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The Newcastle Gold Cup is a Group 3 event held during September as a lead-up to The Metropolitan.
2023 Newcastle Gold Cup Results
- 1st: #14 Military Mission
- 2nd: #11 Spirit Ridge
- 3rd: #8 Hosier
Newcastle Gold Cup News
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- Newcastle Next for Wyong Gold Cup Winner Paths Of Glory
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The Newcastle Gold Cup is a Group 3 staying event held at Newcastle Racecourse in mid-September.
Raced over 2300m, the Newcastle Gold Cup presents horses with an interesting challenge and punters with a half-decent guide to the Melbourne Cup. Run under open handicap conditions, the Newcastle Gold Cup allows genuine winners to rise to the occasion and prove their staying abilities.
With $300,000 prize money as of 2023, the Newcastle Gold Cup is quite a lucrative Group 3 event. Trainers from both local stables and Sydney stables seek entry into the Newcastle Gold Cup for their higher-class stayers.
Although only holding Group 3 status the Newcastle Gold Cup attracts horses of a higher calibre; it is not unusual to see some past Group 1 winners in the Newcastle Cup field. Sometimes horses from Queensland will make the journey down south, although it is rarer for Victorian and Western Australian horses to travel for the Newcastle Gold Cup.
The Newcastle Gold Cup is held at beautiful Broadmeadow, the home of the Newcastle Jockey Club. The Newcastle Gold Cup is the headline event of the two-day Newcastle Racing Carnival. There are four other black-type events held during the Newcastle Racing Carnival, including two Group 3 events, the Cameron Handicap (1500m) and the Tibbie Stakes (1400m).
Depending on their spring campaign plans and their results in the Newcastle Gold Cup, many of the runners will continue on to major feature races during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival including Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) on Epson Handicap Day at Randwick.
The Newcastle Gold Cup winner is exempt from The Metropolitan ballot and Glencadam Gold (2012) was the last horse to do the double.
The year before, Green Moon (2011) won the Newcastle Gold Cup before a next-up second in the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m). Green Moon also went on to win the 2012 Melbourne Cup over the two miles at Flemington.
In 2020 the Newcastle Gold Cup winner Mugatoo went on to run second in The Metropolitan and fourth in that year’s Cox Plate results in Melbourne. Mugatoo further franked the Newcastle Gold Cup form winning the $5 million The All-Star Mile first-up in 2021.
The 2022 Newcastle Gold Cup form was franked with the winner Durston going on to win that year’s Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) in Melbourne.
The 2023 Newcastle Gold Cup ran on Friday September 15, 2023 as a lead-up to the Group 1 Spring Cups in Melbourne and was won in an upset by the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Military Mission ($16) in a new track record time of 2 minutes 22.40 seconds to hand Waterhouse her eighth win in the event.
| Newcastle Gold Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Friday September 15, 2023 |
| Track: | Newcastle Racecourse |
| Distance: | 2300m |
| Conditions: | Open Handicap |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prizemoney: | $300,000 |
2023 Newcastle Gold Cup Results
- 1st: #14 Military Mission ($16)
- 2nd: #11 Spirit Ridge
- 3rd: #8 Hosier
The Metropolitan at Randwick on September 30 is on the cards for the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Military Mission ($16) who returned to his best form for an impressive upset to set a new track record in the 2023 Newcastle Gold Cup results.
Click here to read more on the impressive late Newcastle Gold Cup 2023 win by Military Mission.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | MILITARY MISSION (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ms Rachel King | 12 | 54kg | $16 | |||
| 2 | 11 | SPIRIT RIDGE (GB) | Annabel Neasham | Ryan Maloney | 0.34L | 13 | 56kg | $18 | ||
| 3 | 8 | HOSIER (IRE) | Mark Minervini | Jason Collett | 0.84L | 11 | 56.5kg | $11 | ||
| 4 | 9 | DESERT ICON (FR) | Chris Waller | Brett Prebble | 1.56L | 1 | 56kg | $18 | ||
| 5 | 19e | WINEGLASS BAY (IRE) | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 2.65L | 10 | 54kg | $13 | ||
| 6 | 5 | BOIS D’ARGENT (GB) | Annabel Neasham | Chad Schofield | 3.1L | 14 | 57kg | $11 | ||
| 7 | 10 | KALAPOUR (IRE) | Kris Lees | Damien Oliver | 3.46L | 16 | 56kg | $4.40EF | ||
| 8 | 17e | PARRY SOUND | Sara Ryan | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 4.23L | 3 | 54kg | $31 | ||
| 9 | 2 | CLEVELAND (IRE) | Kris Lees | Ben Melham | 4.54L | 15 | 58kg | $4.40EF | ||
| 10 | 3 | ALEGRON | James Cummings | Zac Lloyd (a) | 5.4L | 5 | 57.5kg | $17 | ||
| 11 | 16 | OUTLANDOS | John Sargent | Jean Van Overmeire | 5.54L | 9 | 54kg | $26 | ||
| 12 | 7 | SIR LUCAN (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Regan Bayliss | 5.55L | 6 | 57kg | $9 | ||
| 13 | 15 | BONNY EZRA (NZ) | Chris Waller | Jay Ford | 6.31L | 7 | 54kg | $41 | ||
| 14 | 12 | TORRENS | Marc Chevalier | Keagan Latham | 7.43L | 4 | 55.5kg | $81 | ||
| 15 | 18e | RAGING BULL | David Payne | Reece Jones | 9.16L | 8 | 54kg | $61 | ||
| 16 | 6 | GEAR UP (IRE) | Annabel Neasham | Joshua Parr | 10.07L | 2 | 57kg | $31 | ||
| 20e | FAY’S ANGELS | Karen Owen | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | KING FRANKEL (IRE) | Annabel Neasham | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | NAVAJO PEAK | David Payne | 0 | |||||||
| 13 | FANCY MAN (IRE) | Annabel Neasham | Tyler Schiller | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2023 Newcastle Gold Cup Betting Odds
The spring’s top Newcastle Gold Cup 2023 racing odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available for punters below once released.
Mugatoo ($2.40 in 2020) was the last favourite in Newcastle Gold Cup betting to salute for the punters.
There was a notable upset in 2023 with Military Mission winning at Newcastle Gold Cup odds of $16.
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2023 Newcastle Gold Cup Form
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2023 Newcastle Gold Cup Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Newcastle Gold Cup 2023 Tips on the popular September showdown this spring.
- To Win: #11 Spirit Ridge ($13 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Going for an upset with Spirit Ridge looking lovely value in the Newcastle Cup for one of the form trainers of the season, Annabel Neasham. This veteran nine-year-old has his 40th start on Friday and comes off some solid lead-up runs including a first-up third under a length beaten in the Wyong Gold Cup. Third in the winter’s Grafton Cup the run prior. Hardly ever runs a bad race, comes back in weight and Ryan Maloney rides. Placed at his only other Newcastle run a long time back, but this multiple Group 3 winner can surprise a few here fit second-up and ready to fire.
2023 Newcastle Gold Cup Field
The Newcastle Gold Cup field attracts a quality line-up of second tier spring stayers each season, many coming off lead-up runs in races like the Listed Wyong Cup (2100m) a fortnight earlier or Rosehill’s Listed Premiers’ Cup (1900m) the month before.
Carzoff (2018) followed by Durston (2022) are the last horses to do the Wyong Cup – Newcastle Cup double.
Military Mission (2nd in 2023) was the last Premier’s Cup graduate to go on and win the Newcastle Gold Cup.
The official Newcastle Gold Cup Final Field & Barriers are announced on the Wednesday of race week.
The 2023 Newcastle Gold Cup field features a quality line-up of potential spring Cups-bound stayers led in betting by the widely-drawn new top-weight, the former Irish-trained Cleveland (58kg), who now hails from the local stables of Kris Lees.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x421222x01 | NAVAJO PEAK | David Payne | 9 | 59kg | 106 | |||
| 2 | 51226x50x4 | CLEVELAND (IRE) | Kris Lees | Ben Melham | 18 | 58kg | 104 | ||
| 3 | 7106x74x60 | ALEGRON | James Cummings | Zac Lloyd (a) | 6 | 57.5kg | 103 | ||
| 4 | 311x1430x0 | KING FRANKEL (IRE) | Annabel Neasham | 16 | 57.5kg | 103 | |||
| 5 | x3x5315232 | BOIS D’ARGENT (GB) | Annabel Neasham | Chad Schofield | 17 | 57kg | 102 | ||
| 6 | 1214x380x0 | GEAR UP (IRE) | Annabel Neasham | Joshua Parr | 2 | 57kg | 102 | ||
| 7 | 480x1390x7 | SIR LUCAN (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Regan Bayliss | 7 | 57kg | 102 | ||
| 8 | 10x6x82419 | HOSIER (IRE) | Mark Minervini | Jason Collett | 13 | 56.5kg | 101 | ||
| 9 | 6×26722466 | DESERT ICON (FR) | Chris Waller | Brett Prebble | 1 | 56kg | 100 | ||
| 10 | x921213x3L | KALAPOUR (IRE) | Kris Lees | Damien Oliver | 20 | 56kg | 100 | ||
| 11 | 1233×65233 | SPIRIT RIDGE (GB) | Annabel Neasham | Ryan Maloney | 15 | 56kg | 100 | ||
| 12 | x601x060x0 | TORRENS | Marc Chevalier | Keagan Latham | 4 | 55.5kg | 99 | ||
| 13 | 302x858x58 | FANCY MAN (IRE) | Annabel Neasham | Tyler Schiller | 5 | 55kg | 98 | ||
| 14 | 795319×920 | MILITARY MISSION (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ms Rachel King | 14 | 54kg | 95 | ||
| 15 | 3563×46775 | BONNY EZRA (NZ) | Chris Waller | Jay Ford | 8 | 54kg | 91 | ||
| 16 | 3498419128 | OUTLANDOS | John Sargent | Jean Van Overmeire | 11 | 54kg | 90 | ||
| 17e | x096898x04 | PARRY SOUND | Sara Ryan | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 3 | 54kg | 88 | ||
| 18e | 767720×004 | RAGING BULL | David Payne | Reece Jones | 10 | 54kg | 86 | ||
| 19e | 34216×4221 | WINEGLASS BAY (IRE) | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 12 | 54kg | 79 | ||
| 20e | 4376×62411 | FAY’S ANGELS | Karen Owen | 19 | 54kg | 65 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2023 Newcastle Gold Cup Nominations
Nominations for the Newcastle Gold Cup close the Monday of race week.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x421222x01 | NAVAJO PEAK | G | 5 | David Payne | 1 | 59kg | 59kg | 106 | |
| 2 | 1102x100x2 | PROTAGONIST (FR) | G | 7 | Kris Lees | 2 | 58.5kg | 58.5kg | 105 | |
| 3 | 51226x50x4 | CLEVELAND (IRE) | H | 6 | Kris Lees | 3 | 58kg | 58kg | 104 | |
| 4 | 7106x74x60 | ALEGRON | G | 5 | James Cummings | 4= | 57.5kg | 57.5kg | 103 | |
| 5 | 311x1430x0 | KING FRANKEL (IRE) | G | 6 | Annabel Neasham | 4= | 57.5kg | 57.5kg | 103 | |
| 6 | x3x5315232 | BOIS D’ARGENT (GB) | G | 7 | Annabel Neasham | 6= | 57kg | 57kg | 102 | |
| 7 | 1214x380x0 | GEAR UP (IRE) | H | 6 | Annabel Neasham | 6= | 57kg | 57kg | 102 | |
| 8 | 480x1390x7 | SIR LUCAN (IRE) | G | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 6= | 57kg | 57kg | 102 | |
| 9 | 10x6x82419 | HOSIER (IRE) | G | 7 | Mark Minervini | 9= | 56.5kg | 56.5kg | 101 | |
| 10 | 613x5840x7 | HIGH EMOCEAN (NZ) | M | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 9= | 54.5kg | 54.5kg | 101 | |
| 11 | 6×26722466 | DESERT ICON (FR) | G | 8 | Chris Waller | 11= | 56kg | 56kg | 100 | |
| 12 | x921213x3L | KALAPOUR (IRE) | G | 7 | Kris Lees | 11= | 56kg | 56kg | 100 | |
| 13 | 1233×65233 | SPIRIT RIDGE (GB) | G | 9 | Annabel Neasham | 11= | 56kg | 56kg | 100 | |
| 14 | x601x060x0 | TORRENS | H | 7 | Marc Chevalier | 14 | 55.5kg | 55.5kg | 99 | |
| 15 | 302x858x58 | FANCY MAN (IRE) | G | 6 | Annabel Neasham | 15= | 55kg | 55kg | 98 | |
| 16 | 217x0020x0 | HOPEFUL (FR) | G | 7 | Annabel Neasham | 15= | 55kg | 55kg | 98 | |
| 17 | 795319×920 | MILITARY MISSION (IRE) | G | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 17 | 54kg | 54kg | 95 | |
| 18 | 3563×46775 | BONNY EZRA (NZ) | G | 8 | Chris Waller | 18 | 54kg | 54kg | 91 | |
| 19 | 3498419128 | OUTLANDOS | G | 7 | John Sargent | 19= | 54kg | 54kg | 90 | |
| 20 | 60x0x09413 | VERONA (NZ) | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 19= | 54kg | 54kg | 90 | |
| 21 | x096898x04 | PARRY SOUND | G | 8 | Sara Ryan | 21 | 54kg | 54kg | 88 | |
| 22 | 767720×004 | RAGING BULL | G | 5 | David Payne | 22 | 54kg | 54kg | 86 | |
| 23 | 34216×4221 | WINEGLASS BAY (IRE) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 23 | 54kg | 54kg | 79 | |
| 24 | 4376×62411 | FAY’S ANGELS | M | 4 | Karen Owen | 24 | 54kg | 54kg | 65 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Newcastle Gold Cup History
Inaugurated in 1898 the Newcastle Gold Cup has an extensive history of prestige. Over time the Newcastle Gold Cup has garnered a reputation as one of the most renowned country cup events in the nation. The reputation is shared by Broadmeadow Racecourse and the Newcastle Jockey Club. Originally a Principal race, the Newcastle Gold Cup was granted Group 2 status in 1980. In 2001, however, the event was downgraded to Group 3, a status it has held since.
The calendar slot the Newcastle Gold Cup occupies ensures that the race attracts a number of top-rated horses each year.
Many of the runners in the Newcastle Gold Cup have plans to contest major Group 1 events further down the track. 2012 Melbourne Cup winner Green Moon took out the Newcastle Gold Cup in 2011. 1982 Newcastle Cup winner Gurners Lane went on to win the Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup double. Bianca, who took out the 2008 Newcastle Gold Cup, went on to place second in The Metropolitan.
Other notable Newcastle Gold Cup winners include Raven’s Plume (1898), Duke Alwyne (1915, 1916), Salazar (1939), Lord Valentine (1941), Mr Mako (1985), Agincourt Express (2001), and Glencadam Gold (2012).
A Newcastle Gold Cup race record was set in 2019 when Gai Waterhouse won the event for the seventh time with Hush Writer who took it out in 2 minutes, 23.25 seconds.
In 2020 Hush Writer just failed to go back-to-back running second to subsequent 2021 All-Star Mile hero Mugatoo, the winner handing local horseman Kris Lees his first Newcastle Gold Cup success.
Trainer Chris Waller posted his fifth Newcastle Gold Cup success in 2022 with that year’s subsequent Caulfield Cup champion Durston.
Impressively Gai Waterhouse won the Newcastle Gold Cup for the eighth time in 2023 with Military Mission setting a new the track record winning in 2 minutes 22.40 seconds.
Newcastle Gold Cup results since 2000 are provided below.
Newcastle Gold Cup Results
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Newcastle Gold Cup |
1st | Military Mission | 2 minutes 22.40 seconds (R) |
| 2nd | Spirit Ridge | ||
| 3rd | Hosier | ||
| 2022 Newcastle Gold Cup |
1st | Durston | 2 minutes 26.72 seconds |
| 2nd | Carif | ||
| 3rd | Arapaho | ||
| 2021 Newcastle Gold Cup |
1st | Great House | 2 minutes 28.04 seconds |
| 2nd | Quick Thinker | ||
| 3rd | No Compromise | ||
| 2020 Newcastle Gold Cup |
1st | Mugatoo | 2 minutes 25.10 seconds |
| 2nd | Hush Writer | ||
| 3rd | Attention Run | ||
| 2019 Newcastle Gold Cup |
1st | Hush Writer | 2 minutes 23.25 seconds (R) |
| 2nd | Attention Run | ||
| 3rd | Our Candidate | ||
| 2018 Newcastle Gold Cup |
1st | Carzoff | 2 minutes 24.44 seconds |
| 2nd | Auvray | ||
| 3rd | Just Shine | ||
| 2017 Newcastle Gold Cup |
1st | Broadside | 2 minutes 24.26 seconds |
| 2nd | Auvray | ||
| 3rd | Admiral Jello | ||
| 2016 Newcastle Gold Cup |
1st | Sacred Master | 2 minutes 14.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Dee I Cee | ||
| 3rd | Junoob | ||
| 2015 Newcastle Gold Cup |
1st | Beyond Thankful | 2 minutes 23.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Orbec | ||
| 3rd | Rio Perdido | ||
| 2014 Newcastle Gold Cup |
1st | Disclaimer | 2 minutes 23.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Brigantin | ||
| 3rd | Wish Come True | ||
| 2013 Newcastle Gold Cup |
1st | Winning Glory | 2 minutes 24.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Lucripetous | ||
| 3rd | Peal Of Bells | ||
| 2012 Newcastle Gold Cup |
1st | Glencadem Gold | 2 minutes 23.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Peal Of Bells | ||
| 3rd | Gazza Guru | ||
| 2011 Newcastle Gold Cup |
1st | Green Moon | 2 minutes 22.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Home On A Wing | ||
| 3rd | Gazza Guru | ||
| 2010 Newcastle Gold Cup |
1st | Stratofortress | 2 minutes 22.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Snow Alert | ||
| 3rd | Scottish Border | ||
| 2009 Newcastle Gold Cup |
1st | Streetfighter | 2 minutes 26.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Lodge The Deeds | ||
| 3rd | Enzedex Eagle | ||
| 2008 Newcastle Gold Cup |
1st | Bianca | 2 minutes 23.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Keepin The Dream | ||
| 3rd | County Tyrone | ||
| 2007 Newcastle Gold Cup |
Race Not Held | ||
| 2006 Newcastle Gold Cup |
1st | Bikkie Tin Blues | 2 minutes 21.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Exinite | ||
| 3rd | Respect | ||
| 2005 Newcastle Gold Cup |
=1st | Carael Boy | 2 minutes 25.6 seconds |
| =1st | High Cee | ||
| 3rd | Cross Bar | ||
| 2004 Newcastle Gold Cup |
1st | Another Warrior | 2 minutes 20.5 seconds |
| 2nd | New York Style | ||
| 3rd | County Tyrone | ||
| 2003 Newcastle Gold Cup |
1st | Comforts | 2 minutes 21.5 seconds |
| 2nd | My Tally | ||
| 3rd | Daneborough | ||
| 2002 Newcastle Gold Cup |
1st | Time Off | 2 minutes 23.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Red Trinket | ||
| 3rd | Danyon | ||
| 2001 Newcastle Gold Cup |
1st | Agincourt Express | 2 minutes 24.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Yuppie | ||
| 3rd | Consolidator | ||
| 2000 Newcastle Gold Cup |
1st | Silent Impact | 2 minutes 23.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Prophet’s Kiss | ||
| 3rd | She’s Neat | ||
