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The Group 2 Perth Cup is one of the premier features of the annual Perth Summer Racing Carnival and after traditionally being run on New Year’s Day has changed dates a number of times in recent years. The Perth Cup is now run in either late December or the first week of January.

Held at Ascot Racecourse in Western Australia, the 2400m event is an open handicap that attracts the top local and interstate stayers and offers a lucrative $400,000 in total prize money to its entrants. It is joined on the Perth Cup Day card by the Group 3 La Trice Classic (1800m) and the Listed Summer Scorcher (1000m).

Horses come into the Perth Cup field each summer via traditional WA lead-up races including the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) and Group 2 C.B. Cox Stakes (2100m) (now the Ted Van Heemst Stakes). The last winner of the CB Cox Stakes – Perth Cup double in a single season was Delicacy (December 2015 & January 2016), while the 2018 Perth Cup winner Material Man improved on a lead-up second in both the Kingston Town and Ted Van Heemst Stakes.

In 2019 the Perth Cup winner Star Exhibit won the race for a second time after an earlier success on New Year’s Eve in 2016. Star Exhibit would also go on to finish a close fourth just 1.6 lengths off the winner Mississippi Delta in the 2020 Perth Cup results.

Graduates out of the Perth Cup may continue onto the autumn’s Group 2 Adelaide Cup (3200m) and the 2014 Perth Cup winner Black Tycoon finished second in that year’s Adelaide Cup over the two miles.

After two editions of  of the 2016 Perth Cup, one run in January and the other on New Year’s Eve in December, there was no 2017 Perth Cup.

In 2022 prolific WA owner-breeder Bob Peters celebrated his 10th Perth Cup victory with the favourite Midnight Blue.

The Perth Cup 2022 ran on  Saturday January 1, 2022 at Ascot Racecourse in WA and saw the well-backed  Midnight Blue ($4.20F) salute for the punters. 

Perth Cup 2022
Date:	Saturday January 1, 2022
Track:	Ascot Racecourse
Distance:	2400m
Race Type:	Open Handicap
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$400,000

2022 Perth Cup Results

• 1st: #12 Midnight Blue ($4.20F)
• 2nd: #13 Paddy’s Shadow
• 3rd: #2 Platoon

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	12	MIDNIGHT BLUE	Grant & Alana Williams	Patrick Carbery		4	53kg		$4.20F
	2	13	PADDY’S SHADOW	Raquel Williams	Shaun O’Donnell	0.62L	12	53kg		$11
	3	2	PLATOON	Neville Parnham	Steven Parnham	1.07L	13	56kg		$10
	4	14	PURE DEVOTION	Grant & Alana Williams	Clint Johnston-Porter	1.44L	5	53kg		$5
	5	1	TRAP FOR FOOLS	Lindsey Smith	Brad Rawiller	1.89L	9	59kg		$31
	6	9	COCKNEY CREW	Kieran McDonagh	Shaun McGruddy	2.15L	10	53kg		$15
	7	15	STAFFORD’S LAD	Daniel Morton	Chris Parnham	2.93L	1	53kg		$6
	8	3	NEUFBOSC (FR)	Neville Parnham	Brad Parnham	3.49L	3	55.5kg		$11
	9	6	BAD WOLF	Ashley Maley	Ms Jerry Noske	3.74L	2	53kg		$61
	10	10	COME RIGHT BACK	Adam Durrant	Laqdar Ramoly (a)	4.33L	8	53kg		$41
	11	5	MAROCCHINO	Lou Luciani	Peter Knuckey	7.14L	6	53.5kg		$41
	12	7	BELLA’S IDOL	Summer Dickson	Ms Natasha Faithfull	7.77L	16	53kg		$51
	13	8	BLACK SHADOW	Jim Taylor	Jason Brown	8.42L	11	53kg		$16
	14	11	DIVINE SHADOW	Brett Pope	Ms Jade McNaught	10.9L	14	53kg		$101
	15	4	TELLEM WE’RE COMIN	Daniel Morton	Joseph Azzopardi	12.28L	15	54.5kg		$31
	16	16	TRULY RELIABLE (NZ)	Ray Vincent	Ms Shelby Bowtell	14.31L	7	53kg		$81

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2022 Perth Cup Betting Odds

The latest Perth Cup 2022 odds will be listed below complete with links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au for you to back the best Perth Cup Betting Tips at the hottest summer racing prices.

Mississippi Delta ($3.50 in 2020) followed by Midnight Blue ($4.20 in 2022) are the latest favourites in Perth Cup betting to salute for the punters.

2022 Perth Cup Field

The Perth Cup field is usually comprised of some very talented stayers. The majority of the Perth Cup field is comprised of local gallopers, with some eastern stayers coming over most years to have a crack at the race.

The 2022 Perth Cup field and barriers will be provided here the week of the race and published below once released by Perth Racing.

The Perth Cup 2022 final field features 16 summer stayers led in betting by the Grant & Alana Williams-trained Midnight Blue out to improve on a third in last season’s race.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	67232x3x09	TRAP FOR FOOLS	Lindsey Smith	Brad Rawiller	9	59kg		106
2	284×646082	PLATOON	Neville Parnham	Steven Parnham	13	56kg		100
3	0x65095665	NEUFBOSC (FR)	Neville Parnham	Brad Parnham	3	55.5kg		99
4	6x221P3606	TELLEM WE’RE COMIN	Daniel Morton	Joseph Azzopardi	15	54.5kg		97
5	111×679187	MAROCCHINO	Lou Luciani	Peter Knuckey	6	53.5kg		95
6	4112563227	BAD WOLF	Ashley Maley	Ms Jerry Noske	2	53kg		88
7	2394232712	BELLA’S IDOL	Summer Dickson	Ms Natasha Faithfull	16	53kg		91
8	142×073117	BLACK SHADOW	Jim Taylor	Jason Brown	11	53kg		94
9	0481x7x343	COCKNEY CREW	Kieran McDonagh	Shaun McGruddy	10	53kg		91
10	x1316x7062	COME RIGHT BACK	Adam Durrant	Laqdar Ramoly (a)	8	53kg		77
11	5513x40x70	DIVINE SHADOW	Brett Pope	Ms Jade McNaught	14	53kg		92
12	11233×4143	MIDNIGHT BLUE	Grant & Alana Williams	Patrick Carbery	4	53kg		92
13	312x06x644	PADDY’S SHADOW	Raquel Williams	Shaun O’Donnell	12	53kg		94
14	322×511152	PURE DEVOTION	Grant & Alana Williams	Clint Johnston-Porter	5	53kg		87
15	1325264331	STAFFORD’S LAD	Daniel Morton	Chris Parnham	1	53kg		90
16	62232×6976	TRULY RELIABLE (NZ)	Ray Vincent	Ms Shelby Bowtell	7	53kg		67

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2022 Perth Cup Nominations

The Perth Cup nominations are released around a month prior to the race. Usually, the Perth Cup nominations include a majority of western horses along with some particularly talented eastern types looking to engage in the Perth Summer Racing Carnival.

The 2022 Perth Cup nominations will be published below as soon as available from Perth Racing.

The Perth Cup 2022 nominations attracted 35 stayers including Ascot Gold Cup winner Midnight Blue who ran third in the 2021 trifecta, the ultra-consistent Grant & Alana Williams-trained mare Pure Devotion and last season’s champion Neufbosc.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	3411256322	BAD WOLF	G	7	Ashley Maley		40kg		88
2	4239423271	BELLA’S IDOL	G	8	Summer Dickson		40kg		89
3	323142×073	BLACK SHADOW	G	7	Jim Taylor		40kg		76
4	5213713×60	CHILI IS HOT	M	4	Graeme Ballantyne		40kg		70
5	x0481x7x34	COCKNEY CREW	G	6	Kieran McDonagh		40kg		89
6	54x1316x70	COME RIGHT BACK	G	5	Adam Durrant		40kg		76
7	234214×778	CREZEE	G	5	Hec McLaren		40kg		65
8	7574189421	DANCE OF THE SOUTH	M	4	Greg Cave		40kg		63
9	3808722694	DECOY NOXIOUS	G	8	Summer Dickson		40kg		65
10	13475×2505	DIG DEEP	G	5	Daniel & Ben Pearce		40kg		97
11	05513x40x7	DIVINE SHADOW	G	6	Brett Pope		40kg		94
12	33x501x082	DOM TO SHOOT	G	4	Sean & Jake Casey		40kg		87
13	121566×261	EXPRESSIONIST	G	5	Adam Durrant		40kg		69
14	50×9683875	FINAL CHILL	G	5	Kieran McDonagh		40kg		66
15	415177x73x	GREAT WATERS	G	5	Martin Allan		40kg		66
16	137x322x22	HOLY ENCHANTMENT	G	4	Stephen Miller		40kg		70
17	06737×0019	JUICING CARROTS	G	9	Raquel Reid		40kg		81
18	30572553×0	KERMAN ROCK	G	4	Chris Willis		40kg		70
19	11111×6791	MAROCCHINO	G	5	Lou Luciani		40kg		95
20	411233×414	MIDNIGHT BLUE	G	5	Grant & Alana Williams		40kg		92
21	190×650956	NEUFBOSC (FR)	G	7	Neville Parnham		40kg		100
22	75312x06x6	PADDY’S SHADOW	M	7	Raquel Williams		40kg		94
23	30284×6460	PLATOON	G	6	Neville Parnham		40kg		97
24	05403×5550	POULTON LE SANDS	G	6	Alan Mathews		40kg		64
25	21322×5111	PURE DEVOTION	M	4	Grant & Alana Williams		40kg		82
26	21384×1922	RELIABLE STAR (NZ)	M	4	Adam Durrant		40kg		70
27	3712×969	SAVVY DAN	G	4	Daniel Morton		40kg		61
28	2413252643	STAFFORD’S LAD	G	7	Daniel Morton		40kg		78
29	8x04660x93	SUPERIOR SMILE	G	7	Daniel & Ben Pearce		40kg		81
30	x0804x8607	TAXAGANO	G	8	Fred Kersley		40kg		92
31	76x221P360	TELLEM WE’RE COMIN	G	7	Daniel Morton		40kg		97
32	32×5563106	TEMPTACION	M	4	Daniel Morton		40kg		78
33	x750x31x85	TOO CLOSE THE SUN	G	6	Lindsey Smith		40kg		104
34	2467232x3x	TRAP FOR FOOLS	G	8	Lindsey Smith		40kg		107
35	4162232×69	TRULY RELIABLE (NZ)	G	4	Ray Vincent		40kg		68

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Perth Cup History

First held in 1887 and won by First Prince, the Perth Cup has a long history of winners with several horses adding a second Perth Cup win to their name. The double winners include Wandering Willie (1890,92), Scarpia (1893-94), Artesian (1911,13), Cueesun (1934-35), Fairetha (1958-59), Fait Accompli (1970,72) and Magistrate (1981-82).

The race has also undergone several distance changes starting as a two mile event to two miles and 11 yards and then 3200 metres and finally in 2009 it became a 2400m event.

The continued change of Perth Cup Day dates has a number of “double-up” editions. There were two official 2016 Perth Cups, one run in January and one in December the same as in 2011. That saw no running of the 2017 Perth Cup.

Owner Bob Peters enjoyed a record 10th Perth Cup victory in 2022 with the win by classy stayer Midnight Blue who improved on a third in the race the season prior.

See below for the Perth Cup results dating back to 2000.

Recent Perth Cup Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2022 Perth Cup	1st	Midnight Blue	2 minutes 30.83 seconds
	2nd	Paddy’s Shadow
	3rd	Platoon
2021 Perth Cup	1st	Neufbosc	2 minutes 30.15 seconds
	2nd	Truly Great
	3rd	Midnight Blue
2019 Perth Cup	1st	Star Exhibit	2 minutes 28.13 seconds
	2nd	Action
	3rd	Prize Catch
2018 Perth Cup	1st	Material Man	2 minutes 28.50 seconds
	2nd	Pounamu
	3rd	Royal Star
DEC 2016* Perth Cup	1st	Star Exhibit	2 minutes 29.42 seconds
	2nd	Neverland
	3rd	Tradesman
JAN 2016* Perth Cup	1st	Delicacy	2 minutes 30.01 seconds
	2nd	Neverland
	3rd	Real Love
2015 Perth Cup	1st	Real Love	2 minutes 29.94 seconds
	2nd	Red Blast
	3rd	Kirov Boy
2014 Perth Cup	1st	Black Tycoon	2 minutes 31.27 seconds
	2nd	God Has Spoken
	3rd	Ask Me Nicely
2013 Perth Cup	1st	Talent Show	2 minutes 29.78 seconds
	2nd	Mr Moet
	3rd	Global Flirt
DEC 2011* Perth Cup	1st	Western Jewel	2 minutes 28.24 seconds
	2nd	God Has Spoken
	3rd	Senhor Da Gama
JAN 2011* Perth Cup	1st	Guest Wing	2 minutes 27.5 seconds
	2nd	Admiring
	3rd	Big Ted
2010 Perth Cup	1st	Lords Ransom	2 minutes 30.63 seconds
	2nd	Ma Chienne
	3rd	Largo Lad
2009 Perth Cup	1st	Gunyo	2 minutes 25.9 seconds
	2nd	The Fuzz
	3rd	Ballack
2008 Perth Cup	1st	Cats Fun	3 minutes 21.6 seconds
	2nd	Exhilerating
	3rd	Westerly Breeze
2007 Perth Cup	1st	Respect	3 minutes 21 seconds
	2nd	Bay Story
	3rd	Rossam
2006 Perth Cup	1st	Black Tom	3 minutes 18.8 seconds
	2nd	Master Minx
	3rd	Early Express
2005 Perth Cup	1st	Crown Prosecutor	3 minutes 21.4 seconds
	2nd	Free At Last
	3rd	Black Tom
2004 Perth Cup	1st	King Canute	3 minutes 23.7 seconds
	2nd	Indigo King
	3rd	Higgins Gold
2003 Perth Cup	1st	Tumeric	3 minutes 23 seconds
	2nd	So Canny
	3rd	Bold Mirage
2002 Perth Cup	1st	Cardinal Colours	3 minutes 25.9 seconds
	2nd	Give Me A Chance
	3rd	Shoeless
2001 Perth Cup	1st	Lottila Bay	3 minutes 25.6 seconds
	2nd	Moonrise
	3rd	King Brian
2000 Perth Cup	1st	Lunar Tudor	3 minutes 21 seconds
	2nd	Victory Morn
	3rd	Matriculate

* In 2011 the Perth Cup was held twice due to the race date moving from January 2 to December 31 for the 2011/2012 racing season.

*In 2016 the Perth Cup was held twice due to the race date moving from early January to December 31 for the 2016/17 racing season meaning there was no 2017 Perth Cup.