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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 2020 Geelong Cup ran on Wednesday October 21, 2020 and was won by the favourite Steel Prince. 

Geelong Cup 2020
Date:	Wednesday October 21, 2020
Track:	Geelong Racecourse
Distance:	2400m
Race Type:	Handicap
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$400,000

2020 Geelong Cup Results

• 1st: #7 Steel Prince
• 2nd: #4 Le Don De Vie
• 3rd: #3 King Of Leogrance

The Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Steel Prince ($3.50F) held off his stablemate Le Don De Vie ($8) to narrowly salute for the punters in the 2020 Geelong Cup results and receive a subsequent weight penalty that has him right on the cusp of a start in the $8 million Lexus Melbourne Cup.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	7	STEEL PRINCE (IRE)	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Jye McNeil		7	57.5kg		$3.50F
	2	4	LE DON DE VIE (GB)	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Ben Melham	0.2L	6	58kg		$8
	3	3	KING OF LEOGRANCE (FR)	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane	1.45L	3	58kg		$8.50
	4	2	ASHRUN (FR)	Andreas Wohler	Craig Williams	1.65L	8	58.5kg		$6
	5	5	SKYWARD (FR)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	William Pike	2.4L	5	58kg		$5
	6	10	CREEDENCE	Matt Cumani	Michael Poy (a)	2.5L	2	55kg		$15
	7	8	PLATINUM INVADOR (NZ)	Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen	5.25L	9	57kg		$21
	8	1	SAN HUBERTO (IRE)	Matt Cumani	Damien Oliver	10.25L	1	59kg		$26
	9	11	ENTENTE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Brett Prebble	12.5L	4	55kg		$8
		6	SHARED AMBITION (IRE)	Chris Waller	John Allen		0
		9	SOUND (GER)	Michael Moroney	Mark Zahra		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Geelong Cup Betting

The latest Geelong Cup 2020 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 back-to-back in 2019 and 2020 with victories by Prince Of Arran and Steel Prince respectively.

2020 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 2020 Geelong Cup final field features 11 potential Melbourne Cup horses led in betting by German-trained raider Ashrun and recent import Skyward coming off a Group 2 fourth to subsequent Caulfield Cup runner-up Anthony Van Dyck in a 2400m race in France.

Click here to read more on the key Geelong Cup 2020 horses.

Scratchings Update: #6 Shared Ambition (5) and #9 Sound (7) are out and run in Saturday’s Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup on Cox Plate Day instead.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	15138×5138	SAN HUBERTO (IRE)	Matt Cumani	Damien Oliver	1	59kg		106
2	11853x5x22	ASHRUN (FR)	Andreas Wohler	Craig Williams	10	58.5kg		105
3	49x211x2x0	KING OF LEOGRANCE (FR)	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane	3	58kg		104
4	1x410x4431	LE DON DE VIE (GB)	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Ben Melham	8	58kg		104
5	111×4514	SKYWARD (FR)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	William Pike	6	58kg		104
6	x3103x0925	SHARED AMBITION (IRE)	Chris Waller	John Allen	5	57.5kg		103
7	1x4679x033	STEEL PRINCE (IRE)	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Jye McNeil	9	57.5kg		103
8	321023×693	PLATINUM INVADOR (NZ)	Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen	11	57kg		102
9	05x532x522	SOUND (GER)	Michael Moroney	Mark Zahra	7	57kg		102
10	218×016116	CREEDENCE	Matt Cumani	Michael Poy (a)	2	55kg		98
11	x3113x6511	ENTENTE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Brett Prebble	4	55kg		95

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
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