Geelong Cup
Geelong Cup
Group Three Betting Guide
| Date: | Wednesday, October 22, 2025 |
| Location: | Geelong Racecourse – Geelong, Victoria |
| Prize Money: | $500,000 |
| Distance: | 2400m |
The Group 3 Geelong Cup is a 2400m staying event held at Geelong Racecourse and is run under handicap conditions.
The Geelong Cup was first run in 1872 and was won by Flying Scud.
Run for $500,000 in 2025, the Geelong Cup has often been used a final lead-in run for Melbourne Cup horses.
Media Puzzle, Dunaden and Americain are the most recent Geelong Cup winners to go on and win the Melbourne Cup two weeks later.
Notable winners of the Geelong Cup since 2000 include Prince Of Arran (2019), Qewy (2016), Dunaden (2011), Americain (2010), Bauer (2008), On A Jeune (2005), Zazzman (2003), Media Puzzle (2002) and Karasi (2001).
2025 Geelong Cup Betting Odds
Markets for the 2025 Geelong Cup are currently unavailable.
Best Geelong Cup bookmakers
The Geelong Cup isn’t a race that’s on the tip of every punters’ tongue, but Australian betting sites do have markets out in the weeks leading up to the event.
Some of the top online bookmakers will open up Geelong Cup all-in markets which don’t provide insurance if your selected runner doesn’t start in the race, but the odds are more appealing.
All of our horse betting sites offer betting on the Geelong Cup and bookmaker offers will also be available in the days leading up to the race. These horse racing betting sites generally have apps available for iOS and Android smartphones.
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Latest Geelong Cup News
2025 Geelong Cup Final Field
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Previous Geelong Cup Field
No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 
Vow And Declare Danny O’Brien Billy Egan 5 58kg 2 Francesco GuardiChris WallerMark Zahra856.5kg3 Muramasa Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Daniel Moor 8 56.5kg 4 Amade Phillip Stokes Daniel Stackhouse 12 56kg 5 Herman Hesse Ciaron Maher Declan Bates 1 56kg 6 The Map Dan Clarken & Oops MacGillivray Jamie Kah 2 54kg 7 El Bodegon Chris Waller Fred Kersley 3 54kg 8 Interpretation Ciaron Maher Teu Nugent 7 54kg 9 Unusual Legacy Chris Waller Joao Moreira 10 54kg 10 ManzoiceChris WallerCraig Newitt1154kg11 Onesmoothoperator Brian Ellison Craig Williams 9 54kg 12 Hit The Road Jack Symon Wilde Jye McNeil 6 54kg 13 Mission Of Love John Symons & Sheila Laxon Linda Meech 13 54kg 14 Birdman Chris Waller Beau Mertens 4 54kg 15 Mister Wolfgang Peter & Shaun McKay Michael Dee 4 54kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Spanish MissionPeter Moody & Katherine ColemanBlake Shinn1160kg2 Ashrun Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Mark Zahra 1 56.5kg 3 King Frankel Annabel Neasham Jamie Mott 3 56kg 4 SherazChris WallerTBC1256kg5 Magical Lagoon Chris Waller Damien Oliver 5 55kg 6 More Felons Chris Waller Michael Dee 10 55kg 7 Virtuous Circle Liam Howley Damien Lane 4 55kg 8 Fancy ManAnnabel NeashamJohn Allen1754.5kg9 High Emocean Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Harry Coffey 16 54kg 10 Sir Lucan Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Linda Meech 2 54kg 11 Amade Phillip Stokes Zac Spain 13 54kg 12 Mount PopaMichael, Wayne & John HawkesJye McNeil1454kg13 First Immortal Mark & Levi Kavanagh Jamie Kah 15 54kg 14 Timour Chris Waller Beau Mertens 9 54kg 15 Ferago Patrick F Ryan Jnr Harry Grace 6 54kg 16 Mr Waterville Chris Waller Craig Williams 7 54kg 17 The Map Dan Clarken & Oops MacGillivray Ben Price 8 54kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 SerpentineRobert HickmottEthan Brown1358kg2 Midnight Blue Danny O’Brien Jye McNeil 10 57kg 3 San HubertoMatt CumaniDean Yendall1957kg4 Francesco GuardiChris WallerN/A1556.5kg5 Makram Ben & JD Hayes Craig Williams 18 56.5kg 6 Rodrigo Diaz David Simcock Damien Oliver 17 56.5kg 7 Surefire Chris Waller James McDonald 6 56.5kg 8 Emissary Mike Moroney Blake Shinn 7 56kg 9 Luncies Kris Lees Damian Lane 16 56kg 10 Schabau Robert Hickmott Brett Prebble 11 56kg 11 Grove Ferry Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Linda Meech 3 55.5kg 12 Interpretation Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ben Melham 4 55.5kg 13 La Dragontea Anthony & Sam Freedman Jamie Kah 9 54kg 14 Media Award Chris Calthorpe Damien Thornton 1 54kg 15 Attorney Matthew Smith Craig Newitt 12 54kg 16 Aurora’s Symphony Symon Wilde Harry Coffey 8 54kg 17 Teewaters Archie Alexander Daniel Moor 14 54kg 18 Team Captain (1E) Matt Cumani Declan Bates 5 54kg 19 Herman Hesse (2E) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ethan Brown 2 54kg
2024 Geelong Cup result
1st – Onesmoothoperator (+1000)
2nd – Interpretation (+370)
3rd – Muramasa (+160)
Recent Geelong Cup winners
- Onesmoothoperator ($12) toook out the Group 3 Geelong Cup (2400m) thanks to a top ride from Craig Williams. The Brian Ellison-trained gelding entered one of the key lead-ups for the Melbourne Cup (3200m) as a $12 outsider with horse racing bookmakers; however, his dominant victory proved he was missed by many in the market and that he is a Melbourne Cup contender. After settling three-wide with cover for the 2400m journey, there would have been plenty of excuses if the son of Dialed In was to miss the placings, but Williams made sure he had a back to follow up until the home turn, where he released the brakes to sprint away from his rivals in the final 400m. By the time the winner hit the 200m mark, there was no chance of him being caught, and it was Interpretation ($21) and Muramasa ($7) who battled it out for the minor placings, with the Ciaron Maher-trained galloper nailing the Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young-prepared stayer on the line. Unfortunately for favourite punters, their ticket was confetti before the field left the home straight for the first time as Unusual Legacy ($3.40) appeared to suffer an injury and Joao Moreira pulled the market elect out of the race.
- Amade burst through a needle-eye gap late to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat in the Group 3 Geelong Cup. The son of Casamento has since shortened from $201.00 to $101.00 in the 2023 Melbourne Cup betting markets. Although the 10-year-old gelding missed the jump by three lengths, jockey Zac Spain got his mount to settle at the rear of the field and was travelling nicely on the home turn but needed a run to appear. When the gap did open between a slowing King Frankel ($9.00) and Ashrun ($4.80), Spain pushed the button and Amade sprinted the best of his rivals to drive through and find the line first ahead of Ashrun and Sir Lucan ($19.00) in a blanket finish. The race favourite, First Immortal ($2.90), received a great ride from Jamie Kah, but when he hit the final 400m, the son of Churchill didn’t have anything to give and weakened through the pack to finish seventh – beaten by just over a length.
- Emissary took out the 2022 Geelong Cup to punch his ticket into the 2022 Melbourne Cup which was just over a week away. The six-year-old gelding won his second race of the preparation for Mike Moroney, after taking out the Listed Heatherlie Handicap on August 27 at Caulfield. Emissary won at big odds for the punters that followed him into the Geelong Cup, jumping as a $17 roughie; however, he won like a good thing, leaving Surefire and the rest of the field in his wake as he flew down the outside. The eventual winner sat at the back of the field, and as they rounded the turn, Blake Shinn got him to the very outside and he ran by race favourite Surefire to claim the $500,000 feature by just over a length.
- On the back of three consecutive black-type placings, Symon Wilde’s Tralee Rose got her moment in the 2021 Geelong Cup. Having settled in the gun seat under Dean Holland, Tralee Rose was able to capitalise on some tiring leader on the home turn and when asked to quicken, did so nicely. Dr Drill, who had trailed Tralee Rose throughout the run, loomed as a danger, but Tralee Rose would go on to reward favourite punters in fine style.
- Having finished seventh in the 2019 Geelong Cup, the Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Steel Prince managed to claim the same race 12 months later. Having been 35th in the Melbourne Cup Order of Entry prior to the race, Steel Prince needed to win to book a spot in the Melbourne Cup a fortnight later. Win it he did, Jye McNeil managed to lift the classy stayer past the brave Le Don De Vie in the shadows of the winning post.
- The Charlie Fellowes-trained Prince Of Arran booked a spot in the Melbourne Cup after claiming the Geelong Cup. Having settled second behind a hot speed set by Haky, Michael Walker had clear air at all times aboard Prince Of Arran. Once asked to quicken, Prince Of Arran did so nicely and managed to hold off the fast-finishing True Self in a ding-dong finish to the Geelong Cup.
Geelong Cup past winners list
| Geelong Cup Past Winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2024 | Onesmoothoperator | Craig Williams | Brian Ellison |
| 2023 | Amade | Zac Spain | Phillip Stokes |
| 2022 | Emissary | Blake Shinn | Mike Moroney |
| 2021 | Tralee Rose | Dean Holland | Symon Wilde |
| 2020 | Steel Prince | Jye McNeil | Anthony & Sam Freedman |
| 2019 | Prince Of Arran | Michael Walker | Charlie Fellowes |
| 2018 | Runaway | Stephen Baster | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
| 2017 | Vengeur Masque | Patrick Moloney | Mike Moroney |
| 2016 | Qewy | Kerrin McEvoy | Charlie Appleby |
| 2015 | Almoonqith | James McDonald | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig |
| 2014 | Caravan Rolls On | Craig Williams | Danny O’Brien |
| 2013 | Ibicenco | Brad Rawiller | Peter Moody |
| 2012 | Gatewood | Glen Boss | John Gosden |
| 2011 | Dunaden | Craig Williams | Mikel Delzangles |
| 2010 | Americain | Gerald Mosse | Alain de Royer Dupre |
| 2009 | Leica Ding | Danny Nikolic | Darren Weir |
| 2008 | Bauer | Damien Oliver | Luca Cumani |
| 2007 | The Fuzz | Craig Williams | David Hayes |
| 2006 | Mandela | Craig Williams | Richard Yuill |
| 2005 | On A Jeune | Kerrin McEvoy | Peter Montgomerie |
| 2004 | Pacific Dancer | Brad Rawiller | Shaun Dwyer |
| 2003 | Zazzman | Kerrin McEvoy | Tony Vasil |
| 2002 | Media Puzzle | Damien Oliver | Dermot Weld |
| 2001 | Karasi | Glen Boss | David Hall |
| 2000 | Savrocca | Craig Williams | Jeff Rogers |
Geelong Cup Past Winners Pre 2000
| Geelong Cup Past Winners Pre 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | ||
| 1999 | Bohemiath | ||
| 1998 | Ancient City | ||
| 1997 | Oregon Star | ||
| 1996 | Hereditas | ||
| 1995 | Anfitrion | ||
| 1994 | Grass Valley | ||
| 1993 | Ultimate Aim | ||
| 1992 | Ali Boy | ||
| 1991 | Newbury Star | ||
| 1990 | Mr. Booker | ||
| 1989 | Pacific Mirage/Sea Legend | ||
| 1988 | Our Classic Bay | ||
| 1987 | Beau Trist | ||
| 1986 | Fil De Roi | ||
| 1985 | Koro Corrie May | ||
| 1984 | Changemar | ||
| 1983 | Deb’s Mate | ||
| 1982 | Gujarat | ||
| 1981 | Allez Bijou | ||
| 1980 | Summer Fleur | ||
| 1979 | Hauberk | ||
| 1978 | Puramaka | ||
| 1977 | Brallos | ||
| 1976 | Taminga | ||
| 1975 | Dowling Girl | ||
| 1974 | Special Test | ||
| 1973 | Australasia | ||
| 1972 | Hayburner | ||
| 1971 | Gnapur | ||
| 1970 | Vansittart | ||
| 1969 | Double Steel | ||
| 1968 | Bergman | ||
| 1967 | Royal Coral | ||
| 1966 | Craftsman | ||
| 1965 | Pleasanton | ||
| 1964 | Jamagne | ||
| 1963 | Nivek | ||
| 1962 | Napoleon | ||
| 1961 | Ursalon | ||
| 1960 | Tabess | ||
| 1959 | Paratone | ||
| 1958 | Mac | ||
| 1957 | King Boru | ||
| 1956 | Prince Abbott | ||
| 1955 | November Moon | ||
| 1954 | Chidden | ||
| 1953 | Race Not Held | ||
| 1952 | Welkin Sun | ||
| 1951 | Trust Me | ||
| 1950 | Purple Prince | ||
| 1949 | Blank Music | ||
| 1948 | Royal Scot | ||
| 1947 | Bruin | ||
| 1938-1946 | Race Not Held | ||
| 1937 | Lord Carrington | ||
| 1935-1936 | Race Not Held | ||
| 1934 | Viol D’Amour/Highway | ||
| 1933 | Bay of Islands | ||
| 1932 | Glaive | ||
| 1931 | El Ray | ||
| 1930 | Race Not Held | ||
| 1929 | Sea Pilot | ||
| 1928 | Anan Louise | ||
| 1927 | Victorian King | ||
| 1926 | Bombard | ||
| 1925 | Glaxy | ||
| 1924 | Lillrie | ||
| 1923 | Mount Bernard | ||
| 1922 | Tresco | ||
| 1921 | Rahda | ||
| 1920 | Race Not Held | ||
| 1919 | Luteplayer | ||
| 1918 | Blackwood | ||
| 1917 | Mnesarchus | ||
| 1916 | Lady Mooltan | ||
| 1915 | Pouter | ||
| 1914 | Roseview | ||
| 1913 | Porch | ||
| 1912 | Roseview | ||
| 1911 | Crete | ||
| 1910 | Orline | ||
| 1909 | Tantalla | ||
| 1907-08 | Race Not Held | ||
| 1906 | Maninga | ||
| 1905 | Cluster | ||
| 1904 | Mallard | ||
| 1903 | Telemachus | ||
| 1902 | Merryman | ||
| 1901 | Marie Corelli | ||
| 1900 | Model | ||
| 1899 | Relic | ||
| 1898 | Chit Chat | ||
| 1897 | Race Not Held | ||
| 1896 | Pivot | ||
| 1895 | J5 | ||
| 1894 | The Clown | ||
| 1893 | Newman | ||
| 1892 | Norbert | ||
| 1891 | Tantallon | ||
| 1890 | Britannia | ||
| 1889 | Malua | ||
| 1888 | Gardenia | ||
| 1887 | Camerine | ||
| 1886 | Claptrap | ||
| 1885 | Camerine | ||
| 1884 | Linda | ||
| 1883 | Gudarz | ||
| 1882 | Guinea | ||
| 1881 | Progress | ||
| 1880 | Zambesi | ||
| 1879 | Lord Harry | ||
| 1878 | Newminster | ||
| 1877 | Pride of the Hills | ||
| 1876 | Emulation | ||
| 1875 | Melbourne | ||
| 1874 | Mccallum Mohn | ||
| 1873 | Leo | ||
| 1872 | Flying Scud | ||
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