Coongy Cup

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Coongy Cup
registered as the Coongy Handicap
Group 3 race
Location Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
Inaugurated1898
Race type Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Sponsor Sportsbet (2024)
Race information
Distance2,000 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification Maidens ineligible
WeightHandicap
Purse $200,000 (2024)

The Coongy Cup, registered as the Coongy Handicap, is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race held under open handicap conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 2000 metres, held at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in October. [1] Total prize money is A$200,000.

Contents

History

The race is run on the second day of the MRC Spring Carnival (Caulfield Cup day) and the winner is exempt from ballot in the Caulfield Cup which is run on the third day. Between 1998 and 2018 the race was run on the Caulfield Cup day of the MRC Spring Carnival. During World War II the race was run at Flemington Racecourse. [2]

Distance

  • 1898–1930 – 13⁄8 miles (~2200 metres)
  • 1931–1937 – the race was not held
  • 1938–1940 – 11⁄4 miles (~2000 metres)
  • 1941 – 11⁄2 miles (~2400 metres)
  • 1942–1946 – the race was not held
  • 1947–1967 – 11⁄2 miles (~2400 metres)
  • 1968–1972 – 11⁄4 miles (~2000 metres)
  • 1973–1996 – 2000 metres
  • 1997–1998 – 2100 metres
  • 1999–2002 onwards – 2000 metres
  • 2003 – 2020 metres
  • 2004 onwards – 2000 metres

Grade

Name

Venue

The race was run at Sandown Park Racecourse in 1997 and 1998 on a Sunday.

Winners

† Dead heat

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Second day at Flemington – Caulfield acceptors". The Advertiser . Trove. 15 October 1940. p. 5. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "2023 Result – Neds Coongy Cup (held 18 October 2023)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "2022 Result – Neds Coongy Cup (held 12 October 2022)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "2021 Result – Neds Coongy Cup (held 13 October 2021)". breednet.com. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "2020 Result – Neds Coongy Cup (held 14 October 2020)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "2019 Result – Ladbrokes Coongy Cup (held 15 October 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "2018 Result – Ladbrokes Coongy Cup (held 20 October 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "2017 Result – Priceline Pharmacy Coongy Cup (held 21 October 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "2016 Result – Priceline Pharmacy Coongy Cup (held 15 October 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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  12. ↑ "2014 Result – David Jones Cup (held 18 October 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "2013 Result – David Jones Cup (held 19 October 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "2012 Result – David Jones Cup (held 20 October 2012)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "2011 Result – David Jones Cup (held 15 October 2011)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "2010 Result – David Jones Cup (held 16 October 2010)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  17. ↑ "2009 Result – Coongy Hcp (held 17 October 2009)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "2008 Result – David Jones Cup (held 18 October 2008)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  19. ↑ "2007 Result – Coongy Hcp (held 20 October 2007)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  20. ↑ "2006 Result – Remington - Coongy Hcp (held 21 October 2006)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  21. ↑ "2005 Result – Coongy Hcp (held 15 October 2005)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  22. ↑ "2004 Result – Coongy Hcp (held 16 October 2004)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  23. ↑ "2003 Result – Coongy Hcp (held 18 October 2003)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  24. ↑ "2002 Result – Coongy Hcp (held 19 October 2002)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  25. ↑ "2001 Result – Coongy Hcp (held 20 October 2001)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  26. ↑ "2000 Result – Coongy Hcp (held 21 October 2000)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  27. ↑ "1999 Result – Coongy Hcp (held 16 October 1999)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  28. ↑ "1998 Result – Coongy Hcp (held 11 October 1998)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  29. ↑ "1997 Result – Coongy Hcp (held 12 October 1997)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  30. ↑ "1996 Result – Coongy Hcp (held 16 October 1996)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  31. ↑ "1995 Result – Coongy Hcp (held 18 October 1995)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  32. ↑ "1994 Result – Coongy Hcp (held 12 October 1994)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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  35. ↑ "1991 Result – Coongy Hcp (held 16 October 1991)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  36. ↑ "1990 Result – Coongy Hcp (held 17 October 1990)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  37. ↑ "1989 Result – Coongy Hcp (held 18 October 1989)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  38. ↑ "1988 Result – Coongy Hcp (held 12 October 1988)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  39. ↑ "1987 Result – Coongy Hcp (held 14 October 1987)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  40. ↑ "1986 Result – Coongy Hcp (held 15 October 1986)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  41. ↑ "1985 Result – Coongy Hcp (held 16 October 1985)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  42. ↑ "1984 Result – Coongy Hcp (held 17 October 1984)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  43. ↑ "1983 Result – Coongy Hcp (held 12 October 1983)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  44. ↑ "Lanarus And Morvren Dead-Heat In Coongy Handicap (Flemington Race Results – 16 October 1940)". The Advertiser . Trove. 17 October 1940. p. 5. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
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