The $1 million Kingsford Smith Cup takes place in late May or early June in Brisbane as a lead-up to the Stradbroke Handicap.
2024 Kingsford Smith Cup Results
- 1st: #1 I Wish I Win
- 2nd: #9 Bella Nipotina
- 3rd: #10 In Secret
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The Kingsford Smith Cup – formerly the BTC Cup – is an important Group 1 race held at the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. Since 2017 it has run a fortnight after its former spot on the carnival line-up moving from Doomben Racecourse to Eagle Farm. For the 2013 running of the BTC Cup the race was moved to neighbouring Eagle Farm Racecourse in a bid to lure Black Caviar to the event and this track has been the race’s permanent home since 2017.
Formerly run over 1200m, the new-look Kingsford Smith Cup is contested in late May over 1300m and remains weight-for-age race feature. Offering $1,000,000 in prize money as of 2023, the race now serves as a final stepping stone into Queensland’s richest race – the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m).
Think About It (2023) was the last horse to complete the Kingsford Smith Cup – Stradbroke Handicap double.
The new lead-up race into the Kingsford Smith Cup field is the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m) a fortnight earlier and the Doomben 10,000 – Kingsford Smith Cup double was achieved in 2019 by Kiwi galloper The Bostonian.
Many top horses, usually locally-trained, have run and won the race over the years but none as notable as the mighty Black Caviar who travelled to Queensland to take out the classic over Hay List back in 2011 attracting a capacity crowd at Doomben decked out in her famous salmon and black polka dot colours.
In 2018 the Kingsford Smith Cup took place over 1350m distance back at Doomben Racecourse due to the ongoing issues at Eagle Farm and was won by the previous year’s Stradbroke Handicap champ Impending.
There was no 2020 Kingsford Smith Cup held due to COVID-19.
The 2023 Kingsford Smith Cup form was franked with the winner Think About It going on to win Brisbane’s Stradbroke Handicap nest start before a big spring in Sydney headlined by his victory in the world’s richest turf race – the $20 million The Everest.
The $1 million 2024 Kingsford Smith Cup ran on Saturday June 1, 2024 as a key lead-up to the Stradbroke Handicap and was won in a narrow thriller by the favourite I Wish I Wi ($3.90EF) who turned the tables on his last start Doomben 10,000 conqueror Bella Nipotina.Â
Kingsford Smith Cup 2024 | |
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Date: | Saturday June 1, 2024 |
Track: | Eagle Farm Racecourse |
Distance: | 1300m |
Race Type: | Weight-For-Age |
Status: | Group 1 |
Prize Money: | $1,000,000 |
2024 Kingsford Smith Cup Results
- 1st: #1 I Wish I Win ($3.90EF)
- 2nd: #9 Bella Nipotina
- 3rd: #10 In Secret
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 1 | I WISH I WIN (NZ) | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Luke Nolen | 1 | 59kg | $3.90EF | |||
2 | 9 | BELLA NIPOTINA | Ciaron Maher | Craig Williams | 0.4L | 2 | 57kg | $8 | ||
3 | 10 | IN SECRET | James Cummings | Ms Jamie Kah | 2.49L | 3 | 57kg | $8.50 | ||
4 | 8 | FREEDOM RALLY | Tony Gollan | Tim Clark | 2.64L | 8 | 59kg | $31 | ||
5 | 2 | THINK ABOUT IT | Joseph Pride | Blake Shinn | 3.3L | 6 | 59kg | $3.90EF | ||
6 | 5 | ANTINO (NZ) | Tony Gollan | Vlad Duric | 4.42L | 10 | 59kg | $11 | ||
7 | 4 | UNCOMMON JAMES | Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted | Billy Egan | 6.5L | 9 | 59kg | $31 | ||
8 | 11 | MAGIC TIME | Grahame Begg | Michael Dee | 6.59L | 7 | 57kg | $6 | ||
9 | 7 | OSIPENKO (NZ) | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 6.98L | 4 | 59kg | $61 | ||
10 | 12 | ESPIONA | Chris Waller | Nash Rawiller | 6.99L | 5 | 57kg | $11 | ||
SB | 3 | TUVALU | Lindsey Smith | Tyler Schiller | 0 | 59kg | ||||
6 | CEPHEUS (GB) | Matthew Dunn | Adam Hyeronimus | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Kingsford Smith Cup Betting Odds
Formerly the BTC Cup – the Kingsford Smith Cup 2024 betting odds on the hopeful winter sprinters plus market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be detailed below as soon as released.
Impending ($4.20 equal favourite in 2018) was the last favourite or equal favourite in Kingsford Smith Cup betting to win and the first since Black Caviar (2011) when the event was run over 1200m as the BTC Cup until the 2024 success of I Wish I Win ($3.90EF).
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2024 Kingsford Smith Cup Form Guide
Stay tuned for our comprehensive 2024 Kingsford Smith Cup Form Guide & Preview on all the horses in the mix for the weight-for-age Group 1.
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2024 Kingsford Smith Cup Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Kingsford Smith Cup 2024 Tips on the million-dollar Brisbane winter showdown.
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2024 Kingsford Smith Cup Field
The Kingsford Smith Cup Field – formerly the BTC Cup – attracts a class line-up of local and interstate sprinting talent heading towards the Stradbroke Handicap a fortnight later back at Eagle Farm Racecourse each year. Since 2017, the Kingsford Smith Cup field features gallopers coming off a lead-up run in the Doomben 10,000 two weeks prior.
In 2024 the same two horses ran the quinella in both the Doomben 10,000 and Kingsford Smith Cup with I Wish I Win turning the tables on Bella Nipotina in the latter.
The official Kingsford Smith Cup 2024 field and barriers are announced by Racing Queensland on the Tuesday of race week and once released will be published in full below.
2024 Kingsford Smith Cup Nominations
The 2024 Kingsford Smith Cup nominations close on a Tuesday in early May over three weeks out from the race, followed by first acceptances later in the month.
The Kingsford Smith Cup 2024 nominations close on Tuesday the 7th of May, 2024.
The 2024 Kingsford Smith Cup nominations drew 63 hopefuls led in all-in betting by Group 1 winning sprinter I Wish I Win from the Moody/Coleman camp, Joe Pride’s The Everest hero Think About It, and impressive recent All Aged Stakes winning mare Magic Time.
BTC Cup / Kingsford Smith Cup History
The race now known as the Kingsford Smith Cup was inaugurated in 1964 as the J.T. Delaney Quality Handicap and has always played a part of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.
It has undergone a host of name changes over the years including the BTC Cup, which it was known as from 2004 – 2016. In 2017 a rescheduled Queensland winter program saw the race name changed to the Kingsford Smith Cup. It also moved from Doomben Racecourse to Eagle Farm Racecourse and the distance was upped from 1200m to 1350m.
The event began as a Principal Race and was elevated to its current Group 1 status in 2006 when Gee I Jane took out top honours. A host of talented sprinters have won the BTC Cup over the years including Apache Cat (2008), Black Caviar (2011), and Malaguerra (2016).
The last back-to-back BTC Cup winner was Buck’s Price (1993-94).
In 2022, local trainer Desleigh Forster celebrated her first Group 1 success with smart four-year-old Apache Chase saluting at $12.
Recent BTC Cup / Kingsford Smith Cup Winners
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2024 Kingsford Smith Cup |
1st | I Wish I Win | 1 minute 17.81 seconds |
2nd | Bella Nipotina | ||
3rd | In Secret | ||
2023 Kingsford Smith Cup |
1st | Think About It | 1 minute 16.11 seconds |
2nd | Converge | ||
3rd | Rothfire | ||
2022 Kingsford Smith Cup |
1st | Apache Chase | 1 minute 16.39 seconds |
2nd | Paulele | ||
3rd | Eleven Eleven | ||
2021 Kingsford Smith Cup |
1st | Vega One | 1 minute 16.91 seconds |
2nd | Jonker | ||
3rd | Signore Fox | ||
2020 Kingsford Smith CupRace Not Held Due to COVID-19 |
1st | – | TBD |
2nd | – | ||
3rd | – | ||
2019 Kingsford Smith Cup |
1st | The Bostonian | 1 minute 15.51 seconds |
2nd | Princess Posh | ||
3rd | Trekking | ||
2018 Kingsford Smith Cup |
1st | Impending | 1 minute 19.5 seconds |
2nd | Le Romain | ||
3rd | Champagne Cuddles | ||
2017 Kingsford Smith Cup |
1st | Clearly Innocent | 1 minute 19.09 seconds |
2nd | Jungle Edge | ||
3rd | Counterattack | ||
2016 BTC Cup |
1st | Malaguerra | 1 minute 08.73 seconds |
2nd | Dothraki | ||
3rd | Japonisme | ||
2015 BTC Cup |
1st | Hot Snitzel | 1 minute 09.47 seconds |
2nd | Knoydart | ||
3rd | Our Boy Malachi | ||
2014 BTC Cup |
1st | Famous Seamus | 1 minute 9.06 seconds |
2nd | Spirit Of Boom | ||
3rd | Buffering | ||
2013 BTC Cup |
1st | Your Song | 1 minute 11.3 seconds |
2nd | Rain Affair | ||
3rd | Better Than Ready | ||
2012 BTC Cup |
1st | Sea Siren | 1 minute 08.3 seconds |
2nd | Scenic Blast | ||
3rd | Beaded | ||
2011 BTC Cup |
1st | Black Caviar | 1 minute 08.8 seconds |
2nd | Hay List | ||
3rd | Buffering | ||
2010 BTC Cup |
1st | Albert The Fat | 1 minute 9.24 seconds |
2nd | Melito | ||
3rd | Latin News | ||
2009 BTC Cup |
1st | Duporth | 1 minute 8.9 seconds |
2nd | Bank Robber | ||
3rd | Apache Cat | ||
2008 BTC Cup |
1st | Apache Cat | 1 minute 9.3 seconds |
2nd | Vormista | ||
3rd | Swiss Ace | ||
2007 BTC Cup |
1st | Bentley Biscuit | 1 minute 8.5 seconds |
2nd | Takeover Target | ||
3rd | Mitanni | ||
2006 BTC Cup |
1st | Gee I Jane | 1 minute 8.6 seconds |
2nd | Daunting Lad | ||
3rd | All Bar One | ||
2005 BTC Cup |
1st | Spark Of Life | 1 minute 9 seconds |
2nd | St Basil | ||
3rd | Regimental Gal | ||
2004 BTC Cup |
1st | Thorn Park | 1 minute 8.7 seconds |
2nd | Star Of Florida | ||
3rd | Regimental Gal | ||
2003 BTC Cup |
1st | Falvelon | 1 minute 10 seconds |
2nd | Make Mine Magic | ||
3rd | Diamond Dane | ||
2002 BTC Cup |
1st | Lord Essex | 1 minute 8.3 seconds |
2nd | Falvelon | ||
3rd | Phoenix Park | ||
2001 BTC Cup |
1st | Fritz | 1 minute 9.1 seconds |
2nd | Show A Heart | ||
3rd | King Lotto | ||
2000 BTC Cup |
1st | Falvelon | 1 minute 8.4 seconds |
2nd | Mr Innocent | ||
3rd | Toledo |
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