| What | 2025 Group 1 Australian Cup |
| Where | Flemington Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria |
| When | Saturday, March 29, 2025 |
| Prizemoney | $2,500,000 |
| Distance | 2000m |
| Conditions | Group 1 | WFA |
| 2024 winner | Cascadian (8) | T: James Cummings | J: Ben Melham (59kg) |
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The Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) takes top billing at Flemington on Saturday afternoon, where a field of 10 will battle it out for the $2.5 million on offer. The field boasts seven Group 1 winners, with all eyes on Pride Of Jenni as she looks to go one better in the race, having finished second 12 months ago to Cascadian.
Will Pride Of Jenni prove too hard to run down? Or, will a backmarker spoil her front-running fun once again?
2025 Australian Cup odds
Following her breathtaking win fresh in the Group 2 Peter Young Stakes (1800m), Pride Of Jenni is the $2.90 market elect with horse racing bookmakers for the 2025 Australian Cup. Australian Cup Prelude (2000m) victor Middle Earth ($5) holds the second line of betting, whilst Group 1-winning trio Zardozi ($8), Atishu ($9) and Light Infantry Man ($9) are the other runners at a single-figure quote. Upwards of $12 is available for the rest of the field.
2025 Australian Cup speed map
The speed map in the 2025 Australian Cup seems pretty simple; Pride Of Jenni will use barrier one to do as she pleases out in front, with her only other challenger in the first half of the race being Deny Knowledge from barrier three.
Middle Earth, Light Infantry Man and Feroce will likely be tasked with bringing the rest of the field into the race approaching the home turn, with the likes of Zardozi, Attrition and Atishu relishing the strong tempo and finishing off best.
Continue reading for HorseBetting’s top selections and $100 betting strategy for the 2025 Australian Cup.
2025 Australian Cup preview & form
Atishu us a Flemington specialist, winning four times and placing on three other occasions. The Chris Waller-trained mare will relish the strong tempo the leaders set and with the long Flemington straight set to aid her want to build through the gears and finish off strongly, she looks hard to hold out. She has had two runs this campaign and the Savabeel mare has been finishing off with intent which suggests the 2000m third-up will suit. Blake Shinn will need to have her within striking distance on the home turn, but if Atishu brings her best, the is too hard to ignore.
Zardozi could not make up the required ground to topple Pride Of Jenni when they clashed in the Peter Young Stakes, but this race seemingly sets up a touch better for the Godolphin mare. Pride Of Jenni simply cannot be ignored, as she is all class, but with Deny Knowledge a chance to pester her throughout, she may be vulnerable in the last 200m.
2025 Australian Cup selections & best bets
7
ATISHU
8
ZARDOZI
6
PRIDE OF JENNI
4
MIDDLE EARTH
| $100 betting strategy | |
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| $100 | Atishu (#7) @ |
2025 Australian Cup final field
1. Light Infantry Man (4)
- T: Ciaron Maher
- J: Ethan Brown
- W: 59kg
- Age: 6YO
- Colour: Chestnut
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Fast Company (IRE)
- Dam: Lights On Me (GB)
+180
2. Attrition (6)
- T: Mitchell Freedman
- J: John Allen
- W: 59kg
- Age: 5YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Horse
- Sire: Churchill (IRE)
- Dam: Queen’s Kiss
+210
3. Young Werther (10)
- T: Danny O’Brien
- J: Daniel Stackhouse
- W: 59kg
- Age: 7YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Tavistock (NZ)
- Dam: Romantic Time (NZ)
+600
4. Middle Earth (8)
- T: Ciaron Maher
- J: Mark Zahra
- W: 59kg
- Age: 5YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Roaring Lion (USA)
- Dam: Roheryn (IRE)
-117.65
5. Shaiyhar (2)
- T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
- J: Daniel Moor
- W: 59kg
- Age: 6YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Camelot (GB)
- Dam: Sharliyna (IRE)
+600
6. Pride Of Jenni (1)
- T: Ciaron Maher
- J: Craig Newitt
- W: 57kg
- Age: 7YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Mare
- Sire: Pride of Dubai
- Dam: Sancerre (NZ)
-250
7. Atishu (7)
- T: Chris Waller
- J: Blake Shinn
- W: 57kg
- Age: 7YO
- Colour: Brown
- Sex: Mare
- Sire: Savabeel
- Dam: Posy (NZ)
+140
8. Zardozi (9)
- T: James Cummings
- J: Jamie Melham
- W: 57kg
- Age: 4YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Mare
- Sire: Kingman (GB)
- Dam: Chanderi (GB)
+110
9. Deny Knowledge (3)
- T: Anthony & Sam Freedman
- J: Craig Williams
- W: 57kg
- Age: 7YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Mare
- Sire: Pride of Dubai
- Dam: The Paris Shrug (GB)
+250
10. Feroce (5)
- T: Dominic Sutton
- J: Billy Egan
- W: 54.5kg
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Super Seth
- Dam: Corinthia (NZ)
+250
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