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The 2020 Boulder Cup is a Listed event held at Kalgoorlie Racecourse around mid-September each year on the Sunday after Sydney’s George Main Stakes Day.

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 $100,000 prize money, the event attracts plenty of local talent each spring.

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 season. 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 or even the Group 2 Perth Cup.

The 2020 Boulder Cup was held on Sunday September 20, 2020 and won by Friar Fox.

Boulder Cup
Date:	Sunday September 20, 2020
Track:	Kalgoorlie Racecourse
Distance:	2100m
Race Type:	Open Quality Handicap
Status:	Listed
Prize Money:	$100,000

2020 Boulder Cup Results

Colour	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	6	FRIAR FOX	Justine Erkelens	Shaun O’Donnell		2	54kg		$5
	2	5	DIVINE SHADOW	Brett Pope	Troy Turner	1.15L	6	54kg		$3.80F
	3	8	MAJOR MAMBO	Trevor Tasker	Chris Graham (a)	1.18L	1	54kg		$101
	4	2	MISSILE LAUNCH	Vaughn Sigley	Patrick Carbery	2.13L	4	56.5kg		$14
	5	3	WESTERN TEMPLE	Peter Fernie	Ms Kyra Yuill	2.73L	7	55kg		$4
	6	1	IHTSAHYMN	Rob Gulberti	Peter Hall	3.95L	8	60kg		$5
	7	7	GANGBUSTER	Luke Fernie	Chris Nicoll	4.23L	3	54kg		$26
	8	10	SUPERIOR SMILE	Daniel & Ben Pearce	Chris Parnham	4.42L	10	54kg		$9.50
	9	4	DARK PROSPECT	Neville Parnham	Brad Parnham	7.16L	5	54kg		$31
	10	9	PRIZE CATCH	Neville Parker	Ryan Hill	7.47L	9	54kg		$31

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2020 Boulder Cup Betting

Betting on the Boulder Cup opens following final acceptances on the Wednesday before the event and will be available below once available through Ladbrokes.com.au.

2020 Boulder Cup Field

The 2020 Boulder Cup field will be officially released on Wednesday of race week and published below.

The Boulder Cup 2020 field features 10 hopefuls including evergreen 10-year-old Ihtsahymn – a former Group 1 winner in Perth – carrying the 60kg top weight and coming off 12th career win at his 62nd start.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	0x111x3x21	IHTSAHYMN	Rob Gulberti	Peter Hall	8	60kg		102
2	213132×557	MISSILE LAUNCH	Vaughn Sigley	Patrick Carbery	4	56.5kg		95
3	1x4638x221	WESTERN TEMPLE	Peter Fernie	Ms Kyra Yuill	7	55kg		92
4	x028445458	DARK PROSPECT	Neville Parnham	Brad Parnham	5	54kg		67
5	6212323133	DIVINE SHADOW	Brett Pope	Troy Turner	6	54kg		82
6	4549×08482	FRIAR FOX	Justine Erkelens	Shaun O’Donnell	2	54kg		82
7	x736063589	GANGBUSTER	Luke Fernie	Chris Nicoll	3	54kg		80
8	4103984333	MAJOR MAMBO	Trevor Tasker	Chris Graham (a)	1	54kg		61
9	50480×7964	PRIZE CATCH	Neville Parker	Ryan Hill	9	54kg		83
10	233224×874	SUPERIOR SMILE	Daniel & Ben Pearce	Chris Parnham	10	54kg		85

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

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
2020 Boulder Cup	1st	Friar Fox	2 minutes 11.73 seconds
	2nd	Divine Shadow
	3rd	Major Mambo
2019 Boulder Cup	1st	Gangbuster	2 minutes 09.91 seconds
	2nd	First Affair
	3rd	Touch Of Silver
2018 Boulder Cup	1st	First Affair	2 minutes 10.21 seconds
	2nd	State Prosecutor
	3rd	Gloryland
2017 Boulder Cup	1st	Already Famous	2 minutes 09.17 seconds
	2nd	Shinta Mani
	3rd	Gloryland
2016 Boulder Cup	1st	Don’tgetcaught	2 minutes 08.42 seconds
	2nd	Cougar Express
	3rd	Ihtsahymn
2015 Boulder Cup	1st	Ask Me Nicely	2 minutes 12.12 seconds
	2nd	Already Famous
	3rd	Woodsville
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