Sydney Cup

Sydney Cup

The Championships Day 2 – Betting Guide
Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024
Location: Royal Randwick Racecourse – Sydney, Australia
Prize Money: $2,000,000
Distance: 3200m

The Sydney Cup is one of Australia’s premier long-distance races.

Raced over the traditional journey of 3200m, the race forms part of Sydney’s prize event – The Championships – and is an open handicap held at Randwick Racecourse.

The Sydney Cup has a storied history with many hall of famers etched on the honour board over the past 150 years. Tie The Knot, who is one of two horses to have won it as a three-year-old, Makybe Diva and the legendary Kingston Town are among those who have claimed the cup.


2024 Sydney Cup odds

Dylan Gibbons was high in the irons as Explosive Jack ran away with the 2023 Group 1 Sydney Cup.

The 2024 Sydney Cup odds as of March 18 look like this:

  • Ashrun – +500
  • More Felons – +700
  • Post Impressionist – +700
  • Circle Of Fire – +1000
  • Place Du Carrousel – +1000
  • Bois D’Argent – +1400

Complete Sydney Cup odds available at Picklebet.


Sydney Cup bookmakers

The Sydney Cup is a popular betting race with online bookmakers and every one that offers racing will have markets for this race.

Most bookies will have a futures market available on the Sydney Cup well in advance of the race which means if you spot a potential stayer that could win the race, you will be able to find good future odds.

United States Sydney Cup Bookmakers

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2024 Sydney Cup Final Field

Horsebetting.com.au will update this page when the 2024 Sydney Cup field is released.


Previous Sydney Cup Fields

Many a superstar has gone on to win the Sydney Cup. Check out the last two fields here.

  • No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
    1 Silks
    Gold Trip
    Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
    James McDonald
    16
    59.5kg
    2 Silks
    Knights Order
    Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
    Tim Clark
    12
    56.5kg
    3 Silks
    Baron Samedi
    Joseph O’Brien
    Tom Marquand
    20
    55kg
    4 Silks
    Stockman
    Joseph Pride
    Sam Clipperton
    5
    54.5kg
    5 Silks
    Arapaho
    Bjorn Baker
    Rachel King
    8
    53kg
    6 Silks
    Selino
    Chris Waller
    Tom Sherry
    14
    53kg
    7 Silks
    Surefire
    Chris Waller
    Joao Moreira
    6
    52.5kg
    8 Silks
    Explosive Jack
    Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
    Dylan Gibbons
    4
    52.5kg
    9 Silks
    Sir Lucan
    Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
    Winona Costin
    15
    51.5kg
    10 Silks
    Torrens
    Marc Chevalier
    N/A
    1
    51.5kg
    11 Silks
    Cleveland
    Joseph O’Brien
    Kerrin McEvoy
    17
    51kg
    12 Silks
    High Emocean
    Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
    Robbie Dolan
    19
    51kg
    13 Silks
    Amade
    Phillip Stokes
    Reece Jones
    10
    51kg
    14 Silks
    King Frankel
    Mark Newnham
    Tyler Schiller
    11
    50kg
    15 Silks
    Nerve Not Verve
    Mike Moroney
    Dean Holland
    2
    50kg
    16 Silks
    Gin Martini
    John Sargent
    Zac Lloyd
    18
    50kg
    17 Silks
    Timour
    Chris Waller
    Jay Ford
    3
    50kg
    18 Silks
    Alakahan
    Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
    Brock Ryan
    13
    50kg
    19 Silks
    Pesto
    Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
    Andrew Adkins
    9
    50kg
    20 Silks
    True Marvel
    Matthew Smith
    Kathy O’Hara
    7
    50kg
  • No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
    1 Silks
    The Chosen One
    Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman
    Hugh Bowman
    5
    56kg
    2 Silks
    Daqiansweet Junior
    Phillip Stokes
    Kerrin McEvoy
    7
    51.5kg
    3 Silks
    Knights Order
    Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
    Rachel King
    1
    51.5kg
    4 Silks
    Stockman
    Joseph Pride
    Alysha Collett
    13
    51kg
    5 Silks
    Crystal Pegasus
    Chris Waller
    Jamie Kah
    18
    51kg
    6 Silks
    Angel Of Truth
    Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
    William Pike
    3
    51kg
    7 Silks
    Sheraz
    Chris Waller
    Craig Williams
    6
    51kg
    8 Silks
    No Compromise
    Chris Waller
    Jay Ford
    10
    50.5kg
    9 Silks
    Luncies
    Kris Lees
    Robbie Dolan
    14
    50kg
    10 Silks
    Future Score
    Matt Cumani
    Teo Nugent
    16
    50kg
    11 Silks
    Surefire
    Chris Waller
    Kathy O’Hara
    12
    50kg
    12 Silks
    Tigertiger
    Rob Blacker
    Dean Holland
    2
    50kg
    13 Silks
    Chalk Stream
    Chris Waller
    Damien Thornton
    9
    50kg
    14 Silks
    Alakahan
    Richard & Will Freedman
    Fred Kersley
    4
    50kg
    15 Silks
    Le Baol
    Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
    Louise Day
    19
    50kg
    16 Silks
    Dadoozdart
    Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
    Brock Ryan
    17
    50kg
    17 Silks
    Kaapfever
    Joseph Pride
    Tyler Schiller
    8
    50kg
    18 Silks
    Sweet Thomas
    Matthew Smith
    James Innes Jnr
    11
    50kg
    19 Silks
    South Pacific
    Richard Litt
    Andrew Gibbons
    15
    50kg

2023 Sydney Cup result


1stExplosive Jack ($26.00)
2ndTrue Marvel ($25.00)
3rdKnights Order ($4.60)

Recent Sydney Cup results

  • Dylan Gibbons has claimed his first Group 1 victory when piloting Explosive Jack to victory in the Group 1 Sydney Cup. The win was the first for Explosive Jack since his win in the Group 1 South Australian Derby as a three-year-old back on May 8, 2021. With last year’s Sydney Cup winner Knights Order looking to lead throughout, the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained stayer set up a slow tempo over the 3200m event, which seemingly set the race up for those on pace to make their mark. On the home turn it was the $151 shot True Marvel who loomed as the winner as he went stride for stride with Knights Order and Arapaho, but storming down the heart of the track was Explosive Jack who ended up running away from his rivals in a dominant performance. The win handed Ciaron Maher & David Eustace their second win in the race after trainer Etah James to victory in the race back in 2020.
  • Having claimed the Brisbane Cup over 3200m in the 2021 winter, the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Knight’s Order claimed the Sydney Cup in similar fashion. Rachel King opted to take Knight’s order to the front of the field from the barriers and from that point on, the race was all but over. Knight’s Order, who finished 19th in the 2021 Melbourne Cup, has given his owners a great ride in his 26-start career, amassing more than $1.6 million in prizemoney after the Group 1 win. The win handed Rachel King her second at Group 1 level.
  • Former champion Sydney apprentice Ron Stewart has made a triumphant return to his old stomping ground, capitalising on a rare Group 1 opportunity for Chris Waller to clinch the Sydney Cup aboard Selino. Stewart allowed Selino to find his feet early before chiming into the race on the corner and sweeping to the front to score by 1.25 lengths over Rondinella with Miami Bound a similar margin away. It was Waller’s fifth Sydney Cup victory and he hasn’t ruled out aiming Selino at Australia’s most famous race in the spring.
  • Glen Boss partnered Etah James to victory to claim his second Sydney Cup, 16 years after he steered home Makybe Diva. Etah James will most likely not reach the same heights as the Diva but on the day the mare showed plenty of fight. Having paired off with The Chosen One at the 200m the pair went stride for stride over the concluding stages with Etah James doing the better over the concluding stages to score by a half neck to take out the 2020 Sydney Cup behind closed doors with thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • The pre-race hype was all about Godophin import Dubhe but it was the outsiders that shined through in the 2019 Sydney Cup. Both Shraaoh and Vengeur Masque elected to sit behind the spend and both of them squared off down the straight when the early leaders wilted. It was the Waller runner on the inside that lifted however, holding out the Irish import, with New Zealand stayer Glory Days running into third.
  • Who Shot Thebarman added a Sydney Cup to its glittering resume as a nine-year-old, winning the Sydney Cup in dramatic fashion. Presenting down the outside late in the race, it did not look like the Kiwi was going to topple long-time leader Zacada, but the old boy nailed it on the line in a photo finish.
  • A two part race with the original being run on April 8, before eventually being called a no-race when Almoonqith fatally broke down, while Who Shot Thebarman lost his jockey. Officials made the decision to cancel it but half the remaining jockeys didn’t see the signal and raced the full 3200m. It was then announced it would be re-run on April 22 with supplementary runners allowed to enter. Polarisation won the second running of the race, ahead of Who Shot Thebarman.
  • There was a bit of concern that Gallante would not be able to handle a wide barrier, but Kerrin McEvoy timed a run to perfection to help the $10 shot win the race. It beat home $4 favourite Libran and Grand Marshal ($5.50). Gallante is owned by Lloyd Williams who bought the then four year old to have a tilt at the Melbourne Cup after its successful campaign in the French Derby.
  • It was a masterful staying performance from Grand Marshal and veteran hoop Jim Cassidy with the horse only hitting the front in the final few strides of the race. Hartnell, who was the odds on favourite, made the early running, before Who Shot Thebarman came down the rail to hit the front. But it was Grand Marshal who finished stronger to salute at $41. Who Shot Thebarman $8.50) and Like A Carousel ($151) was further back in third. It was Chris Waller’s second victory in the race after previously winning it with Stand To Gain in 2011.
  • Young Tommy Berry and The Offer were all class as they easily won the 3200m feature. The $3.30 favourite was patiently ridden with Berry settling it towards the back of the field, but got to the outside when the field straightened. It then produced its trademark dash to win by almost four lengths from Opinion, with Sertorius further back in third.
  • Hugh Bowman and owner Lloyd Williams combined with Mourayan to win, with the European import beating home Adelaide Cup winner Norsqui, with Aliyana Tilde finishing third. The 58kg top weight was patiently ridden by Bowman who then produced a well-time run to easily win. The pre-race $2.60 favourite Kelinni ($2.60) was within striking distance at the 700m but battled to make any ground, eventually finishing sixth.
  • Niwot, trained by John Hawkes, was the $4.20 favourite heading into the epic race, but fitness was always a query after an injury plagued career. But after settling midfield, Niwot produced a guts effort to defeat Efficient by half a length, with Once Were Wild further back in third.


Past Sydney Cup winners

Sydney Cup Past Winners
Year Horse Jockey Trainer
2023 Explosive Jack Dylan Gibbons Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
2022 Knight’s Order Rachel King Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
2021 Selino Ron Stewart Chris Waller
2020 Etah James Glen Boss Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
2019 Shraaoh Jay Ford Chris Waller
2018 Who Shot Thebarman Blake Shinn Chris Waller
2017 Polarisation Corey Brown Charlie Appleby
2016 Gallante Kerrin McEvoy Robert Hickmott
2015 Grand Marshall Jim Cassidy Chris Waller
2014 The Offer Tommy Berry Gai Waterhouse
2013 Mourayan Hugh Bowman Robert Hickmott
2012 Niwot Dwayne Dunn Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
2011 Stand To Gain Rodney Quinn Chris Waller
2010 Jessicabeel Craig Newitt John O’Shea
2009 Ista Kareem Craig Williams Colin Little
2008 No Wine No Song Damien Oliver Kevin Moses
2007 Gallic Steven Arnold Graeme Rogerson
2006 Country Tyrone Jim Cassidy Kris Lees
2005 Mahtom Darren Beadman Kim Waugh
2004 Makybe Diva Glen Boss Lee Freedman
2003 Honor Babe Kerrin McEvoy Katrina Alexander
2002 Henderson Bay Darryl McLellan Neville McBurney
2001 Mr Prudent Corey Brown George Hanlon
2000 Streak Steven King Robert Smeardon

Sydney Cup winners pre-2000

Sydney Cup Past Winners Pre 2000
Year Horse
1999 Tie The Knot
1998 Tie The Knot
1997 Linesman
1996 Count Chivas
1995 Daacha
1994 Cross Swords
1993 Azzaam
1992 My Eagle Eye
1991 Just A Dancer
1990 King Aussie
1989 Palace Revolt
1988 Banderol
1987 Major Drive
1986 Marooned
1985 Late Show
1984 Trissaro
1983 Veloso
1982 Azawary
1981 Our Paddy Boy
1980 Kingston Town
1979 Double Century
1978 My Good Man
1977 Reckless
1976 Oopik
1975 Gay Master
1974 Battle Heights
1973 Apollo Eleven
1972 Dark Suit
1971 Gallic Temple
1970 Arctic Symbol
1969 Lowland
1968 General Command
1967 Galilee
1966 Prince Grant
1965 River Seine
1964 Zinga Lee
1963 Maidenhead
1962 Grand Print
1961 Sharply
1960 Grand Garry
1959 On Line
1958 Straight Draw
1957 Electro
1956 Sailor’s Guide
1955 Talisman
1954 Gold Scheme
1953 Carioca
1952 Opulent
1951 Bankstream
1950 Sir Falcon
1949 Carbon Copy
1948 Dark Marne
1947 Proctor
1946 Cordale
1945 Craigie
1944 Veiled Threat
1943 Abspear
1942 Veiled Threat
1941 Lucrative
1940 Mosaic
1939 Mosaic
1938 L’Aiglon
1937 Mestoravon
1936 Contact
1935 Akuna
1934 Broad Arrow
1933 Rogilla
1932 Johnnie Jason
1931 The Dimmer
1930 Gwillian G
1929 Crucis
1928 Winalot
1927 Piastoon
1926 Murray King
1925 Lilypond
1924 Scarlet
1923 David
1922 Prince Charles
1921 Eurythmic
1920 Kennaquhair
1919 Ian ‘Or
1918 Rebus
1917 The Fortune Hunter
1916 Prince Bardolph
1915 Scotch Artillery
1914 Lilyveil
1913 Cadonia
1912 Saxonite
1911 Moorilla
1910 Vavasor
1909 Trafalgar
1908 Dyed Garments
1907 Realm
1906 Noreen
1905 Tartan
1904 Lord Cardigan
1903 Street Arab
1902 Wakeful
1901 San Fran
1900 La Carabine
1899 Diffidence
1898 Merloolas
1897 Tricolor
1896 Wallace
1895 Patroness
1894 Lady Trenton
1893 Realm
1892 Stromboli
1891 Highborn
1890 Carbine
1889 Carbine
1888 The Australian Peer
1887 Frisco
1886 Cerise And Blue
1885 Normanby
1884 Favo
1883 Darebin
1882 Cunnamulla
1881 Progress
1880 Petrea
1879 Savanaka
1878 Democrat
1877 Kingfisher
1876 A.T.
1875 Imperial
1874 Speculation
1873 Vixen
1872 The Prophet
1871 Mermaid
1870 Barbelle
1869 The Barb
1868 The Barb
1867 Fishhook
1866 Yattendon
1865 Union Jack
1864 Tarragon
1863 Traveller
1862 Talleyrand

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