Geelong Cup
The Geelong Cup is a Geelong Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, held under handicap conditions over a distance of 2400 metres at the Geelong Racecourse, Geelong, Victoria, Australia on a Wednesday in late October.[1] The prize money for the race is A$500,000,[2] and the race is considered one of the most reliable guides to the result of the Melbourne Cup.[3]
Group 3 race | |
Location | Geelong Racecourse, Geelong, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1872 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Bet365 (2022) |
Website | Geelong Racing Club |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,400 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Open |
Weight | Handicap |
Purse | $500,000 (2022) |
History
The race is run thirteen days before the Melbourne Cup (which is always on the first Tuesday in November). The race has been run on this day since 1947.[4] The day of the race is a public holiday in the city of Geelong.[5] Before 1907 the race was run at the Marshalltown Racecourse.[6] Before 1947 the race was run at various times during the year between January and July.
Distance
- 1872–1885 – 2 miles (~3200 metres)
- 1886–1892 – 13⁄4 miles (~2800 metres)
- 1893–1894, 1899, 1970–1971 – 11⁄2 miles (~2400 metres)
- 1900, 1965–1969 – about 11⁄2 miles (~2400 metres)
- 1895, 1901–1906, 1910–1911, 1919, 1951–1960 – 13⁄8 miles (~2200 metres)
- 1961–1964 – about 13⁄8 miles (~2200 metres)
- 1927–1934, 1937, 1947–1950 – 10 furlongs & 192 yards (~2187 metres)
- 1922–1926 – 10 furlongs & 182 yards (~2178 metres)
- 1896, 1898, 1909, 1916–1917 – 11⁄4 miles (~2000 metres)
- 1921 – about 11⁄4 miles (~2000 metres)
- 1912–1913, 1915, 1918 – 11⁄8 miles (~1800 metres)
- 1914 – 1 mile (~1600 metres)
- 1972–2007 – 2400 metres
- 2008–2009 – 2406 metres
- 2010 onwards – 2400 metres
Grade
- 1872–1978 – Principal Race
- 1979–2001 – Listed race
- 2002 onwards – Group 3
Doubles wins
The following thoroughbreds have won the Geelong Cup – Melbourne Cup in the same year.
- Media Puzzle (2002), Americain (2010), Dunaden (2011)
Winners
- 2022 – Emissary[7]
- 2021 – Tralee Rose[8]
- 2020 – Steel Prince[9]
- 2019 – Prince of Arran[10]
- 2018 – Runaway[11]
- 2017 – Vengeur Masque[12]
- 2016 – Qewy[13]
- 2015 – Almoonqith[14]
- 2014 – Caravan Rolls On[15]
- 2013 – Ibicenco[16]
- 2012 – Gatewood[17]
- 2011 – Dunaden[18]
- 2010 – Americain[19]
- 2009 – Leica Ding[20]
- 2008 – Bauer[21]
- 2007 – The Fuzz[22]
- 2006 – Mandela[23]
- 2005 – On A Jeune[24]
- 2004 – Pacific Dancer[25]
- 2003 – Zazzman[26]
- 2002 – Media Puzzle[27]
- 2001 – Karasi[28]
- 2000 – Savrocca[29]
- 1999 – Bohemiath[30]
- 1998 – Ancient City[31]
- 1997 – Oregon Star[32]
- 1996 – Hereditas[33]
- 1995 – Anfitrion[34]
- 1994 – Grass Valley[35]
- 1993 – Ultimate Aim[36]
- 1992 – Ali Boy
- 1991 – Newbury Star
- 1990 – Mr. Brooker
- 1989 – † Pacific Mirage / Sea Legend
- 1988 – Our Classic Bay
- 1987 – Beau Trist
- 1986 – Fil De Roi
- 1985 – Koiro Corrie May
- 1984 – Chagemar
- 1983 – Deb's Mate
- 1982 – Gujarat
- 1981 – Allez Bijou
- 1980 – Summer Fleur
- 1979 – Hauberk
- 1978 – Puramaka
- 1977 – Brallos
- 1976 – Taminga
- 1975 – Dowling Girl
- 1974 – Special Test
- 1973 – Australasia
- 1972 – Hayburner
- 1971 – Gnapur
- 1970 – Vansittart
- 1969 – Double Steel
- 1968 – Bergman
- 1967 – Royal Coral
- 1966 – Craftsman
- 1965 – Pleasanton
- 1964 – Jamagne
- 1963 – Nivek
- 1962 – Napoleon
- 1961 – Ursalon
- 1960 – Tabess
- 1959 – Paratone
- 1958 – Mac
- 1957 – King Boru
- 1956 – Prince Abbott
- 1955 – November Moon
- 1954 – Chidden
- 1953 – meeting abandoned[37]
- 1952 – Welkin Sun
- 1951 – Trust Me
- 1950 – Purple Prince
- 1949 – Blank Music
- 1948 – Royal Scot
- 1947 – Bruin
- 1938–46 – race not held
- 1937 – Lord Carrington
- 1935–36 – race not held
- 1934 – † Viol D'Amour / Highway
- 1933 – Bay of Islands
- 1932 – Glaive
- 1931 – El Rey
- 1930 – race not held
- 1930 – Taras
- 1929 – Sea Pilot
- 1928 – Anan Louise
- 1927 – Victorian King
- 1926 – Bombard
- 1925 – Glaxy
- 1924 – Lillirie
- 1923 – Mount Bernard
- 1922 – Tresco
- 1921 – Rahda
- 1920 – race not held
- 1919 – Luteplayer
- 1918 – Blackwood
- 1917 – Mnesarchus
- 1916 – Lady Mooltan
- 1915 – Pouter
- 1914 – Roseview
- 1913 – Porch
- 1912 – Roseview
- 1911 – Crete
- 1910 – Orline
- 1909 – Tantalla
- 1907–08 – race not held
- 1906 – Maninga
- 1905 – Cluster
- 1904 – Mallard
- 1903 – Telemachus
- 1902 – Merryman
- 1901 – Marie Corelli
- 1900 – Model
- 1899 – Relic
- 1898 – Chit Chat
- 1897 – race not held
- 1896 – Pivot
- 1895 – J5
- 1894 – The Clown
- 1893 – Newman
- 1892 – Norbert
- 1891 – Tantallon
- 1890 – Britannia
- 1889 – Malua
- 1888 – Gardenia
- 1887 – Camerine
- 1886 – Claptrap
- 1885 – Camerine
- 1884 – Linda
- 1883 – Gudarz
- 1882 – Guinea
- 1881 – Progress
- 1880 – Zambesi
- 1879 – Lord Harry
- 1878 – Newminster
- 1877 – Pride of the Hills
- 1876 – Emulation
- 1875 – Melbourne
- 1874 – Mccallum Mohn
- 1873 – Leo
- 1872 – Flying Scud
† Dead heat
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