Wagga Wagga Gold Cup

The Wagga Wagga Gold Cup is a popular 2000m winter showdown run at Wagga Wagga Racecourse each May.

2024 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup Results

  • 1st: #7 Fawkner Park
  • 2nd: #8 Political Debate
  • 3rd: #9 Taramansour



The Listed Wagga Wagga Gold Cup is a 2000m open handicap race run each year in early May. The Wagga Wagga Gold Cup usually attracts a decent field of local and interstate horses as well as the occasional raider from New Zealand. Canberra horses are often well-represented in the Wagga Wagga Gold Cup results.

Claimed by some to be the second oldest horse race in Australia, the Wagga Cup has developed a reputation as a major event in the Riverina region. Although it is usually run during the week, the Wagga Cup has no difficulties attracting viewers or listeners from far and wide. The Wagga Cup attracts a lot of punting attention both locally and from the rest of Australia.

The Wagga Wagga Gold Cup is unique amongst very limited company as a highly popular listed race. Offering an increased $200,000 from 2021, the hype surrounding Wagga Wagga Cup race day has considerably outgrown that of the average Listed race.

Horses out of the Wagga Wagga Gold Cup field may be tempted to race on over the winter heading up to Queensland for a race like the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m).

The Wagga Wagga Gold Cup is now also an officially qualifying race for Randwick’s $2 million The Big Dance (1600m), to be held from 2022 in Sydney on the same day as the Melbourne Cup.

The 2023 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup form was franked with the runner-up Lion’s Roar returning in the summer to run third in the $2 million The Ingham before a Group 3 Summer Cup win on Boxing Day at Randwick.

The 2024 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup ran on Friday May 3rd, 2024 as a The Big Dancer qualifier and was won in style by the Annabel Neasham-trained favourite Fawkner Park ($3.70F).  

Wagga Cup
Date: Friday May 3rd, 2024
Track: Wagga Wagga Racecourse
Distance: 2000m
Race Type: Open Handicap
Status: Listed
Prize Money: $200,000

2024 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup Results

  • 1st: #7 Fawkner Park ($3.70F)
  • 2nd: #8 Political Debate
  • 3rd: #9 Taramansour

The Annabel Neasham-trained Fawkner Park ($3.70F) was too strong at his pet distance saluting by three-quarters of a length for the punters in the Wagga Wagga Gold Cup 2024 results.

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 7 FAWKNER PARK (IRE) Annabel Neasham Tyler Schiller 11 55.5kg $3.70F
2 8 POLITICAL DEBATE Chris Waller Tommy Berry 0.87L 2 54kg (cd 55kg) $3.90
3 9 TARAMANSOUR (IRE) Phillip Stokes Blaike McDougall 1.21L 9 54kg $26
4 2 SPIRIT RIDGE (GB) Annabel Neasham Regan Bayliss 1.26L 10 58.5kg $16
5 1 KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Ms Rachel King 1.65L 5 60.5kg $13
6 11 CLIFF HOUSE Tim Donnelly Danny Beasley 3.18L 8 54kg $7.50
7 18e MARSABIT (IRE) Danny Williams Quayde Krogh 5.11L 12 54kg $201
8 4 KING FRANKEL (IRE) Annabel Neasham Zac Lloyd (a) 5.15L 1 57kg $21
9 5 MAKRAM (IRE) Ben, Will & JD Hayes Chad Schofield 7.04L 3 56.5kg $11
10 3 RENAISSANCE WOMAN (NZ) Bjorn Baker Joshua Parr 12.59L 6 57kg $5.50
11 12 ZOUATICA Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt Jones Ms Kayla Nisbet 15.03L 7 54kg $26
12 16 ONE AYE Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt Jones Jack Martin 15.06L 4 54kg (cd 54.5kg) $151
20e CYBORG Norm Gardner 0
17e OFFSPRING Keith Dryden 0
19e VICTORY AT OMAHA Theresa Bateup 0
10 PERVADE (GB) Chris Waller Jay Ford 0
6 SUIZURO Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Craig Newitt 0
13 COGNAC (IRE) Michael Gatty Ms Olivia Chambers (a) 0
15 PIRAEUS Richard & Will Freedman Ms Alysha Collett 0
14 HUMANITY (IRE) Sara Ryan 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup Betting Odds

The Wagga Wagga Gold Cup odds are traditionally dominated by middle-distance type stayers coming off good form over the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. Gallopers dropping in grade off Group status events at Randwick and those with proven 2000m form usually sit high up the Wagga Wagga Gold Cup betting markets.

House Of Cartier ($5 in 2020) saluted in the Wagga Wagga Gold Cup as favourite before later being disqualified.

There was a notable upset in the following year in 2021 with Inverloch winning the Wagga Wagga Gold Cup at 30/1, while Yonkers ran second as the beaten favourite.

Aleas ($4.60 in 2022) and Fawkner Park ($3.70 in 2024) are the latest favourites in Wagga Wagga Gold Cup betting to salute for the punters.

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2024 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup Form

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2024 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Wagga Wagga Gold Cup 2024 Tips on The Big Dance eligibility race this May.

  • To Win: #11 Cliff House ($9 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Fawkner Park is the clear favourite, but his wide draw makes him a risky pick at this price. Instead, let’s look at a flyer with tremendous value – Cliff House! This in-form gelding has notched two consecutive wins and has a great chance to make it a hat-trick on Friday. Trained by local Tim Donnelly, Cliff House boasts a phenomenal record at his home track. He’s ready to step up in distance to 2000m, having most recently dominated the Gundagai Cup (1800m) on a Heavy track by nearly five lengths while carrying a hefty 59kg. The weight drop to 54kg this time around is a huge advantage, and he should have no trouble handling the extra distance. Cliff House is flying under the radar and represents excellent value – don’t miss out on him!

2024 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup Field

The Wagga Wagga Gold Cup field attracts a nice class of stayers out of the autumn in Sydney.

The Group 3 JRA Plate (2000m) held at Randwick over the same distance in late April makes a good lead-up into the Wagga Wagga Cup field.

The 2024 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup field and barriers will be provided below the week of the race as soon as announced by Racing NSW.

The Wagga Wagga Gold Cup 2024 final field features a capacity stayers of autumn stayers including the in-form Annabel Neasham-trained Albury Cup winner Fawkner Park and his resuming stablemate Spirit Ridge.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2024 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup field and betting markets.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 8663x0007x KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Ms Rachel King 9 60.5kg 106
2 x65233220x SPIRIT RIDGE (GB) Annabel Neasham Regan Bayliss 18 58.5kg 102
3 5120×87305 RENAISSANCE WOMAN (NZ) Bjorn Baker Joshua Parr 12 57kg 103
4 1430x0039x KING FRANKEL (IRE) Annabel Neasham Zac Lloyd (a) 1 57kg 99
5 9x9680x140 MAKRAM (IRE) Ben, Will & JD Hayes Chad Schofield 6 56.5kg 98
6 854150×919 SUIZURO Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Craig Newitt 2 56kg 97
7 120x50x441 FAWKNER PARK (IRE) Annabel Neasham Tyler Schiller 19 55.5kg 96
8 x529029x05 POLITICAL DEBATE Chris Waller Tommy Berry 4 54kg 85
9 25x1153x90 TARAMANSOUR (IRE) Phillip Stokes Blaike McDougall 16 54kg 84
10 x06212x866 PERVADE (GB) Chris Waller Jay Ford 7 54kg 83
11 11x615x511 CLIFF HOUSE Tim Donnelly Danny Beasley 14 54kg 77
12 16×1610213 ZOUATICA Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt Jones Ms Kayla Nisbet 13 54kg 75
13 00x54x7598 COGNAC (IRE) Michael Gatty Ms Olivia Chambers (a) 15 54kg 72
14 3x4118x HUMANITY (IRE) Sara Ryan 11 54kg 72
15 3×03322361 PIRAEUS Richard & Will Freedman Ms Alysha Collett 17 54kg 68
16 9×63438301 ONE AYE Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt Jones Jack Martin 8 54kg 65
17e 15413×0127 OFFSPRING Keith Dryden 3 54kg 68
18e 698×995003 MARSABIT (IRE) Danny Williams Quayde Krogh 20 54kg 65
19e 85×1743282 VICTORY AT OMAHA Theresa Bateup 5 54kg 63
20e x793671333 CYBORG Norm Gardner 10 54kg 53

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2024 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup Nominations

Nominations for the Wagga Wagga Gold Cup in 2024 are taken the Friday prior to the race.

Wagga Wagga Gold Cup History

The Wagga Wagga Gold Cup had its inaugural run on November 26, 1873, when Mountaineer won. Since that date the Wagga Cup has developed into a popular local race with a strong tradition of excellence.

Trainer Chris Waller has prepared five previous Wagga Wagga Gold Cup winners most recently in 2023 with Wicklow

Listed below are Wagga Wagga Gold Cup winners since 1990.

Wagga Wagga Gold Cup Winners

Year Winner
2024 Fawkner Park
2023 Wicklow
2022 Aleas
2021 Inverloch
2020 Maurus

House Of Cartier (Disqualified) 

2019 Abdon
2018 Life Less Ordinary
2017 Stampede
2016 Messene
2015 Land Locked
2014 Trade Commissioner
2013 Scream Machine
2012 Coliseo
2011 Voice Commander
2010 Sainthood
2009 Macknuckle
2008 Tommifrancs
2007 Fooram
2006 Mc Lir
2005 Natural Blitz
2004 Vanquished
2003 Kreisler Mirage
2002 Call Me Lily
2001 Regal Touch
2000 Sporting
1999 Goodwood
1998 Chance Affair
1997 Here’s The Prince
1996 Nobellotto
1995 Top Guy
1994 NOT HELD
1993 Antwerp
1992 Fleet Dancer
1991 Greenback
1990 Mill Court

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