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The Ladbrokes JRA Cup is a Group 3 staying event held at Moonee Valley racecourse during the annual Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

Held towards the end of September or early October, the JRA Cup attracts stayers and milers looking to step up in distance. Run over 2040m, it is held over the same track and distance as the coveted Group 1 Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m) run a month later.

As an open quality event, the JRA Cup attracts some standout performers and offers $200,000 in total prize money.

The JRA Cup is held on Moir Stakes night and shares a race program with four other Group status races including the headlining Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m), Group 2 Bill Stutt Stakes (1600m) and Group 2 Stocks Stakes (1600m).

Those horses which contest the JRA Cup often come via an eclectic mixture of preparations. One of the more common lead up races to the JRA Cup is the Group 3 Naturalism Stakes (2000m) held at Caulfield a week before. Horses that experience success sometimes go on to major feature races, such as the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) or the Group 2 Moonee Valley Cup (2500m). The 2018 JRA Cup winner The Taj Mahal went on to win that spring’s Group 2 Zipping Classic.

The 2020 JRA Cup runs on Friday September 25, 2020. 

JRA Cup
Date:	Friday September 25, 2020
Racecourse:	Moonee Valley Racecourse
Distance:	2040m
Conditions:	Open Quality
Status:	Group 3
Prizemoney:	$200,000

2020 JRA Cup Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

2020 JRA Cup Betting

The latest Ladbrokes JRA Cup 2020 betting odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au are listed below complete with links  to the markets for you to lock in your JRA Cup tips.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2020 JRA CUP ODDS (Final Field)

2020 JRA Cup Field

The JRA Cup Field attracts a strong line-up of staying types each spring and is a possible target for gallopers stepping down in class of a run in something like the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington a fortnight earlier, a race the 2017 JRA Cup winner Jon Snow improved on a lead-up eighth in to win.

The Ladbrokes JRA Cup 2020 Final Field & Barrier Draw will be released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday leading-up to race night and will be published in full below.

The 2020 Ladbrokes JRA Cup field is down to 10 following two early scratchings with the in-form Al Galayel leading the markets ahead of the likes of VRC Oaks winner Miami Bound and the 60.5kg topweight Mirage Dancer on the Spring Cups path.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	30x03643x7	MIRAGE DANCER (GB)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Mark Zahra	1	60.5kg		108
2	6x423115x0	QUICK THINKER	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Michael Dee	7	59.5kg		106
3	211x8x58x0	LEVENDI	Peter Gelagotis	Jason Maskiell	8	58.5kg		104
4	58321023×6	PLATINUM INVADOR (NZ)	Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen	11	57kg		101
5	7702×90411	AL GALAYEL (IRE)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ben Melham	5	56kg		99
6	3411x84x40	MIAMI BOUND (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	3	56kg		103
7	6570×31428	PLEIN CIEL (GER)	Danny O’Brien	Billy Egan	2	55.5kg		98
8	11x880x806	MANTASTIC (IRE)	Chris Waller	Craig Williams	6	55kg		97
9	0x0684x9x5	VIN DE DANCE (NZ)	Symon Wilde	William Pike	9	55kg		91
10	465x0x9558	MONGOLIAN MARSHAL (NZ)	Stuart Gower		12	55kg		88
11	13×0752134	TAVIRUN (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Luke Currie	10	55kg		88
12	5x131615x3	ROYAL CROWN	Michael Kent	Jamie Kah	4	55kg		74

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2020 JRA Cup Nominations

The official JRA Cup 2020 nominations close on the Monday of race week.

JRA Cup History

Inaugurated in 1996, the JRA Cup has a relatively short history in comparison to major races across Australia. However, it’s above-grade prize money, usually more-than-impressive field and interim distance have combined to ensure the JRA Cup has experienced rapid growth in prestige and popularity since its inception.

In its short history, the JRA Cup has already seen some impressive horses pass the post. 2009 Melbourne Cup winner Shocking ran third in the JRA Cup in the same year. Master O’Reilly ran third in the JRA Cup before his stunning 2007 Caulfield Cup victory. Prior to the 2010 edition, the JRA Cup ran as a Listed race.

Notable JRA Cup winners include Maldivian (2007), Alcopop (2009), Mourinho (2013) and Jon Snow (2017). JRA Cup results reaching back to 2006 are listed below.

JRA Cup Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 JRA Cup	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2019 JRA Cup	1st	Captain Cook	2 minutes 6.45 seconds
	2nd	Sully
	3rd	Mosh Music
2018 JRA Cup	1st	The Taj Mahal	2 minutes 5.37 seconds
	2nd	Gallic Chieftain
	3rd	Sir Isaac Newton
2017 JRA Cup	1st	Jon Snow	2 minutes 7.12 seconds
	2nd	Ecuador
	3rd	Boom Time
2016 JRA Cup	1st	Real Love	2 minutes 5.76 seconds
	2nd	Maurus
	3rd	Tarquin
2015 JRA Cup	1st	Escado	2 minutes 5.88 seconds
	2nd	Magnapal
	3rd	Velox
2014 JRA Cup	1st	The Cleaner	2 minutes 5.99 seconds
	2nd	Sangster
	3rd	Mourinho
2013 JRA Cup	1st	Mourinho	2 minutes 6.1 seconds
	2nd	Gris Caro
	3rd	The Great Snowman
2012 JRA Cup	1st	Bianmick	2 minutes 6.7 seconds
	2nd	Dance With Her
	3rd	Ironstein
2011 JRA Cup	1st	Dream Pedlar	2 minutes 8.7 seconds
	2nd	Carnero
	3rd	Domesky
2010 JRA Cup	1st	Precedence	2 minutes 5.3 seconds
	2nd	Rainbow Styling
	3rd	Linton
2009 JRA Cup	1st	Alcopop	2 minutes 8.4 seconds
	2nd	Field Hunter
	3rd	Shocking
2008 JRA Cup	1st	Cefalu	2 minutes 5.9 seconds
	2nd	Majestical
	3rd	Devil Moon
2007 JRA Cup	1st	Maldivian	2 minutes 5.8 seconds
	2nd	Pacino
	3rd	Master O’Reilly
2006 JRA Cup	1st	Pavlova	2 minutes 7.0 seconds
	2nd	Spinney
	3rd	Delvecchio