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The Group 2 2020 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.

The Perth Cup 2020 ran on  Saturday January 4, 2020 at Ascot Racecourse in WA and was won by the Grant & Alana Williams-trained favourite Mississippi Delta. 

Perth Cup 2020
Date:	Saturday January 4, 2020
Track:	Ascot Racecourse
Distance:	2400m
Race Type:	Open Handicap
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$400,000

2020 Perth Cup Results

• 1st: #7 Mississippi Delta
• 2nd: #6 Missile Launch
• 3rd: #13 Taxagano

The in-form Grant & Alana Williams-trained mare Mississippi Delta ($3.50) handed the punters another win in the 2020 Perth Cup results adding to the gun recent record of the female gallopers in the race with her one length win over the Vaughn Sigley-trained roughie Missile Launch ($21).

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Barrier	Weight	SP
1	7	MISSISSIPPI DELTA	Grant & Alana Williams	William Pike	–	11	53kg	$3.50F
2	6	MISSILE LAUNCH	Vaughn Sigley	Patrick Carbery	1.05L	5	53kg	$21
3	13	TAXAGANO	Fred Kersley	Brad Parnham	1.23L	2	53kg	$5
4	1	STAR EXHIBIT	Adam Durrant	Peter Hall	1.61L	6	58kg	$5
5	12	SPIRITUAL WARRIOR	Justin Warwick	Ms Lucy Warwick	2.29L	4	53kg	$7.50
6	9	PRINCE TURBO	Jason Miller	Clint Johnston-Porter	2.55L	9	53kg	$17
7	2	ARCTIC STREAM	Ross Price	Peter Knuckey	2.65L	7	53kg	$13
8	3	BRITISH BESSY	Sharon Miller	Joseph Azzopardi	3.52L	10	53kg	$31
9	5	FRIAR FOX	Justine Erkelens	Steven Parnham	3.67L	3	53kg	$26
10	8	PLAYS THE GAME (NZ)	Michael Lane	Ms Kyra Yuill	4.2L	13	53kg	$151
11	11	ROYAL COMMAND	Adam Durrant	Shaun McGruddy	4.42L	1	53kg	$16
12	4	DARK MUSKET	Graeme Ballantyne	Jason Whiting	5.59L	8	53kg	$101
13	10	PRIZE CATCH	Lindsey Smith	Ms Jade McNaught (a)	9.95L	12	53kg	$31

2020 Perth Cup Betting Odds

The latest Perth Cup 2020 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.

2020 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 2020 Perth Cup field and barriers will be provided here the week of the race and published below once released by Perth Racing.

2020 Perth Cup Nominations

The Perth Cup nominations are usually released around two weeks 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 2020 Perth Cup nominations will be published below as soon as available from Perth Racing.

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.

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

Recent Perth Cup Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Perth Cup	1st	Mississippi Delta	2 minutes 33.41 seconds
	2nd	Missile Launch
	3rd	Taxagano
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.