Hard working hoop Shayne Cahill was rewarded with his massive weight loss effort to get down light enough for Monday’s 2012 Adelaide Cup ride on Rialya after the local Lloyd Kennewell-trained horse took out the two-mile classic in a thrilling photo finish.
Cahill half-joked after…
The Group 2 Adelaide Cup is an open handicap race held at Adelaide’s Morphettville Racecourse. Raced over 3200m, the Adelaide Cup is the same distance as the prestigious Melbourne Cup held in November. Held on a Monday afternoon in March, the event offers $400,000 in prize money and attracts a lot of local stayers as well as a few interstate horses.
The 2012 Adelaide Cup will run on Monday March 12, 2012.
| Adelaide Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date: | March 12, 2012 |
| Track: | Morphettville Racecourse |
| Distance: | 3,200m |
| Race Type: | Open Handicap |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $400,000 |
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. Since 1988, the fastest recorded winning time was by Gallic in 2007 with 3 minutes 20.9 seconds. The slowest winning time was recorded twice by The A Train in 2002 and Apache King in 2001 with 3 minutes 29.7 seconds.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Pilage 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 | ||
