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The 2015 Murray Bridge Cup is a Listed mile event held at Murray Bridge Racecourse during the Spring Racing Carnival.

Raced over 1600m, the Murray Bridge Cup is not as long in distance as other cup events. However, it still provides compelling entertainment and excellent punting opportunities.

An open quality handicap, the Murray Bridge Cup welcomes all comers for an attempt at its $80,000 prize. It is the headline event on a day that carries no other black-type races. The Murray Bridge Cup is often targeted by horses as part of an ongoing spring campaign.

The Murray Bridge Gold Cup sees a mixture of country horses and city horses go head to head. Because it’s only an hour east of Adelaide, the journey isn’t particularly arduous for horses form major Adelaide stables.

While horses contesting the Murray Bridge Cup come from a broad assortment of preparations, most tend to target slightly longer distance events following a run in the Cup. One of the preferred targets is the Kyneton Cup (2000m).

The 2015 Murray Bridge Cup will be run on Wednesday, October 14th.

Murray Bridge Cup 2015
Date:	Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
Track:	Murray Bridge
Distance:	1600m
Race Type:	Open Quality
Status:	Listed
Prize Money:	$80,000

2015 Murray Bridge Cup Field

The Murray Bridge Cup field is usually comprised of a diverse mix of country and metro horses, all with differing preparations. Because of this, picking a winner from the Murray Bridge Cup field can be extremely challenging, and the race is often open to upsets.

The 2015 Murray Bridge Cup field will be published below.

2015 Murray Bridge Cup Nominations

The Murray Bridge Cup nominations tend to feature a similar mixture of horses to that of the final field. Those horses which enter the Murray Bridge Cup nominations usually haven’t had extreme success at black-type racing.

The 2015 Murray Bridge Gold Cup nominations will be provided here.

Murray Bridge Cup History

The Murray Bridge Cup dates back to the very early 1900s, with the Murray Bridge Turf Club having been formed in 1899.

Throughout its life, the Murray Bridge Cup has been a mainstay of country racing in the region, with a number of the best local horses targeting it each year.

The Murray Bridge Gold Cup is now held at Gifford Hill, the multimillion dollar racing precinct recently built in the town.

Notable Murray Bridge Cup winners include King’s Arch (2003), Moment In Time (2009) and Eclair Surprise (2012). Interestingly (or frustratingly, depending on the way you look at it), Sandhill Prince came second three years in a row (2009-11). Murray Bridge Cup results and winning times since 2003 are listed below.

Murray Bridge Cup Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2015 Murray Bridge Cup	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2014 Murray Bridge Cup	1st	Excites Zelady	1 minute 37.02 seconds
	2nd	Evangelist
	3rd	Corvidae
2013 Murray Bridge Cup	1st	Pelicano	1 minute 38.11 seconds
	2nd	Lady Dynamo
	3rd	Little Akie
2012 Murray Bridge Cup	1st	Eclair Surprise	1 minute 37.55 seconds
	2nd	Assertive Eagle
	3rd	Ballypatrick
2011 Murray Bridge Cup	1st	War Ends	1 minute 37.20 seconds
	2nd	Sandhill Prince
	3rd	Too Many Reds
2010 Murray Bridge Cup	1st	Hawks Bay	1 minute 38.97 seconds
	2nd	Sandhill Prince
	3rd	Jutland
2009 Murray Bridge Cup	1st	Moment In Time	1 minute 37.45 seconds
	2nd	Sandhill Prince
	3rd	Ciro Prince
2008 Murray Bridge Cup	1st	Club Liquid	1 minute 35.41 seconds
	2nd	The Gem
	3rd	Dynamic Hero
2007 Murray Bridge Cup	1st	Wild Will	1 minute 36.48 seconds
	2nd	Acacia Queen
	3rd	Bergstrom
2006 Murray Bridge Cup	1st	Bo Best	1 minute 35.50 seconds
	2nd	Time Matters
	3rd	Pride Of Archway
2005 Murray Bridge Cup	1st	Get Up	1 minute 40.85 seconds
	2nd	Danalaga
	3rd	Rally
2004 Murray Bridge Cup	1st	Finniss D’Or	1 minute 37.42 seconds
	2nd	Get Up
	3rd	Pentirely
2003 Murray Bridge Cup	1st	King’s Arch	1 minute 36.55 seconds
	2nd	Fly For Me
	3rd	Mustaagel