Bendigo Cup
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.
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.
- #9 Sea King
- #2 Berkeley Square
- #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
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 |
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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
- Log in at neds.com.au
- Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
- 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).
- 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.
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 | |
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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 |
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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)
Streaming: Racing.com; 7Live
Mobile: Neds 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 |
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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 |