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The Sale Cup is a Listed mile event held at Sale Racecourse in late October the Sunday after Cox Plate Day at The Valley.
The 2025 Sale Cup is a Listed mile event held at Sale Racecourse on the last Sunday of October each year the day after Moonee Valley’s Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day meeting.
Sale Cup 2025 Results
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1st
2. El Rocko (5)
J: Jamie Mott 58kg
T: John McArdle |
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2nd
6. Cartoon Graveyard (4)
J: Jamie Melham 54.5kg
T: Will Clarken |
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3rd
1. Cote Atlantique (2)
J: Beau Mertens 59kg
T: Henry Dwyer |
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4th
5. Star Vega (6)
J: Ben Melham 55.5kg
T: Anthony & Sam Freedman |
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5th
4. Forgot You (1)
J: Ben Allen 56.5kg
T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
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6th
9. Cool Star (3)
J: Luke Cartwright 54kg
T: Tetyana Furdetska |
A handicap event open to horses aged three years and older, the Sale Cup pays $200,000 prize money.
The Sale Cup has developed a reputation over the years as one of the higher quality country cup events. It’s Listed status reflects this, as most country cups are not black type.
The Sale Cup differs from a lot of cup events in that it is only 1600m in distance, however this has not had any effect on the quality of the field over the years.
If you’re looking for lead up races to the Sale Cup, keep an eye on both local mile events and metro races.
Following the Sale Cup, horses pursue a number of different courses. Some step up to Group 1 level, such as 2013 Mouro who went on to several Group 2 and Group 3 races before contesting the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) in Sydney.
In recent years the race was known as the Ladbrokes Sale Cup and sponsored by leading online bookmaker Ladbrokes.com.au.
The Seymour Cup serves as a nice lead-up and All Too Huiying (2020) was the last horse to do the double. More recently the 2021 Sale Cup winner Milton Park improved on a lead-up third in the Seymour Cup.
The previous year the 2019 Sale Cup winner Gold Fields went on to win the Group 3 Sandown Stakes next-up on Zipping Classic Day.
The 2021 Sale Cup form was franked with the winner Milton Park backing-up on Melbourne Cup Day to win a Black-Type Flemington race on the first Tuesday of November.
The Sale Cup 2022 winner Uncle Bryn improved on last place finish (15th) in the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) to win the event relishing the drop in grade.
Uncle Bryn went on to run fifth next-up in the $2 million The Five Diamonds race in Sydney before winning that year’s Cranbourne Cup by two lengths in a new track record time.
The Sale Cup 2025 runs on Sunday October 26th, 2025 on the Sunday after Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day.
| 2025 Sale Cup | |
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| Date: | Sunday October 26th, 2025 |
| Track: | Sale Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1600m |
| Race Type: | 3YO+ Handicap |
| Status: | Listed |
| Prize Money: | $200,000 |
2025 Sale Cup Results
The official Sale Cup 2025 results and finishing order will be updated below once the spring showdown takes place on Sunday October 26th, 2025.
- 1st: TBD
- 2nd: TBD
- 3rd: TBD
Winning Margin: TBD
Winning Time: TBD
2025 Sale Cup Odds
Betting on the Sale Cup is led by in-form mile types coming off good runs in similar grade country cup races around Victoria.
Sale Cup odds open the week of the race at Ladbrokes.com.au and will be made available to punters here at Races.com.au.
Doubt Defying ($3.60 in 2018) saluted for the punters, and he went on to run a credible next-up sixth in the Group 1 Mackinnon Stakes – now run as the VRC Champions Stakes – during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Maktoob ($1.85 in 2023) is the last favourite in Sale Cup betting to win.
2025 Sale Cup Form Guide
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2025 Sale Cup Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Sale Cup 2025 racing tips this October.
To Win: No. 6 Cartoon Graveyard
CARTOON GRAVEYARD (4) jumps the deserving favourite in Sunday’s Ladbrokes Sale Cup and I’m also on the punters’ pick. Will Clarken’s six-year-old has plenty of good form over the mile (6:1-3-0) and comes in confident off a last start Murray Bridge Gold Cup win at the distance. He’s third-up and ready to salute again fit and still well weighted rising only a half-kilo to 54.5kg. Love the booking of Caulfield Cup winning jockey Jamie Melham who is also flying high on confidence after her history making win on Half Yours. Ran fast time last start and looks like he’ll measure up here.
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2nd
6. Cartoon Graveyard (4)
J: Jamie Melham 54.5kg
T: Will Clarken |
2025 Sale Cup Field
The Sale Cup field attracts some fairly classy types each year. Like a lot of bigger country cups, the Sale Cup field tends to be a mixture of handy local types alongside some metro horses who may have had a bit more group experience. In recent years some very classy horses have found themselves in the Sale Cup field, often ending up in the money.
The 2025 Sale Cup field will be published below once announced the Thursday prior to Sale Cup Day.
The 2025 Sale Cup field features a small but smart line-up of middle-distance hopefuls including last start Seymour Cup champ Cote Atlantique carrying the top weight and Will Clarken’s consistent Cartoon Graveyard coming off a win in the Murray Bridge Gold Cup.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 2891x5x341 | COTE ATLANTIQUE (IRE) | Henry Dwyer | Beau Mertens | 2 | 59kg | Â | Â | 97 |
| 2 | 1908211263 | EL ROCKO | John McArdle | Jamie Mott | 5 | 58kg | Â | Â | 95 |
| 3 | 2511118×75 | ENXUTO | Robbie Griffiths | Luke Currie | 6 | 56.5kg | Â | Â | 92 |
| 4 | 5×76032658 | FORGOT YOU (NZ) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Ben Allen | 1 | 56.5kg | Â | Â | 92 |
| 5 | 329x07696x | STAR VEGA (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Ben Melham | 9 | 55.5kg | 54.5kg | Â | 90 |
| 6 | 24675×3421 | CARTOON GRAVEYARD | Will Clarken | Ms Jamie Melham | 4 | 54.5kg | Â | Â | 88 |
| 7 | 0x446x0546 | PONDALOWIE | Emma-Lee & David Browne | Lachlan Neindorf | 7 | 54kg | Â | Â | 89 |
| 8 | 34x75125x6 | SCHEELITE | Ken & Kasey Keys | Logan Bates (a) | 8 | 54kg |  |  | 84 |
| 9 | 709x1649x7 | COOL STAR | Tetyana Furdetska | Luke Cartwright (a) | 3 | 54kg |  |  | 58 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Sale Cup History
The Sale Cup is a very old country race and can trace its roots to 1862, when the Sale Turf Club was born. The town of Sale itself was only settled in 1844 and didn’t have a post office until four years later. As such, the Sale Cup is inextricably linked to the history of the town and development of the wider region.
Three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva’s fourth start and second win was at Sale in a Class 1 handicap.
The Sale Cup has developed a strong reputation for producing group winners. You can almost rely on the Sale Cup winner going on to take out a group event in the future.
Notable recent Sale Cup winners include Panoramic Lad (2002), Mr Baritone (2007), Sertorius (2012) and Mouro (2013).
Sale Cup results since 2000 are listed below.
Sale Cup Results
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2025 Sale Cup | 1st | TBD | TBD |
| 2nd | TBD | ||
| 3rd | TBD | ||
| 2024 Sale Cup | 1st | Pounding | 1 minute 36.91 seconds |
| 2nd | Arran Bay | ||
| 3rd | Coin Toss | ||
| 2023 Sale Cup | 1st | Maktoob | 1 minute 35.74 seconds |
| 2nd | Keats | ||
| 3rd | Riyazan | ||
| 2022 Sale Cup | 1st | Uncle Bryn | 1 minute 36.71 seconds |
| 2nd | Flash Aah | ||
| 3rd | White Noise | ||
| 2021 Sale Cup | 1st | Milton Park | 1 minute 37.68 seconds |
| 2nd | Barbie’s Fox | ||
| 3rd | Good And Proper | ||
| 2020 Sale Cup | 1st | All Too Huiying | 1 minute 43.21 seconds |
| 2nd | Exasperate | ||
| 3rd | Phaistos | ||
| 2019 Sale Cup | 1st | Gold Fields | 1 minute 38.20 seconds |
| 2nd | Mandela Effect | ||
| 3rd | Romancer | ||
| 2018 Sale Cup | 1st | Doubt Defying | 1 minute 35.56 seconds |
| 2nd | Fastnet Tempest | ||
| 3rd | Al Passem | ||
| 2017 Sale Cup | 1st | Moss ‘N’ Dale | 1 minute 36.83 seconds |
| 2nd | Fastnet Tempest | ||
| 3rd | Raw Impulse | ||
| 2016 Sale Cup | 1st | First Course | 1 minute 43.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Cool Chap | ||
| 3rd | Manageress | ||
| 2015 Sale Cup | 1st | Evangelist | 1 minute 36.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Harada Bay | ||
| 3rd | Streets Away | ||
| 2014 Sale Cup | 1st | Sonntag | 1 minute 37.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Lightenuff | ||
| 3rd | Red Inca | ||
| 2013 Sale Cup | 1st | Mouro | 1 minute 36.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Mutual Trust | ||
| 3rd | Rhythm To Spare | ||
| 2012 Sale Cup | 1st | Sertorius | 1 minute 35.97 seconds |
| 2nd | Prizum | ||
| 3rd | Utah Saints | ||
| 2011 Sale Cup | 1st | Pinnacles | 1 minute 36.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Lord Pyrus | ||
| 3rd | Cosmic Causeway | ||
| 2010 Sale Cup | 1st | Eraset | 1 minute 35.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Lakedro | ||
| 3rd | Tagus | ||
| 2009 Sale Cup | 1st | Offenders | 1 minute 36.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Nine Tales | ||
| 3rd | Ace Harmony | ||
| 2008 Sale Cup | 1st | Electromotive | 1 minute 35.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Gold Salute | ||
| 3rd | Rockpecker | ||
| 2007 Sale Cup | 1st | Mr Baritone | 1 minute 36.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Eclair Passion | ||
| 3rd | Gotta Have Heart | ||
| 2006 Sale Cup | 1st | Emerald Jack | 1 minute 35.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Thin And Crispy | ||
| 3rd | Red Ali | ||
| 2005 Sale Cup | 1st | Benedetti | 1 minute 37.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Smart And Mighty | ||
| 3rd | Kehlstein | ||
| 2004 Sale Cup | 1st | Inspire | 1 minute 34.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Encosta Legend | ||
| 3rd | Foxborough | ||
| 2003 Sale Cup | 1st | Lord Ardsley | 1 minute 35.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Acetate | ||
| 3rd | Just Like Kelly | ||
| 2002 Sale Cup | 1st | Panoramic Lad | 1 minute 35.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Eagle Rhythm | ||
| 3rd | Count Down | ||
| 2001 Sale Cup | 1st | Oval Office | 1 minute 35.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Arabian Magic | ||
| 3rd | Knockroe | ||
| 2000 Sale Cup | 1st | Our Guided Missile | 1 minute 35.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Seeking | ||
| 3rd | Knockroe | ||
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