Premier’s Cup (ATC)
Premier’s Cup
Group Three Betting Guide
| Date: | Saturday, August 23, 2025 |
| Location: | Randwick Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales |
| Prize Money: | $250,000 |
| Distance: | 2000m |
The Group 3 Premier’s Cup is a 2000m event for stayers held under Quality Handicap conditions run at Royal Randwick each year.
Worth $250,000 the race is often a key event for horses on their way to the Group 1 Metropolitan (2400m), Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) or even the Melbourne Cup (3200m).
The Premier’s Cup has been dominated by some of the bigger Sydney stables, with Gai Waterhouse (5), Chris Waller (2), Kris Lees (2) and John Hawkes (2) all tasting multiple successes in the race since 2000.
Favourites have a strong record in the Premier’s Cup, with eight bookies’ elects getting the job done and a further 12 filling the minor placings since 2001.
Notable winners of the Premier’s Cup in that time include Mugatoo (2020), Avilius (2018), Sense Of Occasion (2016), Magic Hurricane (2015), Glencadam Gold (2012), Activation (2006) and Railings (2005).
2025 Premier’s Cup Odds
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2025 Premier’s Cup Final Field
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Previous Premier’s Cup Fields
Check the previous fields of the Premier’s Cup here.
No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 
Kalapour Kris Lees Dylan Gibbons 9 61kg 2 Cleveland Kris Lees James McDonald 8 58kg 3 Eliyass Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 5 57kg 4 Sir Lucan Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus 6 57kg 5 Super Strike Richard Collett Jason Collett 3 54kg 6 Touristic Peter Snowden Regan Bayliss 7 53kg 7 Redstone WellAnnabel Neasham & Rob ArchibaldTyler Schiller153kg8 Canberra Legend Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 2 53kg 9 Political Debate Chris Waller Zac Lloyd 4 53kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 King Frankel Annabel Neasham Tyler Schiller 15 59kg 2 Cleveland Kris Lees Kerrin McEvoy 2 58.5kg 3 Gear Up Annabel Neasham Regan Bayliss 14 58kg 4 Desert Icon Chris Waller James McDonald 9 57.5kg 5 Bois D’Argent Annabel Neasham Chad Schofield 11 57kg 6 Fancy Man Annabel Neasham Adam Hyeronimus 8 57kg 7 Hosier Mark Minervini Jason Collett 6 54.5kg 8 Point Nepean Ben, Will & JD Hayes Tim Clark 4 54.5kg 9 Military Mission Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Rachel King 17 54kg 10 Raging Bull David Payne Jean Van Overmiere 1 54kg 11 Athabascan John O’Shea Tom Sherry 10 53.5kg 12 Bonny Ezra Chris Waller Jamie Kah 7 53kg 13 Iene Fortune Chris Waller Jay Ford 5 53kg 14 Fawkner Park Annabel Neasham Dylan Gibbons 16 53kg 15 Born A King Chris Waller Kathy O’Hara 12 53kg 16 Mach Schnell Joseph Pride Reece Jones 3 53kg 17 Wild Chap (1E)Brett LazzariniTBC1354kgNo. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Le Don De Vie Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Nash Rawiller 1 60kg 2 Arapaho Bjorn Baker Rachel King 14 56kg 3 Lord Ardmore Chris Waller Hugh Bowman 5 56kg 4 Carif Peter & Paul Snowden Sam Clipperton 13 54.5kg 5 SkymanChris WallerTommy Berry254.5kg6 Raging BullDavid PayneTom Sherry754kg7 Toomuchtobear Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 10 53kg 8 Francesco Guardi Chris Waller William Pike 12 53kg 9 Grove Ferry Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 4 53kg 10 Chalk Stream Chris Waller Kathy O’Hara 11 53kg 11 Le ChevaleeCiaron Maher & David EustaceLouise Day953kg12 Durston Chris Waller Andrew Adkins 8 53kg 13 Yiyi Chris Waller Jay Ford 3 53kg 14 She’s A Maneater Peter Lock Tyler Schiller 6 53kg
2024 Premier’s Cup result
1st – Eliyass (+150)
2nd – Touristic (+100)
3rd – Super Strike (+150)
Recent Premier’s Cup winners
- Eliyass ($2.20) returned to the racetrack with a tough win in the Group 3 Premier’s Cup for the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott yard, holding off the fast-finishing Touristic ($6.50) in the final stages of the race. Tim Clark settled the race favourite in the box seat behind the leaders, Canberra Legend ($9.50) and Cleveland ($9.00), but once the field hit the home turn, Clark extricated off the fence to make his run. It took the son of Le Havre a few strides before he hit top speed, allowing Super Strike ($11.00) and Touristic to close in before the 200m mark. The Peter Snowden-trained runner let down with a strong finish to chase down the leader; however, Eliyass dug deep and prove the superior stayer over the 2000m journey.
- Jason Collett and Mark Minervini have combined with Hosier ($5) taking out the Group 3 Premier’s Cup at Randwick. It was a reward for consistency as the now six-year-old gelding headed into Saturday fourth-up into the preparation, finishing off nicely over the shorter trips. He clearly relished getting over the 2000m for the first time in the campaign, as Jason Collett manufactured a perfect ride from barrier five, placing Hosier in the one-one position throughout the contest. The money had come for the son of Camelot throughout the week, opening as much as $11 with some online bookmakers on Wednesday afternoon. The money was spot on as you only wanted to be on one horse turning for home, as Hosier let-down the middle of the course to score a dominant 1.2-length victory. The race was set-up nicely for the back markers, with Mach Schnell ($18) going at a genuine clip, seeing the likes of Military Mission ($41) and Bois D’Argent ($14) make good inroads late, while 2023 Sydney Cup favourite Cleveland ($17) was impressive on resumption.
- Having claimed the Listed Grafton Cup (2350m) two starts prior, the Bjorn Baker-trained Arapaho added the Group 3 Premier’s Cup to a somewhat underrated career record. Sent around as a $21 chance, Arapaho was seemingly up against it, but under a well-timed steer from Rachel King, arrived in time to get the better of Chris Waller’s Francesco Guardi and Lord Ardmore in impressive style. The victory handed Baker and King a second straight win in the race, having partnered Harpo Marx to glory in the race 12 months prior.
- Despite not thinking too highly of Harpo Marx when the import arrived at his stable, Bjorn Baker’s opinion had well and truly changed when he claiming his first stakes success in the relocated Premier’s Cup. Held at Kembla Grange due to Covid-19 restrictions, Harpo Marx relished the track conditions and a significant weight drop from his last start, to finish strongly under Ms Rachel King and down fellow Spirit Ridge ($4.80) by a head. Inverloch ($10) was another three-quarters of a length away in third.
- Trainer Kris Lees believes Mugatoo has the scope to reach Group One level during the spring and pinpointed the Metropolitan Handicap as a likely goal following the import’s dominant win in the Premier’s Cup. The staying import took his record to two wins from as many starts this campaign with the classy victory, coming from the rear of the field under Kerrin McEvoy. Mugatoo started a popular $1.90 favourite and finished strongly to down Sikandarabad ($10) by 1.25 lengths with Herengawe ($81) a close third.
- The Chris Waller-trained Wu Gok confirmed his status as a genuine wet-tracker, claiming his first Stakes success in the Group 3 Premier’s Cup. Waller had a heavy hand in the Group 3 event for stayers, with training seven of the 10 horses engaged, which resulted in him training the first five horses past the winning post. Wu Gok ($6.50) kept his new stablemate, former Perth horse Come Play With Me ($3.20) at bay by a length, with Tommy Berry producing an expert ride on the leader’s back throughout and pinching an inside run along the rails. The move proved to be a decisive one, with Wu Gok finding plenty late on.
Premier’s Cup winners
| Premier’s Cup Past Winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2024 | Eliyass | Tim Clark | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
| 2023 | Hosier | Jason Collett | Mark Minervini |
| 2022 | Arapaho | Rachel King | Bjorn Baker |
| 2021 | Harpo Marx | Rachel King | Bjorn Baker |
| 2020 | Mugatoo | Kerrin McEvoy | Kris Lees |
| 2019 | Wu Gok | Tommy Berry | Chris Waller |
| 2018 | Avilius | Glyn Schofield | James Cummings |
| 2017 | Dee I Cee | Rachel King | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
| 2016 | Sense Of Occasion | Tim Clark | Kris Lees |
| 2015 | Magic Hurricane | Sam Clipperton | John O’Shea |
| 2014 | Greatwood | Tommy Berry | Gai Waterhouse |
| 2013 | Less Is More | Jay Ford | David Vandyke |
| 2012 | Glencadam Gold | Tommy Berry | Gai Waterhouse |
| 2011 | Break Card | Jay Ford | Gerald Ryan |
| 2010 | Snow Alert | Damien Oliver | Chris Waller |
| 2009 | Emperor Bonaparte | Blake Shinn | David Payne |
| 2008 | Red Lord | Corey Brown | Anthony Cummings |
| 2007 | Race Not Held | ||
| 2006 | Activation | Michael Rodd | Graeme Rogerson |
| 2005 | Railings | Darren Beadman | John Hawkes |
| 2004 | Bush Honey | Danny Beasley | Guy Walter |
| 2003 | Domine | Darren Beadman | John Hawkes |
| 2002 | Gamesman | Jim Cassidy | Gai Waterhouse |
| 2001 | Mulan Princess | Chris Munce | Gai Waterhouse |
| 2000 | Super Revenir | Paul Falvey | Phil McLeod |
Premier’s Cup Past Winners Pre 2000
| Premier’s Cup Past Winners Pre 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | ||
| 1999 | Catapult | ||
| 1998 | Joss Sticks | ||
| 1997 | Ask The Waiter | ||
| 1996 | Race Not Held | ||
| 1995 | Ardeed | ||
| 1994 | Century Reign | ||
| 1993 | O’Hara | ||
| 1992 | Donegal Mist | ||
| 1991 | Hammond | ||
| 1990 | Kessem | ||
| 1989 | Port Kingdom | ||
| 1988 | Natural Habit | ||
| 1987 | Northern Plain | ||
| 1986 | Fix The Date | ||
| 1985 | Colour Page | ||
| 1984 | Just For Tristram | ||
| 1983 | Tulsa Knight | ||
| 1982 | Bourbon Boy | ||
| 1981 | Coe | ||
| 1980 | Diamond Park | ||
| 1979 | In Luck | ||
| 1978 | Leonotis | ||
| 1977 | Such Fun | ||
| 1976 | Northbridge Lad | ||
| 1975 | Americano | ||
| 1974 | Broadway Hit | ||
| 1973 | Drum Roll | ||
| 1972 | Red God | ||
| 1971 | Oncidon | ||
| 1970 | Tails | ||
| 1969 | Tails | ||
| 1968 | By Gee | ||
| 1967 | Tupaki | ||
| 1966 | Victory Roll | ||
| 1965 | Duo | ||
| 1964 | Striking Force | ||
| 1963 | Alpensea | ||
| 1962 | Tamure | ||
| 1961 | Gemstone | ||
| 1960 | Boorala | ||
| 1959 | Bardshah | ||
| 1958 | Caranna | ||
| 1957 | Turkestan | ||
| 1956 | Regal Forest | ||
| 1955 | Talisman | ||
| 1954 | El Ziet | ||
| 1953 | Maynard | ||
| 1952 | Hydrogen | ||
| 1951 | Amused | ||
| 1950 | Hurry Up | ||
| 1949 | Dark Marne | ||
| 1948 | Paktong | ||
| 1947 | Courier | ||
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