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The Ladbrokes Geelong Cup is a Group 3 race held at Geelong Racecourse – currently known as Ladbrokes Geelong – towards the end of October on a mid-week Wednesday, spring meeting.

As of 2025, the Geelong Cup officially offers the winner a Melbourne Cup ballot exemption! 

Contested over the same mile and a half distance as the previous weekend’s Caulfield Cup (2400m), the Geelong Cup is an important race on the spring calendar and a top early Melbourne Cup form guide.

2025 Ladbrokes Geelong Cup Results

Stay tuned for the official 2025 Geelong Cup results including the potential Melbourne Cup-bound winner when the event is run and won on Thursday October 23, 2025.

• 1st: No. 4 Torranzino ($10)
• 2nd: No. 7 Gilded Water
• 3rd: No. 2 Berkeley Square

Winning Margin: 0.5 lengths

Winning Time: 2:31.59

Paul Preusker’s improving six-year-old stayer, Torranzino ($10), claimed victory in the 2025 Ladbrokes Geelong Cup results in style on Thursday, securing a golden ticket into the Melbourne Cup and delivering a breakthrough moment for jockey Celine Gaudray who gets her first ride in the ‘race that stops a nation’ on November 4. Flying home over the final 100m to run down the beaten odds-on favourite Gilded Water, Torranzino subsequently firmed in from $101 to $26 in the Melbourne Cup odds at Ladbrokes.com.au.

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Ladbrokes Geelong Cup 2025 Results

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1st 4. Torranzino (2) J: Celine Gaudray 56kg T: Paul Preusker	9.50WIN	2.20PLACE
2nd 7. Gilded Water (3) J: Declan Bates 54kg T: Ciaron Maher	1.90WIN	1.14PLACE
3rd 2. Berkeley Square (5) J: Luke Nolen 58kg T: Dan O'Sullivan	7.00WIN	1.85PLACE
4th 10. Ferago (4) J: Craig Newitt 54kg T: Patrick F Ryan Jnr	91.00WIN	9.00PLACE
5th 5. Whisky On The Hill (7) J: Michael Dee 55kg T: Glen Thompson	4.60WIN	1.50PLACE
6th 1. Changingoftheguard (6) J: Ethan Brown 60kg T: Kris Lees	10.00WIN	2.25PLACE
7th 8. Distrustful Award (8) J: Anthony Darmanin 54kg T: Peter Luttrell	41.00WIN	5.50PLACE
8th 9. Fernao (1) J: Jett Stanley 54kg T: Annabel & Rob Archibald	17.00WIN	3.10PLACE

For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.ladbrokes.com.au/racing. Data retrieved: 05/11/2025 12:49:09 AM (Australia/Brisbane)

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One of the major lead-up events to the iconic Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) – now worth $10 million – over the two miles at Flemington on the first Tuesday of November, the Geelong Cup is targeted by foreign raiders and local hopefuls looking to make the 24-horse field for the ‘race that stops a nation’.

The Geelong Cup form has stacked up a number of times in the Melbourne Cup results including a trio of internationals doing the double: Media Puzzle (2002), Americain (2010), and Dunaden (2011).

The Geelong Cup is held under handicap conditions and is open to horses of all ages and sexes. With $500,000 in prize money, this is a very lucrative Group 3 event.

The Geelong Cup is the headline event on its race day. It shares the race program with two Listed races including the Geelong Classic (2200m) for three-year-olds. The biggest event on the local racing calendar, it is a public holiday in Geelong on Cup Day.

One of the better lead-up races to the Geelong Cup is the Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m) held at Caulfield a week and a half prior. Emissary (8th in 2022) was the last Geelong Cup winner to come off a run in the Herbert Power Stakes.

The Geelong Cup has long been considered a good guide to the Melbourne Cup, where many of the better contenders in the field end up. Indeed, due to the high correlation between successful runners in both cups, the Geelong Racing Club has adopted the slogan “Gateway to Glory”.

The 2022 Geelong Cup form was franked with the winner Emissary going on to run second in the Melbourne Cup results.

In 2023 the Geelong Cup runner-up Ashrun finished fourth to Without A Fight in the Melbourne Cup First Four at his next start. He further franked the Geelong Cup form the following year with a third in the Group 1 Tancred Stakes in Sydney in 2024.

The 2025 Ladbrokes Geelong Cup ran on Thursday October 23, 2025 as a key Melbourne Cup lead-up race offer the upset Paul Preusker trained winner Torranzino ($10) a ballot exemption into the $10 million event. 

Ladbrokes Geelong Cup 2025
Date:	Thursday October 23, 2025
Track:	Geelong Racecourse (Ladbrokes Geelong)
Distance:	2400m
Race Type:	Handicap
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$500,000

Ladbrokes Geelong Cup Betting

The latest Geelong Cup 2025 betting markets on the internationally rich field will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au for you to lock in your Geelong Cup tips at the best price this spring.

The Geelong Cup favourites saluted three times on the trot from 2019-21 with victories by Prince Of Arran, Steel Prince and Tralee Rose ($2.60) respectively.

There was a notable upset in 2022 with Emissary winning at Geelong Cup odds of $18, while in 2023 Amade won as a 10-year-old at a huge $31 price.

The 2024 Ladbrokes Geelong Cup winner Onesmoothoperator also won at double-figures paying $11 for the win.

In 2025 the Geelong Cup favourite Gilded Water ($1.80) jumped odds-on but was run down late to finish second to the upset winner Torranzino ($10).

2025 Ladbrokes Geelong Cup Form Guide

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2025 Ladbrokes Geelong Cup Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Geelong Cup 2025 Tips on the Melbourne Cup lead-up event this spring.

To Win: No. 7 Gilded Water

2025 Ladbrokes Geelong Cup Field

The Geelong Cup field attracts a star-studded list of both local and international stayers each Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival that are targeting the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m).

Runners in the Geelong Cup field may come off lead-up spring runs in races like Flemington’s Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m), the Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m) or even the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) run just four days before Geelong Cup Day.

The Geelong Cup field usually features a broad selection of talented stayers from around the world. Largely made up of Victorian and foreign runners, the Geelong Cup race provides a fairly accurate indication of which horses are hoping for success in major staying events down the track. A large number of foreign horses enter the Geelong Cup for their first start in Australia in preparation for the Melbourne Cup.

The official Geelong Cup Field & Barriers are announced on the Monday of race week and will be provided in full here at Races.com.au once released by Racing Victoria.

A small line-up of just 10 potential Melbourne Cup bound stayers faces off in the 2025 Ladbrokes Geelong Cup final field including the Ciaron Maher trained Gilded Water out to improve on his last start third in the Group 3 The Bart Cummings. 

Click here to read more on the key runners in the Ladbrokes Geelong Cup 2025 field and betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	3x742x8210	CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (IRE)	Kris Lees	Ethan Brown	7	60kg			106
2	1x0x084664	BERKELEY SQUARE	Dan O’Sullivan	Luke Nolen	6	58kg			102
3	05735x840x	ONESMOOTHOPERATOR (USA)	Brian Ellison	Craig Williams	9	58kg			102
4	84212×8082	TORRANZINO (NZ)	Paul Preusker	Ms Celine Gaudray	3	56kg			98
5	1103×85913	WHISKY ON THE HILL (GB)	Glen Thompson	Michael Dee	8	55kg			96
6	21253×0838	GRAND PIERRO	Jason Warren	Zac Spain	1	54.5kg			95
7	10x112x313	GILDED WATER (GB)	Ciaron Maher	Declan Bates	4	54kg			92
8	11731×3756	DISTRUSTFUL AWARD	Peter Luttrell	Anthony Darmanin	10	54kg			88
9	121213×775	FERNAO (IRE)	Annabel & Rob Archibald	Jett Stanley	2	54kg			86
10	44031×2547	FERAGO	Patrick F Ryan Jnr	Craig Newitt	5	54kg			77

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2025 Ladbrokes Geelong Cup Nominations

Early nominations for the Geelong Cup in 2025 close the Thursday prior to the race and will be published below.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	11731×3756	DISTRUSTFUL AWARD	G	6	Peter Luttrell	1	54kg	51kg		88
2	3x742x8210	CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (IRE)	G	7	Kris Lees	2	60kg	60kg		106
3	0x404x8827	ADELAIDE RIVER (IRE)	G	6	Kris Lees	3	59.5kg	59.5kg		105
4	60310×7294	SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ)	G	9	Ciaron Maher	4	59.5kg	59.5kg		105
5	1x0x084664	BERKELEY SQUARE	G	6	Dan O’Sullivan	5	58kg	58kg		102
6	05735x840x	ONESMOOTHOPERATOR (USA)	G	8	Brian Ellison	6	58kg	58kg		102
7	17425x9x00	HERMAN HESSE (GB)	G	9	Ciaron Maher	7	57kg	57kg		100
8	07344×7451	BRAYDEN STAR (GB)	G	7	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	8	56.5kg	56.5kg		99
9	84212×8082	TORRANZINO (NZ)	G	6	Paul Preusker	9	56kg	56kg		98
10	x0x2311330	SAYEDATY SADATY (IRE)	G	5	Ciaron Maher	10	55.5kg	55.5kg		97
11	x54248x626	BERKSHIRE BREEZE (IRE)	G	7	Ciaron Maher	11	55.5kg	55.5kg		97
12	x460x8x866	POST IMPRESSIONIST (IRE)	G	7	Anthony & Sam Freedman	12	55.5kg	55.5kg		97
13	8x778x6385	YOUNG WERTHER (NZ)	G	8	Danny O’Brien	13	55.5kg	55.5kg		97
14	202763×070	INTERPRETATION (IRE)	G	8	Ciaron Maher	14	55.5kg	55.5kg		97
15	0x80x48x47	CLEVELAND (IRE)	G	8	Kris Lees	15	55.5kg	55.5kg		97
16	1103×85913	WHISKY ON THE HILL (GB)	G	6	Glen Thompson	16	55kg	55kg		96
17	21253×0838	GRAND PIERRO	G	6	Jason Warren	17	54.5kg	54.5kg		95
18	059417×440	TRAV (NZ)	G	6	Raymond Connors	18	54kg	54kg		94
19	70x4541x60	DON DIEGO DE VEGA (FR)	G	6	Annabel & Rob Archibald	19	54kg	53.5kg		93
20	10x112x313	GILDED WATER (GB)	G	5	Ciaron Maher	20	54kg	53kg		92
21	7x500x5036	CADMUS (IRE)	G	7	Anthony & Sam Freedman	21	54kg	51kg		88
22	121213×775	FERNAO (IRE)	G	7	Annabel & Rob Archibald	22	54kg	50kg		86
23	32×8233512	SO YOU ARE	G	4	Stirling Osland	23	54kg	49kg		84
24	44031×2547	FERAGO	G	9	Patrick F Ryan Jnr	24	54kg	45.5kg		77

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Geelong Cup History

The Geelong Cup has a fairly extensive history, reaching back to 1872 when Flying Scud took out the inaugural edition. Originally raced over 16 furlongs, the Geelong Cup distance was adjusted to 2400m in 1972 when the country switched to the Metric System of measurements.

Initially a Principal race, the Geelong Cup was granted listed status in 1979. In 2002, it was upgraded to Group 3 and has retained that status since.

George Hanlon is the equal most prolific Geelong Cup winner with James Wilson, with a total of four Cups. Hanlon has also trained three Melbourne Cup winners and is justifiably included in the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.

The Melbourne Cup is always held on the first Tuesday in November, and the Geelong Cup is always held exactly thirteen days prior. As a result, the Geelong Cup usually falls on either the third or fourth Wednesday in October.

The Geelong Cup is famous for producing top winners.

Some of the more notable recent Geelong Cup winners include On A Jeune (2005), Leica Ding (2009), Americain (2010), Dunaden (2011), Ibicenco (2013), Qewy (2016), Prince Of Arran (2019), and Emissary (2022).

Geelong Cup results since 2000 are listed below.

Geelong Cup Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2025 Ladbrokes Geelong Cup	1st	Torranzino	2 minutes 31.59 seconds
	2nd	Gilded Water
	3rd	Berkeley Square
2024 Ladbrokes Geelong Cup	1st	Onesmoothoperator	2 minutes 27.98 seconds
	2nd	Interpretation
	3rd	Muramasa
2023 Geelong Cup	1st	Amade	2 minutes 30.70 seconds
	2nd	Ashrun
	3rd	Sir Lucan
2022 Geelong Cup	1st	Emissary	2 minutes 28.50 seconds
	2nd	Surefire
	3rd	Makram
2021 Geelong Cup	1st	Tralee Rose	2 minutes 27.04 seconds
	2nd	Dr Drill
	3rd	Hasta La War
2020 Geelong Cup	1st	Steel Prince	2 minutes 30.36 seconds
	2nd	Le Don De Vie
	3rd	King Of Leogrance
2019 Geelong Cup	1st	Prince Of Arran	2 minutes 26.84 seconds
	2nd	True Self
	3rd	Haky
2018 Geelong Cup	1st	Runaway	2 minutes  28.46 seconds
	2nd	Northwest Passage
	3rd	Finche
2017 Geelong Cup	1st	Vengeur Masque	2 minutes 29.35 seconds
	2nd	Gallic Chieftain
	3rd	Violate
2016 Geelong Cup	1st	Qewy	2 minutes 28.9 seconds
	2nd	Grey Lion
	3rd	Oceanographer
2015 Geelong Cup	1st	Almoonqith	2 minutes 28.9 seconds
	2nd	Dandino
	3rd	Manndawi
2014 Geelong Cup	1st	Caravan Rolls On	2 minutes 31.2 seconds
	2nd	Marksmanship
	3rd	Like A Carousel
2013 Geelong Cup	1st	Ibicenco	2 minutes 35.2 seconds
	2nd	Verdant
	3rd	Moudre
2012 Geelong Cup	1st	Gatewood	2 minutes 34.1 seconds
	2nd	Chateau Margaux
	3rd	Brigantin
2011 Geelong Cup	1st	Dunaden	2 minutes 30.1 seconds
	2nd	Tanby
	3rd	Bauer
2010 Geelong Cup	1st	Americain	2 minutes 30.3 seconds
	2nd	Moudre
	3rd	Exceptionally
2009 Geelong Cup	1st	Leica Ding	2 minutes 27.5 seconds
	2nd	Dandaad
	3rd	Sterling Prince
2008 Geelong Cup	1st	Bauer	2 minutes 30.1 seconds
	2nd	Moatize
	3rd	Magic Instinct
2007 Geelong Cup	1st	The Fuzz	2 minutes 27.0 seconds
	2nd	Zavite
	3rd	Desert Master
2006 Geelong Cup	1st	Mandela	2 minutes 28.2 seconds
	2nd	Vanquished
	3rd	Dacs Back
2005 Geelong Cup	1st	On A Jeune	2 minutes 26.7 seconds
	2nd	Brave Lancer
	3rd	Men At Work
2004 Geelong Cup	1st	Pacific Dancer	2 minutes 26.5 seconds
	2nd	Devastating
	3rd	Diamond Jake
2003 Geelong Cup	1st	Zazzman	2 minutes 30.0 seconds
	2nd	Shes Archie
	3rd	Tumeric
2002 Geelong Cup	1st	Media Puzzle	2 minutes 25.9 seconds
	2nd	Requiem
	3rd	Donarch
2001 Geelong Cup	1st	Karasi	2 minutes 32.0 seconds
	2nd	Maythehorsebewithu
	3rd	Scrumptious
2000 Geelong Cup	1st	Savrocca	2 minutes 29.9 seconds
	2nd	Apache King
	3rd	Bulkhead