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The Wagga Wagga Gold Cup is a popular 2000m winter showdown run at Wagga Wagga Racecourse each May.
Wagga Wagga Gold Cup News
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 winner, Fawkner Park, franked the form with a next-up third in that year’s Doomben Cup results before winning the $1.2 million The Q22.
The 2026 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup runs on Friday May 1, 2026 seeing the winner qualify for November’s Big Dance race on Melbourne Cup Day in Sydney.
| Wagga Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Friday May 1, 2026 |
| Track: | Wagga Wagga Racecourse |
| Distance: | 2000m |
| Race Type: | Open Handicap |
| Status: | Listed |
| Prize Money: | $200,000 |
2026 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup Results
Stay tuned for the official 2026 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup results and finishing order on Friday May 1, 2026 and see which horses have qualified for The Big Dance race this spring.
- 1st: TBD
- 2nd: TBD
- 3rd: TBD
Winning Margin: TBD
Winning Time: TBD
2026 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup Betting
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), Fawkner Park ($3.70 in 2024), and Flying Bandit ($4.60 in 2025) are the latest favourites in Wagga Wagga Gold Cup betting to salute for the punters.
2026 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup Form
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2026 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Wagga Wagga Gold Cup 2026 Tips on The Big Dance eligibility race this May.
- To Place: TBD
2026 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 2026 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup field and barriers will be provided below the week of the race as soon as announced by Racing NSW.
2026 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup Nominations
Nominations for the Wagga Wagga Gold Cup in 2026 are taken the Friday prior to the race.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 410×286115 | ACHESON | G | 5 | Keith Dryden & Libby Snowden | |
| 2 | 526x02x421 | ALDER (IRE) | G | 6 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 3 | 8411630433 | ASSOCIATE | G | 6 | Danielle Seib | 83 |
| 4 | 26222×3244 | BEAR ON THE LOOSE (IRE) | G | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 5 | x50057x401 | BIANCO VILANO | G | 7 | Ron Stubbs | |
| 6 | 5649031167 | BURGUNDY GIRL | M | 7 | Keith Dryden & Libby Snowden | 81 |
| 7 | 71237×8523 | CASUAL CONNECTION (NZ) | G | 7 | John Sargent | |
| 8 | 0125×66411 | COSMIC LAD | G | 5 | Mitchell Beer & George Carpenter | 92 |
| 9 | x0x9852160 | DOCTOR ASKAR (NZ) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | |
| 10 | 1x60642x00 | DON DIEGO DE VEGA (FR) | G | 6 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | |
| 11 | x124113x23 | DREAMS COME TRUE (NZ) | M | 5 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | |
| 12 | 17x640x788 | FLYING BANDIT | G | 5 | Kerry Parker | |
| 13 | 112028×461 | GLAD YOU THINK SO | G | 5 | John Sargent | |
| 14 | 6110×26736 | IMMEDIACY (NZ) | G | 5 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 15 | 0x8809x646 | JIMI HENDRIX (IRE) | G | 7 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | |
| 16 | 0010451188 | KING EDWARD (NZ) | G | 5 | Matthew Kelley | 60 |
| 17 | 6178×35746 | KNIGHTS ARMOUR | G | 7 | Ross Lavis | |
| 18 | 1x050x0050 | LES VAMPIRES | G | 5 | Lucy Longmire | |
| 19 | 44215×7049 | NELLIE LEYLAX (IRE) | G | 5 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | |
| 20 | 5433173033 | PLACID PEARL | M | 4 | Matthew Smith | |
| 21 | 06120×4420 | PLYMOUTH | G | 4 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 22 | 22x342x644 | QUIETNESS (GB) | M | 6 | Tom Charlton | |
| 23 | 51127×0645 | SOUTHERN DANCER | M | 4 | Gary Colvin | 74 |
| 24 | 80610×0799 | STAR OF INDIA (IRE) | G | 7 | Chris Waller | |
| 25 | 44×0720150 | TOURISTIC (GB) | G | 7 | Peter Snowden | |
| 26 | 361×433443 | TRAVOLTA (GB) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | |
| 27 | x8x6443600 | UNSPOKEN (IRE) | G | 7 | Peter Snowden | |
| 28 | 0x133x1662 | VILLASAURUS | G | 5 | Donna Scott | 85 |
| 29 | 23×0353217 | WINGS OF CARMEN | G | 4 | Steve Cunningham |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2026 | TBD |
| 2025 | Flying Bandit |
| 2024 | Fawkner Park |
| 2023 | Wicklow |
| 2022 | Aleas |
| 2021 | Inverloch |
| 2020 | MaurusHouse 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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