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The Moonee Valley Gold Cup is a Group 2 race for Melbourne Cup bound stayers on Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day.
2020 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Results
- 1st: #11 Miami Bound
- 2nd: #4 Shared Ambition
- 3rd: #8 Oceanex
Moonee Valley Cup News
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- Melbourne Cup Hopes Head 2019 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Field
- 2018 Zipping Classic nominations include beaten Melbourne Cup favourite Yucatan
- 2018 Melbourne Cup Field Released
The Moonee Valley Cup, officially the Moonee Valley Gold Cup, is the major distance event held at the Moonee Valley Racecourse during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival in late October. The 2500m event usually attracts a niche group of stayers that could be looking to back-up on the first Tuesday of November in the iconic $8 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) over the two miles at Flemington.
The last Melbourne Cup winner to come off a Moonee Valley Gold Cup run was Prince Of Penzance (2nd in 2015) who won the ‘race that stops a nation’ at Melbourne Cup odds of $101! Prince Of Penzance earlier won the 2014 edition of the MV Cup further franking the form lines of the race. A few years before, French raider Americain won the Moonee Valley Cup in 2011 one year after claiming the Melbourne Cup (2010). Kingston Rule (1990) is the last horse to complete the Moonee Valley Cup – Melbourne Cup double in the same year.
Now worth a lucrative $500,000 in prize money, the set weights and penalties event is open to all horses aged four years and over. The October event takes place on the Cox Plate Day that also includes a host of other Group raced headlined by the $5 million Group 1 Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m).
The Moonee Valley Cup is part of Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day and in 2020 ran on Saturday October 24, 2020 with the previous year’s VRC Oaks winner Miami Bound scoring an impressive upset.
| 2020 Moonee Valley Gold Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday October 24, 2020 |
| Track: | Moonee Valley Racecourse |
| Distance: | 2500m |
| Race Type: | 4YO+ Set Weights & Penalties |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $500,000 |
2020 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Results
- 1st: #11 Miami Bound
- 2nd: #4 Shared Ambition
- 3rd: #8 Oceanex
Danny O’Brien’s 2019 VRC Oaks winner Miami Bound ($26) returned to her best getting out over a staying distance on a Soft track at The Valley on Cox Plate Day storming home to earn a Melbourne Cup bid with a dominant upset at 25/1 in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup 2020 results.
Click here to read more on the impressive Melbourne Cup-bound Moonee Valley Cup winner Miami Bound.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | MIAMI BOUND (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Jamie Kah | 4 | 54kg | $26 | |||
| 2 | 4 | SHARED AMBITION (IRE) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 2.5L | 7 | 56kg | $4.20F | ||
| 3 | 8 | OCEANEX (NZ) | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Dean Yendall | 3L | 6 | 55kg | $10 | ||
| 4 | 3 | ETAH JAMES (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Billy Egan | 4L | 3 | 56kg | $31 | ||
| 5 | 1 | GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR) | Archie Alexander | Damian Lane | 4.2L | 12 | 57kg | $19 | ||
| 6 | 7 | SOUND (GER) | Michael Moroney | Mark Zahra | 4.7L | 2 | 55kg (cd 55.5kg) | $5.50 | ||
| 7 | 9 | CARIF | Peter & Paul Snowden | Kerrin McEvoy | 5.45L | 11 | 55kg | $18 | ||
| 8 | 10 | SELINO (GB) | Chris Waller | William Pike | 9.95L | 8 | 55kg | $9.50 | ||
| 9 | 12 | POLLY GREY (NZ) | Chris Waller | Jye McNeil | 10.7L | 9 | 53kg | $8 | ||
| 10 | 5 | TRAP FOR FOOLS | Lindsey Smith | John Allen | 14.45L | 10 | 55kg | $7 | ||
| 11 | 6 | LEVENDI | Peter Gelagotis | Jason Maskiell | 29.45L | 1 | 55kg | $21 | ||
| 12 | 2 | HUSH WRITER (JPN) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Craig Williams | 31.45L | 5 | 56.5kg | $16 | ||
| 13 | SUPER GIRL | Josh Julius | Michael Dee | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2020 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Betting Odds
The latest Moonee Valley Cup 2020 odds and betting markets provided by Ladbrokes.com.au will listed below complete with links for you to lock in your Moonee Valley Gold Cup tips at the right price this Cox Plate Day.
2020 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Field
The Moonee Valley Gold Cup field attracts a quality line-up of spring stayers, many eyeing a run in the Melbourne Cup field at Flemington on the first Tuesday of November. Good lead-up races into the Moonee Valley Gold Cup field include Sydney’s St Leger (2600m) race at Randwick and even the previous weekend’s Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m).
The 2020 Moonee Valley Cup field and barrier draw are released on the Wednesday of race week and will be provided in full below once announced.
Thirteen Melbourne Cup hopefuls make-up the 2020 Moonee Valley Gold Cup final field with markets led by the Chris Waller-trained Shared Ambition who scratched out of the Group 3 Geelong Cup on Wednesday in favour of this Cox Plate Day event.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4x9748x004 | GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR) | Archie Alexander | Damian Lane | 13 | 57kg | 96 | |
| 2 | 6x7000x324 | HUSH WRITER (JPN) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Craig Williams | 6 | 56.5kg | 103 | |
| 3 | 46416341×0 | ETAH JAMES (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Billy Egan | 3 | 56kg | 107 | |
| 4 | x3103x0925 | SHARED AMBITION (IRE) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 8 | 56kg | 103 | |
| 5 | x9070x3x58 | TRAP FOR FOOLS | Lindsey Smith | John Allen | 11 | 55kg | 106 | |
| 6 | 1x8x58x036 | LEVENDI | Peter Gelagotis | Jason Maskiell | 1 | 55kg | 104 | |
| 7 | 05x532x522 | SOUND (GER) | Michael Moroney | Mark Zahra | 2 | 55kg | 102 | |
| 8 | x07511x000 | OCEANEX (NZ) | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Dean Yendall | 7 | 55kg | 105 | |
| 9 | x0352x6780 | CARIF | Peter & Paul Snowden | Kerrin McEvoy | 12 | 55kg | 99 | |
| 10 | 23311×2822 | SELINO (GB) | Chris Waller | William Pike | 9 | 55kg | 95 | |
| 11 | 11x84x4066 | MIAMI BOUND (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Jamie Kah | 5 | 54kg | 101 | |
| 12 | 52×0252454 | POLLY GREY (NZ) | Chris Waller | Jye McNeil | 10 | 53kg | 93 | |
| 13 | 4143×15093 | SUPER GIRL | Josh Julius | Michael Dee | 4 | 53kg | 80 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2020 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Nominations
Nominations on the Moonee Valley Cup in 2020 close the Monday of race week and will be published for the punters in full below.
A bumper 28 stayers make-up the 2020 Moonee Valley Gold Cup nominations this Cox Plate Day including a number of horses also accepted for Wednesday’s Group 3 Geelong Cup in the lead-up to the Melbourne Cup.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13770×7006 | AZURO (FR) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 99 |
| 2 | x0352x6780 | CARIF | H | 5 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 99 |
| 3 | x4x1x1736x | COLLIDE (GB) | H | 6 | Kris Lees | 95 |
| 4 | 218×016116 | CREEDENCE | G | 6 | Matt Cumani | 99 |
| 5 | 46416341×0 | ETAH JAMES (NZ) | M | 8 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 107 |
| 6 | 4x9748x004 | GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR) | H | 8 | Archie Alexander | 96 |
| 7 | 12432×0602 | GOOD IDEA | G | 6 | Phillip Stokes | 83 |
| 8 | 6x7000x324 | HUSH WRITER (JPN) | G | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 103 |
| 9 | 122107×407 | INVERLOCH (IRE) | G | 7 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 100 |
| 10 | 1x410x4431 | LE DON DE VIE (GB) | G | 5 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 104 |
| 11 | 1x8x58x036 | LEVENDI | H | 6 | Peter Gelagotis | 104 |
| 12 | 41x7811x18 | LORD BELVEDERE (GB) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 101 |
| 13 | 0x63112314 | LUNAR FLARE | M | 5 | Grahame Begg | 74 |
| 14 | 11x84x4066 | MIAMI BOUND (NZ) | M | 4 | Danny O’Brien | 101 |
| 15 | 542230×644 | NAVAL WARFARE (IRE) | G | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 88 |
| 16 | 2553x4x11x | NICKAJACK CAVE (IRE) | G | 5 | Peter G Moody | 107 |
| 17 | x07511x000 | OCEANEX (NZ) | M | 5 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 105 |
| 18 | 321023×693 | PLATINUM INVADOR (NZ) | G | 5 | Peter G Moody | 102 |
| 19 | 52×0252454 | POLLY GREY (NZ) | M | 6 | Chris Waller | 93 |
| 20 | 5138x5138x | SAN HUBERTO (IRE) | H | 5 | Matt Cumani | 107 |
| 21 | 23311×2822 | SELINO (GB) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 95 |
| 22 | x3103x0925 | SHARED AMBITION (IRE) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 103 |
| 23 | 111×4514 | SKYWARD (FR) | H | 5 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 105 |
| 24 | 05x532x522 | SOUND (GER) | H | 8 | Michael Moroney | 102 |
| 25 | 1x4679x033 | STEEL PRINCE (IRE) | G | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 103 |
| 26 | 4143×15093 | SUPER GIRL | M | 6 | Josh Julius | 80 |
| 27 | x9070x3x58 | TRAP FOR FOOLS | G | 7 | Lindsey Smith | 106 |
| 28 | 0684x9x504 | VIN DE DANCE (NZ) | G | 6 | Symon Wilde | 89 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Moonee Valley Cup History
First held in 1883, the Moonee Valley Cup was originally an eight furlong event when it was won by Castaway. Over the years the event has changed its distance over six times ranging from eight, six and seven furlongs to eleven, twelve, ten, thirteen furlongs. Eventually it became a 2600m race before it was reduced down to 2500m.
Originally a Principal race, the Moonee Valley Cup became a Group 3 race in 1979 and was then elevated to Group 2 status in 1980. Also known as the Cathay Pacific Gold Cup, Grosby Gold Cup and Governors’ Stakes, the event has had several double winners including Little Bob (1891-92), Gladwyn (1914-15), Gilltown (1939-40) and Valcurl (1945-46).
Kingston Rule went on to win the Melbourne Cup after winning the Moonee Valley Cup in 1990, but the Cox Plate Day race has produced a number of other Melbourne Cup winners and placegetters since including in 2015 when Prince Of Penzance improved on his second to win the ‘race that stops a nation’ at 100/1 odds.
Trainer Chris Waller prepared the Moonee Valley Gold Cup quinella in both 2016 and 2017, Who Shot Thebarman improving on his second in 2016 to win the 2017 edition over stablemate Libran on way to his fourth Melbourne Cup.
Moonee Valley Cup results, winners and winning times since 2000 are listed below.
Recent Moonee Valley Cup Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Miami Bound | 2 minutes 39.66 seconds |
| 2nd | Shared Ambition | ||
| 3rd | Oceanex | ||
| 2019 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Hunting Horn | 2 minutes 39.48 seconds |
| 2nd | Mr Quickie | ||
| 3rd | Downdraft | ||
| 2018 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Ventura Storm | 2 minutes 34.34 seconds (R) |
| 2nd | Trap For Fools | ||
| 3rd | Libran | ||
| 2017 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Who Shot Thebarman | 2 minutes 37.38 seconds |
| 2nd | Libran | ||
| 3rd | Cismontane | ||
| 2016 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Grand Marshal | 2 minutes 41.42 seconds |
| 2nd | Who Shot Thebarman | ||
| 3rd | Pentathlon | ||
| 2015 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | The United States | 2 minutes 34.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Prince Of Penzance | ||
| 3rd | Bohemian Lily | ||
| 2014 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Prince Of Penzance | 2 minutes 36.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Le Roi | ||
| 3rd | Au Revoir | ||
| 2013 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Precedence | 2 minutes 36.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Shoreham | ||
| 3rd | Gotta Take Care | ||
| 2012 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Vatuvei | 2 minutes 35.73 seconds |
| 2nd | Reuben Percival | ||
| 3rd | Ironstein | ||
| 2011 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Americain | 2 minutes 36.41 seconds |
| 2nd | Tullamore | ||
| 3rd | Illo | ||
| 2010 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Precedence | 2 minutes 38.94 seconds |
| 2nd | Above Average | ||
| 3rd | Capecover | ||
| 2009 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | The Sportsman | 2 minutes 37.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Irazu | ||
| 3rd | Think Money | ||
| 2008 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Gallopin | 2 minutes 36.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Baughurst | ||
| 3rd | Ice Chariot | ||
| 2007 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Gallic | 2 minutes 36.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Lazer Sharp | ||
| 3rd | Jukebox Johnny | ||
| 2006 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Zipping | 2 minutes 38.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Show Barry | ||
| 3rd | Gallic | ||
| 2005 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Umbula | 2 minutes 45.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Bazelle | ||
| 3rd | Kindjhal | ||
| 2004 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Another Warrior | 2 minutes 37.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Rizon | ||
| 3rd | Hard To Get | ||
| 2003 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Frightening | 2 minutes 38.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Legible | ||
| 3rd | County Tyrone | ||
| 2002 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Thong Classic | 2 minutes 40.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Rain Gauge | ||
| 3rd | Mr Prudent | ||
| 2001 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Rain Gauge | 2 minutes 37.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Spirit Of Westbury | ||
| 3rd | Big Pat | ||
| 2000 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Yippyio | 2 minutes 41.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Brew | ||
| 3rd | Cronus | ||
