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The Group 3 Premier's Cup is a quality staying race for Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival gallopers heading towards the Brisbane Cup back at Eagle Farm Racecourse a fortnight later.
2021 Premier's Cup Results
- 1st: #3 Spirit Ridge
- 2nd: #5 Carif
- 3rd: #7 Paths Of Glory
Premier’s Cup News
The Premier’s Cup is a Group 3 race held annually as part of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. Raced over a staying test distance of 2400m, the Premier’s Cup offers $200,000 in total prize money as of 2021 and is part of the updated Kingsford-Smith Cup Day program in late May at Eagle Farm Racecourse.
Note: The 2020 edition of the Premier’s Cup ran at Doomben on July 27 offering $125,000 due to the COVID-19 affected Queensland Winter Racing Carnival.
Run under quality handicap conditions and only open to horses aged three years and older, the Premier’s Cup is a key lead-up race for longer distance gallopers targeting a run back at the track on Stradbroke Handicap Day in the Group 2 Brisbane Cup (3200m).
The Premier’s Cup is one of the feature support acts on the Eagle Farm card in late May with racing at the meeting headlined by the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) for Stradbroke Handicap hopes, the Group 2 BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes for two-year-olds heading towards the JJ Atkins and now the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) following a change to the carnival line-up in 2021.
The 2021 Premier’s Cup was held on Saturday May 29, 2021 and won by the Mark Newnham-trained Spirit Ridge.
Premier’s Cup Info: |
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Date: |
Saturday May 29, 2021 |
Track: |
Eagle Farm Racecourse |
Distance: |
2400m |
Race Type: |
Quality Handicap |
Status: |
Group 3 |
Prizemoney: |
$200,000 |
2021 Premier’s Cup Results
- 1st: #3 Spirit Ridge
- 2nd: #5 Carif
- 3rd: #7 Paths Of Glory
Mark Newnham’s last-start Wagga Wagga Gold Cup runner-up Spirit Ridge ($7.50) went one better over the 2400m at Eagle Farm enjoying a narrow victory right on the line in this year’s Premier’s Cup 2021 results.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | SPIRIT RIDGE (GB) | Mark Newnham | Joshua Parr | 4 | 57kg | $7.50 | |||
| 2 | 5 | CARIF | Peter & Paul Snowden | Ms Jamie Kah | 0.1L | 8 | 56kg | $15 | ||
| 3 | 7 | PATHS OF GLORY (GB) | Richard & Michael Freedman | Craig Williams | 0.6L | 3 | 55kg | $8.50 | ||
| 4 | 6 | RONDINELLA (NZ) | John O’Shea | Brenton Avdulla | 1.6L | 12 | 55kg | $8 | ||
| 5 | 9 | LORD BELVEDERE (GB) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Jye McNeil | 3.1L | 9 | 54kg | $19 | ||
| 6 | 4 | BRIMHAM ROCKS (GB) | Chris Waller | Hugh Bowman | 3.6L | 2 | 56kg | $7 | ||
| 7 | 2 | LE DON DE VIE (GB) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | James McDonald | 3.7L | 6 | 57kg | $3F | ||
| 8 | 1 | SOUTHERN FRANCE (IRE) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | John Allen | 5.95L | 10 | 58kg | $19 | ||
| 9 | 8 | MAHAMEDEIS | Nick Ryan | Michael Cahill | 7.45L | 5 | 54kg | $21 | ||
| 10 | 13 | AVION FURY | Glen Thompson | Kerrin McEvoy | 7.95L | 1 | 54kg | $61 | ||
| 11 | 10 | ALAKAHAN (IRE) | Richard & Michael Freedman | Ben Thompson | 8.7L | 7 | 54kg | $19 | ||
| 12 | 11 | ROMAKASH (NZ) | Matt Kropp | Larry Cassidy | 13.45L | 11 | 54kg | $101 | ||
| 12 | MAID OF ORE | Nick Olive | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2021 Premier’s Cup Betting
The winter’s top Premier’s Cup 2021 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the Brisbane Cup-bound stayers will be provided below the week of the race so stay tuned.
2021 Premier’s Cup Field
Each season the Premier’s Cup field attracts a field of Brisbane Cup-bound gallopers.
The official Premier’s Cup 2021 Field & Barriers are set for release on the Wednesday leading-up to Kingsford-Smith Cup Day and will be available below.
The 2021 Premier’s Cup final field features 13 stayers led in betting by Anthony & Sam Freedman’s last start Warrnambool Cup winner Le Don De Vie.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 301x79x778 | SOUTHERN FRANCE (IRE) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | John Allen | 11 | 58kg | 106 | ||
| 2 | 443125×571 | LE DON DE VIE (GB) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Mark Zahra | 6 | 57kg | 104 | ||
| 3 | x2211x2502 | SPIRIT RIDGE (GB) | Mark Newnham | Joshua Parr | 4 | 57kg | 104 | ||
| 4 | 382327×204 | BRIMHAM ROCKS (GB) | Chris Waller | Hugh Bowman | 2 | 56kg | 102 | ||
| 5 | 780751×084 | CARIF | Peter & Paul Snowden | Ms Jamie Kah | 9 | 56kg | 102 | ||
| 6 | 5082×80522 | RONDINELLA (NZ) | John O’Shea | Brenton Avdulla | 13 | 55kg | 104 | ||
| 7 | 455×778314 | PATHS OF GLORY (GB) | Richard & Michael Freedman | Craig Williams | 3 | 55kg | 100 | ||
| 8 | 688×866316 | MAHAMEDEIS | Nick Ryan | Michael Cahill | 5 | 54kg | 98 | ||
| 9 | 11x188x774 | LORD BELVEDERE (GB) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Jye McNeil | 10 | 54kg | 96 | ||
| 10 | 21×4273211 | ALAKAHAN (IRE) | Richard & Michael Freedman | Ben Thompson | 8 | 54kg | 94 | ||
| 11 | 0275114539 | ROMAKASH (NZ) | Matt Kropp | Larry Cassidy | 12 | 54kg | 88 | ||
| 12 | 808×390145 | MAID OF ORE | Nick Olive | 7 | 54kg | 85 | |||
| 13 | 9×73617551 | AVION FURY | Glen Thompson | Kerrin McEvoy | 1 | 54kg | 71 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2021 Premier’s Cup Nominations
The official 2021 Premier’s Cup nominations close on the Monday of race week and will be published in full right here.
Premier’s Cup History
The Premier’s Cup is a relatively new race, with its inauguration occurring as recently as 2006. Coalesce was the first winner of the Premier’s Cup, and the trophy has since been handed to similarly solid performers.
The Premier’s Cup is often used by trainers as a preparation race for the Group 2 Brisbane Cup (2400m), held on Stradbroke Handicap Day at Eagle Farm.
Due to its relatively short history, the Premier’s Cup has not developed the kind of following or deep tradition as other races. However, in its short life, the Premier’s Cup has obtained a reputation as an exciting staying race, with the result much more unpredictable than many other mid to long distance races.
Premier’s Cup results since 2006 are listed below.
Year |
Place |
Horse |
Time |
| 2021 Premier’s Cup |
1st | Spirit Ridge | 2:31.09 (over 2400m) |
| 2nd | Carif | ||
| 3rd | Paths Of Glory | ||
| 2020 Premier’s Cup |
1st | Another Dollar | 2:17.11 |
| 2nd | La Pulga | ||
| 3rd | Alward | ||
| 2019 Premier’s Cup |
1st | The Candy Man | 2:15.83 |
| 2nd | Haripour | ||
| 3rd | Igraine | ||
| 2018 Premier’s Cup |
1st | Rising Red | 2:14.60 |
| 2nd | Maurus | ||
| 3rd | Sedanzer | ||
| 2017 Premier’s Cup |
1st | Kaiser Franz | 2:22.93 |
| 2nd | Zambezi Warrior | ||
| 3rd | The Chairman | ||
| 2016 Premier’s Cup |
1st | Real Love | 2:14.3 |
| 2nd | Puccini | ||
| 3rd | Benzini | ||
| 2015 Premier’s Cup |
1st | Faust | 2:06.2 |
| 2nd | Baligari | ||
| 3rd | Jetset Lad | ||
| 2014 Premier’s Cup |
1st | Zephyron | 2:13.4 |
| 2nd | Precedence | ||
| 3rd | Pretty Pins | ||
| 2013 Premier’s Cup |
1st | Precedence | 2:16.9 |
| 2nd | Less Is More | ||
| 3rd | Zennista | ||
| 2012 Premier’s Cup |
1st | Fantastic Blue | 2:16.9 |
| 2nd | Dance With Her | ||
| 3rd | Ironstein | ||
| 2011 Premier’s Cup |
1st | Shuffle The Cash | 2:14.8 |
| 2nd | Tinseltown | ||
| 3rd | Little Stranger | ||
| 2010 Premier’s Cup |
1st | Tabulate | 2:16.6 |
| 2nd | Albertinelli | ||
| 3rd | Larry’s Never Late | ||
| 2009 Premier’s Cup |
1st | Reggie | 2:22.1 |
| 2nd | Scattergun | ||
| 3rd | Macknuckle | ||
| 2008 Premier’s Cup |
1st | Rezone | 2:14.3 |
| 2nd | Majestic Sight | ||
| 3rd | Fulmonti | ||
| 2007 Premier’s Cup |
1st | Theseo | 2:15.3 |
| 2nd | Game On | ||
| 3rd | Mandela | ||
| 2006 Premier’s Cup |
1st | Coalesce | 2:13.9 |
| 2nd | Holidazzle | ||
| 3rd | Haylee Baylee | ||
