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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
HorseBetting will update this page when the 2024 Moonee Valley Gold Cup final field is released.
Previous Moonee Valley Gold Cup Fields
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No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 
Knights Order Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Jordan Childs 7 58kg 2 
Alenquer Michael Moroney Damien Oliver 12 58kg 3 
Vow And Declare Danny O’Brien Billy Egan 11 57kg 4 
Athabascan John O’Shea Damian Lane 1 56.5kg 5 
Fancy Man Annabel Neasham Jamie Mott 15 56.5kg 6 
Mount Popa Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Beau Mertens 5 56kg 7 
Future History Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Craig Williams 13 56kg 8 
Regal Power John Leek (Jnr) Wiremu Pinn 2 55kg 9 
El Bodegon Chris Waller Zac Lloyd 6 55kg 10 
True Marvel Matthew Smith Carleen Hefel 10 55kg 11 
Sheraz Chris Waller Jye McNeil 4 55kg 12 
Cleveland Kris Lees James McDonald 9 55kg 13 
InterpretationCiaron Maher & David EustaceBlake Shinn1455kg14 
Lunar Flare Grahame Begg Michael Dee 3 54.5kg 15 
So Dazzling John Sargent Dean Yendall 8 51kg
2023 Moonee Valley Gold Cup result
1st – Cleveland (+550)
2nd – Vow And Declare (+130)
3rd – Future History (+140)
Recent runnings of the Moonee Valley Gold Cup:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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