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The Doomben Cup is a 2000m middle-distance race held during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival at Doomben Racecourse*. The second Group 1 race held in Queensland for the carnival, the Doomben Cup is a weight-for-age race for horses aged three years and older.

*Note: The Doomben Cup 2022 was moved from Saturday May 21 to Saturday May 28, 2022 due to heavy rainfall in Brisbane and now takes place at Eagle Farm Racecourse on Queensland Derby Day over an increased distance of 2100m. 

Offering $1 million in prize money, the Group 1 Doomben Cup attracts a class field of local and interstate weight-for-age hopefuls. The best lead up race to the Doomben Cup is the Group 2 A.D. Hollindale Stakes (1800m) held two weeks earlier at the Gold Coast. The AD Hollindale Stakes / Doomben Cup double has been won by a number of horses over the years including most recently Streama (2014) and Zaaki (2021) who won the latter by seven lengths.

Zaaki returned as the $1.24 favourite in the 2022 Doomben Cup, but only managed to run third in a shock defeat behind Huetor.

Horses out of the Doomben Cup may progress onto the Group 2 $1.2 million The Q22 (2200m) running on Stradbroke Day from 2021 – a race previously  known as the Group 2 PJ O’Shea Stakes / Eagle Farm Cup with Kenedna (2019) and star import Zaaki (2021) the latest horses to do the double.

There was no 2020 Doomben Cup due to COVID-19.

Zaaki further franked the Doomben Cup form from 2021 going on to win not only that year’s The Q22 but also a host of races over the spring including the Group 1 Underwood Stakes – Mackinnon Stakes double in Melbourne. He also returned in the autumn of 2022 and claimed the $5 million The All-Star Mile (1600m).

Zaaki returned to run third in the 2022 Doomben Cup results and was back that spring running top four in a host of Group 1 events including the Cox Plate (4th) before his successful Mackinnon Stakes (now VRC Champions Stakes) title defence.

In the 2023 Doomben Cup Zaaki was back as the short-priced favourite after winning his third A.D. Hollindale Stakes, but could only manage to run seventh to Huetor who made history going back-to-back in the event to become just the fourth two-time Doomben Cup winner champion.

The 2023 Doomben Cup ran on Saturday May 20, 2023 at Doomben Racecourse and saw the now dual Peter & Paul Snowden-trained champion Huetor ($10) make history with his successful title defence.   

Doomben Cup 2023
Date:	Saturday May 20, 2023
Track:	Doomben Racecourse
Distance:	2000m
Race Type:	3YO+ Weight-For-Age
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$1,000,000

2023 Doomben Cup Results

• 1st: #3 Huetor ($10)
• 2nd: #2 Numerian
• 3rd: #13 Kovalica

Reigning champion Huetor ($10) returned and showed true grit over the final furlong to fight off the Annabel Neasham-trained Numerian ($9.50) and go back-to-back in the 2023 Doomben Cup results after winning the event at Eagle Farm in an upset last winter.

Click here to read more on the narrow win by now two-time champion Huetor in the 2023 Doomben Cup results.

2023 Doomben Cup Results & Finishing Order

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	3	HUETOR (FR)	Peter & Paul Snowden	Ryan Maloney		6	59kg		$10
	2	2	NUMERIAN (IRE)	Annabel Neasham	Jason Collett	0.36L	8	59kg		$9.50
	3	13	KOVALICA (NZ)	Chris Waller	James Orman	1.21L	12	56.5kg		$13
	4	11	DUAIS	Edward Cummings	Sam Clipperton	1.53L	1	57kg		$15
	5	5	ZEYREK (FR)	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tim Clark	4.15L	2	59kg		$17
	6	6	DIAMIL (IRE)	John O’Shea	Joshua Parr	4.8L	3	59kg		$41
	7	1	ZAAKI (GB)	Annabel Neasham	James McDonald	4.89L	10	59kg		$2.15F
	8	4	NO COMPROMISE (NZ)	Chris Waller	Opie Bosson	4.91L	5	59kg		$61
	9	8	BANKERS CHOICE (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Brodie Loy	5.16L	11	59kg		$31
	10	9	PALMETTO (NZ)	John Sargent	Ben Thompson	5.5L	4	59kg		$51
	11	7	NONCONFORMIST	Grahame Begg	Jordan Childs	5.92L	7	59kg		$12
	FF	12	ATISHU (NZ)	Chris Waller	Nash Rawiller		9	57kg		$7.50
		10	ESTI FENY (HUN)	Matthew Smith	Ashley Morgan		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Doomben Cup Betting

The best Doomben Cup 2023 betting odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au are available right here as soon as markets on the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival’s second Group 1 race are released, including early access to the top all-in markets weeks before Doomben Cup Day.

Zaaki ($2.25 in 2021) was the last favourite in Doomben Cup betting to salute for the punters and the first since the mare Streama (2014). Zaaki returned in 2022 as the $1.24 Doomben Cup favourite but ran a disappointing third as Huetor won in an upset at Doomben Cup odds of $16.

Huetor returned and won the 2023 Doomben Cup in another upset at $10, while Zaaki finished seventh as the $2.15 favourite that year.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 DOOMBEN CUP ODDS (Final Field)

2023 Doomben Cup Form Guide

Stay tuned for our full Doomben Cup 2023 Form Guide Analysis & Betting Preview.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 DOOMBEN CUP FORM GUIDE

2023 Doomben Cup Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Doomben Cup 2023 Tips on the Brisbane Group 1 event this season.

• To Win: #1 Zaaki ($2.05 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Zaaki is the eight-year-old marvel who just keeps showing up and he’s hard to knock again here. Out over $2 in the markets and comes via the strongest form lines. The Annabel Neasham-trained star was runner-up to Giga Kick two back in the All Aged Stakes before posting his record third A.D. Hollindale Stakes victory. The young Giga Kick franked the form with his Doomben 10,000 victory in Brisbane last weekend, and now it is Zaaki’s turn. He won this race in 2021 and was third last year. Can salute.

2023 Doomben Cup Field

The Doomben Cup field attracts a class field of weight-for-age winter racing hopefuls each season, many coming off the AD Hollindale Stakes run at the Gold Coast earlier in the month. A number of gallopers in the Doomben Cup field are coming off a run during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival and races like the Doncaster Mile and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick during The Championships have provided a number of Doomben Cup winners in recent years.

Zaaki (2021) was the last horse to complete the AD Hollindale Stakes – Doomben Cup double. After winning the 2022 Hollindale, Zaaki finished third in that year’s Doomben Cup results as Huetor improved on lead-up fourth in the same Gold Coast event to win the Group 1 in Brisbane in a boil-over.

In 2023 Zaaki won his third Hollindale before a disappointing seventh in the Doomben Cup that saw the reigning champ Huetor go back-to-back and improve on a lead-up second in the Hollindale that year.

The official Doomben Cup 2023 Field & Barriers are set for release on the Tuesday of race week and will be published in full below once announced by Racing Queensland.

The 2023 Doomben Cup final field features a star-studded line-up of weight-for-age hopefuls led by the event’s 2021 champ Zaaki coming off his record third straight A.D. Hollindale Stakes win along with the reigning winner Huetor who was good running second in the same key lead-up.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the Doomben Cup 2023 field and betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	3x13341x21	ZAAKI (GB)	Annabel Neasham	James McDonald	11	59kg			119
2	1x2250x426	NUMERIAN (IRE)	Annabel Neasham	Jason Collett	9	59kg			111
3	18x8x06532	HUETOR (FR)	Peter & Paul Snowden	Ryan Maloney	7	59kg			109
4	536107×204	NO COMPROMISE (NZ)	Chris Waller	Opie Bosson	6	59kg			108
5	x000x12173	ZEYREK (FR)	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tim Clark	2	59kg			108
6	81401×9318	DIAMIL (IRE)	John O’Shea	Joshua Parr	4	59kg			107
7	x87670x184	NONCONFORMIST	Grahame Begg	Jordan Childs	8	59kg			106
8	0261×63625	BANKERS CHOICE (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Brodie Loy	12	59kg			104
9	8x6408x311	PALMETTO (NZ)	John Sargent	Ben Thompson	5	59kg			95
10	3x7808x481	ESTI FENY (HUN)	Matthew Smith	Ashley Morgan	3	59kg			95
11	117x06880x	DUAIS	Edward Cummings	Sam Clipperton	1	57kg			114
12	675123×216	ATISHU (NZ)	Chris Waller	Nash Rawiller	10	57kg			111
13	41111×31	KOVALICA (NZ)	Chris Waller	James Orman	13	56.5kg			97

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Doomben Cup Nominations

The season’s early Doomben Cup 2023 nominations are set to be taken on a Tuesday in early May a couple of weeks out from Doomben Cup Day and will be provided below as soon as released.

The 2023 Doomben Cup nominations close on Tuesday May 2, 2023 at 11:00am (AEST).

The Doomben Cup 2023 nominations attracted 35 weight-for-age winter hopefuls including the 2021 champion Zaaki who ran third in last year’s race, Chris Waller’s Queen Of The Turf Stakes winning mare Atishu, and the defending champ Huetor for Peter & Paul Snowden.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	7675123×21	ATISHU (NZ)	M	5	Chris Waller
2	70261×6362	BANKERS CHOICE (NZ)	G	5	Michael Moroney
3	22118x696x	BELLATRIX BLACK (NZ)	M	4	Kris Lees
4	1x332x3x5x	BOIS D’ARGENT (GB)	G	6	Annabel Neasham
5	3x1122x212	CAP DE JOIE (GB)	M	4	Nick Ryan
6	0030×23102	CEPHEUS (GB)	G	6	Matthew Dunn
7	x5711376x2	DESERT ICON (FR)	G	7	Chris Waller
8	881401×931	DIAMIL (IRE)	G	5	John O’Shea
9	117x06880x	DUAIS	M	5	Edward Cummings
10	3381×84701	EL PATRONESS	M	4	Danny O’Brien
11	43x7808x48	ESTI FENY (HUN)	G	8	Matthew Smith
12	35x5302x85	FANCY MAN (IRE)	H	5	Annabel Neasham
13	0111324×47	FLOATING ARTIST (GB)	G	7	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
14	0x30088x04	GREAT HOUSE (IRE)	G	6	Chris Waller
15	4x1310x21x	GUNSTOCK (NZ)	G	4	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
16	1173x217x0	HOPEFUL (FR)	G	6	Annabel Neasham
17	9x13x110x6	HOSIER (IRE)	G	6	Kris Lees
18	418x8x0653	HUETOR (FR)	G	6	Peter & Paul Snowden
19	202220×444	JUST FOLK	G	6	Josh Julius
20	x18x0x9212	KALAPOUR (IRE)	G	6	Kris Lees
21	032x0000x8	KOLDING (NZ)	G	7	Chris Waller
22	41111×31	KOVALICA (NZ)	G	3	Chris Waller
23	x890627x05	KUKERACHA (NZ)	G	5	Chris Waller
24	6x0025x800	LION’S ROAR (NZ)	G	5	John O’Shea
25	25121×4212	NAVAJO PEAK	G	4	David Payne
26	1804x79x91	NEW MANDATE (IRE)	G	5	Chris Waller
27	536107x20x	NO COMPROMISE (NZ)	G	6	Chris Waller
28	x87670x184	NONCONFORMIST	G	6	Grahame Begg
29	1x2250x426	NUMERIAN (IRE)	G	7	Annabel Neasham
30	38x6408x31	PALMETTO (NZ)	G	4	John Sargent
31	x1x7701x61	SKYMAN (GB)	G	7	Chris Waller
32	921177×884	SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ)	G	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
33	x4300x6746	YOUNG WERTHER (NZ)	G	5	Danny O’Brien
34	13x13341x2	ZAAKI (GB)	G	8	Annabel Neasham
35	7x000x1217	ZEYREK (FR)	G	6	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Doomben Cup History

First won by Pentheus in 1933, the Doomben Cup’s greatest horse has been Rough Habit with three consecutive wins from 1991 to 1993.

Between 1933 and 1937, the Doomben Cup race distance was 10 furlongs (approx 2000m) however this was changed to 11 furlongs (2200m) between 1938 and 1972. In 1989 it was temporarily increased to 2160m.

In 2021 the favourite Zaaki won the Doomben Cup by a record seven lengths before returning to finish a disappointing third as the beaten $1.24 favourite in 2022.

Notable Doomben Cup winners including Might And Power (1998), the mare Streama (2014) and Our Ivanhowe (2016).

In 2022 the Doomben Cup was moved to Eagle Farm Racecourse a week after to run over 2100m on Queensland Derby Day due to heavy rainfall and unsafe racing conditions at Doomben.

In 2023 Huetor became just the fourth horse in history to win multiple editions of the Doomben Cup joining Scenic Shot (2009 & 2011); Rough Habit (1991, 1992 & 1993); and Earlwood (1959 & 1960).

Recent Doomben Cup Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 Doomben Cup	1st	Huetor	2 minutes 02.02 seconds
	2nd	Numerian
	3rd	Kovalica
2022 Doomben Cup(Held at Eagle Farm Racecourse)	1st	Huetor	2 minutes 09.79 seconds (Run over 2100m)
	2nd	Maximal
	3rd	Zaaki
2021 Doomben Cup	1st	Zaaki	2 minutes 01.06 seconds
	2nd	Toffee Tongue
	3rd	Brandenburg
2020 Doomben CupRace Not Held Due To COVID-19	1st	–	–
	2nd	–
	3rd	–
2019 Doomben Cup	1st	Kenedna	2 minutes 02.18 seconds
	2nd	Life Less Ordinary
	3rd	Sixties Groove
2018 Doomben Cup	1st	Comin’ Through	2 minutes 01.43 seconds
	2nd	Egg Tart
	3rd	Ambitious
2017 Doomben Cup	1st	Sense Of Occasion	2 minutes 06.63 seconds
	2nd	Star Exhibit
	3rd	Rudy
2016 Doomben Cup	1st	Our Ivanhowe	2 minutes 04.41 seconds
	2nd	Hauraki
	3rd	It’s Somewhat
2015 Doomben Cup	1st	Pornichet	2 minutes 02.52 seconds
	2nd	Weary
	3rd	I’m Imposing
2014 Doomben Cup	1st	Streama	2 minutes 01.72 seconds
	2nd	Leebaz
	3rd	Junoob
2013 Doomben Cup	1st	Beaten Up	2 minute 04.34 seconds
	2nd	Foreteller
	3rd	Secret Admirer
2012 Doomben Cup	1st	Mawingo	2 minute 02.0 seconds
	2nd	Lights of Heaven
	3rd	Manighar
2011 Doomben Cup	1st	Scenic Shot	2 minute 03.7 seconds
	2nd	My Kingdom Of Fife
	3rd	Glass Harmonium
2010 Doomben Cup	1st	Metal Bender	2 minutes 2.65 seconds
	2nd	Gold Water
	3rd	Triple Honour
2009 Doomben Cup	1st	Scenic Shot	2 minutes 2.8 seconds
	2nd	Racing To Win
	3rd	Sir Slick
2008 Doomben Cup	1st	Sarrera	2 minutes 3.3 seconds
	2nd	Rampant Lion
	3rd	Like It Is
2007 Doomben Cup	1st	Cinque Cento	2 minutes 1.8 seconds
	2nd	Gaze
	3rd	Pentathon
2006 Doomben Cup	1st	Above Deck	2 minutes 13.8 seconds
	2nd	Octapussy
	3rd	Roman Arch
2005 Doomben Cup	1st	Perlin	2 minutes 15 seconds
	2nd	Platinum Scissors
	3rd	Natural Blitz
2004 Doomben Cup	1st	Defier	2 minutes 11.6 seconds
	2nd	Pentastic
	3rd	Upsetthym
2003 Doomben Cup	1st	Bush Padre	2 minutes 13 seconds
	2nd	Freemason
	3rd	Maguire
2002 Doomben Cup	1st	Mr Bureaucrat	2 minutes 14 seconds
	2nd	Galroof
	3rd	Freemason
2001 Doomben Cup	1st	King Keitel	2 minutes 1.9 seconds
	2nd	Shogun Lodge
	3rd	Kasakh Belle
2000 Doomben Cup	1st	Akhenaton	2 minutes 4.7 seconds
	2nd	Integrate
	3rd	Cruzeiro