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The Ladbrokes Bendigo Cup is a Group 3 staying event held at Bendigo Racecourse on the Wednesday before Victoria Derby Day.
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The Bendigo Cup – run in 2025 as the Ladbrokes Bendigo Cup – is a 2400m staying event held at Bendigo Racecourse in Victoria during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival and serves as a potential late Melbourne Cup lead-up race.
2025 Ladbrokes Bendigo Cup Results
Stay tuned for the official 2025 Bendigo Cup results and finishing order on Wednesday October 29, 2025 and to see what horse might be Melbourne Cup bound!
- 1st: No. 4 Sayedaty Sadaty ($6.50)
- 2nd: No. 6 Quietness
- 3rd: No. 14 Raging Bull
Winning Margin:Â 1 length
Winning Time:Â 2:29.20
Ciaron Maher’s five-year-old gelding Sayedaty Sadaty ($6.50) was strong late charging down the front-running favourite Quietness to secure an impressive one-length win in the 2025 Ladbrokes Bendigo Cup results and move closer to securing a spot in the Melbourne Cup field on November 4.
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Ladbrokes Bendigo Cup 2025 Results
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1st
4. Sayedaty Sadaty (3)
J: Harry Coffey 54kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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2nd
6. Quietness (13)
J: Jamie Melham 54kg
T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton |
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3rd
14. Raging Bull (4)
J: Patrick Moloney 54kg
T: Arthur Pace |
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4th
7. Don Diego De Vega (12)
J: Michael Dee 54kg
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
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5th
3. Interpretation (14)
J: Teo Nugent 54kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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6th
9. Strawberry Rock (2)
J: Celine Gaudray 54kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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7th
13. Alma Rise (11)
J: Luke Nolen 54kg
T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman |
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8th
1. Arapaho (1)
J: Rachel King 61kg
T: Bjorn Baker |
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9th
5. Mark Twain (6)
J: Jordan Childs 54kg
T: Roger James & Robert Wellwood |
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10th
2. Hezashocka (8)
J: Beau Mertens 54.5kg
T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
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11th
11. God's Window (5)
J: Jye McNeil 54kg
T: Chris Waller |
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12th
10. Age Of Sail (10)
J: Declan Bates 54kg
T: Kris Lees |
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13th
12. Taramansour (7)
J: Lachlan Neindorf 54kg
T: Phillip Stokes |
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14th
8. Earl Of Tyrone (9)
J: Logan Bates 54kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
The now Group 3 event held towards the end of October or early November on the Wednesday before the Victoria Derby Day meeting at Flemington on the first Saturday in November kicks off the Melbourne Cup Carnival action, the Bendigo Cup is held under handicap conditions and is open to horses aged three years and older.
The Bendigo Cup is one of the richest country cups in Australia, with an impressive total of $500,000 prize money. It is also one of the most renowned country cups in Australia, drawing significant crowds and some top-quality horses, particularly in recent years.
The Bendigo Cup can act as an effective lead up race to the Melbourne Cup. Horses generally target the Bendigo Cup following good runs in other events such as the listed Cranbourne Cup or even non-black type events at nearby tracks, including major Melbourne racecourses.
Quite often, horses that get a good run in the Bendigo Cup will go on to other country cups at a similar grade, such as the Ballarat Cup. In recent times, as top-quality horses have contested this event more often, races like the Group 3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) at Flemington on Emirates Stakes Day become a nice next-up option. Francis Of Assisi (2016) was the last horse to win the Bendigo Cup – Queen Elizabeth Stakes double.
In more recent years the Bendigo Cup has started to attract and be dominated by international visitors in much the same way as the other spring cup features.
The 2021 Bendigo Cup form was franked with the runner-up Smokin’ Romans returning the following spring to win the Group 3 Naturalism Stakes (2000m) and the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) before starting the short-priced favourite in the 2022 Caulfield Cup.
The Bendigo Cup 2021 winner Wentwood meanwhile went on to run third in both the Group 3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) and Group 2 Sandown Classic (2400m) during the spring.
Winning mare High Emocean franked the Bendigo Cup 2022 form going on to run third to her stablemate Gold Trip in that year’s Melbourne Cup results.
The 2023 Bendigo Cup winner Interpretation ran a next-up sixth in that year’s Melbourne Cup beaten five lengths by the winner Without A Fight.
Trainer Ciaron Maher won his third Bendigo Cup in 2025 with Sayedaty Sadaty.
The Ladbrokes Bendigo Cup 2025 ran Wednesday October 29, 2025 as a potential lead-up into the Melbourne Cup field and was won in a commanding effort by Ciaron Maher’s progressive stayer Sayedaty Sadaty ($6.50).
| 2025 Ladbrokes Bendigo Cup | |
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| Date: | Wednesday October 29, 2025 |
| Track: | Bendigo Racecourse |
| Distance: | 2400m |
| Race Type: | 3YO&UP Handicap |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $500,000 |
2025 Ladbrokes Bendigo Cup Odds
The latest Bendigo Cup 2025 betting markets and fixed win pricing will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au and provided here at Races.com.au for you to back your Bendigo Cup tips at the best prices.
High Emocean ($2.30 in 2022) followed by the fellow Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Interpretation ($2.70 in 2023) are the latest favourites in Bendigo Cup betting to salute for the punters.
2025 Ladbrokes Bendigo Cup Form Guide
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2025 Ladbrokes Bendigo Cup Tips
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No. 4 Sayedaty Sadaty
SAYEDATY SADATY (3) is in on the right weight and draw to win this week’s Bendigo Cup. Ciaron Maher’s five-year-old brings in some solid form lines having run 12th at his latest to Valiant King in the Group 3 The Bart Cummings (2520m). Faces an arguably easier line-up here and comes back from 57kg to 54kg which I think puts him back in the frame. Valiant King franked The Bart Cummings form running third in the Caulfield Cup and this guy presents fit now ready to fire. Yet to win over further than 2000m but I think he’ll get the distance as he’s drawn to get a favourable run from gate three with Harry Coffey to ride. He was on speed and faded last time and is expected to lead again but presents fitter. Maher, who has prepared two of the past three winners of this race, has implemented a couple of crucial gear changes suggesting a tactical tweak to help the horse to relax better. Currently 35th on the Melbourne Cup order of entry – a victory here would significantly boost his chances of making the final 24-horse field. If he brings his best and gets the right run with an expected genuine tempo and Melbourne Cup dreams on the line, I’m expecting a bold showing.
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1st
4. Sayedaty Sadaty (3)
J: Harry Coffey 54kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
2025 Ladbrokes Bendigo Cup Field
The Bendigo Cup field has a capacity of 16 stayers but rarely runs with this many starters. Spring gallopers may come into the Bendigo Cup field via a number of different lead-up races including the Group 3 Coongy Cup (2000m) on Caulfield Cup Day or the Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m) a week earlier.
The 2025 Bendigo Cup field is released on the Monday of race week and will be published in full below.
The Ladbrokes Bendigo Cup 2025 final field features a line-up of smart stayers including some last-minute Melbourne Cup hopefuls led in betting by John O’Shea & Tom Charlton’s six-year-old mare Quietness coming off a fourth in the Group 3 Coongy Cup.
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| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 55241×3640 | ARAPAHO (FR) | Bjorn Baker | Ms Rachel King | 1 | 61kg | 112 | ||
| 2 | x7726540x4 | HEZASHOCKA (NZ) | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Beau Mertens | 8 | 54.5kg | 99 | ||
| 3 | 202763×070 | INTERPRETATION (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Teo Nugent | 14 | 54kg | 97 | ||
| 4 | x0x2311330 | SAYEDATY SADATY (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Harry Coffey | 3 | 54kg | 97 | ||
| 5 | 1231×86000 | MARK TWAIN (NZ) | Roger James & Robert Wellwood | Jordan Childs | 6 | 54kg | 54.5kg | 96 | |
| 6 | 110x322x34 | QUIETNESS (GB) | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | Ms Jamie Melham | 13 | 54kg | 94 | ||
| 7 | 0x4541x606 | DON DIEGO DE VEGA (FR) | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Michael Dee | 12 | 54kg | 93 | ||
| 8 | 0x1x28x000 | EARL OF TYRONE (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Logan Bates (a) | 9 | 54kg | 92 | ||
| 9 | 7210260×00 | STRAWBERRY ROCK (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Ms Celine Gaudray | 2 | 54kg | 92 | ||
| 10 | 651540×371 | AGE OF SAIL (GB) | Kris Lees | Declan Bates | 10 | 54kg | 91 | ||
| 11 | 502346×752 | GOD’S WINDOW (GB) | Chris Waller | Jye McNeil | 5 | 54kg | 89 | ||
| 12 | 235×000538 | TARAMANSOUR (IRE) | Phillip Stokes | Lachlan Neindorf | 7 | 54kg | 89 | ||
| 13 | 0x87103x86 | ALMA RISE (NZ) | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Luke Nolen | 11 | 54kg | 54.5kg | 81 | |
| 14 | 384×919543 | RAGING BULL | Arthur Pace | Patrick Moloney | 4 | 54kg | 74 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Bendigo Cup Nominations
Early nominations for the Bendigo Cup in 2025 close the Thursday prior to the race and will be listed below.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 651540×371 | AGE OF SAIL (GB) | G | 7 | Kris Lees | 91 |
| 2 | 0x87103x86 | ALMA RISE (NZ) | M | 5 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 81 |
| 3 | 55241×3640 | ARAPAHO (FR) | G | 9 | Bjorn Baker | 112 |
| 4 | 782959×000 | ATHABASCAN (FR) | G | 7 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 98 |
| 5 | 1x0x084664 | BERKELEY SQUARE | G | 6 | Dan O’Sullivan | 102 |
| 6 | x54248x626 | BERKSHIRE BREEZE (IRE) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher | 97 |
| 7 | 07344×7451 | BRAYDEN STAR (GB) | G | 7 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 99 |
| 8 | 0x80x48x47 | CLEVELAND (IRE) | G | 8 | Kris Lees | 97 |
| 9 | 0x4541x606 | DON DIEGO DE VEGA (FR) | G | 6 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 93 |
| 10 | 0x1x28x000 | EARL OF TYRONE (IRE) | G | 8 | Ciaron Maher | 92 |
| 11 | 44031×2547 | FERAGO | G | 9 | Patrick F Ryan Jnr | 77 |
| 12 | 121213×775 | FERNAO (IRE) | G | 7 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 86 |
| 13 | 10x112x313 | GILDED WATER (GB) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 92 |
| 14 | 502346×752 | GOD’S WINDOW (GB) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 89 |
| 15 | 21253×0838 | GRAND PIERRO | G | 6 | Jason Warren | 95 |
| 16 | 17425x9x00 | HERMAN HESSE (GB) | G | 9 | Ciaron Maher | 100 |
| 17 | x7726540x4 | HEZASHOCKA (NZ) | G | 8 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 99 |
| 18 | 202763×070 | INTERPRETATION (IRE) | G | 8 | Ciaron Maher | 97 |
| 19 | 1231×86000 | MARK TWAIN (NZ) | G | 6 | Roger James & Robert Wellwood | 96 |
| 20 | 4226×41231 | MICKIO | G | 5 | Matthew Enright | 65 |
| 21 | x803441471 | NAVY KING (NZ) | G | 5 | Symon Wilde | 76 |
| 22 | 8x4x8x112x | POINT KING (IRE) | G | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 102 |
| 23 | x460x8x866 | POST IMPRESSIONIST (IRE) | G | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 97 |
| 24 | 110x322x34 | QUIETNESS (GB) | M | 6 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 94 |
| 25 | 384×919543 | RAGING BULL | G | 7 | Arthur Pace | 74 |
| 26 | x0x2311330 | SAYEDATY SADATY (IRE) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 97 |
| 27 | 52x05x0027 | SCARY (NZ) | H | 4 | Emma-Lee & David Browne | 91 |
| 28 | 60310×7294 | SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) | G | 9 | Ciaron Maher | 105 |
| 29 | 32×8233512 | SO YOU ARE | G | 4 | Stirling Osland | 84 |
| 30 | 7210260×00 | STRAWBERRY ROCK (IRE) | G | 9 | Ciaron Maher | 92 |
| 31 | 235×000538 | TARAMANSOUR (IRE) | G | 9 | Phillip Stokes | 89 |
| 32 | 84212×8082 | TORRANZINO (NZ) | G | 6 | Paul Preusker | 98 |
| 33 | 8x778x6385 | YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) | G | 8 | Danny O’Brien | 97 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Bendigo Cup History
The Bendigo Cup was inaugurated in 1868 and was then known as the Sandhurst Cup. Old England was the first winner.
The new Bendigo track was established relatively recently in 1998. The grandstand was built in 1902, making it one of the oldest in the region.
The Bendigo Cup was previously held in November. In 2009 the race date was shifted to October to encourage classier horses to contest it on the way to bigger events. Following the 2010 edition the decision was made to increase the race distance again to 2400m (as it was in 2008 and prior) to further improve the race’s suitability as a lead up event.
Notable recent Bendigo Cup winners include Gallic (2004, 06), Puissance De Lune (2012), Sertorius (2013), The Offer (2015) and Francis Of Assisi (2016) who went on to win the Group 3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) during the Melbourne Cup Carnival next start after being balloted out of the Melbourne Cup field. The 2017 Bendigo Cup winner Qewy handed English trainer Charlie Appleby back-to-back wins in the race setting a new race record with his 2:27.50 second victory.
Trainers Ciaron Maher & David Eustace prepared back-to-back Bendigo Cup winners with High Emocean (2022) and Interpretation (2023).
David Eustace’s brother, the UK-based Harry Eustace, won the 2024 Bendigo Cup with his international raider Sea King saluting by 3.75 lengths.
Maher won again in 2025 with Sayedaty Sadaty with jockey Harry Coffey also securing his third win in the event.
Bendigo Cup Results
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2025 Bendigo Cup | 1st | Sayedaty Sadaty | 2 minutes 29.20 seconds |
| 2nd | Quietness | ||
| 3rd | Raging Bull | ||
| 2024 Bendigo Cup | 1st | Sea King | 2 minutes 27.82 seconds |
| 2nd | Berkeley Square | ||
| 3rd | Star Vega | ||
| 2023 Bendigo Cup | 1st | Interpretation | 2 minutes 28.52 seconds |
| 2nd | Brayden Star | ||
| 3rd | Taramansour | ||
| 2022 Bendigo Cup | 1st | High Emocean | 2 minutes 34.43 seconds |
| 2nd | Port Philip | ||
| 3rd | Verimli | ||
| 2021 Bendigo Cup | 1st | Wentwood | 2 minutes 27.90 seconds |
| 2nd | Smokin’ Romans | ||
| 3rd | Taramansour | ||
| 2020 Bendigo Cup | 1st | Princess Jenni | 2 minutes 29.32 seconds |
| 2nd | Pondus | ||
| 3rd | Haky | ||
| 2019 Bendigo Cup | 1st | Top Of The Range | 2 minutes 27.41 seconds |
| 2nd | Brimham Rocks | ||
| 3rd | Hang Man | ||
| 2018 Bendigo Cup | 1st | Red Alto | 2 minutes 28.51 seconds |
| 2nd | Dal Harraild | ||
| 3rd | Sir Charles Road | ||
| 2017 Bendigo Cup | 1st | Qewy | 2 minutes 27.5 seconds (track record) |
| 2nd | Kiwia | ||
| 3rd | Foundry | ||
| 2016 Bendigo Cup | 1st | Francis of Assisi | 2 minute 28.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Second Bullet | ||
| 3rd | Our Century | ||
| 2015 Bendigo Cup | 1st | The Offer | 2 minutes 28.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Divan | ||
| 3rd | Kirramosa | ||
| 2014 Bendigo Cup | 1st | Bring Something | 2 minutes 29.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Massiyn | ||
| 3rd | Order Of The Sun | ||
| 2013 Bendigo Cup | 1st | Sertorius | 2 minutes 30.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Massiyn | ||
| 3rd | Kesampour | ||
| 2012 Bendigo Cup | 1st | Puissance De Lune | 2 minutes 27.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Practiced | ||
| 3rd | Fiumicino | ||
| 2011 Bendigo Cup | 1st | Tanby | 2 minutes 28.7 seconds |
| 2nd | At First Sight | ||
| 3rd | Western Symbol | ||
| 2010 Bendigo Cup | 1st | Dream Pedlar | 2 minutes 18.2 seconds |
| 2nd | My Bentley | ||
| 3rd | Zauberin | ||
| 2009 Bendigo Cup | 1st | Zupacool | 2 minutes 15.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Crossthestart | ||
| 3rd | Daka’s Gem | ||
| 2008 Bendigo Cup | 1st | Banana Man | 2 minutes 28.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Imvula | ||
| 3rd | Butwaittheresmore | ||
| 2007 Bendigo Cup | 1st | Captious | 2 minutes 31.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Hoodlum | ||
| 3rd | On A Jeune | ||
| 2006 Bendigo Cup | 1st | Gallic | 2 minutes 31.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Brindabella | ||
| 3rd | Home Sweet | ||
| 2005 Bendigo Cup | 1st | True Courser | 2 minutes 30.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Belzain | ||
| 3rd | Garidar | ||
| 2004 Bendigo Cup | 1st | Gallic | 2 minutes 32.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Jakodae | ||
| 3rd | Diamond Jake | ||
| 2003 Bendigo Cup | 1st | Western Waters | 2 minutes 28.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Chairmans Choice | ||
| 3rd | Mr Prudent | ||
| 2002 Bendigo Cup | 1st | Forlorna | 2 minutes 31.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Fearless Sophie | ||
| 3rd | Time Off | ||
| 2001 Bendigo Cup | 1st | Saboteur | 2 minutes 28.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Betta Watch It | ||
| 3rd | Never Dull | ||
| 2000 Bendigo Cup | 1st | Yammer | 2 minutes 34.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Western Outlaw | ||
| 3rd | Jamestown | ||
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