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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.

Worth $300,000 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 2019 ran on Saturday October 26, 2019 with Irish raider Hunting Horn saluting. 

2019 Moonee Valley Gold Cup
Date:	Saturday October 26, 2019
Track:	Moonee Valley Racecourse
Distance:	2500m
Race Type:	4YO+ Set Weights & Penalties
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000

2019 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Results

• 1st: #5 Hunting Horn
• 2nd: #6 Mr Quickie
• 3rd: #4 Downdraft

The Moonee Valley Gold Cup 2019 results saw Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien and jockey Ryan Moore return five years on from their Cox Plate success with Adelaide (2014) to take out the Group 2 with Hunting Horn ahead of the Group 1 $8 million Melbourne Cup. Cox Plate emergency Mr Quickie ran a nice second, while the fellow raider from Ireland prepared by Melbourne Cup winning trainer Joseph O’Brien (Aidan’s son) ran third with Downdraft.

Read more on the eye-catching 2019 Moonee Valley Gold Cup win by Melbourne Cup-bound international Hunting Horn.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Barrier	Weight	SP
1	5	HUNTING HORN (IRE)	Aidan O’Brien	Ryan Moore	–	3	56kg	$4.20
2	6	MR QUICKIE	Phillip Stokes	Luke Nolen	1.25L	1	56kg	$3.80F
3	4	DOWNDRAFT (IRE)	Joseph O’Brien	John Allen	1.55L	7	56.5kg	$3.90
4	7	HUMIDOR (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Damian Lane	2.3L	5	55kg	$4.40
5	2	VENTURA STORM (IRE)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Mark Zahra	3.05L	2	57kg	$15
6	1	SHRAAOH (IRE)	Chris Waller	Nash Rawiller	6.3L	6	58kg	$31
7	9	ALFARRIS (FR)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Kerrin McEvoy	6.5L	4	55kg	$21
8	3	ETYMOLOGY	James Cummings	Ben Melham	7.25L	8	56.5kg	$26
–	11	ATTENTION RUN (GER)	Kris Lees	Craig Williams	–	0	–	–
–	10	TOP OF THE RANGE (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Dwayne Dunn	–	0	–	–
–	8	SULLY (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Brett Prebble	–	0	–	–

2019 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Betting Odds

The latest Moonee Valley Cup 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.

2019 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 2019 Moonee Valley Cup field and barrier draw are released on the Wednesday of race week and will be provided in full below once announced.

The Moonee Valley Gold Cup 2019 Final Field features the first two emergencies for the Group 1 $5 million Ladbrokes Cox Plate field with Humidor and Mr Quickie sweating on a start in the weight-for-age classic. Moonee Valley Cup odds have Mr Quickie as the one to beat on the back of his luckless Caulfield Cup performance, while last year’s winner Ventura Storm is the only horse in the mix not entered for the Melbourne Cup in 2019.

Read more on the 2019 Moonee Valley Cup Field of Melbourne Cup hopefuls.

Update: #10 Top Of The Range (6) and #11 Attention Run (7) have both been scratched from the MV Gold Cup field leaving just nine hopefuls.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	x92321x000	SHRAAOH (IRE)	Chris Waller	Nash Rawiller	9	58kg	107
2	500×806247	VENTURA STORM (IRE)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Mark Zahra	2	57kg	102
3	11890×8390	ETYMOLOGY	James Cummings	Ben Melham	11	56.5kg	96
4	71x196112x	DOWNDRAFT (IRE)	Joseph O’Brien	John Allen	10	56.5kg	106
5	x334446588	HUNTING HORN (IRE)	Aidan O’Brien	Ryan Moore	3	56kg	109
6	112131×300	MR QUICKIE	Phillip Stokes	Luke Nolen	1	56kg	106
7	17333×0005	HUMIDOR (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Damian Lane	8	55kg	112
8	56252×9923	SULLY (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Brett Prebble	5	55kg	98
9	x4614x9317	ALFARRIS (FR)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Kerrin McEvoy	4	55kg	98
10	531320×562	TOP OF THE RANGE (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Dwayne Dunn	6	55kg	91
11	3145×14327	ATTENTION RUN (GER)	Kris Lees	Craig Williams	7	53kg	95

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.

In 2018 the Moonee Valley Cup winner Ventura Storm set a new record winning in 2 minutes 34.37 seconds.

Moonee Valley Cup results, winners and winning times since 2000 are listed below.

Recent Moonee Valley Cup Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
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