Australian Cup (greyhounds)

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Australian Cup
Group 1 race
LocationThe Meadows
Inaugurated1958
Race information
Distance525 metres
SurfaceSand
Purse$300,000

The Australian Cup is a greyhound racing competition held annually at The Meadows in Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia. The event was inaugurated in 1958 at North Melbourne Oval and is organised by the Melbourne Greyhound Racing Association (MGRA).[1] The race moved with the MGRA and when the North Melbourne track closed it switched to Olympic Park but when Olympic Park closed it was held at Sandown Park for two years in 1997 and 1998, while the club established its new home at the Meadows.[2][3]

The Cup is the highlight of the Australia Cup Carnival and it is worth $300,000 to the winner. The Australian Cup is one of the biggest races in Australia for greyhound racing. Australian Cup Finalists must win their heat and their semi-final in order to progress to the Australia Cup Final.[4]

Past winners[edit]

Year Winner Trainer Venue Distance Time
1958 Rookie Rebel Wally Hooper (North Melbourne Oval) 675y 36 1/8
1959 Rocky Ros J Trotman (North Melbourne Oval) 675y 36 1/2
1960 Meadow Vale Peter Reid (North Melbourne Oval) 675y 36 1/2
1961 Copeland Syd Barrett (North Melbourne Oval) 675y 36 11/16
1962 Take A Bow Peter Thompson (North Melbourne Oval) 675y 36 7/16
1964 Old Tops Frank McSweeney (Olympic Park) 560y 30 15/16
1965 Worthing A R Davey (Olympic Park) 560y 29 15/16
1966 Billy Vee Monty Tomblin (Olympic Park) 560y 30 3/8
1967 Fawn Nulla Lionel Price (Olympic Park) 560y 30 1/8
1968 Swanston Lass Ted Turner (Olympic Park) 560y 30 1/4
1969 Benjamin John Stan Cleverley (Olympic Park) 560y 30 3/16
1970 The Smoother N J Kay (Olympic Park) 560y 30 3/8
1971 Black Diro Tom Bleazby (Olympic Park) 560y 30 1/2
1972 Blackamoor Lad Colin Pavli (Olympic Park) 560y 30 5/8
1973 Half Your Luck Ted Redpath (Olympic Park) 511m 30.32
1974 Kim's Monaro Bob Doak (Olympic Park) 511m 30.34
1975 Ungwilla Lad Jim Coleman (Olympic Park) 511m 30.75
1976 Odious Jim Coleman (Olympic Park) 511m 30.69
1977 Listowel Sue Alan Fairlie (Olympic Park) 511m 30.41
1978 Count D'Argent Reg Johnston (Olympic Park) 511m 30.19
1979 Boundless J Lew-Fatt (Olympic Park) 511m 30.51
1980 Tangaloa Joe Hili (Olympic Park) 511m 30.12
1981 Pete's Advice R McDonald (Olympic Park) 511m 30.30
1982 Royal Rumpus Mrs J Thomas (Olympic Park) 511m 30.08
1983 Drop Of Wine John Hellingman (Olympic Park) 511m 30.23
1984 Tangairn David Fitzgerald (Olympic Park) 511m 30.22
1985 Eaglehawk Star Joan Gilchrist (Olympic Park) 511m 29.93
1986 Bright Judge Cesare Costa (Olympic Park) 511m 30.37
1987 Regal Post William Salter (Olympic Park) 511m 29.91
1988 Golden Blessing Raymond Rounds (Olympic Park) 511m 29.59
1989 Ginger Salvatore Condo (Olympic Park) 511m 30.00
1990 Spread Eagled Joseph Pearl (Olympic Park) 511m 29.88
1991 Franklin Deano George Bryant (Olympic Park) 511m 29.74
1992 China Trip Gary Ball (Olympic Park) 511m 29.96
1993 China Trip Gary Ball (Olympic Park) 511m 29.71
1994 Mancunian Girl Peter Wardle (Olympic Park) 511m 29.58
1995 Bonjase[5] Desmond Moodie (Olympic Park) 511m 30.02
1996 Tenthill Doll[6] Harry Sarkis (Olympic Park) 515m 29.74
1997 Smooth Rumble[7] Stephen Kavanagh (Sandown Park) 515m 30.00
1998 Fibba[8] Stanley Ralph (Sandown Park) 515m 30.39
1999 Mandatario[9] Graeme Jolly (The Meadows) 518m 30.23
2000 Arvo's Express[10] Tina Womann (The Meadows) 518m 29.92
2001 Brett Lee[11] Darren McDonald (The Meadows) 518m 29.49
2002 Isa Brown[12] Robert Britton (The Meadows) 525m 30.33
2003 Blackjack Tom[13] Graeme Bate (The Meadows) 525m 30.16
2004 Bogie Leigh[14] Tony Brett (The Meadows) 525m 29.92
2005 Pure Octane[15] Darren McDonald (The Meadows) 525m 29.70
2006 Miss Spicy[16] Troy Murray (The Meadows) 525m 30.11
2007 Pete's Conquest[17] Peter Giles (The Meadows) 525m 29.77
2008 Tasman Queen[18] Robert Britton (The Meadows) 525m 29.97
2009 Velocette[19] Graeme Bate (The Meadows) 525m 29.77
2010 Dyna Lachlan[20] Andrea Dailly (The Meadows) 525m 29.84
2011 ST Pierre[21] Debbie Cannan (The Meadows) 525m 29.90
2012 Zara Zulu[22] Rosalyn Hume (The Meadows) 525m 30.14
2013 Spud Regis[23] Andrea Dailly (The Meadows) 525m 29.63
2014 Buckle Up Wes[24] Edward Medhurst (The Meadows) 525m 29.74
2015 Luca Neveelk[25] Gerald Kleeven (The Meadows) 525m 29.96
2016 Dyna Double One[26] Andrea Dailly (The Meadows) 525m 29.75
2017 Fanta Bale[27] Robert Britton (The Meadows) 525m 30.01
2018 Hecton Bale[28] Andrea Dailly (The Meadows) 525m 29.53
2019 Dyna Patty[29] Andrea Dailly (The Meadows) 525m 29.58
2020 Fernando's Riot[30] Anthony Azzopardi (The Meadows) 525m 29.72
2021 Tommy Shelby[31] Steve Withers (The Meadows) 525m 29.86
2022 Lala Kiwi[32] Andrea Dailly (The Meadows) 525m 29.63
2023 Fernando Mick[33] David Geall (The Meadows) 525m 29.85
2024 Tim Zoo[34] Jason Thompson (The Meadows) 525m 29.71

Notes[edit]

  • not held in 1963

References[edit]

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