Sydney Cup Race Guide

Everything that does not change about the Sydney Cup: how the race works, how to bet it, its history and its past winners. For this year’s field, tips and best bets, see the Sydney Cup race page.

Sydney Cup Tips

Arguably the most testing staying race in Australia, winners of the Sydney Cup need a stout staying pedigree.

Unlike the Melbourne Cup that is generally run on a Good surface in Spring, the Sydney Cup is often run on rain-affected going which leaves horses needing to dig deeper at the end of the two-mile contest.

Our experts assess all the Sydney Cup runners, their pedigree, form, barrier draws, speedmap and more to help come up with our betting pointers and tips to help you back the winner.

Our team of expert tipsters will provide Sydney Cup tips and selections once the final field has been declared.

 

Sydney Cup Betting Odds

Leading bookmakers Ladbrokes, Neds, bet365 & Palmerbet have the latest Sydney Cup betting odds available. There will be plenty of movements in the Sydney Cup betting markets in the days leading up to the race. See the latest market below or click on the links to take you direct to the bookmakers.

Sydney Cup History

Four Group 1 features are run on Day 2 of The Championships during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

The Sydney Cup features alongside the $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m), $1 million Coolmore Legacy Stakes (1600m) and $1 million Australian Oaks (2400m).

Odds-on favourite Talleyrand won the inaugural Sydney Cup in 1862 when the race was known as the Jockey Club Handicap.

The Sydney Cup is the longest race at Royal Randwick and first received Group 1 status in 1980 when won by Kingston Town.

With $2 million in prizemoney, the Sydney Cup attracts the country’s best stayers in the autumn, with many set to tackle the Melbourne Cup later in the spring.

The Group 2 Chairman’s Handicap (2600m) held at the same track one week earlier as part of Day 1 of The Championships and the Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) held at Rosehill Gardens two weeks earlier are the most reliable guides to the Sydney Cup.

Winners of the Sydney Cup have generally gone on to compete in feature staying races during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival with the Melbourne Cup (3200m) high on the agenda of most winning trainers.

Other notable winners of the Sydney Cup include The Barb (1868-69), Carbine (1889-90), Wakeful (1902), Eurythmic (1921), Rogilla (1933), Sailor’s Guide (1956), Galilee (1967), Apollo Eleven (1973), Kingston Town (1980), Tie The Knot (1998-99) and Makybe Diva (2004).

Unlike some of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival Group 1 features which have been dominated by the likes of Gai Waterhouse and Chris Waller in recent years, the Sydney Cup hasn’t had a back-to-back winning trainer since the late Guy Walter prepared Tie The Knot to consecutive successes in 1998 and 1999.

Prior to that, you had to go back to 1985 and 1986 when Brian Mayfield-Smith saddled up Late Show to success before Marooned saluted the following year at the short quote of $1.60.

Sydney Cup Winners (Since 2000)

Top 5 Sydney Cup Winners

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Sydney Cup Live Stream

 

Sydney Cup Promos

With the country’s leading bookmakers offering horse racing promotions and bonus bets every day of the week, you can get more bang for your buck.

The offers really ramp up on Saturday covering most races with promos such as Double Your Winnings, Cash Back and Bonus Bet Back for finishing 2nd, 3rd and even 4th, there are plenty of promos to sink your teeth into.

Racingbase hunts down all the daily bookmaker promos and bonus bets and displays them on one page with their T&C’s so you can see what is on offer.

Free Randwick Betting Tips

Follow the link to find our free tips for Randwick races and best bets for each and every meeting. Our Randwick tipster previews each meeting and highlights a Best Bet, Next Best & Best Value.