Looking for this year’s Australian Cup betting odds, field and form guide? The tipsters at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.

2024 Australian Cup winner Cascadian
Cascadian successfully defended his title in the 2024 Australian Cup. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Run over 2,000 metres each March at Flemington Racecourse, the Australian Cup is a Group 1 classic run and won since 1863. 

It was previously held on ‘Super Saturday’ at headquarters alongside the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) but was moved to its own feature race meeting later in the month ahead of the 2023 edition.

The Group 2 Peter Young Stakes (1800m) held earlier during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival is the key lead-up into the Australian Cup and Fiorente (2014) was the last galloper to complete the double. 

The weight-for-age feature currently offers $2.5 million in prize money, and many turf greats have taken out the event including in recent times Northerly (2001, 2003) and current race record holder Makybe Diva (2005) best known for her historic Melbourne Cup three-peat.

The late, great ‘Cups’ King’ Bart Cummings famously won the Australian Cup on 13 occasions with his last success being in 2008 with Sirmione.

In 2022 Duais won the Australian Cup before a next-up victory in Sydney’s Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m), while the form was also franked by the runner-up Think It Over who won the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick during April’s The Championships.

The All-Star Mile race currently serves as a key lead-up into the Australian Cup.

Cascadian went back-to-back winning the Australian Cup in 2023 and 2024 and came via the All-Star Mile on both occasions (2nd at The Valley in 2023 and 3rd at Caulfield in 2024).

Cascadian beat Pride Of Jenni home in the 2024 Australian Cup quinella with the runner-up going on to frank the form with her masterful, all-the-way, 6.5 length demolition job in that autumn’s Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) in Sydney.

Australian Cup 2025 – Quick Information

  • Race Day: Saturday March 29, 2025
  • Track Location: Flemington Racecourse
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Track Direction: Left-handed
  • Race Distance: 2,000 metres
  • Weight Conditions: Weight for age
  • Qualification: Three-year-olds and over (maidens ineligible)
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Group 1
  • Operator: Victoria Racing Club
  • Prize Purse: $2,500,000
  • Inaugural Race: 1863
  • 2025 Australian Cup Winner: TBD

australian cup 2025 RESULTS

The official 2025 Australian Cup results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday March 29, 2025. 

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Australian Cup Betting 2025

New Ways to Bet at neds

There are many different ways to bet on the Australian Cup, and we have included some of the most popular options below:

Bet Type How To Place This Type Of Bet In This Year’s Australian Cup
Win Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s Australian Cup.
Place Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Australian Cup. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds.
Each-Way Bet If your runner finishes 1st in the Australian Cup, you will collect both the Win and the Place dividend. If your horse finishes 2nd or 3rd you will collect the Place dividend.
Quinella Bet You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in any order, within the Australian Cup, in order to win the Quinella.
Exacta Bet You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order, within the Australian Cup to win the Exacta.
Trifecta Bet You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Australian Cup to win the Trifecta.
First Four You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Australian Cup to win the First 4.
Quadrella Bet (Quaddie) You must select the winners of four nominated races to win the Quaddie. This means you would have to select three other races apart from the Australian Cup, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie.

How To Bet On The Australian Cup in 2025

  1. Login at neds.com.au
  2. Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
  3. Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Australian Cup Betting above).
  4. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Australian Cup 2025 Odds

Early market betting odds on the 2025 Australian Cup will be displayed below once available. Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live markets, please visit neds.com.au.

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Which Horse Will Win The Australian Cup in 2025

The best way to pick which horse will win the Australian Cup in 2025 is to take into account their lead-up autumn racing form, assess the barriers, look for the proven WFA performers and those with previous wins at the Flemington track.

Additional factors to consider when picking the Australian Cup winner include:

  • Peter Young Lead-Up: From 2014 – 2024 six Australian Cup winners came via the Peter Young Stakes.
  • Lay The Favourites: The favourites in Australian Cup betting have a poor record in the past decade with Humidor (2017) and Cascadian (2023) the last to salute for the punters.
  • Boys’ Club: Since Dane Ripper (1998) the great Makybe Diva (2005) and Duais (2022) are the only mares to have beaten home the boys in the Australian Cup results.
  • Experience Over Youth: The only three-year-old Australian Cup winner since Saintly (1996) was Super Cool (2013).

Australian Cup Favourites 2025

Early favourites in 2025 Australian Cup betting include Chris Waller’s Caulfield Cup runner-up from last spring Atishu, heroic WFA champ Mr Brightside, and the Waller trained classy Group 1 winning mare Atishu

Humidor ($4.20 in 2017) followed by Cascadian ($4 in 2023) are the last Australian Cup favourites to win.

Australian Cup 2025 Field

The official 2025 Australian Cup field of final acceptances will be announced the Wednesday of race week and published in full below. 

Australian Cup 2025 Tips

Favourite: TBD

Best Bet: TBD

Best Roughie: TBD

Our exclusive Australian Cup 2025 tips will be detailed above the week of the race and a full betting preview published on the Neds Blog.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2025 AUSTRALIAN CUP PREVIEW & TIPS

Australian Cup Race Day 2025

The 2025 Australian Cup takes place at Flemington on Saturday March 29, 2025 as the sole Group 1 race on Australian Cup Day

The key support race at the meeting is the Group 3 $200,000 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes (1200m).

Australian Cup Barrier Draw 2025

The 2025 Australian Cup barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and published in our above Australian Cup Field section. 

Australian Cup Nominations 2025

2025 Australian Cup nominations close at midday on the Monday of race week and will be updated below once announced. 

Australian Cup Weights 2025

Standard weight for age conditions apply to this race. 2025 Australian Cup weights are announced at midday on the Monday of race week with weights final acceptances to be published in our above Australian Cup Field section. 

Australian Cup Acceptances 2025

Final 2025 Australian Cup acceptances must be declared before 9:30 AM on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in our above Australian Cup Field section. 

Australian Cup Jockeys 2025

The final riders announcement is at 1 PM on the Wednesday of race week with the official 2025 Australian Cup jockeys to be published in our above Australian Cup Field section. 

Australian Cup Scratchings 2025

2025 Australian Cup scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday the 29th of March 2025. 

Australian Cup Prize Money 2025

The 2025 Australian Cup prize purse is worth $2,500,000 in total, distributed from places first through to eighth.

Place Prize Money
1st $1,500,000
2nd $450,000
3rd $225,000
4th $112,500
5th $62,500
6th $50,000
7th $50,000
8th $50,000

Australian Cup Race Number 2025

The 2025 Australian Cup race number is TBC for Saturday the 29th of March 2025. There are ten races in total that day at Flemington Racecourse.

Australian Cup Form Guide 2025

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2025 Australian Cup Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 AUSTRALIAN CUP FORM GUIDE

Australian Cup Live 2025

You can watch or listen to the 2025 Australian Cup live, across the following mediums.

Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)

Free to air television: Channels 78 (and 68 in regional areas)

Radio: Radio Sport National

Streaming: Racing.com 

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Australian Cup Winners

Winners of the Australian Cup going back to the year 2000 are displayed in the table below. You can find a full list of winners, going back to 1863, right here on our winners’ page.

Year Winner Trainer/s Jockey Weight Time
2025 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
2024 Cascadian James Cummings Ben Melham 59 kgs 2:00.05
2023 Cascadian James Cummings Ben Melham 59 kgs 2:01.43
2022 Duais Edward Cummings Joshua Parr 57 kgs 2:00.82
2021 Homesman James Cummings Jye McNeil 59 kgs 2:01.47
2020 Fifty Stars David & B Hayes & T Dabernig John Allen 59 kgs 2:02.18
2019 Harlem David & B Hayes & T Dabernig Jamie Kah 59 kgs 2:01.50
2018 Harlem David & B Hayes & T Dabernig Michael Walker 59 kgs 2:00.46
2017 Humidor Darren Weir Damian Lane 59 kgs 2:01.07
2016 Preferment Chris Waller Hugh Bowman 59 kgs 2:03.96
2015 Spillway David Hayes Michael Walker 59 kgs 2:00.09
2014 Fiorente Gai Waterhouse Damien Oliver 59 kgs 2:03.64
2013 Super Cool Mark Kavanagh Michael Rodd 54.5 kgs 2:00.93
2012 Manighar Peter Moody Luke Nolen 59 kgs 2:01.22
2011 Shocking Mark Kavanagh Corey Brown 59 kgs 2:00.95
2010 Zipping Robert Hickmott Nicholas Hall 59 kgs 2:03.69
2009 Niconero David Hayes Craig Williams 59 kgs 2:03.14
2008 Sirmione Bart Cummings Peter Mertens 59 kgs 2:00.82
2007 Pompeii Ruler Mick Price Craig Newitt 59 kgs 2:01.53
2006 Roman Arch Robbie Laing Craig Newitt 58 kgs 2:02.87
2005 Makybe Diva Lee Freedman Glen Boss 55.5 kgs 1:58.73
2004 Lonhro John Hawkes Darren Beadman 58 kgs 2:01.67
2003 Northerly Fred Kersley Patrick Payne 58 kgs 2:01.47
2002 Old Comrade Lindsey Smith Paul Harvey 58 kgs 1:59.89
2001 Northerly Fred Kersley Greg Childs 58 kgs 1:59.46
2000 Intergaze Rod Craig Craig Carmody 58 kgs 2:00.98