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Moonee Valley Gold Cup

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Date: Friday, October 25, 2024
Location: Moonee Valley Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria
Prize Money: $750,000
Distance: 2500m

The $750,000 Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup is a 2500m horse race for mares aged four years and older, run under set weights and penalty conditions, with it set to be next held on October 25, 2024, at Moonee Valley Racecourse.

First run in 1883, the Moonee Valley Gold Cup is often a key lead-in race for Melbourne Cup horses with the two-mile feature at Flemington held 11 days later.

Horses to do the Moonee Valley Cup/Melbourne Cup double include Kingston Rule, Wodalla, Blue Spec and Clean Sweep.

The 2023 Moonee Valley Gold Cup was won by Cleveland for trainer Kris Lees and jockey James McDonald.


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2024 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Final Field

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Previous Moonee Valley Gold Cup Fields

  • No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
    1 Knights Order Silks
    Knights Order
    Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
    Jordan Childs
    7
    58kg
    2 Alenquer Silks
    Alenquer
    Michael Moroney
    Damien Oliver
    12
    58kg
    3 Vow And Declare Silks
    Vow And Declare
    Danny O’Brien
    Billy Egan
    11
    57kg
    4 Athabascan Silks
    Athabascan
    John O’Shea
    Damian Lane
    1
    56.5kg
    5 Fancy Man Silks
    Fancy Man
    Annabel Neasham
    Jamie Mott
    15
    56.5kg
    6 Mount Papa Silks
    Mount Popa
    Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
    Beau Mertens
    5
    56kg
    7 Future History Silks
    Future History
    Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
    Craig Williams
    13
    56kg
    8 Regal Power Silks
    Regal Power
    John Leek (Jnr)
    Wiremu Pinn
    2
    55kg
    9 El Bodegon Silks
    El Bodegon
    Chris Waller
    Zac Lloyd
    6
    55kg
    10 True Marvel Silks
    True Marvel
    Matthew Smith
    Carleen Hefel
    10
    55kg
    11 Sheraz Silks
    Sheraz
    Chris Waller
    Jye McNeil
    4
    55kg
    12 Cleveland Silks
    Cleveland
    Kris Lees
    James McDonald
    9
    55kg
    13 Interpretation Silks
    Interpretation
    Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
    Blake Shinn
    14
    55kg
    14 Lunar Flare Silks
    Lunar Flare
    Grahame Begg
    Michael Dee
    3
    54.5kg
    15 So Dazzling Silks
    So Dazzling
    John Sargent
    Dean Yendall
    8
    51kg

2023 Moonee Valley Gold Cup result



1stCleveland (+550)
2ndVow And Declare (+130)
3rdFuture History (+140)

Recent runnings of the Moonee Valley Gold Cup:

  • Cleveland ($6.50) may have already had his spot sewn up in the 2023 Melbourne Cup field, but after claiming the Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup, the Kris Lees-trained galloper may have found the form that he brought over to Australia. The former European-trained entire was yet to win on Australian soil since arriving in March this year, but after a strong performance in the St Leger at Randwick last start, he appeared to be back at his best. Regal Power ($51.00) set up a strong tempo during the first half of the race before upping the ante with 1000m to go, which saw a few jockeys rev their mount up early to get going down the side of the Moonee Valley track. After travelling wide for the entire trip, Vow And Declare ($7.00) and Future History ($7.50) took over on the home turn and appeared to have the race within their keeping before James McDonald and Cleveland flew home down the outside to nab the leading duo in the final bounds.
  • Despite not holding a nomination for the Melbourne Cup, the Chris Waller-trained Francesco Guardi made a mess of his rivals in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup. Having gone for home 400m out, James McDonald and the imported son of Frankel had the race sewn up turning for home, with the pair going on to win by nearly four lengths to 2021 winner Lunar Flare.
  • Lunar Flare made a notable Melbourne Cup statement with a gutsy victory in the $1 million Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup. Sent out at $12, Michael Dee guided her to a narrow win, holding off the fast-finishing second favourite Floating Artist ($3.80), who lunged late on the inside but fell just half a head short. Nine-year-old Sound ($26) finished strongly to claim third, just three-quarters of a length behind. Favourite Pondus ($2.20) looked poised for success when he surged to the front before the final bend, but he faded under pressure to finish fourth. Last year’s Moonee Valley Cup winner, Miami Bound, crossed the line in fifth.
  • Miami Bound’s Melbourne Cup hopes were reignited on a Soft track at Moonee Valley as Danny O’Brien’s VRC Oaks winner stormed to victory in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup. Sent out at $26, the daughter of Reliable Man and 2007 VRC Oaks winner Arapaho Miss returned to form, charging home off a strong pace to defeat the $4.20 favourite Shared Ambition by 2.5 lengths.

Previous winners of the Moonee Valley Gold Cup

Moonee Valley Gold Cup Past Winners
Year Horse Jockey Trainer
2023 Cleveland James McDonald Kris Lees
2022 Francesco Guardi James McDonald Chris Waller
2021 Lunar Flare Michael Dee Grahame Begg
2020 Miami Bound Jamie Kah Danny O’Brien
2019 Hunting Horn Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien
2018 Ventura Storm Mark Zahra David & Ben Hayes & Tom Dabernig
2017 Who Shot Thebarman Blake Shinn Chris Waller
2016 Grand Marshal Ben Melham Chris Waller
2015 The United States Hugh Bowman Robert Hickmott
2014 Prince Of Penzance Michelle Payne Darren Weir
2013 Precedence Craig Williams Bart & James Cummings
2012 Vatuvei Luke Nolen Peter Moody
2011 Americain Gerald Mosse Alain de Royer Dupre
2010 Precedence Blake Shinn Bart Cummings
2009 The Sportsman Hugh Bowman Russell Cameron
2008 Gallopin James Winks Danny O’Brien
2007 Gallic Steven Arnold Graeme Rogerson
2006 Zipping Glen Boss Graeme Rogerson
2005 Umbula Noel Callow Mick Price
2004 Another Warrior Darren Beadman Alan Bailey
2003 Frightening Greg Childs Bart Cummings
2002 Thong Classic Brett Prebble Pat Carey
2001 Rain Gauge Greg Childs George Hanlon
2000 Yippyio Damien Oliver Allan Denham

Moonee Valley Gold Cup winners pre-2000

Moonee Valley Gold Cup Past Winners Pre 2000
Year Horse
1999 Streak
1998 Price Standaan
1997 Court Of Honour
1996 Istidaad
1995 Storm
1994 Top Rating
1993 Glastonbury
1992 Donegal Mist
1991 Al Maheb
1990 Kingston Rule
1989 Sydeston
1988 Ideal Centreman
1987 King Matthias
1986 Reckless Tradition
1985 Butternut
1984 Holsam
1983 Toujours Mio
1982 Triumphal March
1981 Saxon Slew
1980 Tai Salute
1979 Sir Sahib
1978 Clear Day
1977 Ngawyni
1976 Poker Night
1975 Holiday Waggon
1974 Lord Metric
1973 Grand Scale
1972 Double Irish
1971 Skint Dip
1970 Mr President
1969 What’s Brewing
1968 Impetus
1967 Prince Camillo
1966 Tea Biscuit
1965 Red William
1964 Algalon
1963 My Contact
1962 River Seine
1961 Baroda Gleam
1960 Mac
1959 Sanvo
1958 Humber Hawk
1957 Lord Gavin
1956 Pandie Sun
1955 Al Crusa
1954 Hellion
1953 Wodalla
1952 King Amana
1951 Erriton
1950 Benvolo
1949 Hoyle
1948 Howe
1947 Don Pedro
1946 Valcurl
1945 Valcurl
1944 Queen Midas
1943 Haros
1942 Dark Felt
1941 Yours Truly
1940 Gilltown
1939 Gilltown
1938 Ortelle’s Star
1937 Frill Prince
1936 Dark Chief
1935 Art
1934 Nightly
1933 Peter Jackson
1932 Yarramba
1931 Homedale
1930 Shadow King
1929 Prince Viol
1928 Nawallah
1927 Silvius
1926 Royal Charter
1925 Tookarby
1924 Stand By
1923 Princess Mernda
1922 Purser
1921 Wirriway
1920 White Plast
1919 Telecles
1918 Rael Locin
1917 Kunegetis
1916 Andelosia
1915 Gladwyn
1914 Gladwyn
1913 Greek Fire
1912 Almissa
1911 Hartfell
1910 Kerlie
1909 Flavinius
1908 Woorooma
1907 May King
1906 Charles Stuart
1905 Blue Spec
1904 Patronus
1903 T.M.S
1902 The Persian
1901 Combat
1900 Clean Sweep
1899 Sweetheart
1898 Locksmith
1897 Mirella
1896 Veronica
1895 Our Jack
1894 Preston
1893 Premier
1892 Little Bob
1891 Little Bob
1890 Wiora
1889 Don Giovan
1888 Newmaster
1887 Quintin Matsys
1886 Isonomy
1885 Merrimu
1884 Meteor
1883 Castaway

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