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

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.

One of the major lead up events to the iconic Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) 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 $400,000 at stake, 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. 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 2021 Geelong Cup ran on Wednesday October 20, 2021 and was won by the favourite Tralee Rose ($2.60F) ahead of her Melbourne Cup bid. 

Geelong Cup 2021
Date:	Wednesday October 20, 2021
Track:	Geelong Racecourse
Distance:	2400m
Race Type:	Handicap
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$400,000

2021 Geelong Cup Results

• 1st: #8 Tralee Rose ($2.60F)
• 2nd: #7 Dr Drill
• 3rd: #14 Hasta La War

Symon Wilde’s Tavistock mare Tralee Rose ($2.60F) dug deep to defeat Dr Drill in the 2021 Geelong Cup results for the punters further securing her position in the Melbourne Cup field on the first Tuesday in November.

Click here to read more on the Geelong Cup 2021 win by the favourite Tralee Rose.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	8	TRALEE ROSE (NZ)	Symon Wilde	Dean Holland		4	55.5kg		$2.60F
	2	7	DR DRILL (GB)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Brett Prebble	0.5L	10	55.5kg		$21
	3	14	HASTA LA WAR	Sue Murphy	Ms Linda Meech	3.25L	5	54kg		$5
	4	5	AMADE (IRE)	Phillip Stokes	Ben Allen	4.25L	9	57.5kg		$21
	5	6	LE DON DE VIE (GB)	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Damien Oliver	4.35L	6	57kg		$10
	6	1	MIRAGE DANCER (GB)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	John Allen	6.6L	12	58.5kg		$21
	7	2	DEFIBRILLATE (NZ)	Patrick Payne	Billy Egan	7.6L	3	58kg		$8
	8	13	LONG ARM (IRE)	Peter Gelagotis	Craig Williams	9.35L	1	54kg		$31
	9	4	KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Jordan Childs	9.55L	8	58kg		$12
	10	10	ROSTROPOVICH (IRE)	Ben & JD Hayes	Harry Coffey	16.55L	13	54kg		$61
	11	12	BARTHOLOMEU DIAS (GB)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jye McNeil	17.8L	11	54kg		$16
	12	3	JOHNNY GET ANGRY (NZ)	Denis Pagan	Lachlan King (a)	19.05L	7	58kg		$71
	13	11	WEEKENDER (GB)	Lindsey Smith	Declan Bates	20.8L	2	54kg		$201
		9	THE GOOD FIGHT (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Damian Lane		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Geelong Cup Betting

The latest Geelong Cup 2021 betting markets on the internationally-rich field will be listed below, prices provided by 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.

2021 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 belong once released by Racing Victoria.

The 2021 Geelong Cup final field features 14 potential Melbourne Cup-bound stayers including VRC Derby winner Johnny Get Angry and class mare Tralee Rose coming off a Group 3 The Bart Cummings second.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the Geelong Cup 2021 field and betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	308×826845	MIRAGE DANCER (GB)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	John Allen	13	58.5kg		104
2	11166×8244	DEFIBRILLATE (NZ)	Patrick Payne	Billy Egan	3	58kg		103
3	329431×009	JOHNNY GET ANGRY (NZ)	Denis Pagan	Lachlan King (a)	7	58kg		103
4	43x8511x90	KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Jordan Childs	8	58kg		103
5	x121x41x80	AMADE (IRE)	Phillip Stokes	Ben Allen	9	57.5kg		102
6	5x57170x50	LE DON DE VIE (GB)	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Damien Oliver	6	57kg		101
7	35×5282536	DR DRILL (GB)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Brett Prebble	10	55.5kg		98
8	112114×332	TRALEE ROSE (NZ)	Symon Wilde	Dean Holland	4	55.5kg		102
9	0x31851447	THE GOOD FIGHT (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Damian Lane	12	55kg		97
10	00x00x5030	ROSTROPOVICH (IRE)	Ben & JD Hayes	Harry Coffey	14	54kg		95
11	4013x7x2x8	WEEKENDER (GB)	Lindsey Smith	Blaike McDougall	2	54kg		93
12	528434×172	BARTHOLOMEU DIAS (GB)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jye McNeil	11	54kg		90
13	4x16123x00	LONG ARM (IRE)	Peter Gelagotis	Craig Williams	1	54kg		90
14	2x547x7713	HASTA LA WAR	Sue Murphy	Ms Linda Meech	5	54kg		85

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Geelong Cup Nominations

Early nominations for the Geelong Cup in 2021 close the Thursday prior to the race and will be published below.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	x86541x084	SELINO (GB)	G	6	Chris Waller	1	59kg		105
2	71x610x505	OCEAN BILLY (NZ)	G	6	Chris Waller	2	59kg		105
3	x73590x003	CHAPADA	G	6	Michael Moroney	3	58.5kg		104
4	308×826845	MIRAGE DANCER (GB)	H	8	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	4	58.5kg		104
5	329431×009	JOHNNY GET ANGRY (NZ)	G	4	Denis Pagan	5	58kg		103
6	878333×009	MIAMI BOUND (NZ)	M	5	Danny O’Brien	6	56kg		103
7	8x663x0003	MASTER OF WINE (GER)	G	7	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	7	58kg		103
8	11166×8244	DEFIBRILLATE (NZ)	G	7	Patrick Payne	8	58kg		103
9	43x8511x90	KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE)	G	7	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	9	58kg		103
10	00x0516x00	WARNING	G	5	Anthony & Sam Freedman	10	57.5kg		102
11	112114×332	TRALEE ROSE (NZ)	M	5	Symon Wilde	11	55.5kg		102
12	x121x41x80	AMADE (IRE)	G	8	Phillip Stokes	12	57.5kg		102
13	5x57170x50	LE DON DE VIE (GB)	G	6	Anthony & Sam Freedman	13	57kg		101
14	1x1510x060	PORT GUILLAUME (FR)	G	5	Ben & JD Hayes	14	56.5kg		100
15	241441×060	ATTORNEY (FR)	G	7	Matthew Smith	15	56.5kg		100
16	5x55x01113	FLOATING ARTIST (GB)	G	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	16	56kg		99
17	51716×8078	MOSH MUSIC	M	7	Archie Alexander	17	54kg		99
18	34×1327515	GREAT HOUSE (IRE)	G	5	Chris Waller	18	55.5kg		98
19	35×5282536	DR DRILL (GB)	G	7	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	19	55.5kg		98
20	0x31851447	THE GOOD FIGHT (NZ)	G	7	Michael Moroney	20	55kg		97
21	00x00x5030	ROSTROPOVICH (IRE)	G	7	Ben & JD Hayes	21	54kg		95
22	4013x7x2x8	WEEKENDER (GB)	G	8	Lindsey Smith	22	54kg		93
23	8×33149221	LUNAR FLARE	M	6	Grahame Begg	23	54kg		91
24	4x16123x00	LONG ARM (IRE)	G	6	Peter Gelagotis	24	54kg		90
25	528434×172	BARTHOLOMEU DIAS (GB)	G	7	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	25	54kg		90
26	851175×331	STARCASTER (GB)	G	7	Anthony & Sam Freedman	26	54kg		88
27	2x547x7713	HASTA LA WAR	G	6	Sue Murphy	27	54kg		85
28	51111×7631	MAHASHAKTI	M	5	Mitchell Freedman	28	54kg		83
29	x642653756	CONVERGING	M	7	Dan O’Sullivan	29	54kg		73

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) and Ibicenco (2013). Geelong Cup results since 2000 are listed below.

Geelong Cup Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
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