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The 2015 Boulder Cup is a Listed event held at Kalgoorlie Racecourse around mid-September each year.

Run under quality handicap conditions, the Boulder Cup provides country horses with an opportunity to compete against some metropolitan stabled horses. Raced over a distance of 2100m, the Boulder Cup is an ideal step-up for milers. Stayers can also step down relatively easily to the 2100m event. Prior to 2014, the Boulder Cup was raced over 1760m. With $110,000 prize money, this certainly isn’t a cheap race. The lucrative purse attracts plenty of nominations from far and wide.

While the Boulder Cup could form any stage in a variety of spring campaigns, it usually attracts locals who will be hitting the Kalgoorlie track regularly over the spring. The Boulder Cup often falls into the sights of horses who are targeting the Kalgoorlie Cup (2300m) and who may have already raced in the Coolgardie Cup. Those top-class horses who perform above expectations might go on to contend the Group 1 Railway Stakes and Kingston Town Classic or the Group 2 Perth Cup.

The 2015 Boulder Cup will be held on September 13th.

Boulder Cup
Date:	September 13th, 2015
Track:	Kalgoorlie Racecourse
Distance:	1760m
Race Type:	Open Quality
Status:	Listed
Prize Money:	$110,000

2015 Boulder Cup Field

The 2015 Boulder Cup field will be officially released on Wednesday, September 9th. There are always a few notable performers included in the Boulder Cup field. The 2015 Boulder Cup field will be published below.

Boulder Cup History

The Boulder Cup has a long and storied history. Held in the gold-mining town of Kalgoorlie, the Boulder Cup and other Kalgoorlie races have long been an intrinsic part of the local sporting culture. Kalgoorlie Racecourse is one of the best country tracks in Western Australia, which ensures that the better listed and country events remain there.

Notable Boulder Cup winners include Opening Twist (2001), Hotel Casuarina (2005) and Gondorff (2010). Reverend Lovejoy was able to take out victory in 2009 over Gondorff and then return in 2011 to win the race again over celebrated WA gelding Kincaple. Prince Of Pop placed second in 2000 and was able to come back in 2003 for a third place. Mercedario has two third places, in 2002 and 2004. You’ll often notice the same local horses popping up in the results from year to year. Starting in 2014, the Boulder Cup changed to 2100m as opposed to 1760m.

Boulder Cup winners, top results and winning times since 2000 are listed below.

Boulder Cup Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2015 Boulder Cup	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2014 Boulder Cup	1st	Red Blast	2 minutes 08.11 seconds
	2nd	Ram Jam
	3rd	True Gold
2013 Boulder Cup	1st	Fanicio	1 minute 45.52 seconds
	2nd	Barnsley Lad
	3rd	Amelias Dancer
2012 Boulder Cup	1st	Belora	1 minute 45.23 seconds
	2nd	Amelias Dancer
	3rd	Amelia Storm
2011 Boulder Cup	1st	Reverend Lovejoy	1 minute 45.98 seconds
	2nd	Kincaple
	3rd	Battle Emblem
2010 Boulder Cup	1st	Gondorff	1 minute 45.94 seconds
	2nd	Admiring
	3rd	Inarticulate
2009 Boulder Cup	1st	Reverend Lovejoy	1 minute 47.12 seconds
	2nd	Gondorff
	3rd	Impact Rating
2008 Boulder Cup	1st	Mr Diagnosis	1 minute 48.21 seconds
	2nd	Goldtown
	3rd	Stormblitz
2007 Boulder Cup	1st	Impact Rating	1 minute 45.88 seconds
	2nd	Friar’s Touch
	3rd	I Command
2006 Boulder Cup	1st	Scenic Assault	1 minute 46.97 seconds
	2nd	Moodometer
	3rd	Black Tom
2005 Boulder Cup	1st	Hotel Casuarina	1 minute 45.30 seconds
	2nd	Priceless Matt
	3rd	Chenille Prince
2004 Boulder Cup	1st	My Thornbird	1 minute 46.07 seconds
	2nd	Blevvo
	3rd	Mercedario
2003 Boulder Cup	1st	Space Age	1 minute 49.07 seconds
	2nd	Priceless Matt
	3rd	Prince Of Pop
2002 Boulder Cup	1st	Lawmaker	1 minute 47.71 seconds
	2nd	Eastern Standard
	3rd	Mercedario
2001 Boulder Cup	1st	Opening Twist	1 minute 48.49 seconds
	2nd	Face Your Fears
	3rd	Stage Whisper
2000 Boulder Cup	1st	Never Blue	1 minute 47.74 seconds
	2nd	Prince Of Pop
	3rd	Waters Rising