemiath | 3 minutes 24.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Karasi | ||
| 3rd | Oxford Dollar | ||
