- Date: Saturday April 28, 2012
- Racecourse: Randwick
- Race Distance:
- Conditions: Open Handicap
- Prize Money: $500,000
2012 Sydney Cup News
SA Derby hopefuls in tight battle for favouritism
South Australian Derby hopefuls Zabeelionaire and Strike The Stars are locked in a tight battle for favouritism heading into Saturday’s Group 1 clash at Morphettville.
The Leon Corstens trained Zabeelionaire scored his second career victory when an easy winner over Chieftain Jack in the Eastern Bridge Plate (2000m) for three year olds at Caulfield on…
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The 2012 Sydney Cup is a Group 1 race held each year at Randwick Racecourse in April. Held on the final weekend of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival, the Sydney Cup is run over a distance of 3,200 metres and under open handicap conditions. The Sydney Cup is also held on the same day as the Group 1 All Aged Stakes, Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Group 1 Champagne Stakes. Worth $500,000, the Sydney Cup is always hotly contested by many of the country’s best stayers.
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The first Sydney Cup was run in 1862 when Talleyrand won the race. Originally run over a distance of 16 furlongs, the official distance was changed to 3,200 metres after the introduction of the metric system in 1973. Initially being run as a Principal race, the Sydney Cup was elevated to Group 1 level in 1980. Apollo Eleven (1973) and Just A Dancer (1991) both currently hold the record for the fastest Sydney Cup time, winning the race in 3 minutes and 19 seconds. My Good Man (1978) won the race with the heaviest weight (60kg) while Palace Revolt (1989) was the lightest weighted Sydney Cup winner, carrying just 48.5 kilograms.
The Chairmans Handicap (2600m), which is held a fortnight before, is often used as a guide to decide favourites in the Sydney Cup. Many horses, including King Aussie (1990), Linesman (1997), Henderson Bay (2002), No Wine No Song (2008) and Jessicabeel (2010) have won the Chairmans Handicap and Sydney Cup double. Successful runners in the Sydney Cup often go on to partake in Australia’s richest race; the Melbourne Cup. Makybe Diva won the 2004 Sydney Cup on her way to winning three consecutive Melbourne Cup titles. Other notable winners of the Sydney Cup include Carbine (1889-90), Galilee (1967), Kingston Town (1980) and Tie The Knot (1998-99).
Sydney Cup Winners & Results
Many talented horses have won the Sydney Cup since its inaugural running and below you will find a list of winners since 2000.
| Year | Results | Winning Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 Stand To Gain | 2 Older Than Time | 3 Solid Billing | 3:29.1 |
| 2010 | 1 Jessicabeel | 2 Divine Rebel | 3 Harris Tweed | 3:21.8 |
| 2009 | 1 Ista Kareem | 2 Divine Rebel | 3 Mr Tipsy | 3:27.4 |
| 2008 | 1 No Wine No Song | 2 Pentathon | 3 Lang | 3:25.5 |
| 2007 | 1 Gallic | 2 Irazu | 3 No Wine No Song | 3:27.3 |
| 2006 | 1 County Tyrone | 2 Zabeat | 3 Three Chimneys | 3:22.6 |
| 2005 | 1 Mahtoum | 2 County Tyrone | 3 Philosophe | 3:27.6 |
| 2004 | 1 Makybe Diva | 2 Manawa King | 3 Mummify | 3:21.2 |
| 2003 | 1 Honor Babe | 2 County Tyrone | 3 Grey Song | 3:30.5 |
| 2002 | 1 Henderson Bay | 2 Mr. Prudent | 3 Spirit of Westbury | 3:26.7 |
| 2001 | 1 Mr. Prudent | 2 Prophet’s Kiss | 3 Starina | 3:26.9 |
| 2000 | 1 Streak | 2 Sharscay | 3 Ears’ Ronny | 3:30.3 |
