Hawkesbury Gold Cup

The Hawkesbury Gold Cup is the feature Group 3 race on the Hawkesbury card on a Saturday in late April or early May at the tail-end of the autumn carnival.

2023 Hawkesbury Gold Cup Results

  • 1st: #8 New Mandate
  • 2nd: #6 Desert Icon
  • 3rd: #9 Jojo Was A Man



The Hawkesbury Gold Cup is the feature race at the Hawkesbury Racecourse meeting in late April or early May each autumn. In 2013, the Hawkesbury Cup took place in August, and prior to that it shared the first week of November with the Melbourne Cup.

The Hawkesbury Gold Cup is a hugely popular race and is accompanied on the card by two other Group 3 status events – the Hawkesbury Crown (1300m) for fillies & mares, and the Hawkesbury Guineas (1400m) for three-year-olds.

Horses who run in the Hawkesbury Gold Cup usually have a decent autumn season of racing behind them. Some trainers use the Hawkesbury Gold Cup as preparation for the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival that kicks off the following month.

Good lead-up races into the Hawkesbury Cup include Rosehill’s Group 3 Neville Sellwood Stakes (2000m) held a month before or the Group 3 Doncaster Prelude (1500m) at the same meeting.

The Listed Scone Cup (1600m) run in mid-May is another likely next-up target for the best runners out of the Hawkesbury Gold Cup each season.

The 2022 Hawkesbury Gold Cup form was franked with the winner Kirwan’s Lane returning that summer to win the $2 million Group 2 The Ingham (1600m) at Randwick. That year’s Hawkesbury Gold Cup third-placed mare Atishu went on to finish in the money in a host of feature races including a third in the Ingham Stakes before winning the Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m) the following autumn in 2023.

The 2023 Hawkesbury Gold Cup ran on Saturday April 22, 2023 and was won by the Chris Waller-trained import New Mandate ($6.50). 

2023 Hawkesbury Gold Cup

Date:
Saturday April 22, 2023
Track:
Hawkesbury Racecourse
Distance:
1600m
Conditions:
Open Handicap
Status:
Group 3
Prizemoney:
$200,000
Inaugurated:
1980

2023 Hawkesbury Gold Cup Results

  • 1st: #8 New Mandate ($6.50)
  • 2nd: #6 Desert Icon
  • 3rd: #9 Jojo Was A Man

The Chris Waller-trained European import New Mandate ($6.50) was huge second-up dominating the Hawkesbury Gold Cup 2023 results with a commanding two-length win over his 30/1 stablemate Desert Icon thanks to a lovely ride by James McDonald.

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 8 NEW MANDATE (IRE) Chris Waller James McDonald 7 56kg $6.50
2 6 DESERT ICON (FR) Chris Waller Nash Rawiller 1.88L 9 56.5kg (cd 57kg) $31
3 9 JOJO WAS A MAN John Thompson Reece Jones (a) 2.37L 13 55kg $6.50
4 4 JUST FOLK Josh Julius Joshua Parr 2.65L 6 57.5kg $8.50
5 5 BERDIBEK (FR) John O’Shea Brenton Avdulla 3.03L 14 56.5kg $51
6 10 LORD ARDMORE (NZ) Chris Waller Joao Moreira 3.21L 4 54.5kg $5.50
7 3 FLOATING ARTIST (GB) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jason Collett 3.24L 10 57.5kg $4.80F
8 18e WILD CHAP Brett Lazzarini Robbie Dolan 4.65L 1 54kg $101
9 17e SUPERIUM Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Tyler Schiller (a) 5.09L 3 53.5kg $41
10 15 CHARACTER James Cummings Zac Lloyd (a) 5.48L 12 53.5kg $17
11 20e DYNASTIES Peter & Paul Snowden Dylan Gibbons (a) 5.87L 2 54kg $14
12 7 HOPEFUL (FR) Annabel Neasham Ms Rachel King 6.21L 8 56kg $10
13 14 LAURE ME IN David Pfieffer Ms Alysha Collett 6.27L 11 53.5kg $31
14 16 KISS THE BRIDE (NZ) Bjorn Baker Jay Ford 6.41L 5 53.5kg $31
19e BOLD MAC (NZ) Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 0
1 SKYMAN (GB) Chris Waller 0
2 YONKERS (USA) Chris Waller 0
12 HOSIER (IRE) Kris Lees Dylan Gibbons (a) 0
13 ARAMAYO Sam Kavanagh 0
11 MY WHISPER Peter & Paul Snowden 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Hawkesbury Gold Cup Betting Odds

The top Hawkesbury Gold Cup 2023 betting odds and links to pricing at Ladbrokes.com.au will be available right here the week of the race.

Amangiri ($4.80 in 2020) was the last favourite in Hawkesbury Gold Cup betting to salute for the punters.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 HAWKESBURY GOLD CUP ODDS (Final Field)

2023 Hawkesbury Gold Cup Form

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2023 Hawkesbury Gold Cup Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Hawkesbury Gold Cup 2023 Tips on the April feature this autumn.

  • To Win: #3 Floating Artist ($4.60 at time of publish)

Nice edition of the Hawkesbury Gold Cup with a number of livewire chances but happy to stick with the class horse in the race who continues his comeback off a lengthy hiatus. Floating Artist from the Maher/Eustace stable is current favourite, but he is still at a backable price around the $5 mark in the markets. The import chases his first win since September 2021. He is best known for his 2021 spring campaign that included a very close second in the Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m) and that eye-catching fourth to Verry Elleegant in that year’s Melbourne Cup over the two-miles. He was on the side lines all last year but made a nice return  this month at Bendigo. Fresh of the big break he carried 60kg to a fourth over 1400m under a length beaten. Fitter for the run he drops down to 57.5kg and will relish the extra furlong up to a mile.

2023 Hawkesbury Gold Cup Field

The Hawkesbury Gold Cup Field attracts a smart line-up of milers coming off earlier Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival runs or gearing up for the Group 1 events over similar distance in Brisbane during the winter.

The official Hawkesbury Gold Cup 2023 field & barriers is announced by Racing NSW on the Wednesday prior to the race.

The 2023 Hawkesbury Gold Cup final field features a capacity line-up of gallopers including the 2021 Melbourne Cup fourth-placed Floating Artist and the resuming Annabel Neasham-trained Motivator gelding Hopeful who was runner-up in the race last year.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 1x1x7701x6 SKYMAN (GB) Chris Waller 2 58kg 104
2 73x54250x5 YONKERS (USA) Chris Waller 17 58kg 104
3 x0111324x4 FLOATING ARTIST (GB) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jason Collett 13 57.5kg 103
4 6202220×44 JUST FOLK Josh Julius Joshua Parr (late alt) 9 57.5kg 103
5 0566x0034x BERDIBEK (FR) John O’Shea Brenton Avdulla 20 56.5kg 101
6 2x5711376x DESERT ICON (FR) Chris Waller Nash Rawiller 12 56.5kg 101
7 01173x217x HOPEFUL (FR) Annabel Neasham Ms Rachel King 11 56kg 100
8 x1804x79x9 NEW MANDATE (IRE) Chris Waller James McDonald 10 56kg 100
9 9x08411x05 JOJO WAS A MAN John Thompson Reece Jones (a) 16 55kg 98
10 2113408×04 LORD ARDMORE (NZ) Chris Waller Joao Moreira 5 54.5kg 97
11 13x90101x9 MY WHISPER Peter & Paul Snowden 18 54kg 99
12 9x13x110x6 HOSIER (IRE) Kris Lees Dylan Gibbons (a) 8 54kg 96
13 00x5428x00 ARAMAYO Sam Kavanagh 7 54kg 94
14 005739×802 LAURE ME IN David Pfieffer Ms Alysha Collett 14 53.5kg 93
15 0x73488x75 CHARACTER James Cummings Zac Lloyd (a) 15 53.5kg 92
16 0x011960x3 KISS THE BRIDE (NZ) Bjorn Baker Jay Ford 6 53.5kg 92
17e x005105087 SUPERIUM Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Tyler Schiller (a) 4 53.5kg 92
18e 0314210×65 WILD CHAP Brett Lazzarini 1 54kg 91
19e 1660×24152 BOLD MAC (NZ) Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 19 53.5kg 85
20e 07x0549x98 DYNASTIES Peter & Paul Snowden Chad Schofield 3 54kg 84

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Hawkesbury Gold Cup Nominations

Early nominations for the Hawkesbury Gold Cup in 2023 close the Monday of race week and will be published in full below once confirmed.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Ballot Weight True Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 7x000x1217 ZEYREK (FR) G 6 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 1 59.5kg 59.5kg 108
2 3552x131x8 DUKE DE SESSA (IRE) H 4 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 2= 57.5kg 57.5kg 104
3 1x1x7701x6 SKYMAN (GB) G 7 Chris Waller 2= 57.5kg 57.5kg 104
4 73x54250x5 YONKERS (USA) G 7 Chris Waller 2= 57.5kg 57.5kg 104
5 x0111324x4 FLOATING ARTIST (GB) G 7 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 5= 57kg 57kg 103
6 6202220×44 JUST FOLK G 6 Josh Julius 5= 57kg 57kg 103
7 0566x0034x BERDIBEK (FR) G 9 John O’Shea 7= 56kg 56kg 101
8 2x5711376x DESERT ICON (FR) G 7 Chris Waller 7= 56kg 56kg 101
9 01173x217x HOPEFUL (FR) G 6 Annabel Neasham 9= 55.5kg 55.5kg 100
10 x1804x79x9 NEW MANDATE (IRE) G 5 Chris Waller 9= 55.5kg 55.5kg 100
11 13x90101x9 MY WHISPER M 4 Peter & Paul Snowden 11 54kg 53kg 99
12 9x08411x05 JOJO WAS A MAN G 5 John Thompson 12 54.5kg 54.5kg 98
13 2113408×04 LORD ARDMORE (NZ) G 5 Chris Waller 13 54kg 54kg 97
14 50x100x568 BRING THE RANSOM M 6 Bjorn Baker 14= 54kg 53kg 96
15 9x13x110x6 HOSIER (IRE) G 6 Kris Lees 14= 54kg 53.5kg 96
16 00x5428x00 ARAMAYO G 7 Sam Kavanagh 16= 54kg 53kg 94
17 6010×24133 CAESARS PALACE G 5 Anthony Cummings 16= 54kg 53kg 94
18 212x143x05 VISINARI (FR) G 6 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) 16= 54kg 53kg 94
19 005739×802 LAURE ME IN G 8 David Pfieffer 19 54kg 53kg 93
20 0x73488x75 CHARACTER G 4 James Cummings 20= 54kg 53kg 92
21 7×11413377 CUBAN ROYALE G 8 Robert & Luke Price 20= 54kg 53kg 92
22 0x011960x3 KISS THE BRIDE (NZ) G 7 Bjorn Baker 20= 54kg 53kg 92
23 x005105087 SUPERIUM G 6 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 20= 54kg 53kg 92
24 0314210×65 WILD CHAP G 6 Brett Lazzarini 24 54kg 53kg 91
25 422118×696 BELLATRIX BLACK (NZ) M 4 Kris Lees 25= 54kg 53kg 85
26 1660×24152 BOLD MAC (NZ) G 5 Chris Waller 25= 54kg 53kg 85
27 4430×79601 MYSTERY SHOT G 6 Matthew Dale 25= 54kg 53kg 85
28 07x0549x98 DYNASTIES M 4 Peter & Paul Snowden 28= 54kg 53kg 84
29 643x7808x4 ESTI FENY (HUN) G 8 Matthew Smith 28= 54kg 53kg 84
30 215180×961 COGNAC (IRE) G 6 Richard & Will Freedman 30 54kg 53kg 82
31 138x6408x3 PALMETTO (NZ) G 4 John Sargent 31 54kg 53kg 81
32 6x53112x61 AUSBRED FLIRT M 4 Brad Widdup 32 54kg 53kg 78
33 1135×32331 DECADENT TALE M 5 Jason Deamer 33= 54kg 53kg 74
34 x9216x9516 ZAKERIZ G 8 Chris Hardy 33= 54kg 53kg 74

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Hawkesbury Gold Cup History

The Hawkesbury Gold Cup was inaugurated in 1980, when Peninsula won the first title. The Hawkesbury Cup was initially run over 2000m, before it was reduced to a mile in 1988. Prior to 1997, the race held Listed status. Following several years of increased purse size and improving fields, the race was upgraded to Group 3.

In 2007, the decision was made to cancel the Hawkesbury Gold Cup meeting. This came about due to the outbreak of Equine Influenza; it was considered too great a risk to continue with the meeting. This among other cancelled meetings and events illustrate the broad-reaching consequences of Equine Influenza.

Recovering quickly, the Hawkesbury Race Club ran a stellar meeting in 2008, with Nuclear Sky seizing victory. Since then, the Hawkesbury Gold Cup has gone from strength to strength. There was more spotlight on Cup Day in the racing community during the 2014 meeting, mainly due to the fact that the event wasn’t vastly overshadowed by the Melbourne Cup.

The 2020 Hawkesbury Gold Cup took place at Rosehill Gardens due to the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions to racing and was held over a reduced distance of 1500m.

Hawkesbury Gold Cup Results

Year Place Horse Time
2023
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
New Mandate
1:36.02
2nd Desert Icon
3rd Jojo Was A Man
2022
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
Kirwan’s Lane
1:38.88
2nd Hopeful
3rd Atishu
2021
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
Archedemus
1:35.94
2nd Royal Celebration
3rd Purple Sector
2020
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
Amangiri
1:28.18 (held over 1500m)
2nd Live And Free
3rd Another Dollar
2019
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
Archedemus
1:34.47
2nd Tom Melbourne
3rd Sixties Groove
2018
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
Kingsguard
1:37.05
2nd Ecuador
3rd McCreery
2017
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
Fabrizio
1:34.6
2nd Moher
3rd Testashadow
2016
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
Amovatio
1:34.8
2nd Mighty Lucky
3rd Casino Dancer
2015
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
Sons Of John
1:38.4
2nd Tales Of Grimm
3rd Rugged Cross
2014
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
Leebaz
1:36.50
2nd Wistful
3rd Keep Cool
2013
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
Coup Ay Tee
1:35.64
2nd Julienas
3rd Darci Be Good
2012
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
Darci Be Good
1:35:35
2nd Isopach
3rd Praecido
2011
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
Somepin Anypin
1:34.7
2nd Willy Jimmy
3rd Renewed Vitality
2010
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
Thankgodyou’rehere
1:35.31
2nd Glintz
3rd Kimillsy
2009
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
Keeping The Dream
1:35.3
2nd Spinney
3rd Bernicia
2008
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
Nuclear Sky
1:34.7
2nd Alverta
3rd Gergis
2007
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
race not held
2nd race not held
3rd race not held
2006
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
Beauty Watch
1:34.4
2nd Friday Creek
3rd Prince Arthur
2005
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
Wild Queen
1:38.0
2nd Verb
3rd Cateclipse
2004
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
Court’s In Session
1:33.2
2nd Magsaya
3rd Salgado
2003
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
Stoway
1:37.5
2nd Vital Agreement
3rd Takas
2002
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
This Manshood
1:33.1
2nd Huge Demand
3rd Evander
2001
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
Carael Boy
1:34.1
2nd Play Station
3rd Ra Eclipse
2000
Hawkesbury Cup
1st
Huge Demand
1:33.8
2nd Grey And Gold
3rd Lanolin

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