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The Caloundra Cup is one of the Sunshine Coast’s premier staying features, and punters chasing the latest Caloundra Cup odds, expert Caloundra Cup tips, and a full breakdown of the Caloundra Cup field rely on Races.com.au for trusted winter racing analysis.

Run over 2400m at Corbould Park, the Listed Caloundra Cup regularly attracts proven stayers, Queensland winter specialists and interstate raiders looking to strike deep into their preparations. With tempo, track pattern, stamina, and late-season improvement all shaping the contest, the Caloundra Cup provides a reliable guide to which staying types are ready to peak. Check the updated markets, assess the key contenders and lock in your Caloundra Cup bet with confidence as Races.com.au delivers the latest news, form insights and betting information.

2026 Caloundra Cup Results

Stay tuned for the official 2026 Caloundra Cup results and finishing order on Saturday July 4, 2026 at the Sunshine Coast.

• 1st: No. 5 Thebudgiesmugla ($2.35F)
• 2nd: No. 7 So You Are
• 3rd: No. 6 Caboche

Winning Margin: 0.57 lengths

Winning Time: 2:32.10

Bjorn Baker’s 2400m specialist Thebudgiesmugla ($2.35F) continued his flawless mile and a half record making it five-from-five over the distance when saluting for the punters in the 2026 Caloundra Cup results. Jockey Dylan Gibbons timed his ride on the well backed favourite to perfection, coming with a huge run at the top of the straight to let down with 350m to go giving a strong late kick to hold off So You Are with Caboche third.

2026 Caloundra Cup Odds

The Caloundra Cup is one of the most popular non-Group races in Queensland. Hosted the weekend following Tattersall’s Tiara Day, the Caloundra Cup draws crowds from Brisbane and other major metropolitan areas for an exciting day of regional racing at the Sunshine Coast.

Raced over a mile and a half under quality handicap conditions, with a minimum weight of 54kg, the Caloundra Cup pays a total of $500,000 as of 2026, impressive for its Listed status. It is the feature event of the day, exceeding the prominence of the Group 3 Sunshine Coast Guineas – now known as the Winx Guineas. Also held on the day is the Glasshouse Handicap, a $300,000 quality handicap sprint raced across 1400m.

Races on Caloundra Cup Day can be quite a lot of fun for punters, as the form of most runners is well established following the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. Horses usually contest the Caloundra City Cup as part of the end of their winter campaign, in search of a final black-type run before retiring for the winter break or stepping up to two miles for the Listed Queensland Cup (3200m) a fortnight later.

The form out of the 2021 Caloundra Cup was franked with the winner Stockman going on to run second in the following year’s Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) in Sydney.

The 2022 Caloundra Cup form was franked with the winner Le Don De Vie going on to run second in the Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick that October. The Caloundra Cup runner-up Arapaho further franked the form winning the Grafton Cup next start. He would go on to run well in a host of other races including his Group 1 Tancred Stakes victory the next year.

In 2023 the Caloundra Cup winner Zoumon franked the form winning the Grafton Cup next start before a good spring headlined by a $2 million The Five Diamonds second placing in Sydney. The Caloundra Cup form from 2023 was further franked by the runner-up Bois D’Argent who returned the next winter to claim Brisbane’s Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m).

One of the best Caloundra Cup winners was Half Yours in 2025 who went on to claim the coveted Caulfield Cup – Melbourne Cup double that spring.

The 2026 Caloundra Cup ran on Saturday July 4, 2026 at the Sunshine Coast in Queensland as a potential lead-up to the major spring cup races and was won in terrific fashion by the Bjorn Baker-trained favourite Thebudgiesmugla ($2.35F). 

Caloundra Cup
Date:	Saturday July 4, 2026
Track:	Sunshine Coast Racecourse
Distance:	2400m
Conditions:	Quality
Status:	Listed
Prize Money:	$500,000
Inaugurated:	1985

2026 Caloundra Cup Betting

The best winter racing odds on the Caloundra Cup 2026 including Caloundra Cup betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided here at Races.com.au the week of the race.

Stockman ($1.45 in 2021), Le Don De Vie ($4.40 in 2022), Half Yours ($3.50 in 2025) and Thebudgiesmugla ($2.35 in 2026) are the latest favourites in Caloundra Cup betting to salute for the punters.

There was a notable upset in 2024 with Mission Of Love saluting at $12 Caloundra Cup odds.

2026 Caloundra Cup Form

The Caloundra Cup form guide gives punters a detailed look at every runner’s staying credentials, recent performances, track suitability and how they map over the 2400m Sunshine Coast trip. Because the Caloundra Cup attracts proven stayers, Queensland winter specialists and interstate raiders deep into their preps, the form guide is essential for anyone chasing the best Caloundra Cup odds, confident Caloundra Cup tips, and a clear read on the Caloundra Cup field.

It highlights key factors like stamina, tempo adaptability, late-season fitness, and how each horse handles the long Corbould Park straight — all crucial in a Listed staying feature where genuine staying strength often separates the contenders from the pretenders.

What Punters Should Look for in the Caloundra Cup Form Guide:

• Staying strength — Horses proven at 2400m+ or showing strong late splits at 2000m are ideal.
• Track suitability — The Sunshine Coast rewards horses who build momentum and sustain a long run home.
• Tempo profile — Understanding leaders, on-pacers and swoopers is crucial in a race often run at a genuine staying tempo.
• Winter progression — Many runners peak deep into their prep; late-season fitness matters.
• Stable intent — Top Queensland and interstate yards often target this race deliberately.
• Sectional strength — Strong last-600m figures in lead-ups often signal a horse ready to run out a strong 2400m.
• Barrier impact — Wider draws can still win if the horse has tactical speed or a sustained finishing run.

FULL 2026 CALOUNDRA CUP FORM GUIDE

2026 Caloundra Cup Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Caloundra Cup 2026 Tips on the popular winter staying showdown this season.

2026 Caloundra Cup Field

The Caloundra Cup field attracts a quality line-up of winter stayers from both Queensland and interstate stables. Horses contesting the Caloundra Cup field may have had a lead-up winter run in a race like the Listed Ipswich Cup (2150m) run a fortnight earlier or even the Group 3 Tattersall’s Cup the weekend prior.

The official 2026 Caloundra Cup Final Field & Barriers are set for release the Wednesday of race week and will be available in full below.

The Caloundra Cup 2026 field features a strong line-up of winter stayers led in betting by Bjorn Baker’s widely drawn Thebudgiesmugla coming off a Listed Winter Cup win at Rosehill.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	23x000x695	FAWKNER PARK (IRE)	Declan Maher	Ryan Maloney	6	60.5kg			106
2	85×7201642	ENCODER	Michael Freedman	Boris Thornton	3	57.5kg			100
3	x772724222	POUNDING	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Daniel Moor	4	57.5kg			100
4	2184×14161	KALUAKOI	Chris & Corey Munce	Emily Lang	7	54.5kg			94
5	x211x05161	THEBUDGIESMUGLA (NZ)	Bjorn Baker	Dylan Gibbons	15	54kg			93
6	13426×8054	CABOCHE (NZ)	Chris Waller	Jake Bayliss	10	53.5kg			92
7	200×731743	SO YOU ARE	Stirling Osland	Ashley Morgan	9	53.5kg			90
8	2153×45654	BESTOWER (NZ)	Kris Lees	Benjamin Osmond (a)	1	53.5kg			80
9	5917×65032	SUN WORSHIPPER	Matt Kropp	Ron Stewart	13	53kg			94
10	5x0359x904	SPEYCASTER (GB)	Todd Pollard	Ms Georgina Cartwright	11	53kg			86
11	21×3768822	ZIBULON (FR)	Paul Preusker	Robbie Dolan	14	53kg			86
12	0Fx1152311	PULVERISER	Kristie Clark-Peoples	Ben Thompson	8	53kg			76
13	3x287x1518	THE IRISH (IRE)	James Healy	Ms Cejay Graham	5	53kg			76
14	3473466×80	TAPILDOODLEDO (NZ)	Kerry Taplin	Ms Tiffani Brooker	12	53kg			75
15	91316×6371	WOWZINO (NZ)	David Vandyke	Taylor Marshall	2	53kg			73

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2026 Caloundra Cup Nominations

The Caloundra Cup 2026 Nominations are taken the Monday of race week by Racing Queensland and will be provided in full below once announced.

Caloundra City Cup History

The Caloundra City Cup has a relatively short history in comparison to many other Cup events. The race was first held on the Sunshine Coast Turf Club’s Opening Day on July 25th, 1985, which coincided with the launch of the new racecourse. Initially named the Sunshine Coast Daily Cup, the inaugural edition of the race paid a total of $25,000. The history of the Caloundra City Cup is intertwined with that of Sunshine Coast Racecourse, the first major Queensland track built outside of metropolitan Brisbane in the preceding half century and the first to boast a synthetic surface, the “Cushion Track”.

The race today boasts an impressive following and a well-structured race day to be a feature of Caloundra Cup Day is held on the premier Sunshine Coast racing weekend.

In recent Caloundra Cup history the New Zealand-trained horses have enjoyed a strong strike-rate with 11 wins since 1985 – the latest being Megablast (2018) and Igraine (2019) going back-to-back.

There was no 2020 Caloundra Cup due to COVID-19.

In 2025, Half Yours won the Caloundra Cup over the winter before his historic Caulfield Cup / Melbourne Cup double success in the spring.

In 2026 the Caloundra Cup prize money was boosted to $500,000.

Recent Caloundra Cup Results

The Caloundra Cup results going back to 2000 are detailed below.

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer/s	Time
2026	Thebudgiesmugla	D. Gibbons	B. Baker	2:32.10
2025	Half Yours	A. Morgan	T. & C. McEvoy	2:31.71
2024	Mission Of Love	A. Jones	J. Symons & S. Laxon	2:35.39
2023	Zoumon	T. Clark	G. Waterhouse & A. Bott	2:29.26
2022	Le Don De Vie	N. Rawiller	C. Maher & D. Eustace	2:36.61
2021	Stockman	R. Maloney	J. Pride	2:32.45
2020Race Not Held(COVID-19)	–	–	–	–
2019	Igraine	R. Fradd	R. Priscott	2:39.59
2018	Megablast	D. Browne	N. Tiley	2:37.39
2017	Supply And Demand	J. Parr	G. Waterhouse & A. Bott	2:32.79
2016	Amexed	R. Fradd	T. Gollan	2:33.38
2015	Index Linked	D. Browne	C. Waller	2:29.15
2014	Brayroan	C. Munce	B. Mitchell	2:28.77
2013	Zennista	D. Browne	L. Latta	2:38.76
2012	Shenzhou Steeds	E. Wilkinson	M. Moroney	2:38.97
2011	Spechenka	R. Wiggins	B. Ahrens	2:33.70
2010	Ironstein	M. Cahill	G. Ryan	2:30.67
2009	Reggie	J. Byrne	P. Moody	2:48.00
2008	Fast Future	M. Cahill	R. Cameron	2:31.86
2007	King Latarmiss	K. Pope	T. Miller	2:36.75
2006	Empyreal	C. Johnson	P. Mckenzie	2:34.59
2005	Empyreal	P. Hammersley	P. Mckenzie	2:40.90
2004	Portland Singa	L. Cassidy	N. McBurney	2:31.10
2003	Raw Instinct	J. Byrne	B.J. McLachlan	2:31.20
2002	Victory Smile	S. Katsidis	D. Logan	2:29.34
2001	Henderson Bay	L. Cassidy	N. McBurney	2:29.51
2000	Yammer	C. Munce	T. Noonan	2:33.79

FAQs

What are the latest Caloundra Cup odds? Current Caloundra Cup odds reflect market confidence around proven stayers, late-season improvers and runners suited to the Sunshine Coast’s long 2400m trip. Early moves often reveal which stables are ready to peak.

Who should I bet on in the Caloundra Cup? Your Caloundra Cup bet should focus on horses with strong staying form, reliable late-prep fitness and a proven ability to sustain a long run home at Corbould Park.

Which horses are in the Caloundra Cup field? The full Caloundra Cup field typically features seasoned stayers, Queensland winter specialists and interstate raiders targeting the Sunshine Coast 2400m.

What were the Caloundra Cup results last year? You can view the latest Caloundra Cup results to see how the race was run, which horses handled the tempo best, and how the winner profiled heading into the event. The 2025 Caloundra Cup was won by four-year-old St Jean gelding Half Yours at $3.50 favouritism for trainers Tony & Calvin McEvoy with jockey Ashley Morgan aboard on 54kg from barrier 9 to win by 4.45 lengths in a time of 2:31.71.

What does the Caloundra Cup form guide show? The Caloundra Cup form guide highlights staying strength, track suitability, tempo mapping and late-season improvement — all crucial for identifying which runners are ready to peak over 2400m.