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The Grafton Cup runs a Grafton Racecourse on a Thursday in mid-July and is the feature race conducted by the Clarence River Jockey Club each winter.
The Grafton Cup is a Listed race held annually at Grafton Racecourse in NSW. Held in the winter around mid-July, the Grafton Cup is run by the Clarence River Jockey Club (CRJC).
Conducted over 2350m, the Grafton Cup attracts a quality line-up of winter stayers and offers a total of $200,000 in prize money. The headline event of the two-day Grafton Cup Carnival, the black-type takes place on a Thursday and follows the Listed Ramornie Handicap (1200m) for the sprinters at the Grafton track on the Wednesday.
The 2020 Grafton Cup ran on Thursday July 9, 2020 and saw the Kris Lees-trained favourite Sixties Groove salute carrying the 61kg top weight.
Grafton Cup 2020 | |
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Date: | Thursday July 9, 2020 |
Track: | Grafton Racecourse |
Distance: | 2350m |
Status: | Listed |
Prize Money: | $200,000 |
Conditions: | Quality Handicap |
A perfectly-timed ride by jockey Jason Collett saw last year’s Brisbane Cup winner Sixties Groove ($3.50F) return to winning form in the Grafton Cup 2020 results, the race favourite saluting narrowly for the punters in a history-making win under the hefty 61kg top weight when beating home The Lord Mayor (2nd) and Carzoff (3rd) from the Chris Waller stable.
Click here to read more on the gutsy 2020 Grafton Cup win by Sixties Groove.
Colour | Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price |
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1 | 1 | SIXTIES GROOVE (IRE) | Kris Lees | Jason Collett | 12 | 61kg | $3.50F | ||
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2 | 5 | THE LORD MAYOR (NZ) | Chris Waller | Lee Magorrian | 0.22L | 9 | 56kg | $9 | |
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3 | 2 | CARZOFF (FR) | Chris Waller | Glen Boss | 1.16L | 14 | 58kg | $4.60 | |
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4 | 10 | NEMINGAH (NZ) | Edward O’Rourke | Ms Rachel King | 1.9L | 6 | 54kg | $31 | |
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5 | 12 | COMMANDER BELL | Brett Partelle | Ms Mikayla Weir (a) | 2.04L | 2 | 54kg | $61 | |
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6 | 7 | PRIMITIVO | John Thompson | Jean Van Overmeire (a) | 2.29L | 3 | 54kg | $7 | |
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7 | 6 | LA PULGA | Michael Costa | Ben Looker | 2.45L | 11 | 54.5kg | $8 | |
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8 | 3 | BIG DUKE (IRE) | Kris Lees | Andrew Gibbons | 3.56L | 5 | 57.5kg | $15 | |
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9 | 13 | I’LL MISS YOU | Julie Pratten | Raymond Spokes | 5.3L | 7 | 54kg (cd 55kg) | $151 | |
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10 | 11 | CHAMPAGNE VEGA | Bruce Hill | Matthew McGuren | 6.86L | 8 | 54kg (cd 55kg) | $31 | |
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11 | 16 | KILMARNOCK | Lea Selby | Shane S Arnold | 8.03L | 1 | 54kg | $201 | |
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12 | 14 | WINKLER (NZ) | Ethan Ensby | Kyle Wilson-Taylor (a) | 8.42L | 4 | 54kg | $151 | |
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13 | 9 | PARTNERSHIP (NZ) | Ethan Ensby | Grant Buckley | 10.52L | 13 | 54kg | $101 | |
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14 | 15 | MISTER MAKER | Catherine Inwood | Jon Grisedale | 12.78L | 10 | 54kg | $201 | |
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15 | 8 | SATONO RASEN (JPN) | Chris Waller | Mitchell Bell | 15.2L | 15 | 54kg | $8 | |
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4 | FRANKELY AWESOME | Kris Lees | Jason Collett | 0 |
*Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The winter’s latest Grafton Cup 2020 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below leading-up to the race.
Sixties Groove ($3.50 in 2020) was the last favourite in Grafton Cup betting to salute for the punters.
The Grafton Cup field features plenty of graduates out of the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival events including the Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m) held a fortnight prior at the Sunshine Coast.
The other key lead-up race into the Grafton Cup field each winter is the Grafton Cup Prelude (2215m) conducted just a week before the Listed event. Rednav (2016) was the last galloper to complete the Grafton Cup Prelude – Grafton Cup racing double.
Rosehill’s Listed W J McKell Cup (2000m) also serves as a nice form race into the Grafton Cup field each winter with Sixties Groove (2nd in 2020) the last Grafton Cup winner to come via the Rosehill lead-up.
The official Grafton Cup 2020 Final Field & Barriers are set for release on the Monday of race week and will be published in full below.
The 2020 Grafton Cup field attracted 16 stayers including three for NSW Premiership leading trainer Kris Lees who will saddle-up veteran galloper Big Duke along with his WJ McKell Cup quinella of Frankely Awesome and Sixties Groove.
Click here to read more on the leading chances in the Grafton Cup 2020 field and betting markets.
Update: #4 Frankely Awesome (16) has been scratched from the 2020 Grafton Cup field after drawing the outside barrier and will instead be saved for a benchmark race in Sydney Saturday week.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 3321x0x972 | SIXTIES GROOVE (IRE) | Kris Lees | Jason Collett (late alt) | 12 | 61kg | 106 | ||
2 | 945×024923 | CARZOFF (FR) | Chris Waller | Glen Boss | 14 | 58kg | 100 | ||
3 | 326x750x90 | BIG DUKE (IRE) | Kris Lees | Andrew Gibbons | 5 | 57.5kg | 99 | ||
4 | 7223x07x61 | FRANKELY AWESOME | Kris Lees | Jason Collett | 16 | 56kg | 100 | ||
5 | 2133×08364 | THE LORD MAYOR (NZ) | Chris Waller | Lee Magorrian | 9 | 56kg | 96 | ||
6 | 6×54121162 | LA PULGA | Michael Costa | Ben Looker | 11 | 54.5kg | 93 | ||
7 | x821950x68 | PRIMITIVO | John Thompson | Jean Van Overmeire (a) | 3 | 54kg | 91 | ||
8 | 9x0225x004 | SATONO RASEN (JPN) | Chris Waller | Mitchell Bell | 15 | 54kg | 91 | ||
9 | 8971116×00 | PARTNERSHIP (NZ) | Ethan Ensby | Grant Buckley | 13 | 54kg | 67 | ||
10 | 336×521131 | NEMINGAH (NZ) | Edward O’Rourke | Ms Rachel King (late alt) | 6 | 54kg | 64 | ||
11 | 4062323354 | CHAMPAGNE VEGA | Bruce Hill | Matthew McGuren | 8 | 54kg | 55kg | 60 | |
12 | x445416232 | COMMANDER BELL | Brett Partelle | Ms Mikayla Weir (a) | 2 | 54kg | 60 | ||
13 | x755650674 | I’LL MISS YOU | Julie Pratten | Raymond Spokes | 7 | 54kg | 55kg | 60 | |
14 | 864×802468 | WINKLER (NZ) | Ethan Ensby | Kyle Wilson-Taylor (a) | 4 | 54kg | 60 | ||
15 | 8802234733 | MISTER MAKER | Catherine Inwood | Jon Grisedale | 10 | 54kg | 49 | ||
16 | 7745752574 | KILMARNOCK | Lea Selby | Shane S Arnold | 1 | 54kg | 45 |
*Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Grafton Cup 2020 Nominations close the Thursday prior to the race, along with those for the Ramornie Handicap.
The 2020 Grafton Cup Nominations attracted 23 stayers with all-in betting led by the Kris Lees-trained mare Frankely Awesome and stablemate Sixties Groove who ran one-two in the Listed W J McKell Cup (2000m) at Rosehill last start.
Read more about the Grafton Cup 2020 Nominees & Weights.
# | Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 7223x07x61 | FRANKELY AWESOME | M | 4 | Kris Lees | 1= | 56kg | 56kg | 100 | |
2 | 336×521131 | NEMINGAH (NZ) | G | 4 | Edward O’Rourke | 1= | 54kg | 54kg | 64 | |
3 | 3321x0x972 | SIXTIES GROOVE (IRE) | G | 7 | Kris Lees | 3 | 61kg | 61kg | 106 | |
4 | 945×024923 | CARZOFF (FR) | G | 7 | Chris Waller | 4 | 58kg | 58kg | 100 | |
5 | 326x750x90 | BIG DUKE (IRE) | G | 8 | Kris Lees | 5 | 57.5kg | 57.5kg | 99 | |
6 | 2133×08364 | THE LORD MAYOR (NZ) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 6 | 56kg | 56kg | 96 | |
7 | 6×54121162 | LA PULGA | G | 4 | Michael Costa | 7 | 54.5kg | 54.5kg | 93 | |
8 | x821950x68 | PRIMITIVO | G | 5 | John Thompson | 8= | 54kg | 54kg | 91 | |
9 | 9x0225x004 | SATONO RASEN (JPN) | G | 8 | Chris Waller | 8= | 54kg | 54kg | 91 | |
10 | 408×066075 | KAONIC (NZ) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 10= | 54kg | 54kg | 90 | |
11 | 5756721381 | LOTA CREEK GOLD | G | 5 | Harold Norman | 10= | 54kg | 54kg | 90 | |
12 | 251111×168 | THE KINGDOM | G | 4 | Les Kelly | 12 | 54kg | 54kg | 86 | |
13 | 22215×9681 | OCEAN ADDICT (NZ) | M | 5 | Toby & Trent Edmonds | 13 | 54kg | 54kg | 77 | |
14 | 669×810004 | PIRATE BEN | G | 8 | Damien Lane | 14 | 54kg | 54kg | 69 | |
15 | 8971116×00 | PARTNERSHIP (NZ) | G | 4 | Ethan Ensby | 15 | 54kg | 54kg | 67 | |
16 | x864444323 | CHILLY CHA CHA (NZ) | M | 5 | Kris Lees | 16 | 54kg | 54kg | 65 | |
17 | 0406232335 | CHAMPAGNE VEGA | G | 4 | Bruce Hill | 17= | 54kg | 54kg | 60 | |
18 | x445416232 | COMMANDER BELL | G | 4 | Brett Partelle | 17= | 54kg | 54kg | 60 | |
19 | x755650674 | I’LL MISS YOU | M | 8 | Julie Pratten | 17= | 54kg | 54kg | 60 | |
20 | 864×802468 | WINKLER (NZ) | G | 6 | Ethan Ensby | 17= | 54kg | 54kg | 60 | |
21 | 3×03212459 | LADY GRANDE (NZ) | M | 5 | Ethan Ensby | 21 | 54kg | 54kg | 54 | |
22 | 8802234733 | MISTER MAKER | G | 7 | Catherine Inwood | 22 | 54kg | 54kg | 49 | |
23 | 9774575257 | KILMARNOCK | G | 7 | Lea Selby | 23 | 54kg | 54kg | 45 |
*Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Grafton Cup has long been an important part of NSW country racing. Since its inception, regional trainers have placed major emphasis on the race as one of the better staying events held outside of metropolitan areas. The Grafton Cup is held on the second Thursday of every July, a tradition that grants the CRJC a day with no competing black type events. The Wednesday prior to the Grafton Cup also boasts racing, forming a two day racing festival which is quite popular in the area. A half-holiday is granted throughout the shire on Grafton Cup Day.
Notable Grafton Cup winners include Mr O’Ceirin (2013), Twin Wing (2010) and Pacific Dancer (2004).
In 2020 Sixties Groove made Grafton Cup history carrying a record 61kg to victory.
The Grafton Cup winners and results since 2000 are listed below.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2020 Grafton Cup |
1st |
Sixties Groove |
2 minutes 25.98 seconds |
2nd | The Lord Mayor | ||
3rd | Carzoff | ||
2019 Grafton Cup |
1st |
Sacred Day |
2 minutes 26.46 seconds |
2nd | Sopressa | ||
3rd | Vaucluse Bay | ||
2018 Grafton Cup |
1st |
First Crush |
2 minutes 23.3 seconds |
2nd | Winkler | ||
3rd | Reneged | ||
2017 Grafton Cup |
1st |
Supply And Demand |
2 minutes 23.33 |
2nd | Get On The Grange | ||
3rd | Montauk | ||
2016 Grafton Cup |
1st |
Rednav |
2:24.44 seconds |
2nd | All Clear | ||
3rd | Jumbo Prince | ||
2015 Grafton Cup |
1st |
Bonfire |
2:22.59 seconds |
2nd | Kapour | ||
3rd | Shoreham | ||
2014 Grafton Cup |
1st |
Queenstown |
2:24.10 seconds |
2nd | Secessio | ||
3rd | Noisy Ocean | ||
2013 Grafton Cup |
1st |
Mr O’Ceirin |
2:26.16 |
2nd | Yulalona | ||
3rd | Reuben Percival | ||
2012 Grafton Cup |
1st |
Shamardashing |
2:25.30 |
2nd | Saint Encosta | ||
3rd | Warrior Within | ||
2011 Grafton Cup |
1st |
Warrior Within |
2:23.56 |
2nd | Gold In Dubai | ||
3rd | Shuffle The Cash | ||
2010 Grafton Cup |
1st |
Twin Wing |
2:23.98 |
2nd | Frozone | ||
3rd | Ironstein | ||
2009 Grafton Cup |
1st |
Castle Heights |
2:24.98 |
2nd | Hume | ||
3rd | Twin Wing | ||
2008 Grafton Cup |
1st |
Art Success |
2:22.92 |
2nd | Belmonte | ||
3rd | Juerga | ||
2007 Grafton Cup |
1st |
Ashraf |
2:22.91 |
2nd | Kincharm | ||
3rd | Casa De Campo | ||
2006 Grafton Cup |
1st |
Rocking On |
2:26.41 |
2nd | Gaze On | ||
3rd | Victory Charm | ||
2005 Grafton Cup |
1st |
Stormhill |
2:25.50 |
2nd | Precise Timing | ||
3rd | Dancing Daggers | ||
2004 Grafton Cup |
1st |
Pacific Dancer |
2:26.48 |
2nd | Corporate Queen | ||
3rd | Zabeat | ||
2003 Grafton Cup |
1st |
Belus |
2:27.20 |
2nd | Majestically | ||
3rd | Legerdemain | ||
2002 Grafton Cup |
1st |
Master Pom |
2:26.86 |
2nd | Paestum | ||
3rd | Asia | ||
2001 Grafton Cup |
1st |
Desk Top Lover |
2:27.78 |
2nd | Crown Mahal | ||
3rd | Viva La Vie | ||
2000 Grafton Cup |
1st |
Simigan |
2:26.21 |
2nd | Super Revenir | ||
3rd | Akwazoff | ||