Queensland Cup

The Queensland Cup runs at Eagle Farm Racecourse in October over the spring racing season.

2022 Queensland Cup Results

  • 1st: #4 Fun Fact
  • 2nd: #1 Seat Of Power
  • 3rd: #5 Honorable Spirit



The Queensland Cup is a Listed race that takes place at Brisbane’s Eagle Farm Racecourse in early October having been moved in 2020 from its earlier slot in late July at the end of the annual Queensland Winter Racing Carnival.

Formerly run over the traditional cup distance of two miles (3200m) – the same as the iconic Melbourne Cup in the spring and the Sydney Cup each autumn – it is now a 2400m race that serves as a potential lead-up into the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) later in October.

A quality handicap race, the Queensland Cup field face off for $150,000 in prize money as of 2022.

The Toowoomba Cup held a fortnight earlier is a good lead-up into the event, and in 2021 Honorable Spirit improved on a Toowoomba Cup second to win the Queensland Cup that spring.

Honorable Spirit returned to run third in the 2022 Queensland Cup results behind Fun Fact.

The latest edition of the Queensland Cup ran on Saturday October 8, 2022, the same day Melbourne hosts its Caulfield Guineas Day card, and was won by the Bjorn Baker-trained Fun Fact ($7). 

Queensland Cup 2022
Date: Saturday October 8, 2022
Track: Eagle Farm Racecourse
Distance: 2400m
Status: Listed
Prize Money: $150,000
Conditions: Qlty Hcp

2022 Queensland Cup Results

  • 1st: #4 Fun Fact ($7)
  • 2nd: #1 Seat Of Power
  • 3rd: #5 Honorable Spirit

Stay tuned for the official Queensland Cup 2022 race results and finishing order to be published below on Saturday October 8, 2022.

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 4 FUN FACT Bjorn Baker Michael Cahill 9 54kg $7
2 1 SEAT OF POWER (IRE) Gary Duncan James Orman 0.44L 7 59kg $4
3 5 HONORABLE SPIRIT John Smerdon M R du Plessis 0.92L 4 54kg $9.50
4 2 BARADE (FR) Jack Bruce Jim Byrne 1.19L 1 55.5kg $3.80F
5 9 TAPPY’S LAD (NZ) Kerry Taplin Ben Thompson 1.52L 8 54kg $16
6 3 MOHICAN HEIGHTS (IRE) Chris Waller Ms Samantha Collett 1.68L 5 55.5kg $4.40
7 6 SAYL (GB) Lindsay Hatch Mrs Stephanie Thornton 2.1L 2 54kg $26
8 8 DUNE FORTY FIVE Tony Haydon Luke Tarrant 7.75L 3 54kg $31
9 7 BROWN THOMAS Matthew Smith Kyle Wilson-Taylor (a) 16.29L 6 54kg $20

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2022 Queensland Cup Betting

The Queensland Cup 2022 betting odds and market links to the Brisbane staying feature at Ladbrokes.com.au will be available for punters below the week of the race.

The latest favourites in Queensland Cup betting to salute were Azuro ($2.70 in 2019) and Honorable Spirit ($2.60 in 2021).

2022 Queensland Cup Tips

Stay tuned for our exclusive Queensland Cup 2022 Tips on the mile and a half classic at Eagle Farm this spring.

  • Favourite: #3 Mohican Heights ($3.70 at time of publish)
  • Best Bet: #3 Mohican Heights to salute for the punters (see above)
  • Best Roughie: #9 Tappy’s Lad ($16 at time of publish)

2022 Queensland Cup Field

The Queensland Cup Field of Final Acceptors is announced by Racing Queensland the Wednesday of race week and features the top stayers of the season.

Following its move from the winter to the spring, horses in the Queensland Cup field may now use Sydney’s Group 3 Colin Stephen Quality (2400m) on Golden Rose Day as a lead-up. In 2020 Grey Lion improved on his lead-up third in the Colin Stephen to win the Queensland Cup over 2200m.

Fun Fact (5th in 2022) was the last Colin Stephen Quality graduate out of Sydney to back-up and win the Queensland Cup in Brisbane.

A small line-up of spring stayers faces off in the 2022 Queensland Cup field at Eagle Farm on Saturday with betting on the mile and a half showdown a two horse affair between the Chris Waller-trained Mohican Heights coming off a fourth in Sydney’s Group 3 Colin Stephen Quality and the Gary Duncan-trained Toowoomba Cup winner Seat Of Power chasing a third win on the trot.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 6452822211 SEAT OF POWER (IRE) Gary Duncan James Orman 7 59kg 97
2 x780671133 BARADE (FR) Jack Bruce Jim Byrne 1 55.5kg 90
3 8x5x052624 MOHICAN HEIGHTS (IRE) Chris Waller Ms Samantha Collett 5 55.5kg 90
4 955480×545 FUN FACT Bjorn Baker Michael Cahill 9 54kg 87
5 5008643510 HONORABLE SPIRIT John Smerdon Mark Du Plessis 4 54kg 84
6 255×281396 SAYL (GB) Lindsay Hatch Ms Tegan Harrison 2 54kg 82
7 9667153125 BROWN THOMAS Matthew Smith Kyle Wilson-Taylor (a) 6 54kg 75
8 331×777248 DUNE FORTY FIVE Tony Haydon Luke Tarrant 3 54kg 74
9 8311×21712 TAPPY’S LAD (NZ) Kerry Taplin Ben Thompson 8 54kg 73

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2022 Queensland Cup Nominations

The Queensland Cup 2022 nominations close the Monday of race week and will be listed below.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 x780671133 BARADE (FR) G 8 Jack Bruce 90
2 9667153125 BROWN THOMAS G 7 Matthew Smith 75
3 331×777248 DUNE FORTY FIVE G 5 Tony Haydon 74
4 955480×545 FUN FACT G 7 Bjorn Baker 88
5 5008643510 HONORABLE SPIRIT G 6 John Smerdon 84
6 8x5x052624 MOHICAN HEIGHTS (IRE) G 6 Chris Waller 88
7 x4845635x0 PAPPALINO (FR) G 7 Matthew Smith 85
8 255×281396 SAYL (GB) G 7 Lindsay Hatch 82
9 6452822211 SEAT OF POWER (IRE) G 8 Gary Duncan 97
10 8311×21712 TAPPY’S LAD (NZ) G 5 Kerry Taplin 73

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Queensland Cup Results

Year Place Horse Time
2022
Queensland Cup
1st
Fun Fact
2:30.55

(2400m)

2nd Seat Of Power
3rd Honorable Spirit
2021
Queensland Cup
1st
Honorable Spirit
2:31.74

(2400m)

2nd Lunasnit
3rd Fu Ni
2020
Queensland Cup
1st
Grey Lion
2:14.13

(2200m)

2nd Free Fly Too
3rd Fastnet Cyclone
2019
Queensland Cup
1st
Azuro
3:29.39
2nd Social Element
3rd Yogi
2018
Queensland Cup 
(Queen’s Cup)
1st
Plot Twist
3:31.36
2nd Anton En Avant
3rd Megablast
2017
Queensland Cup
1st
Araldo Junior
3.28.01
2nd My Diamantine
3rd Pop ‘N’ Scotch
2016
Queensland Cup
1st
Murphy’s Delight
3:34.91
2nd Pop ‘N’ Scotch
3rd Viva Espana
2015
Queensland Cup
1st
Mister Impatience
3:31.16
2nd Pop ‘N’ Scotch
3rd Monaco Doll
2014
Queensland Cup
1st
Iggi Pop
3:21.26
2nd Pop ‘N’ Scotch
3rd Brayroan
2013
Queensland Cup
1st
Turner Bayou
3:25.87
2nd Fifth Column
3rd Verdant
2012
Queensland Cup
1st
Spechenka
3:21.28
2nd Maythehorsebemagic
3rd Fantastic Blue
2011
Queensland Cup
1st
Tinseltown
3:25.13
2nd Smoking Chimneys
3rd Raeburn
2010
Queensland Cup
1st
Solid Billing
3:23.14
2nd Dave The Dude
3rd Mr Mayfair
2009
Queensland Cup
1st
Cape Breton
3:27.74
2nd Petushki
3rd Kerdem
2008
Queensland Cup
1st
Kerdem
3:37.61
2nd Sky Biscuit
3rd Rezone
2007
Queensland Cup
1st
race not held
2nd race not held
3rd race not held
2006
Queensland Cup
1st
Respect
3:20.69
2nd Dicktator
3rd Rezone
2005
Queensland Cup
1st
Double Portion
3:23.00
2nd Fires Of Ireland
3rd Beau
2004
Queensland Cup
1st
Regal Punch
3:23.70
2nd Navy Blue
3rd Kingsrule
2003
Queensland Cup
1st
Kugelhopf
3:19.40
2nd Barhill
3rd Up The Bid
2002
Queensland Cup
1st
Time Signal
3:20.50
2nd Yuppie
3rd Kugelhopf
2001
Queensland Cup
1st
Gillespie
3:18.90
2nd Chargold
3rd Acorn Icon
2000
Queensland Cup
1st
Green Diamond
3:20.10
2nd Lordnor
3rd Celtic Revenge

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