The JRA Cup is a Group 3 event held at Moonee Valley on Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day.
2024 JRA Cup Results
- 1st: #1 Future History
- 2nd: #7 Promises Kept
- 3rd: #8 Kettle Hill
JRA Cup News
The JRA Cup is a Group 3 staying event held at Moonee Valley racecourse during the annual Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
2024 JRA Cup Results
- 1st: #1 Future History ($3.20F)
- 2nd: #7 Promises Kept
- 3rd: 38 Kettle Hill
Ciaron Maher’s last start Naturalism runner-up, Future History, was given a confident ride by Mark Zahra who dictated and controlled the race from barrier to box before drawing away over the closing stages to dominate the 2024 JRA Cup results on Cox Plate Day and salute by 1.5 lengths with Maher training the first four over the line!
JRA Cup 2024 Odds & Results
Schweppes Jra Cup (G3)
Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
1. Future History (2)
J: Mark Zahra 58kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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2nd
7. Promises Kept (1)
J: Declan Bates 54kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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3rd
8. Kettle Hill (7)
J: Billy Egan 54kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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4th
2. Smokin' Romans (4)
J: Ethan Brown 58kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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5th
5. Second To Nun (3)
J: Jamie Kah 55kg
T: W Clarken & N O'Shea |
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6th
6. Mr Waterville (5)
J: Michael Dee 54kg
T: Chris Waller |
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7th
3. Gear Up (6)
J: Jamie Mott 57.5kg
T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald |
Data retrieved: 12/02/2025 02:17:15 PM (Australia/Brisbane)
Currently held at the end of October, the JRA Cup attracts stayers and milers looking to step up in distance. Run over 2040m, it is held over the same track and distance as the coveted Group 1 Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m) on the same day.
As an open quality event, the JRA Cup attracts some standout performers and offers $200,000 in total prize money.
In 2023 the JRA Cup was held on at twilight meeting at Moonee Valley Racecourse on Moonee Valley Gold Cup Night where racing on the card was headlined by the Melbourne Cup-bound stayers facing off in the Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m).
In 2024 the JRA Cup moved to the Saturday to join the Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day line-up of races.
Those horses which contest the JRA Cup often come via an eclectic mixture of preparations. One of the more common lead up races to the JRA Cup is the Group 3 Naturalism Stakes (2000m) held at Caulfield a month earlier.
Future History (2nd in 2024) was the last JRA Cup winner to come via a Naturalism Stakes lead-up.
The 2024 JRA Cup ran on Saturday October 26, 2024 as part of The Valley’s Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day card and was won in dominant fashion by the all-the-way favourite Future History ($3.20F) who saluted for the punters and headed an all-Maher first four. Â
JRA Cup | |
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Date: | Saturday October 26, 2024 |
Racecourse: | Moonee Valley Racecourse |
Distance: | 2040m |
Conditions: | Open Quality |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prizemoney: | $200,000 |
2024 JRA Cup Finishing Order
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 1 | FUTURE HISTORY (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Mark Zahra | 2 | 58kg | $3.20F | |||
2 | 7 | PROMISES KEPT | Ciaron Maher | Declan Bates | 1.5L | 1 | 54kg | $9.50 | ||
3 | 8 | KETTLE HILL (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Billy Egan | 1.7L | 7 | 54kg | $17 | ||
4 | 2 | SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) | Ciaron Maher | Ethan Brown | 2.7L | 4 | 58kg | $5 | ||
5 | 5 | SECOND TO NUN | Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea | Ms Jamie Kah | 3.2L | 3 | 55kg | $5 | ||
6 | 6 | MR WATERVILLE (IRE) | Chris Waller | Michael Dee | 3.5L | 5 | 54kg | $13 | ||
7 | 3 | GEAR UP (IRE) | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Jamie Mott | 6.75L | 6 | 57.5kg | $4.40 | ||
4 | KINGSWOOD (GB) | Gavin Bedggood | John Allen | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 JRA Cup Betting
The latest Ladbrokes JRA Cup 2024 betting odds will be provided by Ladbrokes.com.au and listed at Races.com.au the week of the race to lock in your JRA Cup tips.
Ain’tnodeeldun ($2.80 in 2023) and Future History ($3.20 in 2024) are the latest favourites in JRA Cup betting to win.
2024 JRA Cup Form
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2024 JRA Cup Tips
Stay tuned for our insider JRA Cup 2024 tips on the Cox Plate Carnival showdown.
To Win: #4 Kingswood ($2.20 at time of publish)– SCRATCHED
Favourite at time of publish and happy to stick with the airborne Gavin Bedggood-trained Kingswood chasing a hat-trick. The in-form Roaring Lion import has been excellent since arriving down under with his Cranbourne horseman Bedggood enjoying the ride! The gun grey won at Sandown with 58.5kg by a big margin two back before stepping up in grade to salute in the Group 3 Coongy Cup (2000m) at Caulfield defeating Berkshire Breeze by 1.75 lengths without a worry. Back up in weight but striking while the iron’s hot, gets the rails run from barrier one with John Allen continuing associations and has a great record at the distance (4:2-1-1).
2024 JRA Cup Field
The JRA Cup Field attracts a strong line-up of staying types each spring and is a possible target for gallopers stepping down in class of a run in something like the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington earlier in the spring, a race the 2017 JRA Cup winner Jon Snow improved on a lead-up eighth in to win.
The JRA Cup 2024 Final Field & Barrier Draw will be released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday leading-up to race and will be published in full below.
The 2024 JRA Cup field features a quality line-up of staying types led in betting by the rails-drawn Kingswood chasing a hat-trick and last seen winning the Coongy Cup.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 0x0656x320 | FUTURE HISTORY (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Mark Zahra | 3 | 58kg | 100 | ||
2 | 0x634820x5 | SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) | Ciaron Maher | Ethan Brown | 5 | 58kg | 100 | ||
3 | 0x3150x330 | GEAR UP (IRE) | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Jamie Mott | 7 | 57.5kg | 99 | ||
4 | 5x24x95x11 | KINGSWOOD (GB) | Gavin Bedggood | John Allen | 1 | 57kg | 98 | ||
5 | 729×141954 | SECOND TO NUN | Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea | Ms Jamie Kah | 4 | 55kg | 98 | ||
6 | 74042x086x | MR WATERVILLE (IRE) | Chris Waller | Michael Dee | 6 | 54kg | 88 | ||
7 | 24x68x7x00 | PROMISES KEPT | Ciaron Maher | Declan Bates | 2 | 54kg | 86 | ||
8 | 1815×00276 | KETTLE HILL (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Billy Egan | 8 | 54kg | 83 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 JRA Cup Nominations
The official JRA Cup 2024 nominations close on the Monday of race week.
JRA Cup History
Inaugurated in 1996, the JRA Cup has a relatively short history in comparison to major races across Australia. However, it’s above-grade prize money, usually more-than-impressive field and interim distance have combined to ensure the JRA Cup has experienced rapid growth in prestige and popularity since its inception.
In its short history, the JRA Cup has already seen some impressive horses pass the post. 2009 Melbourne Cup winner Shocking ran third in the JRA Cup in the same year. Master O’Reilly ran third in the JRA Cup before his stunning 2007 Caulfield Cup victory. Prior to the 2010 edition, the JRA Cup ran as a Listed race.
In 2023 the event was moved from Moir Stakes Night in September to run a month later on Moonee Valley Gold Cup Night over the Cox Plate Carnival.
In 2024 the event was moved from Moonee Valley Gold Cup Night to run the next day on Cox Plate Day.
Notable JRA Cup winners include Maldivian (2007), Alcopop (2009), Mourinho (2013), and Jon Snow (2017).
JRA Cup results reaching back to 2006 are listed below.
JRA Cup Results
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2024 JRA Cup |
1st | Future History | 2 minutes 06.68 seconds |
2nd | Promises Kept | ||
3rd | Kettle Hill | ||
2023 JRA Cup |
1st | Ain’tnodeeldun | 2 minutes 05.22 seconds |
2nd | Red Sun Sensation | ||
3rd | Forgot You | ||
2022 JRA Cup |
1st | Desert Icon | 2 minutes 09.17 seconds |
2nd | Nerve Not Verve | ||
3rd | Persan | ||
2021 JRA Cup |
1st | Secret Blaze | 2 minutes 04.31 seconds |
2nd | Homesman | ||
3rd | Rostropovich | ||
2020 JRA Cup |
1st | Al Galayel | 2 minutes 7.94 seconds |
2nd | Plein Ciel | ||
3rd | Levendi | ||
2019 JRA Cup |
1st | Captain Cook | 2 minutes 6.45 seconds |
2nd | Sully | ||
3rd | Mosh Music | ||
2018 JRA Cup |
1st | The Taj Mahal | 2 minutes 5.37 seconds |
2nd | Gallic Chieftain | ||
3rd | Sir Isaac Newton | ||
2017 JRA Cup |
1st | Jon Snow | 2 minutes 7.12 seconds |
2nd | Ecuador | ||
3rd | Boom Time | ||
2016 JRA Cup |
1st | Real Love | 2 minutes 5.76 seconds |
2nd | Maurus | ||
3rd | Tarquin | ||
2015 JRA Cup |
1st | Escado | 2 minutes 5.88 seconds |
2nd | Magnapal | ||
3rd | Velox | ||
2014 JRA Cup |
1st | The Cleaner | 2 minutes 5.99 seconds |
2nd | Sangster | ||
3rd | Mourinho | ||
2013 JRA Cup |
1st | Mourinho | 2 minutes 6.1 seconds |
2nd | Gris Caro | ||
3rd | The Great Snowman | ||
2012 JRA Cup |
1st | Bianmick | 2 minutes 6.7 seconds |
2nd | Dance With Her | ||
3rd | Ironstein | ||
2011 JRA Cup |
1st | Dream Pedlar | 2 minutes 8.7 seconds |
2nd | Carnero | ||
3rd | Domesky | ||
2010 JRA Cup |
1st | Precedence | 2 minutes 5.3 seconds |
2nd | Rainbow Styling | ||
3rd | Linton | ||
2009 JRA Cup |
1st | Alcopop | 2 minutes 8.4 seconds |
2nd | Field Hunter | ||
3rd | Shocking | ||
2008 JRA Cup |
1st | Cefalu | 2 minutes 5.9 seconds |
2nd | Majestical | ||
3rd | Devil Moon | ||
2007 JRA Cup |
1st | Maldivian | 2 minutes 5.8 seconds |
2nd | Pacino | ||
3rd | Master O’Reilly | ||
2006 JRA Cup |
1st | Pavlova | 2 minutes 7.0 seconds |
2nd | Spinney | ||
3rd | Delvecchio |