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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 $300,000 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 2017 Geelong Cup ran on Wednesday October 25, 2017 .

Geelong Cup 2017
Date:	Wednesday October 25, 2017
Track:	Geelong Racecourse
Distance:	2400m
Race Type:	Handicap
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$300,000

2017 Geelong Cup Results

• 1st: #7 Vengeur Masque
• 2nd: #4 Gallic Chieftain
• 3rd: #10 Violate

Check out the full Geelong Cup 2017 Results & Finishing Order below, following the link to read more on the narrow half-head win by the Michael Moroney-trained import Vengeur Masque who broke through with his first Australian run and who is now chasing a spot in the 24-horse 2017 Melbourne Cup field on the first Tuesday of November. The Darren Weir-trained Gallic Chieftain was the hot Geelong Cup favourite, but after a tough run got back to the inside and dived late having to settle for second. Violate rounded out the Geelong Cup Trifecta in third at a big price under a length beaten.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Weight	SP
1	7	VENGEUR MASQUE (IRE)	Michael Moroney	Patrick Moloney	–	10	54kg	$15
2	4	GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR)	Darren Weir	Craig Williams	0.1L	2	55kg	$3F
3	10	VIOLATE	Brent Stanley	James Winks	0.85L	6	54kg	$17
4	5	GREY LION (IRE)	Matt Cumani	Luke Nolen	1.25L	8	54kg	$12
5	11	WHEAL LEISURE	Archie Alexander	Dean Yendall	1.35L	7	54kg	$6
6	8	KELLSTORM (IRE)	Darren Weir	Michael Dee	1.85L	1	54kg	$8
7	1	GALLANTE (IRE)	Robert Hickmott	Ms Katelyn Mallyon	3.85L	11	58kg	$26
8	6	FANATIC (NZ)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Michael Walker	3.95L	3	54kg	$21
9	3	BERISHA	Robert Smerdon	Ryan Maloney	4.35L	12	56.5kg	$11
10	9	SETTLER’S STONE	Troy Blacker	Damien Oliver	4.55L	4	54kg (cd 54.5kg)	$19
11	2	LIZZIE L’AMOUR (NZ)	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Mark Zahra	5.8L	9	57.5kg	$16
12	12	KAWABATA	Jamie Edwards	Ben Thompson (a)	6.8L	5	54kg	$101

2017 Geelong Cup Tips

• 1st: #6 Fanatic
• 2nd: #4 Gallic Chieftain
• 3rd: #2 Lizzie L’Amour

FANATIC ($26) is way overs in Geelong Cup betting and is out to score another upset in a 2400m feature for Lindsay Park after Boom Time won the Caulfield Cup at 50/1 over the weekend. This mare is bred to stay, a daughter of Melbourne Cup winner Shocking, and finished off well in the Herbert Power Stakes (2400m) over this distance last time out, the same race that produced Boom Time (4th). She ran sixth with good sectionals, is well-weighted for this and jockey Michael Walker has been back to winning form. Drawn to win and can surprise. GALLIC CHIEFTAIN ($2.90) is the red hot favourite and is also out of the Herbert Power having done a brilliant job for third. Loves Soft going, drawn ideally in gate two and Craig Williams in the saddle is another plus. LIZZIE L’AMOUR ($16) is also overs at her current price, the Group 1 winning Kiwi mare four runs in and out to atone after three unplaced Melbourne starts of firm tracks. Her Soft form is outstanding and she’ll be in the mix.

Read our full 2017 Geelong Cup Betting Tips & Preview.

Geelong Cup Betting

The latest Geelong Cup 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.

2017 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 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.

See below for the full 2017 Geelong Cup Final Field & Barrier Draw, following the link to read more on the line-up of Melbourne Cup hopefuls in the race including Darren Weir’s Herbert Power Stakes placegetter Gallic Chieftain and Cranbourne Cup runner-up Berisha drawn the outside barrier (12 of 12).

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	x031x270x0	GALLANTE (IRE)	Robert Hickmott	Ms Katelyn Mallyon	11	58kg	101
2	151021×760	LIZZIE L’AMOUR (NZ)	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Mark Zahra	9	57.5kg	104
3	x073x00002	BERISHA	Robert Smerdon	Ryan Maloney	12	56.5kg	98
4	1x3811x763	GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR)	Darren Weir	Craig Williams	2	55kg	95
5	0x076x0703	GREY LION (IRE)	Matt Cumani	Luke Nolen	8	54kg	93
6	84260×5046	FANATIC (NZ)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Michael Walker	3	54kg	90
7	82x542x998	VENGEUR MASQUE (IRE)	Michael Moroney	Patrick Moloney	10	54kg	89
8	x173511163	KELLSTORM (IRE)	Darren Weir	Michael Dee	1	54kg	86
9	6433×70033	SETTLER’S STONE	Troy Blacker	Damien Oliver	4	54kg	82
10	2434×48321	VIOLATE	Brent Stanley	James Winks	6	54kg	81
11	1513059×11	WHEAL LEISURE	Archie Alexander	Dean Yendall	7	54kg	80
12	10×3173551	KAWABATA	Jamie Edwards	Ben Thompson (a)	5	54kg	75

2017 Geelong Cup Nominations

The Geelong Cup nominations usually feature a broad selection of talented stayers from around the world. Largely made up of Victorian and foreign runners, the Geelong Cup nominations provide 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 nominations for their first start in Australia in preparation for the Melbourne Cup.

The 2017 Geelong Cup nominations will be published below once released on the Thursday prior to the race.

The Geelong Cup 2017 Nominations attracted a bumper 23 entries including three horses racing in Saturday’s Caulfield Cup field: Wicklow Brave, Sir Isaac Newton and Boom Time. The Willie Mullins-trained Irish veteran is the top international entry, while trainer Robert Hickmott and owner Lloyd Williams have a bumper seven Geelong Cup nominees this spring.

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
2018 Geelong Cup	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
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