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The Geelong Cup is a Group 3 staying event held at Geelong in October as a key early guide for the Melbourne Cup.
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 | |
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Date: | Wednesday October 21, 2020 |
Track: | Geelong Racecourse |
Distance: | 2400m |
Race Type: | Handicap |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prize Money: | $400,000 |
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 | |
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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.
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.
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 |
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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.
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.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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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 |