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The Newcastle Gold Cup is a Group 3 staying event held at Newcastle Racecourse in mid-September.

Raced over 2300m, the Newcastle Gold Cup presents horses with an interesting challenge and punters with a half-decent guide to the Melbourne Cup. Run under open handicap conditions, the Newcastle Gold Cup allows genuine winners to rise to the occasion and prove their staying abilities.

With $300,000 prize money as of 2023, the Newcastle Gold Cup is quite a lucrative Group 3 event. Trainers from both local stables and Sydney stables seek entry into the Newcastle Gold Cup for their higher-class stayers.

Although only holding Group 3 status the Newcastle Gold Cup attracts horses of a higher calibre; it is not unusual to see some past Group 1 winners in the Newcastle Cup field. Sometimes horses from Queensland will make the journey down south, although it is rarer for Victorian and Western Australian horses to travel for the Newcastle Gold Cup.

The Newcastle Gold Cup is held at beautiful Broadmeadow, the home of the Newcastle Jockey Club. The Newcastle Gold Cup is the headline event of the two-day Newcastle Racing Carnival. There are four other black-type events held during the Newcastle Racing Carnival, including two Group 3 events, the Cameron Handicap (1500m) and the Tibbie Stakes (1400m).

Depending on their spring campaign plans and their results in the Newcastle Gold Cup, many of the runners will continue on to major feature races during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival including Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) on Epson Handicap Day at Randwick.

The Newcastle Gold Cup winner is exempt from The Metropolitan ballot and Glencadam Gold (2012) was the last horse to do the double.

The year before, Green Moon (2011) won the Newcastle Gold Cup before a next-up second in the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m). Green Moon also went on to win the 2012 Melbourne Cup over the two miles at Flemington.

In 2020 the Newcastle Gold Cup winner Mugatoo went on to run second in The Metropolitan and fourth in that year’s Cox Plate results in Melbourne. Mugatoo further franked the Newcastle Gold Cup form winning the $5 million The All-Star Mile first-up in 2021.

The 2022 Newcastle Gold Cup form was franked with the winner Durston going on to win that year’s Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) in Melbourne.

The 2023 Newcastle Gold Cup ran on Friday September 15, 2023 as a lead-up to the Group 1 Spring Cups in Melbourne and was won in an upset by the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Military Mission ($16) in a new track record time of 2 minutes 22.40 seconds to hand Waterhouse her eighth win in the event.

Newcastle Gold Cup
Date:	Friday September 15, 2023
Track:	Newcastle Racecourse
Distance:	2300m
Conditions:	Open Handicap
Status:	Group 3
Prizemoney:	$300,000

2023 Newcastle Gold Cup Results

• 1st: #14 Military Mission ($16)
• 2nd: #11 Spirit Ridge
• 3rd: #8 Hosier

The Metropolitan at Randwick on September 30 is on the cards for the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Military Mission ($16) who returned to his best form for an impressive upset to set a new track record in the 2023 Newcastle Gold Cup results.

Click here to read more on the impressive late Newcastle Gold Cup 2023 win by Military Mission.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	14	MILITARY MISSION (IRE)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Ms Rachel King		12	54kg		$16
	2	11	SPIRIT RIDGE (GB)	Annabel Neasham	Ryan Maloney	0.34L	13	56kg		$18
	3	8	HOSIER (IRE)	Mark Minervini	Jason Collett	0.84L	11	56.5kg		$11
	4	9	DESERT ICON (FR)	Chris Waller	Brett Prebble	1.56L	1	56kg		$18
	5	19e	WINEGLASS BAY (IRE)	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	2.65L	10	54kg		$13
	6	5	BOIS D’ARGENT (GB)	Annabel Neasham	Chad Schofield	3.1L	14	57kg		$11
	7	10	KALAPOUR (IRE)	Kris Lees	Damien Oliver	3.46L	16	56kg		$4.40EF
	8	17e	PARRY SOUND	Sara Ryan	Dylan Gibbons (a)	4.23L	3	54kg		$31
	9	2	CLEVELAND (IRE)	Kris Lees	Ben Melham	4.54L	15	58kg		$4.40EF
	10	3	ALEGRON	James Cummings	Zac Lloyd (a)	5.4L	5	57.5kg		$17
	11	16	OUTLANDOS	John Sargent	Jean Van Overmeire	5.54L	9	54kg		$26
	12	7	SIR LUCAN (IRE)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Regan Bayliss	5.55L	6	57kg		$9
	13	15	BONNY EZRA (NZ)	Chris Waller	Jay Ford	6.31L	7	54kg		$41
	14	12	TORRENS	Marc Chevalier	Keagan Latham	7.43L	4	55.5kg		$81
	15	18e	RAGING BULL	David Payne	Reece Jones	9.16L	8	54kg		$61
	16	6	GEAR UP (IRE)	Annabel Neasham	Joshua Parr	10.07L	2	57kg		$31
		20e	FAY’S ANGELS	Karen Owen			0
		4	KING FRANKEL (IRE)	Annabel Neasham			0
		1	NAVAJO PEAK	David Payne			0
		13	FANCY MAN (IRE)	Annabel Neasham	Tyler Schiller		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Newcastle Gold Cup Betting Odds

The spring’s top Newcastle Gold Cup 2023 racing odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available for punters below once released.

Mugatoo ($2.40 in 2020) was the last favourite in Newcastle Gold Cup betting to salute for the punters.

There was a notable upset in 2023 with Military Mission winning at Newcastle Gold Cup odds of $16.

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

2023 Newcastle Gold Cup Form

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 NEWCASTLE GOLD CUP FORM GUIDE

2023 Newcastle Gold Cup Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Newcastle Gold Cup 2023 Tips on the popular September showdown this spring.

• To Win: #11 Spirit Ridge ($13 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Going for an upset with Spirit Ridge looking lovely value in the Newcastle Cup for one of the form trainers of the season, Annabel Neasham. This veteran nine-year-old has his 40th start on Friday and comes off some solid lead-up runs including a first-up third under a length beaten in the Wyong Gold Cup. Third in the winter’s Grafton Cup the run prior. Hardly ever runs a bad race, comes back in weight and Ryan Maloney rides. Placed at his only other Newcastle run a long time back, but this multiple Group 3 winner can surprise a few here fit second-up and ready to fire.

2023 Newcastle Gold Cup Field

The Newcastle Gold Cup field attracts a quality line-up of second tier spring stayers each season, many coming off lead-up runs in races like the Listed Wyong Cup (2100m) a fortnight earlier or Rosehill’s Listed Premiers’ Cup (1900m) the month before.

Carzoff (2018) followed by Durston (2022) are the last horses to do the Wyong Cup – Newcastle Cup double.

Military Mission (2nd in 2023) was the last Premier’s Cup graduate to go on and win the Newcastle Gold Cup.

The official Newcastle Gold Cup Final Field & Barriers are announced on the Wednesday of race week.

The 2023 Newcastle Gold Cup field features a quality line-up of potential spring Cups-bound stayers led in betting by the widely-drawn new top-weight, the former Irish-trained Cleveland (58kg), who now hails from the local stables of Kris Lees.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	x421222x01	NAVAJO PEAK	David Payne		9	59kg			106
2	51226x50x4	CLEVELAND (IRE)	Kris Lees	Ben Melham	18	58kg			104
3	7106x74x60	ALEGRON	James Cummings	Zac Lloyd (a)	6	57.5kg			103
4	311x1430x0	KING FRANKEL (IRE)	Annabel Neasham		16	57.5kg			103
5	x3x5315232	BOIS D’ARGENT (GB)	Annabel Neasham	Chad Schofield	17	57kg			102
6	1214x380x0	GEAR UP (IRE)	Annabel Neasham	Joshua Parr	2	57kg			102
7	480x1390x7	SIR LUCAN (IRE)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Regan Bayliss	7	57kg			102
8	10x6x82419	HOSIER (IRE)	Mark Minervini	Jason Collett	13	56.5kg			101
9	6×26722466	DESERT ICON (FR)	Chris Waller	Brett Prebble	1	56kg			100
10	x921213x3L	KALAPOUR (IRE)	Kris Lees	Damien Oliver	20	56kg			100
11	1233×65233	SPIRIT RIDGE (GB)	Annabel Neasham	Ryan Maloney	15	56kg			100
12	x601x060x0	TORRENS	Marc Chevalier	Keagan Latham	4	55.5kg			99
13	302x858x58	FANCY MAN (IRE)	Annabel Neasham	Tyler Schiller	5	55kg			98
14	795319×920	MILITARY MISSION (IRE)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Ms Rachel King	14	54kg			95
15	3563×46775	BONNY EZRA (NZ)	Chris Waller	Jay Ford	8	54kg			91
16	3498419128	OUTLANDOS	John Sargent	Jean Van Overmeire	11	54kg			90
17e	x096898x04	PARRY SOUND	Sara Ryan	Dylan Gibbons (a)	3	54kg			88
18e	767720×004	RAGING BULL	David Payne	Reece Jones	10	54kg			86
19e	34216×4221	WINEGLASS BAY (IRE)	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	12	54kg			79
20e	4376×62411	FAY’S ANGELS	Karen Owen		19	54kg			65

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Newcastle Gold Cup Nominations

Nominations for the Newcastle Gold Cup close the Monday of race week.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	x421222x01	NAVAJO PEAK	G	5	David Payne	1	59kg	59kg		106
2	1102x100x2	PROTAGONIST (FR)	G	7	Kris Lees	2	58.5kg	58.5kg		105
3	51226x50x4	CLEVELAND (IRE)	H	6	Kris Lees	3	58kg	58kg		104
4	7106x74x60	ALEGRON	G	5	James Cummings	4=	57.5kg	57.5kg		103
5	311x1430x0	KING FRANKEL (IRE)	G	6	Annabel Neasham	4=	57.5kg	57.5kg		103
6	x3x5315232	BOIS D’ARGENT (GB)	G	7	Annabel Neasham	6=	57kg	57kg		102
7	1214x380x0	GEAR UP (IRE)	H	6	Annabel Neasham	6=	57kg	57kg		102
8	480x1390x7	SIR LUCAN (IRE)	G	6	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	6=	57kg	57kg		102
9	10x6x82419	HOSIER (IRE)	G	7	Mark Minervini	9=	56.5kg	56.5kg		101
10	613x5840x7	HIGH EMOCEAN (NZ)	M	7	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	9=	54.5kg	54.5kg		101
11	6×26722466	DESERT ICON (FR)	G	8	Chris Waller	11=	56kg	56kg		100
12	x921213x3L	KALAPOUR (IRE)	G	7	Kris Lees	11=	56kg	56kg		100
13	1233×65233	SPIRIT RIDGE (GB)	G	9	Annabel Neasham	11=	56kg	56kg		100
14	x601x060x0	TORRENS	H	7	Marc Chevalier	14	55.5kg	55.5kg		99
15	302x858x58	FANCY MAN (IRE)	G	6	Annabel Neasham	15=	55kg	55kg		98
16	217x0020x0	HOPEFUL (FR)	G	7	Annabel Neasham	15=	55kg	55kg		98
17	795319×920	MILITARY MISSION (IRE)	G	6	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	17	54kg	54kg		95
18	3563×46775	BONNY EZRA (NZ)	G	8	Chris Waller	18	54kg	54kg		91
19	3498419128	OUTLANDOS	G	7	John Sargent	19=	54kg	54kg		90
20	60x0x09413	VERONA (NZ)	M	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	19=	54kg	54kg		90
21	x096898x04	PARRY SOUND	G	8	Sara Ryan	21	54kg	54kg		88
22	767720×004	RAGING BULL	G	5	David Payne	22	54kg	54kg		86
23	34216×4221	WINEGLASS BAY (IRE)	G	5	Chris Waller	23	54kg	54kg		79
24	4376×62411	FAY’S ANGELS	M	4	Karen Owen	24	54kg	54kg		65

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Newcastle Gold Cup History

Inaugurated in 1898 the Newcastle Gold Cup has an extensive history of prestige. Over time the Newcastle Gold Cup has garnered a reputation as one of the most renowned country cup events in the nation. The reputation is shared by Broadmeadow Racecourse and the Newcastle Jockey Club. Originally a Principal race, the Newcastle Gold Cup was granted Group 2 status in 1980. In 2001, however, the event was downgraded to Group 3, a status it has held since.

The calendar slot the Newcastle Gold Cup occupies ensures that the race attracts a number of top-rated horses each year.

Many of the runners in the Newcastle Gold Cup have plans to contest major Group 1 events further down the track. 2012 Melbourne Cup winner Green Moon took out the Newcastle Gold Cup in 2011. 1982 Newcastle Cup winner Gurners Lane went on to win the Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup double. Bianca, who took out the 2008 Newcastle Gold Cup, went on to place second in The Metropolitan.

Other notable Newcastle Gold Cup winners include Raven’s Plume (1898), Duke Alwyne (1915, 1916), Salazar (1939), Lord Valentine (1941), Mr Mako (1985), Agincourt Express (2001), and Glencadam Gold (2012).

A Newcastle Gold Cup race record was set in 2019 when Gai Waterhouse won the event for the seventh time with Hush Writer who took it out in 2 minutes, 23.25 seconds.

In 2020 Hush Writer just failed to go back-to-back running second to subsequent 2021 All-Star Mile hero Mugatoo, the winner handing local horseman Kris Lees his first Newcastle Gold Cup success.

Trainer Chris Waller posted his fifth Newcastle Gold Cup success in 2022 with that year’s subsequent Caulfield Cup champion Durston.

Impressively Gai Waterhouse won the Newcastle Gold Cup for the eighth time in 2023 with Military Mission setting a new the track record winning in 2 minutes 22.40 seconds.

Newcastle Gold Cup results since 2000 are provided below.

Newcastle Gold Cup Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 Newcastle Gold Cup	1st	Military Mission	2 minutes 22.40 seconds (R)
	2nd	Spirit Ridge
	3rd	Hosier
2022 Newcastle Gold Cup	1st	Durston	2 minutes 26.72 seconds
	2nd	Carif
	3rd	Arapaho
2021 Newcastle Gold Cup	1st	Great House	2 minutes 28.04 seconds
	2nd	Quick Thinker
	3rd	No Compromise
2020 Newcastle Gold Cup	1st	Mugatoo	2 minutes 25.10 seconds
	2nd	Hush Writer
	3rd	Attention Run
2019 Newcastle Gold Cup	1st	Hush Writer	2 minutes 23.25 seconds (R)
	2nd	Attention Run
	3rd	Our Candidate
2018 Newcastle Gold Cup	1st	Carzoff	2 minutes 24.44 seconds
	2nd	Auvray
	3rd	Just Shine
2017 Newcastle Gold Cup	1st	Broadside	2 minutes 24.26 seconds
	2nd	Auvray
	3rd	Admiral Jello
2016 Newcastle Gold Cup	1st	Sacred Master	2 minutes 14.5 seconds
	2nd	Dee I Cee
	3rd	Junoob
2015 Newcastle Gold Cup	1st	Beyond Thankful	2 minutes 23.5 seconds
	2nd	Orbec
	3rd	Rio Perdido
2014 Newcastle Gold Cup	1st	Disclaimer	2 minutes 23.2 seconds
	2nd	Brigantin
	3rd	Wish Come True
2013 Newcastle Gold Cup	1st	Winning Glory	2 minutes 24.9 seconds
	2nd	Lucripetous
	3rd	Peal Of Bells
2012 Newcastle Gold Cup	1st	Glencadem Gold	2 minutes 23.3 seconds
	2nd	Peal Of Bells
	3rd	Gazza Guru
2011 Newcastle Gold Cup	1st	Green Moon	2 minutes 22.4 seconds
	2nd	Home On A Wing
	3rd	Gazza Guru
2010 Newcastle Gold Cup	1st	Stratofortress	2 minutes 22.2 seconds
	2nd	Snow Alert
	3rd	Scottish Border
2009 Newcastle Gold Cup	1st	Streetfighter	2 minutes 26.9 seconds
	2nd	Lodge The Deeds
	3rd	Enzedex Eagle
2008 Newcastle Gold Cup	1st	Bianca	2 minutes 23.4 seconds
	2nd	Keepin The Dream
	3rd	County Tyrone
2007 Newcastle Gold Cup	Race Not Held
2006 Newcastle Gold Cup	1st	Bikkie Tin Blues	2 minutes 21.3 seconds
	2nd	Exinite
	3rd	Respect
2005 Newcastle Gold Cup	=1st	Carael Boy	2 minutes 25.6 seconds
	=1st	High Cee
	3rd	Cross Bar
2004 Newcastle Gold Cup	1st	Another Warrior	2 minutes 20.5 seconds
	2nd	New York Style
	3rd	County Tyrone
2003 Newcastle Gold Cup	1st	Comforts	2 minutes 21.5 seconds
	2nd	My Tally
	3rd	Daneborough
2002 Newcastle Gold Cup	1st	Time Off	2 minutes 23.4 seconds
	2nd	Red Trinket
	3rd	Danyon
2001 Newcastle Gold Cup	1st	Agincourt Express	2 minutes 24.9 seconds
	2nd	Yuppie
	3rd	Consolidator
2000 Newcastle Gold Cup	1st	Silent Impact	2 minutes 23.4 seconds
	2nd	Prophet’s Kiss
	3rd	She’s Neat