Sean Baile Mor will be looking to win at Moonee Valley this Friday in the lead up to the Group 2 Adelaide Cup on Monday March 12, 2012.
The four-year-old will be competing in the $100,000 Fillies and Mares Handicap this Friday night over 2,040…
Held on New Year’s Eve, December 31, the Group 2 Perth Cup marks the end of the calendar year of racing and offers $400,000 in prize money to its entrants.
As of the 2011/2012 racing season the Perth Cup has been moved by one day and will run on 31 December, prior to this the Perth Cup was run on New Year’s Day, January 1.
Held at Ascot Racecourse in Perth, the 2400m event is an open handicap which attracts the top stayers from both locally and interstate.
| Perth Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date: | December 31 |
| Track: | Ascot Racecourse |
| Distance: | 2400m |
| Race Type: | Open Handicap |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $400,000 |
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.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 will be held twice due to the race date moving from January 1 to December 31 for the 2011/2012 racing season.
