Geraldton Gold Cup
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).
Recent results
Year |
Date |
Stake |
Winner |
Sex |
Sire |
Dam |
Trainer(s) |
Jockey |
Time |
Barrier |
Second |
Third |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Past winners
Year |
Winner |
Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
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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