The Geraldton Cup is an unlisted Thoroughbred horse race, held at the Geraldton Racecourse, 435km north of Perth, Western Australia. Hosted by the Geraldton Turf Club, the Gold Cup is raced over 2100m.
The Cup was first run on 8 December 1887 with a winner's purse of £300. The race staged over 3,200 metres was won by Baron Necktar, a full brother to Dunlop the Melbourne Cup winner of the same year. Baron Necktar travelled by steamer from Albany. [1] [2]
Alana Williams was the first female jockey to win the Cup in 2004 with Colorado Rover for Kim Anderson.
Tapdog, a gelding by Bletcharm, became the first horse to win the race three times with victories in 2002, 2006 and 2007. [3]
The 2013 winner, Black Tycoon went on to win the 2013 Hyperion Stakes (Group 3), 2014 Perth Cup (Group 2) and listed Tattersal's Cup (Ascot).
Year | Date | Stake | Winner | Sex | Sire | Dam | Trainer(s) | Jockey | Time | Barrier | Second | Third |
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2024 [4] | Sunday 7 April | $125,000 | What A Prince [5] | gelding | All Too Hard | Shadow Card | Barry Newnham (Deepdale) | Chris Nicholl | 2:11.80 | 1 | Beats Of War | Gold Friars |
2023 [6] | Sunday 16 April | $100,000 | Come Right Back | gelding | Toronado (IRE) | Sense of Purpose | Adam Durrant (Karnup) | William Pike | 2:13.26 | 7 | Gold Friars | Sluice Box |
2022 [7] [8] | Sunday 10 April | $100,000 | Sugar Cain | mare | Americain | Mustang Sally | Grant Williams (Karnup) | Patrick Carbery | 2:15.24 | 5 | Off Wego | Black Money |
2021 [9] | Sunday 18 April 2021 | $99,000 | Big Shot Paddy | gelding | Musket | Pause | John Reynolds | Chris Graham | 2:11.21 | 8 | Vintage Stock | Divine Shadow |
2020 [10] [11] | Sunday 19 April | $109,000 | Freez'emoff | mare | Frost Giant (USA) | Keep'emoff (NZ) | Graeme Hammarquist (Walkaway) | Kyra Yuill | 2:12.43 | 10 | Proxy | Defiantly |
2019 [12] | Sunday 14 April | $109,000 | Media Baron | gelding | Written Tycoon | Silentium | David Harrison (Serpentine) | Troy Turner | 2:13.00 | 9 | No Say In It | Freedom By Choice |
2018 [13] | Sunday 15 April | $109,000 | At The Ready | gelding | Myboycharlie (IRE) | She's Ready | Adam Durrant (Karnup) | Chris Parnham | 2:11.57 | 6 | Freedom by Choice | Three Generations |
2017 [14] | 2 April 2017 | $100,000 | Wayside | gelding | Choisir | Jeanetta Cochrane (IRE) | Robert Harvey | Shaun McGruddy | 2:09.25 | 3 | Falcon Crest | Freedom By Choice |
2016 [15] | Sunday 10 April | $108,000 | Preselection | mare | Authorized (IRE) | Secret Women's Biz | Alan Mathews (Muchea) | Ellie Cockram | 2:11.04 | 1 | Paseo Del Prado | Who's to Blame |
2015 [16] | 22 March 2015 | $90,000 | Ora Dare | gelding | Oratorio | Brodrae | Adam Durrant | Peter Hall | 2:10.45 | 1 | Paseo Del Prado | Friarday. |
2014 [17] | 23 March | $80,000 | Cyber Crime | gelding | Success Express (USA) | Stashed (NZ) | Alan Mathews | Patrick Carbery | 2:10.58 | 6 | Gold Broker | Desert Glow |
2013 [18] . [19] | 7 April | $80,000 | Black Tycoon | gelding | Blackfriars | Dame Fontaine | Justin Warwick | Troy Turner | 2:08.86 | 7 | Moonlight Bay | Hel Cool |
2012 [20] | 25 March | $80,000 | Great'n'Grey | gelding | Verglas (IRE) | Impressario | Stephen Miller | Shaun Meeres | 2:07.92 | 9 | Hibernian | The Purple Parrot |
2011 [21] | 27 March | $80,000 | I Don't Recall | gelding | Diatribe | Confidential Miss | Alan Matthews | Peter Knuckey | 2:08.45 | 4 | Rich Success | Amberlyn |
2010 [22] | Sunday 28 March | $80,000 | Calico Blue | mare | Serheed (USA) | Royal Guilt | Rhona MacPhilomey | Mark Forder | 2:08.80 | 8 | Great Destiny | Our Katarina |
2009 [23] | 11 January | $80,000 | Black Amber | mare | Blackfriars | Amber Spree | Clive Lauritzen | Roy McKay | 2:09.04 (2100m) | 6 | Terra Doro | Grey Monarch |
2008 [24] | Sunday 13 January | $70,000 | Riding On A Storm | gelding | Torrential (USA) | Faraway Places | Neil Sinclair | Peter Farrell | 2:07.70 | 1 | Solar Impact | Our Fuji Mak |
2007 [25] | Sunday 14 January | $60,000 | Tapdog | gelding | Bletcharm | Star Jazz (IRE) | Clive Lauritzen | Roy McKay | 2:08.43 | 10 | Kia Ora Miss | Storm Coast . |
2006 [26] | 15 January | $40,000 | Tapdog | gelding | Bletcharm | Star Jazz (IRE) | Clive Lauritzen | Roy McKay | 2:07.58 | 10 | Kontiki Sir | Solar Impact |
2005 [27] | January 16 | $30,000 | Elvis Rules | gelding | Tenby (GB) | Jubilee Joy (AUS) | Tom Brown | Shaun McGruddy | 2:07.58 | 1 | Colins Street | Polish Raider |
2004 [28] | Sunday 18 January | $30,000 | Colorado River | gelding | River Rough (NZ) | Lady Be Mine | Kim Anderson | Alana Williams | 2:03.02 (2000m) | 4 | Special Clearance | Alibi Bay |
2003 [29] | Sunday 19 January | $28,000 | Robe River Man | gelding | Metal Storm (Fra) | Al Hindar | Brian Keys | Roy McKayin | 2:02.38 (2000m) | 10 | Latest Sovereign | Big Bank |
2002 [30] | Sunday 14 April | $25,000 | Tapdog | gelding | Bletcharm | Star Jazz (IRE) | Clive Lauritzen | Chris Usher | 2:08.65 (2100m) | 7 | Sir Donald | Scene Dream |
2001 [31] | Saturday 21 April | $25,000 | Sir Donald | gelding | Rubiton | Etoile D'Or (NZ) | Garry Delane | Daniel Staeck | 2:20.04 (2200m, Ascot) | 1 | Sea Gambler | Dynaliebe |
Year | Winner | Notes | |
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2000 | Interest Free | ||
1999 | Mount Henry | ||
1998 | Boston Blue | ||
1997 | Clan West | ||
1996 | The Walrus | ||
1995 | Pago Music | ||
1994 | The Walrus | ||
1993 | Pago Magic | ||
1992 | Top Voltage | ||
1991 | Mr. Geraldton | ||
1990 | Great Fellow | ||
1989 | Brazen Face | ||
1987 | Stylish Lord | ||
1986 | Calingiri Cityv | ||
1985 | Mick's Lad | ||
1984 | Star Warning | ||
1983 | Stock Market | ||
1982 | Outcome | ||
1981 | Russian Robert | ||
1980 | Kens Marty | ||
1979 | Jimadaw | ||
1978 | Under Control | ||
1977 | Racaralma | Trainer: Clive Lauritzen. | |
1976 | Sun City Boy | ||
1975 | Royal Hand. | Trainer: Clive Lauritzen. | |
1974 | Royal Hand. | Trainer: Clive Lauritzen. | |
1973 | Yalbra Lass | ||
1972 | Hecoelse | ||
1971 | Hecoelse | ||
1970 | Tribal Warrior | ||
1969 | Degray Boy | ||
HACK RACING ENDS | |||
1968 | Golden Spur | ||
1967 | Top Hat | ||
1966 | Alight | ||
1965 | Red Warrior | ||
1964 | Watersan | ||
1963 | Sahara Desert | Max Ramsay, was the first rider to win successive cups after winning with Sahara Desert and Solerial | |
1962 | Solerial | ||
1961 | Omega | ||
1960 | Beau Cunje | ||
1959 | Buttarabby | ||
1958 | Mica Hill | ||
1957 | Heather Law | ||
1956 | King David | ||
1955 | Dream Star | ||
1954 | Near Me | ||
1953 | Dark Magic | ||
1952 | Firestone | ||
1951 | Waitabit | ||
1950 | Shocking | ||
1949 | Bundear | ||
1948 | Gay Shock | ||
1947 | Tamala Lass | ||
1946 | Bright Gleam | ||
1945 | High Star | ||
1944 | Marega | ||
HACK RACING CONDITIONS COMMENCE | |||
1940-1943 | NO CUPS DUE TO WW2 | ||
1939 | His Best | ||
1938 | Cattle Chosen | ||
1937 | Day Stream | [32] | |
1936 | Meteoru | ||
1935 | NO GERALDTON CUP RAN | ||
1934 | Greek Key | ||
1933 | Whiddon | ||
1932 | Green Hills | ||
1931 | Bombadu | ||
1930 | Ayrville Green | ||
1929 | Darenth | ||
1928 | Cap | ||
1927 | Cap | ||
1926 | NO GERALDTON CUP DUE TO CHANGE OF DATES | ||
1925 | Rosy Red | ||
1924 | Maupeon | ||
1923 | Maupeon | ||
1922 | Ayrton | ||
1921 | Channel Fleet | ||
1920 | Solifinhar | ||
1919 | Wax Palm | ||
1915-1918 | NO CUPS DUE TO WW1 | ||
1914 | Mural Boy | ||
1913 | Keer Weer | ||
1912 | Marksman | [33] | |
1911 | Muralite | ||
1910 | Prominence | ||
1909 | Durrwitt Calstock | Dead heat. F.Coleman was the second person to own, train and ride the cup winner | |
1908 | Gold Streak | ||
1907 | Bundaleer | ||
1906 | Wallace Park | ||
1905 | Radium | ||
1904 | Coronation | ||
1903 | Fair Sex | ||
1902 | Orphan Boy | ||
1901 | Aqua | ||
1900 | Asteroid | ||
1899 | First Mate | ||
1898 | Casina | ||
1897 | Golden King | ||
1863 | Purser | ||
1895 | Sunbeam | ||
1894 | Carbine | George Towton was the first to own, train and ride the cup winner | |
1893 | Durable | ||
1892 | Pilgrim | ||
1891 | Lord Byron | ||
1890 | Lottery | ||
1889 | Wandering Willie | Also won the Perth Cup, Railway Stakes and Queen’s Plate | |
1888 | Aim Ford | ||
1887 | Baron Nectar | [34] | |
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