Mackay Cup

The Mackay Cup is a race held at Mackay Racecourse each year towards the end of June or in early July. A considerable crowd usually attends the races, drawing on patrons from around the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Ipswich, Toowoomba, the Gold Coast and elsewhere.

The Mackay Cup is part of the annual North Queensland Racing Carnival that travels up the Queensland Coast from Caloundra to Cairns over the winter months.

The $75,000 Mackay Cup (1800m) is run at Ooralea Race Course in Mackay a week after the $100,000 Rockhampton Cup (1600m) at Callaghan Park and in 2017 coincides with the running of the Listed $175,000 The Pump House Caloundra Cup (2400m) at the Sunshine Coast.

After the Mackay Cup, interest will then turn to the $100,000 Townsville Cup run over 2000m at Cluden Park in Townsville before Cairns takes the centre stage with the $75,000 Cairns Cup over 2100m followed three weeks later by the $75,000 Cairns Amateur Cup over the same distance, both at Cannon Park in Cairns.

The 2017 Mackay Cup will again attract a packed house at Ooralea Race Course where the patrons who will be able to see if Craiglea Deken can extend his winning sequence to seven.

2015 Mackay Cup winner Holdontoyahorses was retired to stud after that victory following a winning spree that saw her win $80,000 in six weeks and her trainer Russell Adair was so glad to send her out as a winner of her final race which was her tenth overall win.

Mackay Cup Field

The final field for the 2017 Mackay Cup will be published here on the Wednesday before the race.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Hcp Rating
1 1002111111 CRAIGLEA DEKEN Krystle Johnston Adrian Coome 8 61kg 92
2 0x13259274 DECONSTRUCTED Tom Button 4 54.5kg 80
3 110×133422 MAMSELLE CORDAY Tony McMahon 1 54kg 79
4 0x456x3022 FASTNET FLYER Glenda Bell Les Tilley 7 54kg 78
5 326×732724 CHIVADAHLII Jamie McConachy David Hayse 5 54kg 76.5
6 0970x678x6 WALHAAN Graeme Boyd Corey Bayliss (a) 12 54kg 76
7 415×260123 OLD SMOKEY Trinity Bannon 9 54kg 74.5
8 71×6616353 KNOWING ME (NZ) John Manzelmann Ms Chelsea Jokic 11 54kg 72.5
9 8×09095457 BENTLES Tim Cook 2 54kg 72
10 323x0x1661 PALACE TYCOON Tony Sears Scott Galloway 6 54kg 72
11 5812218431 TRY ME DOL Tracy Simmons David J Simmons 10 54kg 71.5
12 41×7411253 DOUBOS Tim Cook 3 54kg 69

Mackay Cup Nominations

# Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 8930184461 ANYMORE G 6 John Dann 76.5
2 8×09095457 BENTLES G 5 Tim Cook 72
3 8231235714 BRIGADIER (NZ) G 4 Wayne Walters 64
4 326×732724 CHIVADAHLII G 5 Jamie McConachy 76.5
5 1002111111 CRAIGLEA DEKEN G 4 Krystle Johnston 92
6 0x13259274 DECONSTRUCTED G 5 Tom Button 80
7 177x0x8x58 DODGE THE GREY G 6 Lyle Wright 69
8 41×7411253 DOUBOS M 5 Tim Cook 69
9 0x456x3022 FASTNET FLYER G 6 Glenda Bell 78
10 0187×12225 GO BY RIO (NZ) G 5 Errol Sewell 74
11 71×6616353 KNOWING ME (NZ) G 8 John Manzelmann 72.5
12 110×133422 MAMSELLE CORDAY M 5 Tony McMahon 79
13 2264550130 MANNY (NZ) G 7 Wayne Walters 70
14 415×260123 OLD SMOKEY G 5 Trinity Bannon 74.5
15 323x0x1661 PALACE TYCOON G 4 Tony Sears 72
16 5×15725571 SHEKOU M 6 Janel Ryan 76.5
17 5812218431 TRY ME DOL M 5 Tracy Simmons 71.5
18 0970x678x6 WALHAAN G 7 Graeme Boyd 76

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