The Murray Bridge Cup is a Listed event held at Murray Bridge Racecourse during October a day before the Caulfield Cup runs in Melbourne.
Murray Bridge Cup News
The Murray Bridge Gold Cup is a Listed mile event held at Murray Bridge Racecourse in Adelaide during the Spring Racing Carnival.
Raced over 1600m, the Murray Bridge Cup is not as long in distance as other cup events. However, it still provides compelling entertainment and excellent punting opportunities.
An open quality handicap, the Murray Bridge Cup welcomes all comers for an attempt at its $100,000 prize. It is the headline event on a day that carries no other black-type races. The Murray Bridge Cup is often targeted by horses as part of an ongoing spring campaign.
The Murray Bridge Gold Cup sees a mixture of country horses and city horses go head to head. Because it’s only an hour east of Adelaide, the journey isn’t particularly arduous for horses form major Adelaide stables.
While horses contesting the Murray Bridge Cup come from a broad assortment of preparations, most tend to target slightly longer distance events following a run in the Cup. One of the preferred targets is the Kyneton Cup (2000m).
Murray Bridge Gold Cup Day takes place on the Friday before Melbourne hosts Caulfield Cup Day and Sydney’s Royal Randwick track is home to the world’s richest turf race – the $15 million The Everest (1200m).
The 2020 Murray Bridge Cup will be ran on Friday October 16, 2020 and was won by the Tony & Calvin McEvoy-trained Winning Partner in race record time.
| Murray Bridge Cup 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Friday October 16, 2020 |
| Track: | Murray Bridge |
| Distance: | 1600m |
| Race Type: | Open Quality |
| Status: | Listed |
| Prize Money: | $100,000 |
Murray Bridge Cup Betting
2020 Murray Bridge Cup betting will be available the week of the race following final acceptances with market links to Ladbrokes.com.au published here once open.
2020 Murray Bridge Cup Field
The Murray Bridge Cup field is usually comprised of a diverse mix of country and metro horses, all with differing preparations. Because of this, picking a winner from the Murray Bridge Cup field can be extremely challenging, and the race is often open to upsets.
The 2020 Murray Bridge Cup field & barriers are announced on the Wednesday of race week and will be published below.
The Murray Bridge Gold Cup 2020 field has been released and includes Balaklava Cup winner Winning Partner.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3416x6156x | DANON ROMAN (JPN) | Michael Hickmott | Todd Pannell | 17 | 59kg | 89 | |
| 2 | 5533115×41 | REGALO DI GAETANO | Richard & Chantelle Jolly | Caitlin Jones (a) | 3 | 57.5kg | 86 | |
| 3 | 55×4122251 | WINNING PARTNER | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Barend Vorster | 12 | 56kg | 83 | |
| 4 | 203808×690 | BALF’S CHOICE | Ryan Balfour | Dom Tourneur | 16 | 55.5kg | 82 | |
| 5 | 0137420344 | ARKHAM KNIGHT | John Macmillan | Karl Zechner | 7 | 54.5kg | 80 | |
| 6 | 4×98736150 | VON COSTA GLASS | Sue & Jason Jaensch | Ms Anna Jordsjo | 9 | 54.5kg | 80 | |
| 7 | 952411049x | EPERDUMENT | Shane Oxlade | Ms Kayla Crowther | 15 | 54kg | 82 | |
| 8 | 704084×040 | CHAROSSA | Gordon Richards | Sairyn Fawke | 14 | 54kg | 79 | |
| 9 | 1337114242 | ANALYTICA (NZ) | Travis Doudle | Paul Gatt | 11 | 54kg | 78 | |
| 10 | 31280×8025 | EAST INDIAMAN | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Jason Holder | 6 | 54kg | 77 | |
| 11 | 11250×5314 | PELOTON (NZ) | Michael Hickmott | Ms Eran Boyd | 18 | 54kg | 77 | |
| 12 | 1x22466x72 | WINGS OF PASTRAMI | Jeff Searle | Jake Toeroek | 1 | 54kg | 76 | |
| 13 | 0x5133x111 | AQUEDUCT (NZ) | Michael Hickmott | Ms Jessica Eaton (a) | 4 | 54kg | 75 | |
| 14 | 551115242x | NEVA DOUBT US | Grant Young | Ms Sophie Logan (a) | 13 | 54kg | 75 | |
| 15 | 625312226D | EXALTED RUTH | Grant Young | Ms Scarlet So (a) | 10 | 54kg | 70 | |
| 16 | 31x14225x4 | HYPERCANE | Richard & Chantelle Jolly | Jeffrey Maund | 2 | 54kg | 68 | |
| 17 | 6236612×54 | SERIOUS SPENDER | Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas | Ms Teagan Voorham (a) | 5 | 54kg | 65 | |
| 18 | 9x3031905x | BRONSKI | Sue & Jason Jaensch | Dylan Caboche (a) | 8 | 54kg | 63 |
| Table Credit: Racing Australia. |
Murray Bridge Cup History
The Murray Bridge Cup dates back to the very early 1900s, with the Murray Bridge Turf Club having been formed in 1899.
Throughout its life, the Murray Bridge Cup has been a mainstay of country racing in the region, with a number of the best local horses targeting it each year.
The Murray Bridge Gold Cup is now held at Gifford Hill, the multi-million dollar racing precinct recently built in the town.
Notable Murray Bridge Cup winners include King’s Arch (2003), Moment In Time (2009) and Eclair Surprise (2012). Interestingly (or frustratingly, depending on the way you look at it), Sandhill Prince came second three years in a row (2009-11). The Chris Bieg-trained Excites Zelady meanwhile won back-to-back editions of the Murray Bridge Gold Cup in 2014-15 before securing his record third win in the race in 2017.
In 2020 the Murray Bridge Gold Cup winner Winning Partner set a new race record saluting in 1 minute 35.92 seconds.
Murray Bridge Cup results and winning times since 2003 are listed below.
Murray Bridge Cup Results
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Murray Bridge Cup |
1st | Winning Partner | 1 minute 35.92 seconds |
| 2nd | Aqueduct | ||
| 3rd | Regalo Di Gaetano | ||
| 2019 Murray Bridge Cup |
1st | Nistaan | 1 minute 37.47 seconds |
| 2nd | Borris in Ossory | ||
| 3rd | Hussybay | ||
| 2018 Murray Bridge Cup |
1st | Von Costa Glass | 1 minute 39.14 seconds |
| 2nd | Modulate | ||
| 3rd | Magic Boy | ||
| 2017 Murray Bridge Cup |
1st | Excites Zelady | 1 minute 38.88 seconds |
| 2nd | Magic Consol | ||
| 3rd | Brown Ben | ||
| 2016 Murray Bridge Cup |
1st | Sandhill Warrior | 1 minute 38.69 seconds |
| 2nd | Flow Meter | ||
| 3rd | Tidy Prophet | ||
| 2015 Murray Bridge Cup |
1st | Excites Zelady | 1 minute 37.72 seconds |
| 2nd | Back On Target | ||
| 3rd | Okahu Bay | ||
| 2014 Murray Bridge Cup |
1st | Excites Zelady | 1 minute 37.02 seconds |
| 2nd | Evangelist | ||
| 3rd | Corvidae | ||
| 2013 Murray Bridge Cup |
1st | Pelicano | 1 minute 38.11 seconds |
| 2nd | Lady Dynamo | ||
| 3rd | Little Akie | ||
| 2012 Murray Bridge Cup |
1st | Eclair Surprise | 1 minute 37.55 seconds |
| 2nd | Assertive Eagle | ||
| 3rd | Ballypatrick | ||
| 2011 Murray Bridge Cup |
1st | War Ends | 1 minute 37.20 seconds |
| 2nd | Sandhill Prince | ||
| 3rd | Too Many Reds | ||
| 2010 Murray Bridge Cup |
1st | Hawks Bay | 1 minute 38.97 seconds |
| 2nd | Sandhill Prince | ||
| 3rd | Jutland | ||
| 2009 Murray Bridge Cup |
1st | Moment In Time | 1 minute 37.45 seconds |
| 2nd | Sandhill Prince | ||
| 3rd | Ciro Prince | ||
| 2008 Murray Bridge Cup |
1st | Club Liquid | 1 minute 35.41 seconds |
| 2nd | The Gem | ||
| 3rd | Dynamic Hero | ||
| 2007 Murray Bridge Cup |
1st | Wild Will | 1 minute 36.48 seconds |
| 2nd | Acacia Queen | ||
| 3rd | Bergstrom | ||
| 2006 Murray Bridge Cup |
1st | Bo Best | 1 minute 35.50 seconds |
| 2nd | Time Matters | ||
| 3rd | Pride Of Archway | ||
| 2005 Murray Bridge Cup |
1st | Get Up | 1 minute 40.85 seconds |
| 2nd | Danalaga | ||
| 3rd | Rally | ||
| 2004 Murray Bridge Cup |
1st | Finniss D’Or | 1 minute 37.42 seconds |
| 2nd | Get Up | ||
| 3rd | Pentirely | ||
| 2003 Murray Bridge Cup |
1st | King’s Arch | 1 minute 36.55 seconds |
| 2nd | Fly For Me | ||
| 3rd | Mustaagel | ||
