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The Listed Wagga Wagga Gold Cup is a 2000m open handicap race run each year in early May to much anticipation. The Wagga Cup usually attracts a decent field of local and interstate horses as well as the occasional raider from New Zealand. Canberra horses are often well-represented in the Wagga Wagga Gold Cup results.

Claimed by some to be the second oldest horse race in Australia, the Wagga Cup has developed a reputation as a major event in the Riverina region. Although it is usually run during the week, the Wagga Cup has no difficulties attracting viewers or listeners from far and wide. The Wagga Cup attracts a lot of punting attention both locally and from the rest of Australia.

The Wagga Wagga Gold Cup is unique amongst very limited company as a highly popular listed race. Although the purse is not considerable at $160,000, the hype surrounding Wagga Wagga Cup race day has considerably outgrown that of the average Listed race.

Horses out of the Wagga Wagga Gold Cup field may be tempted to race on over the winter heading up to Queensland for a race like the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m).

The 2020 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup ran on Friday May 1st, 2020 and was won by the favourite House Of Cartier.

Wagga Cup
Date:	Friday May 1st, 2020
Track:	Wagga Wagga Racecourse
Distance:	2000m
Race Type:	Open Handicap
Status:	Listed
Prize Money:	$160,000

2020 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup Results

• 1st: #7 House Of Cartier
• 2nd: #3 Maurus
• 3rd: #4 Master Of Arts

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Barrier	Weight	SP
1	7	HOUSE OF CARTIER	John Sargent	Ms Jess Taylor	–	1	54kg	$5F
2	3	MAURUS (GB)	John Thompson	Brodie Loy	0.5L	13	54.5kg (cd 55kg)	$5.50
3	4	MASTER OF ARTS (NZ)	John Thompson	Brock Ryan (a)	4.85L	10	54kg	$8.50
4	10	HIGH OPINION	Kris Lees	Chad Lever	6.21L	8	54kg (cd 55kg)	$11
5	5	SAVACOOL (NZ)	Chris Waller	Ms Kathy O’Hara	6.53L	12	54kg	$5.50
6	16	RIVER OF GOLD	Mitchell Beer	Simon Miller	7.69L	2	54kg	$61
7	11	MONKERY	David Blundell	Josh Richards (a)	8.3L	9	54kg	$31
8	14	THE DOCTOR’S SON	John Whitelaw	Michael Heagney	8.7L	4	54kg	$15
9	9	KAAPFEVER (NZ)	Joseph Pride	Jay Ford	11.91L	5	54kg	$5.50
10	6	SPUNLAGO	Ron Stubbs	Mathew Cahill	12.73L	3	54kg	$19
11	15	GENTLEMAN MAX	Trevor Sutherland	Brendan Ward	15.25L	6	54kg	$31
12	13	AZARYAH	Trevor Sutherland	Tyler Schiller (a)	15.58L	7	54kg	$26
13	17e	CRYFOWL	Scott Spackman	Jordan Mallyon	29.15L	11	54kg	$201
–	2	GREYSFUL GLAMOUR	Mark Newnham	Koby Jennings	–	0	–	–
–	1	BEST OF DAYS (GB)	James Cummings	Blaike McDougall	–	0	–	–
–	12	SALSONIC	Jason Coyle	Ms Winona Costin	–	0	–	–
–	8	PURPLE SECTOR (NZ)	John Thompson	Shaun Guymer	–	0	–	–

2020 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup Odds

The Wagga Wagga Gold Cup odds are traditionally dominated by middle-distance type stayers coming off good form over the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. Gallopers dropping in grade off Group status events at Randwick and those with proven 2000m form usually sit high up the Wagga Wagga Gold Cup betting markets.

House Of Cartier ($5 in 2020) was the last favourite in Wagga Wagga Gold Cup betting to salute for the punters.

2020 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup Field

The Wagga Wagga Gold Cup field attracts a nice class of stayers out of the autumn in Sydney.

The Group 3 JRA Plate (2000m) held at Randwick over the same distance in late April makes a good lead-up into the Wagga Wagga Cup field.

The 2020 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup field and barriers will be provided below the week of the race as soon as announced by Racing NSW.

The Wagga Wagga Gold Cup 2020 field features a capacity line-up of gallopers including the widely-drawn mare Savacool for trainer Chris Waller who chases his third win in as many years and fourth in seven years.

Click here to read more on the capacity 2020 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup field.

Update: One of the best in Wagga Wagga Gold Cup betting Best Of Days (6) has been scratched from the field due to the Heavy (9) track.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	803523×604	BEST OF DAYS (GB)	James Cummings	Blaike McDougall	6	60.5kg	105
2	02514×1032	GREYSFUL GLAMOUR	Mark Newnham	Koby Jennings	3	56.5kg	101
3	2x00323x99	MAURUS (GB)	John Thompson	Brodie Loy	17	54.5kg	93
4	6694230×86	MASTER OF ARTS (NZ)	John Thompson	Brock Ryan (a)	14	54kg	92
5	52255×5363	SAVACOOL (NZ)	Chris Waller	Ms Kathy O’Hara	16	54kg	89
6	9201008106	SPUNLAGO	Ron Stubbs	Mathew Cahill	4	54kg	89
7	8010338449	HOUSE OF CARTIER	John Sargent	Ms Jess Taylor	1	54kg	85
8	0431x5x080	PURPLE SECTOR (NZ)	John Thompson	Shaun Guymer	8	54kg	83
9	7117×09142	KAAPFEVER (NZ)	Joseph Pride	Jay Ford	9	54kg	76
10	x47527x407	HIGH OPINION	Kris Lees	Chad Lever	12	54kg	74
11	115×000801	MONKERY	David Blundell	Josh Richards (a)	13	54kg	68
12	0665×56508	SALSONIC	Jason Coyle	Ms Winona Costin	5	54kg	68
13	1100862317	AZARYAH	Trevor Sutherland	Tyler Schiller (a)	11	54kg	66
14	116×048241	THE DOCTOR’S SON	John Whitelaw	Michael Heagney	7	54kg	66
15	439094×030	GENTLEMAN MAX	Trevor Sutherland	Brendan Ward	10	54kg	60
16	5x550x6103	RIVER OF GOLD	Mitchell Beer	Simon Miller	2	54kg	59
17e	20162×5479	CRYFOWL	Scott Spackman	TBA	15	54kg	52

Wagga Cup History

The Wagga Cup had its inaugural run on November 26, 1873, when Mountaineer won. Since that date the Wagga Cup has developed into a popular local race with a strong tradition of excellence.

Listed below are Wagga Cup winners since 1990.

Wagga Cup Winners

Year	Winner
2020	House Of Cartier
2019	Abdon
2018	Life Less Ordinary
2017	Stampede
2016	Messene
2015	Land Locked
2014	Trade Commissioner
2013	Scream Machine
2012	Coliseo
2011	Voice Commander
2010	Sainthood
2009	Macknuckle
2008	Tommifrancs
2007	Fooram
2006	Mc Lir
2005	Natural Blitz
2004	Vanquished
2003	Kreisler Mirage
2002	Call Me Lily
2001	Regal Touch
2000	Sporting
1999	Goodwood
1998	Chance Affair
1997	Here’s The Prince
1996	Nobellotto
1995	Top Guy
1994	NOT HELD
1993	Antwerp
1992	Fleet Dancer
1991	Greenback
1990	Mill Court