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 | ||