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The Queensland Cup is a Listed race that takes place at Brisbane’s Eagle Farm Racecourse in late July at the end of the annual Queensland Winter Racing Carnival.

One of two black-type features on Queensland Cup Day, the race offers a lucrative $200,000 in prize money and attracts the season’s genuine stayers as it takes place over the traditional cup distance of two miles (3200m) – the same as the iconic Melbourne Cup in the spring and the Sydney Cup each autumn.

A quality handicap race, the Queensland Cup field is made up of gallopers coming off traditional lead-up races including the Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m) held a fortnight earlier or a Sydney lead-up like the Listed Winter Cup (2400m) over the mile and a half at the start of the month at Rosehill Gardens.

The 2018 edition of the Queensland Cup took place at the Sunshine Coast and was known as The Queen’s Cup before returning to Eagle Farm in 2019.

Note: The 2020 Queensland Cup race was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled for Doomben Racecourse over a decreased distance of 2200m offering $125,000 on Saturday October 10, 2020 and won by Grey Lion. 

Queensland Cup 2020
Date:	Saturday October 10, 2020
Track:	Eagle Farm Racecourse (Doomben in 2020 due to COVID-19)
Distance:	3200m (2200m in 2020 due to COVID-19)
Status:	Listed
Prize Money:	$200,000 ($125,000 in 2020 due to COVID-19)
Conditions:	Qlty Hcp

200 Queensland Cup Results

• 1st: #2 Grey Lion
• 2nd: #5 Free Fly Too
• 3rd: #6 Fastnet Cyclone

Nine-year-old Grey Lion ($9.50) returned to winning form thanks to a top training performance by Matthew Smith and 10/10 Robbie Fradd ride in the 2020 Queensland Cup results.

Colour	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	2	GREY LION (IRE)	Matthew Smith	Robbie Fradd		7	59kg		$9.50
	2	5	FREE FLY TOO	Desleigh Forster	Ben Thompson	0.2L	6	54kg		$5
	3	6	FASTNET CYCLONE (IRE)	Stuart Kendrick	Luke Tarrant	0.4L	8	54kg		$10
	4	3	FUN FACT	Bjorn Baker	James Orman	1.65L	4	55kg		$2.60F
	5	8	READY FOR DANGER	Matthew Dunn	Matthew McGillivray	5.15L	3	54kg		$101
	6	4	SIR BARNABUS	Jason Edwards	Taylor Marshall	5.45L	5	54.5kg		$26
	7	7	STARDOME (NZ)	Chris Waller	Larry Cassidy	5.85L	2	54kg		$5
	8	1	ALWARD (IRE)	Chris Waller	Luke Dittman	6.6L	1	59kg		$8.50

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2020 Queensland Cup Betting

The Queensland Cup 2020 betting odds and market links to the winter staying feature at Ladbrokes.com.au will be available for punters below the week of the race.

The last favourite in Queensland Cup betting to salute was Azuro ($2.70 in 2019).

2020 Queensland Cup Field

The Queensland Cup Field of Final Acceptors is announced by Racing Queensland the Wednesday of race week and features the top stayers of the winter racing season that could be graduates of lead-up events such as the Caloundra Cup.

Note: The Queensland Cup field faces off during the spring season due to COVID-19 and will feature a host of staying types more suited to the lesser 2200m distance than the traditional two-miles. 

Chris Waller’s Toowoomba Cup winner Alward will jump from barrier one facing seven rivals in Saturday’s rescheduled 2020 Queensland Cup field taking on the likes of the Bjorn Baker-trained favourite Fun Fact and the always-honest Grey Lion.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	7×57437251	ALWARD (IRE)	Chris Waller	Luke Dittman	1	59kg			99
2	0880×08303	GREY LION (IRE)	Matthew Smith	Robbie Fradd	7	59kg			99
3	51625×0263	FUN FACT	Bjorn Baker	James Orman	4	55kg			91
4	x182073149	SIR BARNABUS	Jason Edwards	Taylor Marshall	5	54.5kg			90
5	1038x5x522	FREE FLY TOO	Desleigh Forster	Ben Thompson	6	54kg			84
6	33×4123311	FASTNET CYCLONE (IRE)	Stuart Kendrick	Luke Tarrant	8	54kg			82
7	3314214623	STARDOME (NZ)	Chris Waller	Larry Cassidy	2	54kg			79
8	1107×96963	READY FOR DANGER	Matthew Dunn	Matthew McGillivray	3	54kg			85

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2020 Queensland Cup Nominations

The Queensland Cup 2020 nominations close the Monday of race week and will be listed below.

Chris Waller’s last start Toowoomba Cup winner Alward heads the 2020 Queensland Cup nominations and weights for the rescheduled event to be held at Doomben on the same day as Melbourne’s Caulfield Guineas Day card and the Spring Champion Stakes meeting in Sydney.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	7×57437251	ALWARD (IRE)	G	8	Chris Waller	1=	59kg	59kg		99
2	0880×08303	GREY LION (IRE)	G	9	Matthew Smith	1=	59kg	59kg		99
3	51625×0263	FUN FACT	G	5	Bjorn Baker	3=	55kg	55kg		91
4	42944×3338	ALIFEROUS	M	5	Kris Lees	3=	54kg	53kg		91
5	x182073149	SIR BARNABUS	G	6	Jason Edwards	5	54.5kg	54.5kg		90
6	5046227422	TOP PROSPECT (NZ)	G	7	Kris Lees	6	54kg	54kg		89
7	1038x5x522	FREE FLY TOO	G	6	Desleigh Forster	7	54kg	51.5kg		84
8	33×4123311	FASTNET CYCLONE (IRE)	G	8	Stuart Kendrick	8	54kg	50.5kg		82
9	3314214623	STARDOME (NZ)	G	5	Chris Waller	9	54kg	49kg		79
10	228807×773	IMPAVIDO	G	7	Jay Bellamy	10	54kg	44kg		69
11	6×70932102	ZOFGOLD	M	5	Greg Ryan	11	54kg	37.5kg		60
12	1107×96963	READY FOR DANGER	G	7	Matthew Dunn	12	54kg	52kg		85

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Queensland Cup Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Queensland Cup	1st	Grey Lion	2:14.13 (2200m)
	2nd	Free Fly Too
	3rd	Fastnet Cyclone
2019 Queensland Cup	1st	Azuro	3:29.39
	2nd	Social Element
	3rd	Yogi
2018 Queensland Cup (Queen’s Cup)	1st	Plot Twist	3:31.36
	2nd	Anton En Avant
	3rd	Megablast
2017 Queensland Cup	1st	Araldo Junior	3.28.01
	2nd	My Diamantine
	3rd	Pop ‘N’ Scotch
2016 Queensland Cup	1st	Murphy’s Delight	3:34.91
	2nd	Pop ‘N’ Scotch
	3rd	Viva Espana
2015 Queensland Cup	1st	Mister Impatience	3:31.16
	2nd	Pop ‘N’ Scotch
	3rd	Monaco Doll
2014 Queensland Cup	1st	Iggi Pop	3:21.26
	2nd	Pop ‘N’ Scotch
	3rd	Brayroan
2013 Queensland Cup	1st	Turner Bayou	3:25.87
	2nd	Fifth Column
	3rd	Verdant
2012 Queensland Cup	1st	Spechenka	3:21.28
	2nd	Maythehorsebemagic
	3rd	Fantastic Blue
2011 Queensland Cup	1st	Tinseltown	3:25.13
	2nd	Smoking Chimneys
	3rd	Raeburn
2010 Queensland Cup	1st	Solid Billing	3:23.14
	2nd	Dave The Dude
	3rd	Mr Mayfair
2009 Queensland Cup	1st	Cape Breton	3:27.74
	2nd	Petushki
	3rd	Kerdem
2008 Queensland Cup	1st	Kerdem	3:37.61
	2nd	Sky Biscuit
	3rd	Rezone
2007 Queensland Cup	1st	race not held	–
	2nd	race not held
	3rd	race not held
2006 Queensland Cup	1st	Respect	3:20.69
	2nd	Dicktator
	3rd	Rezone
2005 Queensland Cup	1st	Double Portion	3:23.00
	2nd	Fires Of Ireland
	3rd	Beau
2004 Queensland Cup	1st	Regal Punch	3:23.70
	2nd	Navy Blue
	3rd	Kingsrule
2003 Queensland Cup	1st	Kugelhopf	3:19.40
	2nd	Barhill
	3rd	Up The Bid
2002 Queensland Cup	1st	Time Signal	3:20.50
	2nd	Yuppie
	3rd	Kugelhopf
2001 Queensland Cup	1st	Gillespie	3:18.90
	2nd	Chargold
	3rd	Acorn Icon
2000 Queensland Cup	1st	Green Diamond	3:20.10
	2nd	Lordnor
	3rd	Celtic Revenge