Jericho Cup

The Jericho Cup, held over 4600m at Warrnambool Racecourse, is the longest flat race in Australia and is an event that honours the heroic Light Horsemen and their magnificent horses, The Walers, for their deeds in the Middle East from 1914-1919.

The 2022 Jericho Cup is due to be run on Sunday, November 27, with the top-weight New Zealand stayer Botti expected to be in the finish.

Approaching the end of the first world war, the Australian Light Horse were planning a major offensive against the Turkish Empire. In order to lull the enemy into believing nothing unusual was afoot, a race was organised on the eve of the assault.

The main race was called The Jericho Cup over three miles through the desert sands. The winner was Bill the Bastard, probably Australia’s Greatest War Horse.

The Jericho Cup is run annually (on the fourth Sunday after the Melbourne Cup) from the 100th anniversary in 2018 to honour Bill the Bastard, the Australian Light Horsemen and their magnificent mounts – The Walers 1914 to 1918.

All Veteran’s can enter the course free of charge on Jericho Cup Day.

2022 Jericho Cup odds

There are currently no Jericho Cup odds for the 2022 event, due to be run on November 27.

Best bookies to bet on the Jericho Cup

A majority of online bookmakers will have markets out for out a week prior to the running of the Jericho Cup, once final nominations are in.

You can bet on these markets via both computer, telephone and even via online betting apps, which are the most common way Aussies bet in 2022.

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Qualifying for the Jericho Cup

Commencing 17th December 2021, the first three Australasian Bred horses over the line in any 3,000m or further flat race at TAB meeting across Australia and New Zealand (from a maiden to a Group 1 race) will earn 3-2-1 points. Non-TAB meetings are excluded, but all other races, no matter what class/age/sex restriction applies, will be treated equally.

Exemptions to the flat races only rule are The Grand Annual Steeple (5,500m) and the New Zealand Grand National Hurdle (4,200m).

In addition, the first Australasian bred horse over the line in selected Guaranteed Start (GS) races automatically gains entry to the 2022 Jericho Cup, the minor placegetters will get double points, that is 4 and 2 respectively.

The final field for the Jericho Cup 2022 will be determined according to total points accrued, after allowing for any guaranteed starters. It is feasible that a horse could get in with no points (as long as it passes the breeding requirement). But any horse with just one point will get in ahead of those without any.

The only requirement is to race Australasian Bred Stayers in Australia and New Zealand and watch your points build up. Shuttle Stallions qualify, but the horse must have been conceived and born in Australia or New Zealand.

2022 Guaranteed Start Races

The first Australasian bred horse over the line in the Guaranteed Start races will automatically gain entry to the 2022 Jericho Cup of $304,000 run over 4600m at Warrnambool (should they nominate and accept). The second and third Australasian bred horses over the line in these races will earn double points of 4 and 2 respectively.

The Guaranteed Start races for the 2022 Jericho Cup and winners are listed below.

• Warrnambool – 4065m BM61 (Nov 28, 2021) – Winner: Savvy Acquisition
• Warrnambool – 3300m BM70 (Mar 14) – Winner: Count Zero
• Albany – 3100m Handicap (Apr 24) – Winner: Picture Perfect
• Wagga Wagga – 3800m BM74 (Aug 7) – Winner: Epizeel
• Mount Gambier – 3150m BM75 (Oct 31) – Winner: Royal Crown
• New Plymouth (NZ) – 3210m BM82 (Sep 17) – Winner: Quota
• Gawler 3340m – BM75 (Oct 21) – Winner: The Rattlin’ Bog
• Riccarton Park (NZ) – 3000m BM82 (Oct 22) – Winner: Botti
• Gold Coast – 3200m BM70 (Nov 1) – Winner: Grand Shanghai
• Moonee Valley – 3870m BM78 (Nov 11) – Winner: Alienated
• Canberra – 3400m BM85 (Nov 13) – Winner: Bastida

2022 Jericho Cup Final Field

No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1		Botti	Kevin Myers	Shaun Gannin	10	70kg
2		Bazini	Symon Wilde	Aaron Kuru	17	66kg
3		Royal Crown	Michael Kent	Will Gordon	18	66kg
4		Count Zero	Symon Wilde	Ronan Short	11	65kg
5		Bastida	John Sargent	Darryl Horner (Jnr)	15	65kg
6		Jukila	Michelle Payne	William McCarthy	6	65kg
7		Alienated	Cliff Murray	Tom Ryan	2	65kg
8		Border Leicester	Emma-Lee & David Browne	Emily Farr	9	65kg
9		The Rattlin’ Bog	Aaron Purcell	Arron Lynch	14	65kg
10		Grand Shanghai	Lindsay Gough	TBC	5	65kg
11		Bruno Stars	Paul Preusker	Richard O’Donoghue	8	65kg
12		Epizeel	Declan Maher	TBC	16	65kg
13		Azzureous	Steven Pateman	Chris McCarthy	7	65kg
14		Savvy Acquisition	Austy Coffey	TBC	1	65kg
15		Will To Excel (1E)	James Ponsonby	TBA	12	65kg
16		Frankenstar (2E)	Kathryn Durden	TBA	4	65kg
17		Landgrave (3E)	Emma-Lee & David Browne	TBA	3	65kg
18		There For You	Dane Smith	TBA	13	65kg

Previous Jericho Cup Fields

Check out the stayers that have competed in the longest turf race in Australia, the Jericho Cup.

• 2021 Jericho Cup field

  No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
  1		Wil John	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Will Gordon	1	70kg
  2		Budd Fox	Henry Dwyer	Arron Lynch	16	66kg
  3		Heberite	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Tom Ryan	14	65.5kg
  4		Border Leicester	Emma-Lee & David Browne	Darryl Horner (Jnr)	5	65kg
  5		Prince Alby	Charlotte Littlefield	Bradley Thomas-Rantall	11	65kg
  6		Will To Excel	James Ponsonby	Lee Horner	7	65kg
  7		American In Paris	Symon Wilde	Ronan Short	6	65kg
  8		Beachgoer	Symon Wilde	Luke Williams	15	65kg
  9		Zabextra	Bob & Kane Post	Ross O’Sullivan	4	65kg
  10		Allaboutattitude	Trudy Cottier	Megan Dunseath	12	65kg
  11		Master Poet	Amy McDonald	Aaron Kuru	9	65kg
  12		Jumbo Prince	John Brooks	Luke Williams	10	65kg
  13		Sivar	Peter Lafferty	Nathan Newton	17	65kg
  14		Compulsive	Bryce Stanaway	Richard O’Donoghue	18	65kg
  15		I Arize (1E)	Steven Pateman	Bradley Thomas-Rantall	2	65kg
  16		Savvy Acquisition (2E)	Austy Coffey	N/A	8	65kg
  17		Hanaki Warrior (3E)	Bryce Stanaway	N/A	13	65kg
  18		Ozymandias (4E)	Bryce Stanaway	N/A	3	65kg

• 2020 Jericho Cup field

  No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
  1		Frenzied	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Arron Lynch	1	72kg
  2		Dambulla	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Lee Horner	8	69.5kg
  3		Jukila	Michelle Payne	Thomas Sadler	5	69kg
  4		Alienated	Cliff Murray	Bradley Thomas-Rantall	7	68kg
  5		Wil John	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Shane Jackson	2	68kg
  6		Matas	Michael Hickmott	Clayton Douglas	6	66kg
  7		Count Zero	Symon Wilde	Luke Williams	17	66kg
  8		Transfer Allowance	Thomas Carberry	Chris McCarthy	3	66kg
  9		Britannicus	Symon Wilde	Ronan Short	16	66kg
  10		Da Deputy	David Noonan	Will Gordon	15	66kg
  11		Dewrinkler	Amy McDonald	Paul Hamblin	13	66kg
  12		Golden Flag	Patrick F Ryan Jnr	Tom Ryan	12	66kg
  13		So Able	Shane McCusker	Darryl Horner (Jnr)	10	66kg
  14		Superleggera	Patrick F Ryan Jnr	Nathan Newton	14	66kg
  15		Only A Mother (1E)	Symon Wilde	N/A	9	66kg
  16		Wolfe Tone (2E)	Francis Finnegan	N/A	11	66kg
  17		Karakoram (3E)	Chris Hyland	N/A	18	66kg
  18		Periscope (4E)	Patrick F Ryan Jnr	N/A	4	66kg

• 2019 Jericho Cup field

  No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
  1		Ablaze	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	3	70kg
  2		Plymouth Road	Matthew Williams	Paul Hamblin	12	69.5kg
  3		Aigne	Neil O’Dowd	Michael Roustoby	11	69kg
  4		Da Deputy	David & Ben Hayes & Tom Dabernig	Clayton Douglas	15	68.5kg
  5		Where Are You	Shaune Ritchie	Daryl Horner (Jnr)	6	67kg
  6		Alienated	Cliff Murray	Bradley Thomas-Rantall	5	66kg
  7		Firefree	Cliff Murray	Tom Ryan	4	65.5kg
  8		Golden Flag	Patrick F Ryan Jnr	Richard Cully	8	64.5kg
  9		Hello My Friend	Charlotte Littlefield	Lee Horner	7	64kg
  10		Pretty Mama	John Salanitri	Shaun Phelan	2	64kg
  11		Crafty Cruiser	Bryce Stanaway	N/A	10	64kg
  12		Ten Tigers	Barbara Joseph	Arron Lynch	16	64kg
  13		Dexluther	Daniel Robinson	Buddy Lammas	17	64kg
  14		Ventura Highway	Bryce Stanaway	Arron Lynch	16	64kg
  15		Bemboka Queen (1E)	Gavin Bedggood	N/A	1	64kg
  16		Wolfe Tone (2E)	Francis Finnegan	Ronan Short	13	64kg
  17		Golden Gee (3E)	Greg Hayes	N/A	18	64kg
  18		Cuban Fighter (4E)	Darren Kolpin	N/A	9	64kg

• 2018 Jericho Cup field
  1 Gold Medals Symon Wilde Jamie Mott 6 70kg 2 Doc Holliday Symon Wilde Darryl Horner (Jnr) 16 67kg 3 The Dominator Henry Dwyer Thomas Sadler 12 66.5kg 4 Truly High Darren Weir Shane Jackson 5 66.5kg 5 Thunder Road Emma & Lucy Longmire Lee Horner 7 65.5kg 6 High Mode Anthony Freedman Clayton Douglas 15 65kg 7 Weave Anne Yates Richard Cully 9 65kg 8 Penthouse Playboy Darren Weir John Allen 1 64kg 9 Havana Haymaker Pat Carey Tom Ryan 11 64kg 10 Barge And Charge Michael Townsend Paul Hamblin 14 64kg 11 Crafty Cruiser Bryce Stanaway Emily Farr 2 64kg 12 Grrassini Brett Charry Shaun Phelan 4 64kg 13 Beach God (1E) Byron Cozamanis Martin Kelly 3 66kg 14 Under The Bridge (2E) Symon Wilde N/A 13 64kg 15 Hello My Friend (3E) Charlotte Littlefield N/A 10 64kg 16 Nelsons Arch (4E) Charlotte Littlefield N/A 8 64kg

2021 Jericho Cup result

Recent Jericho Cup runnings

• 2021: Wil John hands Maher & Eustace a second Jericho
  Ciaron Maher & David Eustace became the first trainers to claim multiple victories in the Jericho Cup when Wil John saluted in the 2021 edition. Wil John ($2.80 favourite), conceded 5kg to the bulk of the field, with Will Gordon aboard, ranged up three-wide on the outside of pac-emaking stablemate Heberite ($5.50) with Budd Fox ($10) between the pair as the field exited the back straight. The trio galloped together to the home turn until Heberite wilted on his run with Wil John slowly wearing down Budd Fox to win by a length. Heberite finished third a further 13 lengths away.
• 2020: Count Zero reigns supreme
  Warrnambool trainer Symon Wilde recorded his first victory in the Jericho and said it was particularly special given the race’s deep significance, while jockey Luke ‘Stumpy’ Williams said it had been the biggest victory in his 30 year career. Count Zero caused a boilover in the $300,000 contest, finishing ahead of the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace pair of Dambulla and Wil John.
• 2019: Ablaze shows his class in Jericho Cup triumph
  Ablaze’s silks may be better known as the ones that Nature Strip dons, but the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained made sure his name is also linked to the Rod Lyons-owned silks when taking out the Jericho Cup. Ablaze joined High Mode as the winners of the race struck to honour the race that took place in the Turkish desert more than 100 years ago when he proved too strong for his rivals in the 4600m contest. Allen made his move 800m out from home and whilst most of his rivals were struggling the stayer managed to carry the 70kg’s to victory and held off local hope Golden Flag in a stirring edition of the Jericho Cup.
• 2018: High Mode etches name into record books
  Clayton Douglas managed to steer the Anthony Freedman-trained High Mode into the history books as they claimed the inaugural running of the Jericho Cup at Warrnambool. For Douglas, his Jericho Cup success added to his victory aboard Gold Medals in the Grand Annual at the Bool carnival in May. Having hit the lead with 600m to go, High Mode broke away and managed to hold off the veteran Crafty Cruiser when eased down inside the final 50m once the race was wrapped up.

Past Jericho Cup winners list