Bendigo Cup Winners
From 1846, all the way up to 2025, we have a complete list of Bendigo Cup winners from past race meets.
View additional details on the Bendigo Cup winning horses from 2000 – the present including the Bendigo Cup winning trainers, jockeys and weights carried to victory in the potential Melbourne Cup lead-up race.
Ice Doctor holds the current Bendigo Cup race record winning over 2400m in 1994 in a time of 2 minutes 27:2 seconds.
The 2022 Bendigo Cup winner High Emocean ($2.30) became the first favourite to salute for the punters since 2013 and the latest Bendigo cup winning mare. She would frank the form going on to run third to her stablemate Gold Trip in that year’s Melbourne Cup results.
The 2023 Bendigo Cup winner Interpretation ($2.70F) hailed from last year’s winning stable with the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained favourite getting the job done with a final stride victory ahead of a likely run in the 24-horse Melbourne Cup field on November 7.
The 2024 Bendigo Cup winner Sea King ($5.50) became the latest international to dominate with Harry Eustace’s UK raider given a peach of a ride by Declan Bates to settle midfield before charging home the closing stages to salute by nearly four lengths and earn a likely start in the Melbourne Cup 2024 field.
The 2025 Bendigo Cup winner is TBC and will be known when the important Melbourne Cup lead-up race runs at Bendigo Racecourse on Wednesday the 29th of October 2025.
bendigo cup WINNERS 2000 – the present
| Year | Horse – Age / Gender | Jockey | Weight (kgs) | Trainer/s | Barrier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| SEA KING (GB) 6G | DECLAN BATES | 54.5 | HARRY EUSTACE | 3 | |
| INTERPRETATION (IRE) 6G | MICHAEL DEE | 54.5 | CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 5 | |
| HIGH EMOCEAN (NZ) 6M | HARRY COFFEY | 54.5 | CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 4 | |
| WENTWOOD (GB) 6G | HARRY COFFEY | 54.0 | MADDIE RAYMOND | 1 | |
| PRINCESS JENNI (NZ) 5M | JYE MCNEIL | 56.5 | DAVID BRIDEOAKE | 9 | |
| TOP OF THE RANGE (NZ) 6G | WILLIAM PIKE | 54.0 | MICHAEL MORONEY | 11 | |
| RED ALTO (AUS) 6G | M J WALKER | 54.5 | BRENT STANLEY | 11 | |
| QEWY (IRE) 7G | K MCEVOY | 59.0 | C APPLEBY | 2 | |
| FRANCIS OF ASSISI (IRE) 6G | K MCEVOY | 55.0 | C APPLEBY | 6 | |
| THE OFFER (IRE) 6G | M J WALKER | 59.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 7 | |
| BRING SOMETHING (AUS) 4G | L NOLEN | 56.5 | K M KEYS | 2 | |
| SERTORIUS (AUS) 6G | RYAN MALONEY | 55.5 | JAMIE EDWARDS | 4 | |
| PUISSANCE DE LUNE (IRE) 4H | G BOSS | 54.5 | DARREN WEIR | 12 | |
| TANBY (AUS) 5G | STEVEN KING | 54.0 | ROBERT HICKMOTT | 4 | |
| DREAM PEDLAR (AUS) 6G | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 54.5 | TROY BLACKER | 15 | |
| ZUPACOOL (AUS) 4H | L NOLEN | 53.0 | J G SYMONS & S LAXON | 3 | |
| BANANA MAN (AUS) 5G | MICHELLE PAYNE | 53.5 | MICHAEL KENT | 5 | |
| CAPTIOUS (NZ) 6G | C NEWITT | 57.5 | MICK PRICE | 1 | |
| GALLIC (NZ) 7G | S W ARNOLD | 57.0 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 13 | |
| TRUE COURSER (AUS) 5G | P MERTENS | 52.0 | DARREN WEIR | 9 | |
| GALLIC (NZ) 5G | D NIKOLIC | 53.0 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 4 | |
| WESTERN WATERS (AUS) 5G | W HOKAI | 53.0 | SYDNEY CATHERALL | 7 | |
| FORLORNA (IRE) 7M | J DIDHAM | 53.0 | SHEILA LAXON | 2 | |
| SABOTEUR (AUS) 5G | L CURRIE | 51.0 | DAVID HALL | 6 | |
| YAMMER (AUS) 5G | N RAWILLER | 54.5 | TONY NOONAN | 4 |
PAST Bendigo Cup WINNERS 1946 – the present
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2025 | TBD |
| 2024 | Sea King |
| 2023 | Interpretation |
| 2022 | High Emocean |
| 2021 | Wentwood |
| 2020 | Princess Jenni |
| 2019 |
Top Of The Range
|
| 2018 | Red Alto |
| 2017 |
Qewy
|
| 2016 | Francis Of Assisi |
| 2015 |
The Offer
|
| 2014 |
Bring Something
|
| 2013 |
Sertorious
|
| 2012 |
Puissance De Lune
|
| 2011 | Tanby |
| 2010 | Dream Pedlar |
| 2009 | Zupacool |
| 2008 | Banana Man |
| 2007 | Captious |
| 2006 | Gallic |
| 2005 | True Courser |
| 2004 | Gallic |
| 2003 | Western Waters |
| 2002 | Forlorna |
| 2001 | Saboteur |
| 2000 | Yammer |
| 1999 | Majestic Avenue |
| 1998 | race not held |
| 1997 | Napier Street |
| 1996 | Cockade |
| 1995 | Double Take |
| 1994 | Ice Doctor |
| 1993 | Frontier Boy |
| 1992 |
Rasputins Revenge
|
| 1991 | Stick Around |
| 1990 |
Jolly Good Thought
|
| 1989 | Chigarow |
| 1988 | Betoota |
| 1987 | Flying Eskimo |
| 1986 |
Impertinent Charge
|
| 1985 | Gold Deck |
| 1984 | Toyed |
| 1983 | Al Dwain |
| 1982 | Spring Moss |
| 1981 | Magistrate |
| 1980 | Summer Fleur |
| 1979 | Rothschild |
| 1978 | Puramaka |
| 1977 | Massuk |
| 1976 | Bouverie |
| 1975 | Shiftmar |
| 1974 | Tudor Peak |
| 1973 | Sendock |
| 1972 | Haarle |
| 1971 | Raad |
| 1970 | Honda |
| 1969 | Whats Brewing |
| 1968 | Bobalex |
| 1967 | Peace Mission |
| 1966 | Celero |
| 1965 |
Snowstream Lass
|
| 1964 | Spotted |
| 1963 | Algalon |
| 1962 | Oswald |
| 1961 | Torrid |
| 1960 | Savage |
| 1959 | Royal Symbol |
| 1958 | Declaree |
| 1957 | Baroda Beam |
| 1956 | Harry Lime |
| 1955 | Sunish |
| 1954 | Just Caroline |
| 1953 | Most Regal |
| 1952 | Most Regal |
| 1951 | Matterhorn |
| 1950 | Prince O’Fairies |
| 1949 | Flemish |
| 1948 | Doctrine |
| 1947 | Manakau |
| 1946 | Skyway |