Looking for this year’s Bendigo Cup betting tips, field, form guide and info on how to bet on the Bendigo Cup in 2024? The expert tipsters at Neds have put together everything you need to know on the race.

Part of the Victorian Spring Racing Carnival, the Bendigo Cup had only been upgraded to a Group listing within the past few years but has already become a key country spring cup event offering $500,000 in prize money as of 2022.
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Contested on the Wednesday prior to Victoria Derby Day, the Bendigo Cup race takes place over 2400m and is held less than a week out from the iconic Melbourne Cup.

Potentially, the Bendigo Cup winner could continue onto a start in the ‘race that stops a nation’.

If a horse has done well in this race, they may also find themselves well placed to enter the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (VRC), Ballarat Cup or Zipping Classic over the remainder of the spring racing season.

The 2021 Bendigo Cup form was franked with the second placegetter Smokin’ Romans returning in the spring of 2022 to win the Group 3 Naturalism Stakes (2000m) and the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) before starting the short-priced favourite in the Caulfield Cup.

The 2021 Bendigo Cup winner Wentwood meanwhile went on to finish 3rd in both the Group 3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) and Group 2 Sandown Classic (2400m) that spring.

The 2022 Bendigo Cup winner High Emocean franked the form with a third to stablemate Gold Trip in that year’s Melbourne Cup trifecta.

The stable went back-to-back in the 2023 Bendigo Cup results with the fellow Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Interpretation saluting for the punters.

David Eustace’s UK-based brother Harry Eustace won the 2024 Bendigo Cup with classy raider Sea King.

Bendigo Cup 2024 – Quick Information

  • Race Day: Wednesday October 30, 2024
  • Track Location: Bendigo Racecourse
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Track Direction: Left-handed
  • Race Distance: 2,400 metres
  • Weight Conditions: Handicap
  • Qualification: Open
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Group 3
  • Operator: Bendigo Jockey Club
  • Prize Purse: $500,000
  • Inaugural Race: 1868
  • 2024 Bendigo Cup Winner: Sea King

Bendigo Cup 2024 RESULTS

The official 2024 Bendigo Cup results will be available below once the race takes place on Wednesday October 30, 2024. 

  1. #9 Sea King
  2. #2 Berkeley Square
  3. #12 Star Vega

The Melbourne Cup is now calling for the Harry Eustace-trained UK raider Sea King ($5.50) who destroyed his Australian rivals by 3.75 lengths with a superior staying performance in the 2024 Bendigo Cup results to hopefully earn a spot in the 24-horse field on Tuesday.

Bendigo Cup Betting 2024

New Ways to Bet at neds

There are many different ways to bet on the Bendigo 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 Bendigo Cup
Win Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s Bendigo Cup.
Place Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Bendigo Cup. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds.
Each-Way Bet If your runner finishes 1st in the Bendigo 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 Bendigo 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 Bendigo Cup to win the Exacta.
Trifecta Bet You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Bendigo Cup to win the Trifecta.
First Four You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Bendigo 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 Bendigo Cup, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie.

How To Bet On The Bendigo Cup in 2024

  1. Log in 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 Bendigo Cup Betting above).
  4. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Bendigo Cup 2025 Odds

Early market betting odds on the 2025 Bendigo 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 Bendigo Cup in 2024

The best way to pick which will win the Bendigo Cup in 2023 is to take into account their lead-up form in the spring staying races and look at the weight they are allocated in the field. 

  • Internationals – Entrants from other countries are quite common as the event serves as a Melbourne Cup lead-up race and the last overseas-trained horses to win were the Charlie Appleby-trained duo Francis Of Assisi (2016) and Qewy (2017) followed in 2024 by the Harry Eustace-trained UK galloper Sea King. 
  • Coongy Lead-Up: Caulfield’s Group 3 Coongy Cup (2000m) run on Thousand Guineas Day serves as a nice lead-up into the Bendigo Cup field. Wentwood (2nd in 2021) was the last Bendigo Cup winner to come out of the Coongy Cup race.

Bendigo Cup 2024 Favourites

Favourites in 2024 Bendigo Cup betting include the Harry Eustace-trained UK raider Sea King who is 33rd on the latest Melbourne Cup order of entry, Dan O’Sullivan’s Coongy Cup runner-up Berkeley Square, and the Michael Moroney-trained Whisky On The Hill drawn well chasing a hat-trick. 

Sertorius ($3.80 in 2013) followed by High Emocean ($2.30 in 2022) and Interpretation ($2.70 in 2023) are the latest Bendigo Cup favourites to win.

Bendigo Cup 2024 Field

The official 2024 Bendigo Cup field of final acceptances is announced the Monday of race week and will be published in full below. 

Bendigo Cup 2024 Tips

Favourite: #9 Sea King ($4.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Bet: #13 Whisky On The Hill ($7 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Roughie: #12 Star Vega ($13 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Our insider 2024 Bendigo Cup tips will be detailed above the week of the race and a complete Bendigo Cup tipping post available on the Neds Blog.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2024 BENDIGO CUP DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

Bendigo Cup Race Day 2024

2024 Bendigo Cup Day takes place on Wednesday the 30th of October 2024 at Bendigo Racecourse. 

Bendigo Cup 2024 Nominations

2024 Bendigo Cup nominations close at 12 PM on the Thursday prior to the race.

The 2024 Bendigo Cup nominations attracted 30 spring stayers including Coongy Cup runner-up Berkeley Square, last year’s second placegetter Brayden Star, Lexus Archer Stakes winner Point King, and Naturalism Stakes winning mare Positivity.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 x70116x000 AURORA’S SYMPHONY G 8 Symon Wilde 97
2 62512×8112 BERKELEY SQUARE G 5 Dan O’Sullivan 102
3 8x766x0734 BRAYDEN STAR (GB) G 6 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 94
4 5058×00185 CONVENER (FR) G 6 Ciaron Maher 79
5 x6356x0544 DILLIAN (IRE) G 6 Ciaron Maher 70
6 x58610x536 FANCY MAN (IRE) G 7 Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald 99
7 5117×04417 FIRST LIGHT (GB) G 7 Chris Waller 98
8 1342717×05 GOLD WOLF (NZ) G 4 David & Coral Feek 81
9 3x44111x18 HAARACAINE (IRE) H 5 Nick Ryan 76
10 2170×07117 HERMAN HESSE (GB) G 8 Ciaron Maher
11 988x0x1158 HORRIFYING (NZ) G 7 Lindsey Smith 98
12 9x5427x449 I’M A DIRTY RASCAL (IRE) G 7 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 80
13 11155×670 IMMEDIACY (NZ) G 4 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 90
14 x24234x900 KNIGHT’S CHOICE G 5 John Symons & Sheila Laxon 99
15 0172x00x89 LE DON DE VIE (GB) G 9 Ciaron Maher 102
16 92441×3450 MISSION OF LOVE M 5 John Symons & Sheila Laxon 94
17 x23622x440 MOSTLY CLOUDY (IRE) G 6 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 98
18 513x00x802 OKITA SOUSHI (IRE) H 7 Ciaron Maher 99
19 x5966x0948 PESTO (GB) G 9 Gavin Bedggood 74
20 28x4x8x112 POINT KING (IRE) G 6 Anthony & Sam Freedman 102
21 781291×217 POSITIVITY (NZ) M 4 Andrew Forsman 102
22 104x10136x SEA KING (GB) G 6 Harry Eustace 94
23 3×87621423 STAR VEGA (IRE) G 5 Anthony & Sam Freedman
24 46×4708212 STATION ONE G 6 Liam Howley 80
25 8338×13134 STAUNCH G 6 Matt Laurie 71
26 x05580x432 SUNSETS G 4 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 85
27 24041×5778 VOW AND DECLARE G 9 Danny O’Brien 103
28 115x8x943 WALTHAM (GB) G 5 Matthew Smith
29 1415×70656 WERTHEIMER (NZ) G 7 Matthew Enright 78
30 1x068x6311 WHISKY ON THE HILL (GB) G 5 Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson 81

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Bendigo Cup 2024 Weights

Handicap conditions apply to this race. The official 2024 Bendigo Cup weights are declared at 4PM on the Friday prior to the race with final weights to be published in our above Bendigo Cup Field section. 

2024 Bendigo Cup Topweight:

  • #1 Vow And Declare (59kg)

Bendigo Cup 2024 Acceptances

2024 Bendigo Cup final acceptances must occur before 9 AM on the Monday of race week and will be published in our above Bendigo Cup Field section.

Bendigo Cup 2024 jockeys

Riders must be declared by 12 PM on the Monday of race week with the official 2024 Bendigo Cup jockeys to be published in our above Bendigo Cup Field section.

Bendigo Cup Scratchings 2024

2024 Bendigo Cup scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Wednesday the 30th of October 2024. 

Bendigo Cup Prize Money 2024

The 2024 Bendigo Cup prize money is set at $500,000 in total, distributed from places first through to eighth.

Place Prize Money
1st $300,000
2nd $90,000
3rd $45,000
4th $22,500
5th $12,500
6th $10,000
7th $10,000
8th $10,000

Bendigo Cup Race Number 2024

The 2024 Bendigo Cup race number is scheduled as Bendigo Race 7 at 4:10pm (AEDT) on Wednesday the 30th of October 2024. There are nine races in total that day at Bendigo Racecourse.

Bendigo Cup 2024 Form Guide

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2024 Bendigo Cup Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 BENDIGO CUP FORM GUIDE

Bendigo Cup Live 2024

You can tune into the 2024 Bendigo Cup live, across the following mediums.

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

Radio: Radio Sport National

Free to air television: 7 Network; Cannels 78 (and 68 in regional areas)

StreamingRacing.com7Live

MobileNeds App

Bendigo Cup Winners

Winners of the Bendigo Cup going back to 1999 are displayed in the table below. If you would like to view the full list of Bendigo Cup winners, going all the way back to 1946, please visit our Bendigo Cup Winners page.

Year Winner Trainer/s Jockey Time
2024 Sea King Harry Eustace Declan Bates 2:27.82
2023 Interpretation Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Michael Dee 2:28.52
2022 High Emocean Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Harry Coffey 2:34.43
2021 Wentwood Maddie Raymond Harry Coffey 2:27.90
2020 Princess Jenni David Brideoake Jye McNeil 2:29.32
2019 Top Of The Range Michael Moroney William Pike 2:27.41
2018 Red Alto Brent Stanley Michael Walker 2:28.51
2017 Qewy Charlie Appleby Kerrin McEvoy 2:27.50
2016 Francis Of Assisi Charlie Appleby Kerrin McEvoy 2:28.36
2015 The Offer Gai Waterhouse Michael Walker 2:28.51
2014 Bring Something Ken Keys Luke Nolen 2:29.43
2013 Sertorius Bruce Elkington Ryan Maloney 2:30.79
2012 Puissance De Lune Darren Weir Glen Boss 2:27.97
2011 Tanby Robert Hickmott Steven King 2:28.72
2010 Dream Pedlar Troy Blacker Craig Williams 2:18.22
2009 Zupacool John Symons & Sheila Laxon Luke Nolen 2:15.00
2008 Banana Man Michael Kent Michelle Payne 2:28.85
2007 Captious Mick Price Craig Newitt 2:31.93
2006 Gallic Graeme Rogerson Steven Arnold 2:31.93
2005 True Courser Darren Weir Peter Mertens 2:30.32
2004 Gallic Graeme Rogerson Danny Nikolic 2:32.56
2003 Western Waters Sydney Catherall Wayne Hokai 2:28.31
2002 Forlorna Sheila Laxon John Didham 2:31.35
2001 Saboteur David Hall Luke Currie 2:28.30
2000 Yammer Tony Noonan Nash Rawiller 2:34.45
1999 Majestic Avenue Russell Cameron Craig Williams 2:28.33