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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 2019 Geelong Cup ran on Wednesday October 23, 2019 and was won by last year’s Melbourne Cup placegetter Prince Of Arran. 

Geelong Cup 2019
Date:	Wednesday October 23, 2019
Track:	Geelong Racecourse
Distance:	2400m
Race Type:	Handicap
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$400,000

2019 Geelong Cup Results

• 1st: #3 Prince Of Arran
• 2nd: #10 True Self
• 3rd: #9 Haky

The Geelong Cup 2019 results went the way of the punters with Charlie Fellowes’ in-form international Prince Of Arran ($4.20F) overcoming the outside barrier to post a convincing win over fellow raider True Self. It was an all international Geelong Cup trifecta with third going to John Hammond’s $26 outsider from France Haky.

Read more on the 2019 Geelong Cup win by Melbourne Cup-bound Prince Of Arran.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Barrier	Weight	SP
1	3	PRINCE OF ARRAN (GB)	Charlie Fellowes	Michael Walker	–	11	58kg	$4.20F
2	10	TRUE SELF (IRE)	William Mullins	John Allen	0.2L	1	56.5kg	$4.60
3	9	HAKY (IRE)	John Hammond	Ms Linda Meech	1.7L	3	57kg	$26
4	4	RED CARDINAL (IRE)	Kris Lees	Kerrin McEvoy	2.1L	10	58kg	$26
5	7	RED GALILEO (GB)	Saeed Bin Suroor	Patrick Cosgrave	2.3L	4	57.5kg	$13
6	11	SUPERNOVA (GB)	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Dwayne Dunn	3.3L	7	54kg	$5.50
7	8	STEEL PRINCE (IRE)	Anthony Freedman	Damien Oliver	4.55L	8	57.5kg	$6
8	6	GREY LION (IRE)	Matthew Smith	Craig Williams	4.75L	2	57.5kg	$21
9	2	NEUFBOSC (FR)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Luke Currie	4.85L	6	58kg	$31
10	5	DAL HARRAILD (GB)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Mark Zahra	8.35L	5	57.5kg	$10
11	1	MUNTAHAA (IRE)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Luke Nolen	9.6L	9	58kg	$101

Geelong Cup Betting

The latest Geelong Cup 2019 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.

2019 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 2019 Geelong Cup Final Field is now out featuring 11 gallopers including a number of northern hemisphere-trained raiders led by the widely-drawn favourite Prince Of Arran (11) who ran third in last year’s Melbourne Cup trifecta.

Read more on the 2019 Geelong Cup Field of Melbourne Cup Hopefuls.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	41x9x00x80	MUNTAHAA (IRE)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Luke Nolen	9	58kg	105
2	12x30x8070	NEUFBOSC (FR)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Luke Currie	6	58kg	105
3	38x49x5832	PRINCE OF ARRAN (GB)	Charlie Fellowes	Michael Walker	11	58kg	105
4	300x1170x5	RED CARDINAL (IRE)	Kris Lees	Kerrin McEvoy	10	58kg	105
5	2468223×76	DAL HARRAILD (GB)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Mark Zahra	5	57.5kg	104
6	1x6112x940	GREY LION (IRE)	Matthew Smith	Craig Williams	2	57.5kg	104
7	322287182x	RED GALILEO (GB)	Saeed Bin Suroor	Patrick Cosgrave	4	57.5kg	104
8	2x11111x46	STEEL PRINCE (IRE)	Anthony Freedman	Damien Oliver	8	57.5kg	104
9	8112×51320	HAKY (IRE)	John Hammond	Ms Linda Meech	3	57kg	103
10	x111x1276x	TRUE SELF (IRE)	William Mullins	John Allen	1	56.5kg	106
11	12x216x202	SUPERNOVA (GB)	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Dwayne Dunn	7	54kg	95

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
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