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The 2020 Balaklava Cup is the premier race held at Balaklava Racecourse in South Australia, the mile event taking place on a Wednesday in mid-September as the spring racing features in Sydney dominate.

Raced over 1600 metres, the Balaklava Cup offers $100,000 in prize money and the Listed event runs under quality handicap conditions.

It is the largest country racing meet in South Australia and draws some of the best country horses from both South Australia and Victoria, as well as some decent metropolitan runners.

Horses generally target the Balaklava Cup following good shows in black-type events at more prestigious racecourses. Those horses that excel in the Balaklava Cup are likely to continue on to similar events such as the Murray Bridge Gold Cup.

The Listed $200,000 Seymour Cup (1600m) run the following month is another potential target for graduates and Balf’s Choice (2017) was the last to do the Balaklava Cup – Seymour Cup double.

Well-weighted runners have dominated the recent Balaklava Cup results with all seven winners from 2014-20 carrying 54kg to victory.

The form out of the 2019 Balaklava Cup was franked with the runner-up Waging War going on to run a competitive fifth in Melbourne’s Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) later in the season.

The 2020 Balaklava Cup ran on Wednesday September 16, 2020 and was won by the favourite Winning Partner. 

2020 Balaklava Cup
Date:	Wednesday September 16, 2020
Racecourse:	Balaklava Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Race Type:	Quality Handicap
Status:	Listed
Prize Money:	$100,000

2020 Balaklava Cup Results

• 1st: #8 Winning Partner
• 2nd: #12 Analytica
• 3rd: #2 Savatoxl

The official Balaklava Cup results and finishing order for the 2020 edition will be published in full below once the spring feature takes place on Wednesday September 16, 2020.

A $110,000 buy from the Adelaide Magic Million Yearling Sales, the Tony & Calvin McEvoy-trained Winning Partner ($4.60F) rewarded connections with a Black-Type victory in Wednesday’s 2020 Balaklava Cup results, the top-fancied lightweight dashing home thanks to a well-timed ride by Barend Vorster to defeating $18 outside Analytica by one and a half-lengths.

Colour	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	8	WINNING PARTNER	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Barend Vorster		7	54kg		$4.60F
	2	12	ANALYTICA (NZ)	Travis Doudle	Paul Gatt	1.4L	3	54kg		$18
	3	2	SAVATOXL	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Jason Holder	2.7L	16	58kg		$5
	4	11	PELOTON (NZ)	Michael Hickmott	Ms Jessica Eaton (a)	3.7L	9	54kg		$11
	5	9	EAST INDIAMAN	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Sairyn Fawke	4.1L	11	54kg		$10
	6	15	BLOW TORCH	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Jake Toeroek	5.6L	6	54kg (cd 55kg)		$16
	7	17e	TUBBY TWO TRACKS	Chris Bieg	Dylan Caboche (a)	5.7L	1	54kg		$61
	8	1	MONGOLIAN MARSHAL (NZ)	Stuart Gower	Shayne Cahill	6.3L	12	59kg		$26
	9	16	FINAL HEARING	Will Clarken	Karl Zechner	6.9L	2	54kg		$15
	10	3	FOX HALL	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Caitlin Jones (a)	8.8L	13	57kg		$16
	11	4	BALF’S CHOICE	Ryan Balfour	Dom Tourneur	10.8L	8	56.5kg		$21
	12	5	VON COSTA GLASS	Sue & Jason Jaensch	Ms Sophie Logan (a)	12.2L	15	55.5kg		$51
	13	14	STEALTHY LUCAS	Garret Lynch	Jeffrey Maund	12.3L	14	54kg		$101
	14	10	HE EKSCELS (NZ)	Nicole Bruggemann	Ms Anna Jordsjo	13.9L	10	54kg		$101
	15	7	HANDSOME RETURN (NZ)	Will Clarken	Todd Pannell	18L	5	54kg (cd 55kg)		$16
	16	6	MASTER CHUM	Rob Wilkinson	Ms Eran Boyd	28L	4	55kg		$9
		19e	ARAY OF SUNSHINE	Rob Wilkinson			0
		20e	SPLASH SOME CASH	David Page	Justin Potter		0
		13	RAINMOTH	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	Jake Toeroek		0
		18e	SILENT COMMAND	Nick Smart	Karl Zechner		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2020 Balaklava Cup Odds

Odds on the Balaklava Cup 2020 will be available in full below as soon as betting opens on the Black-Type event at Ladbrokes.com.au.

Winning Partner ($4.60 in 2020) was the last favourite in Balaklava Cup betting to salute for the punters.

2020 Balaklava Cup Field

The 2020 Balaklava Cup field and barriers are set for release the Monday of race week and will be detailed right here.

The Balaklava Cup 2020 field features a capacity line-up of stayers for the South Australian showdown including five for Tony & Calvin McEvoy led by Winning Partner.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	5465x0x955	MONGOLIAN MARSHAL (NZ)	Stuart Gower	Shayne Cahill	16	59kg		89
2	042×151116	SAVATOXL	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Jason Holder	20	58kg		87
3	0200x57x40	FOX HALL	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Caitlin Jones (a)	17	57kg		85
4	5203808×69	BALF’S CHOICE	Ryan Balfour	Dom Tourneur	12	56.5kg		84
5	04×9873615	VON COSTA GLASS	Sue & Jason Jaensch	Ms Sophie Logan (a)	19	55.5kg		82
6	4211120×97	MASTER CHUM	Rob Wilkinson	Ms Eran Boyd	8	55kg		81
7	x747340211	HANDSOME RETURN (NZ)	Will Clarken	Todd Pannell	9	54kg		78
8	x55x412225	WINNING PARTNER	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Barend Vorster	11	54kg		78
9	x31280x802	EAST INDIAMAN	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Sairyn Fawke	15	54kg		77
10	x40006x406	HE EKSCELS (NZ)	Nicole Bruggemann	Ms Anna Jordsjo	14	54kg		77
11	711250×531	PELOTON (NZ)	Michael Hickmott	Ms Jessica Eaton (a)	13	54kg		77
12	4133711424	ANALYTICA (NZ)	Travis Doudle	Paul Gatt	7	54kg		76
13	10x612x256	RAINMOTH	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	Jake Toeroek	4	54kg		76
14	00410×9789	STEALTHY LUCAS	Garret Lynch	Jeffrey Maund	18	54kg		73
15	0562322121	BLOW TORCH	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	TBA	10	54kg		72
16	81x136x433	FINAL HEARING	Will Clarken	TBA	5	54kg		72
17e	2×16045131	TUBBY TWO TRACKS	Chris Bieg	Dylan Caboche (a)	3	54kg		71
18e	463238×619	SILENT COMMAND	Nick Smart	Karl Zechner	6	54kg		70
19e	6×11642538	ARAY OF SUNSHINE	Rob Wilkinson	TBA	1	54kg		66
20e	25×6420453	SPLASH SOME CASH	David Page	Justin Potter	2	54kg		60

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Balaklava Cup History

Balaklava Racecourse was established in 1903 and they’ve been racing there in some form or another ever since. Balaklava Cup Day is usually attended by a very healthy crowd of around 12,000 people, making it one of the most successful regional meets in the country.

Over the years, the Balaklava Cup has gradually evolved. The decision was made at one point to reduce the event from a staying race (which is usually the case for Cup events) to a mile event in order to allow more horses to target it as part of their spring campaigns.

In 2019 Brown Ben won the Balaklava Cup improving on a second to Balf’s Choice two years earlier in 2017.

Notable Balaklava Cup winners include My Golden Bracelet (2000), Roman Arch (2003) and Gris Caro (2013). Balaklava Cup results since 2000 are listed below.

Balaklava Cup Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Balaklava Cup	1st	Winning Partner	1 minute 34.97 seconds
	2nd	Analytica
	3rd	Savatoxl
2019 Balaklava Cup	1st	Brown Ben	1 minute 36.06 seconds
	2nd	Waging War
	3rd	Shrouded In Mist
2018 Balaklava Cup	1st	Temps Voleur	1 minute 37.19 seconds
	2nd	Tatoosh
	3rd	Special Diva
2017 Balaklava Cup	1st	Balf’s Choice	1 minute 36.43 seconds
	2nd	Brown Ben
	3rd	Jim’s Journey
2016 Balaklava Cup	1st	Little Akai	1 minute 20.92 seconds
	2nd	Excites Zelady
	3rd	Our Exchange
2015 Balaklava Cup	1st	By The Grace	1 minute 38.94 seconds
	2nd	Little Akai
	3rd	Supreme Warrior
2014 Balaklava Cup	1st	Longshoreman	1 minute 36.08 seconds
	2nd	Justify That
	3rd	Albonetti
2013 Balaklava Cup	1st	Gris Caro	1 minute 35.95 seconds
	2nd	Detox
	3rd	Baby Boy
2012 Balaklava Cup	1st	Bagman	1 minute 37.38 seconds
	2nd	Road Warrior
	3rd	Light Tan
2011 Balaklava Cup	1st	Magical Pearl	1 minute 36.11 seconds
	2nd	Candle
	3rd	Silent Surround
2010 Balaklava Cup	1st	Haddle McDaddle	1 minute 37.81 seconds
	2nd	Silent Sophia
	3rd	Xaieta
2009 Balaklava Cup	1st	Alcopop	1 minute 34.56 seconds
	2nd	Steel My Heart
	3rd	Aztec Smytzer
2008 Balaklava Cup	1st	Life To The Full	1 minute 35.30 seconds
	2nd	Aztec Smytzer
	3rd	Steel My Heart
2007 Balaklava Cup	1st	Road Worker	1 minute 35.90 seconds
	2nd	Keltah
	3rd	Merlot Now
2006 Balaklava Cup	1st	Pride Of Archway	1 minute 35.40 seconds
	2nd	Jaffa Jonnie
	3rd	On A Jeune
2005 Balaklava Cup	1st	Civil	1 minute 37.84 seconds
	2nd	Stamen
	3rd	Kehlstein
2004 Balaklava Cup	1st	Lord Mick	1 minute 35.72 seconds
	2nd	Capo Del Opo
	3rd	Roman Arch
2003 Balaklava Cup	1st	Roman Arch	1 minute 39.5 seconds
	2nd	Cumbria
	3rd	Sciatica
2002 Balaklava Cup	1st	Chading	1 minute 36.62 seconds
	2nd	Border Time
	3rd	Terminus Prince
2001 Balaklava Cup	1st	Easy Landing	1 minute 36.97 seconds
	2nd	Roralism
	3rd	At Risk
2000 Balaklava Cup	1st	My Golden Bracelet	1 minute 39.54 seconds
	2nd	More Action
	3rd	Mr Selby