Hobart Cup
Hobart Cup
Group Three Betting Guide
| Date: | Sunday, February 9, 2025 |
| Location: | Elwick Racecourse – Hobart, Tasmania |
| Prize Money: | $250,000 |
| Distance: | 2400m |
The Hobart Cup, a Group 3 race for stayers, is held annually at Elwick, Hobart, over 2400m under handicap conditions.
First run in 1875, The Hobart Cup has varied in distance over the years, including being a two-mile race early on.
In 2026, the Hobart Cup is worth $250,000.
Initially a Principal race, the Hobart Cup became a Group 3 from 1980 to 2003, a Group 2 from 2004 to 2006, and returned to Group 3 status thereafter.
Notable winners include Piping Lane, who won in 1972 and went on to win the Melbourne Cup the same year, and Palos Verdes, whose progeny El Segundo won multiple Group 1 races.
The 2024 Hobart Cup was won by Aurora’s Symphony, adding it to his two Launceston Cups, ahead of Wyclif and Grand Pierro.
2025 Hobart Cup betting odds
Odds for the Hobart Cup as of February 6, 2025 – Courtesy of Neds
- Promises Kept Win $2.70 Place $1.28
- Arugamama Win $4.20 Place $1.55
- Goldman Win $4.80 Place $1.65
- Strawberry Rock Win $6.00 Place $1.85
- Kaliuwaa Falls Win $9.50 Place $2.45
- Alhambra Lad Win $13.00 Place $3.00
- Ashy Boy Win $18.00 Place $3.70
- Travelling Gigolo Win $34.00 Place $5.50
How to bet on the Hobart Cup
Australians can wager on all metropolitan and country race meetings at respected online bookmakers, licensed and regulated by bodies like the Northern Territory.
The Hobart Cup will generally have odds out for it about a week in advance at most bookies but you will struggle to find futures available.
It pays to use services like an odds comparison to find the best odds on the Hobart Cup.
The following bookmakers are our favoured options to bet on the Hobart Cup..
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2025 Hobart Cup Final Field
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Previous Hobart Cup Fields
No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 
Aurora’s Symphony Symon Wilde Jordan Childs 2 59.5kg 2 Alhambra Lad Patrick Payne Jye McNeil 2 56.5kg 3 Swoop Dog John Blacker Ms Sigrid Carr 8 55kg 4 Ashy Boy Glenn Stevenson Craig Newitt 6 54kg 5 Grand Pierro Jason Warren Craig Williams 7 54kg 6 Wyclif Ciaron Maher Ms Carleen Hefel 1 54kg 7 Assaranca Barry Campbell Anthony Darmanin 5 54kg 8 Rising Light Gaetan Delon Codi Jordan 10 54kg 9 Travelling Gigolo John Keys David Pires 4 54kg 10 Metaverse Angela Brakey Erica Byrne Burke 3 54kg
2024 Hobart Cup result
1st – Aurora’s Symphony (+750)
2nd – Wyclif (+110)
3rd – Grand Pierro (-166.67)
Recent runnings of the Hobart Cup:
- Aurora’s Symphony delivered a dominant performance in the 2024 Hobart Cup, adding the prestigious race to his impressive record, which includes two Launceston Cups. The four-year-old showed his class over the 2400m distance, holding off a strong challenge from Wyclif and Grand Pierro to secure victory.
- Winona Costin rewarded the faith of trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott with a brilliant ride aboard Military Mission in the 2023 $300,000 Hobart Cup (2400m). Settling three back on the fence early, Costin expertly guided the son of Mastercraftsman off the rail, forcing Blake Shinn’s mount, the favourite Spirit Ridge, to race three-wide. In the straight, Military Mission surged past Spirit Ridge and held off a determined challenge from local contender Travelling Gigolo, winning by 2.25 lengths.
- Former Hong Kong galloper Ho Ho Khan overcame top weight of 59kg to claim a dominant victory in thr Group 3 Hobart Cup. Sent out as the $5.50 second favourite, the Mitch Freedman-trained seven-year-old settled in the midfield under apprentice Tahlia Hope. Turning for home, Ho Ho Khan surged forward and powered away from his rivals, winning by an impressive four lengths. The victory marked the entire’s second consecutive win in Australia, having been trained by Australian expat David Hall in Hong Kong racing before joining Freedman’s stable.
Previous winners of the Hobart Cup
| Hobart Cup Past Winners | |||
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| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2024 | Aurora’s Symphony | Jordan Childs | Symon Wilde |
| 2023 | Military Mission | Winona Costin | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
| 2022 | Ho Ho Khan | Tahlia Hope | Mitchell Freedman |
| 2021 | Double You Tee | Jye McNeil | Patrick Payne |
| 2020 | Toorak Affair | Anthony Darmanin | Michael Trinder |
| 2019 | Eastender | Craig Newitt | Barry Campbell |
| 2018 | Pretty Punk | Ben Allen | Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas |
| 2017 | Count Da Vinci | David Pires | Scott Brunton |
| 2016 | Up Cups | David Pires | David Brunton |
| 2015 | Geegees Blackflash | Sigrid Carr | John Luttrell |
| 2014 | Epingle | Craig Williams | Michael Kent |
| 2013 | Hurdy Gurdy Man | Glen Boss | Darren Weir |
| 2012 | Geegees Blackflash | Peter Mertens | John Luttrell |
| 2011 | Bid Spotter | Michael Rodd | Graeme Rogerson |
| 2010 | Growl | Brad Rawiller | David Hayes |
| 2009 | Gotta Keep Cool | Craig Williams | Darren Weir |
| 2008 | Offenbach | Craig Williams | Darren Weir |
| 2007 | Blutigeroo | Damien Oliver | Colin Little |
| 2006 | True Courser | Craig Newitt | Darren Weir |
| 2005 | Our Dashing Dane | Christine Puls | Jason Clifford |
| 2004 | Zacielo | Craig Newitt | Peter Moody |
| 2003 | Jeune’s Mark | Stephen Baster | Tony McEvoy |
| 2002 | St. Andrews | Stephen Maskiell | George Blacker |
| 2001 | Brorama Star | Brendon McCoull | Charlie Goggin |
| 2000 | Lord Baracus | Wayne Davis | Gary White |
Hobart Cup winners pre-2000
| Hobart Cup Past Winners Pre 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | ||
| 1999 | Future Shock | ||
| 1998 | L’Espion | ||
| 1997 | Palos Verdes | ||
| 1996 | Jam City | ||
| 1995 | Courtly Way | ||
| 1994 | Southern States | ||
| 1993 | Frontier Boy | ||
| 1992 | Russian Rogue | ||
| 1991 | Have A Heart | ||
| 1990 | Firetap | ||
| 1989 | Nakagima | ||
| 1988 | Brisque | ||
| 1987 | Cylai | ||
| 1986 | Dark Intruder | ||
| 1985 | Macbyrne | ||
| 1984 | Viscount Geoffrey | ||
| 1983 | Palomine | ||
| 1982 | Powerful Prince | ||
| 1981 | Andrias | ||
| 1980 | Strident King | ||
| 1979 | Kubla Khan | ||
| 1978 | Clean Heels | ||
| 1977 | Brallos | ||
| 1976 | Brallos | ||
| 1975 | Lord Pascoe | ||
| 1974 | Knee High | ||
| 1973 | Sir Trutone | ||
| 1972 | Piping Lane | ||
| 1971 | Trial And Error | ||
| 1970 | Dark Purple | ||
| 1969 | Delarus | ||
| 1968 | Bounteous | ||
| 1967 | Haughty Boy | ||
| 1966 | Sailing Prince | ||
| 1965 | Macdalla | ||
| 1964 | Macdalla | ||
| 1963 | Volterra | ||
| 1962 | Great Singer | ||
| 1961 | Welton | ||
| 1960 | Orden | ||
| 1959 | King’s Thane | ||
| 1958 | Legismars | ||
| 1957 | Buzzie | ||
| 1956 | Seriki | ||
| 1955 | Seriki | ||
| 1954 | Sea Wolf | ||
| 1953 | Sir Legis | ||
| 1952 | Royal Release | ||
| 1951 | Tarcombe | ||
| 1950 | English | ||
| 1949 | The Artist | ||
| 1948 | Evade | ||
| 1947 | Wingfire | ||
| 1946 | Paramente | ||
| 1945 | Gaelane | ||
| 1944 | Thurso Bay | ||
| 1943 | Lord Saltash | ||
| 1942 | Maco Roni | ||
| 1941 | Mercator | ||
| 1940 | El Nene | ||
| 1939 | Maco Roni | ||
| 1938 | Stylish Lady | ||
| 1937 | Royalty | ||
| 1936 | Coolart | ||
| 1935 | Sunbronze | ||
| 1934 | Song Of Solomon | ||
| 1933 | Air Favourite | ||
| 1932 | Billy Barton | ||
| 1931 | Royal Simon | ||
| 1930 | Tarapunga | ||
| 1929 | Prince Viol | ||
| 1928 | Roonsleigh | ||
| 1927 | Roonsleigh | ||
| 1926 | Royal Simon | ||
| 1925 | Pukka | ||
| 1924 | Llanthony | ||
| 1923 | Binbi | ||
| 1922 | Ouverte | ||
| 1921 | Talisman | ||
| 1920 | Nadir Shah / Trusty Blade | ||
| 1919 | Prince Moeraki | ||
| 1918 | Ladino | ||
| 1917 | Sea Pink | ||
| 1916 | Polska | ||
| 1915 | Defence | ||
| 1914 | Delphic | ||
| 1913 | Belove | ||
| 1912 | Flavel | ||
| 1911 | Bolan | ||
| 1910 | Eighteen Carat | ||
| 1909 | Jack Smith | ||
| 1908 | Admirer | ||
| 1907 | Viola | ||
| 1906 | Postulate | ||
| 1905 | Newmarket | ||
| 1904 | Proceeder | ||
| 1903 | Chesterfield | ||
| 1902 | Progredior | ||
| 1901 | Timbrel | ||
| 1900 | Eiridsdale | ||
| 1899 | Flintlock | ||
| 1898 | Rosella | ||
| 1897 | Benedict | ||
| 1896 | Lena | ||
| 1895 | Music | ||
| 1894 | Amadeus | ||
| 1893 | Pauline | ||
| 1892 | Hopetoun | ||
| 1891 | Lapstone | ||
| 1890 | Macquarie | ||
| 1889 | Chaldean | ||
| 1888 | Ballarat | ||
| 1887 | Maori Chief | ||
| 1886 | Duration | ||
| 1885 | Ringwood | ||
| 1884 | King Of The Vale | ||
| 1883 | The Assyrian | ||
| 1882 | The Marchioness | ||
| 1881 | Monarque | ||
| 1880 | Avernus | ||
| 1879 | Lord Harry | ||
| 1878 | Swiveller | ||
| 1877 | Spark | ||
| 1876 | Strop | ||
| 1875 | Ella | ||
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