Launceston Cup Winners
From 1865, all the way up to 2025, we have every Launceston Cup winner listed from past editions of the Tasmanian Summer Racing Carnival staying event.

Additional details of past Launceston Cup winners from 2000 to 2023 including Launceston Cup winning jockeys, trainers and times are also detailed below.
Panic was the inaugural Launceston Cup champion back in 1865.
Strop (1866, 1869, 1874, 1876) is one of the most iconic Launceston Cup winners in history having won the event four times between 1866 and 1876.
The 1980 Launceston Cup winner Summer Fleur went on to be the dam of the 1988 Melbourne Cup winning mare Empire Rose.
The 2007 Launceston Cup winner Hofmeister holds the current record winning in a time of 2 minutes 28:87 seconds.
The 2017 Launceston Cup winner Big Duke went on to place in a host of interstate Group 1 races including the Sydney Cup and The Metropolitan as well as a fourth in the Melbourne Cup results behind Rekindling.
In 2019 Eastender made history taking out the Devonport Cup – Hobart Cup – Launceston Cup treble.
In 2023 Aurora’s Symphony successfully defended his 2022 title to become the latest dual Launceston Cup winner.
The 2024 Launceston Cup winner was the Richard Cully-trained Victorian raider Excelleration ($2.60F) who was heavily backed and saluted for the punters.
The 2025 Launceston Cup winner is TBD and will be known when the event runs in Tasmania on Wednesday the 26th of February 2025.
launceston cup winners 2000 – the present
Year | Horse – Age/Gender | Jockey | Weight (kgs) | Trainer/s | Barrier |
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2025 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
2024 | EXCELLERATION (AUS) 7G | HARRY COFFEY | 54.0 | RICHARD CULLY | 4 |
2023 | AURORA’S SYMPHONY (AUS) 6G | BLAIKE MCDOUGALL | 55.5 | SYMON WILDE | 1 |
AURORA’S SYMPHONY (AUS) 5G | HARRY COFFEY | 54.0 | SYMON WILDE | 2 | |
GLASS WARRIOR (AUS) 5M | SIGRID M CARR | 54.0 | JOHN BLACKER | 4 | |
HOME BY MIDNIGHT (NZ) 7G | HARRY COFFEY | 59.0 | PATRICK PAYNE | 11 | |
EASTENDER (AUS) 5G | C NEWITT | 57.0 | BARRY CAMPBELL | 6 | |
BONDEIGER (AUS) 6H | REGAN BAYLISS | 54.0 | DARREN WEIR | 3 | |
BIG DUKE (IRE) 5G | BEN ALLEN | 55.5 | DARREN WEIR | 11 | |
UP CUPS (AUS) 5G | D PIRES | 58.0 | DAVID BRUNTON | 12 | |
GENUINE LAD (AUS) 4G | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 54.0 | BILL RYAN | 9 | |
EPINGLE (NZ) 6M | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 56.0 | MICHAEL KENT | 12 | |
GEEGEES BLACKFLASH (AUS) 6G | P MERTENS | 59.5 | JOHN LUTTRELL | 2 | |
PREVAILING (AUS) 5G | A DARMANIN | 54.0 | DAVID & SCOTT BRUNTON | 9 | |
FAST FUTURE (NZ) 8G | J MOTT | 55.5 | RUSSELL CAMERON | 1 | |
LARRY’S NEVER LATE (NZ) 4G | B MELHAM | 53.5 | RODNEY DOUGLAS | 6 | |
ZAVITE (NZ) 6G | N RAWILLER | 58.5 | ANTHONY CUMMINGS | 10 | |
ISTA KAREEM (NZ) 7G | D BRERETON | 58.0 | COLIN LITTLE | 7 | |
HOFMEISTER (NZ) 6G | B RAWILLER | 57.5 | R W SMERDON | 10 | |
PRECISE TIMING (AUS) 6G | R THOMPSON | 58.0 | ROSS STITT | 5 | |
DAKASHA (AUS) 4M | C LINDOP | 51.5 | LEON MACDONALD | 10 | |
ZACIELO (NZ) 4G | C NEWITT | 55.0 | PETER G MOODY | 1 | |
ST. ANDREWS (AUS) 8G | N CALLOW | 58.5 | G E BLACKER | 8 | |
ST. ANDREWS (AUS) 7G | S MASKIELL | 57.0 | G E BLACKER | 16 | |
FULL OF RHYTHM (AUS) 4G | B WERNER | 54.0 | TONY VASIL | 3 | |
ST. ANDREWS (AUS) 5G | S MASKIELL | 51.0 | G E BLACKER | 16 |
COMPLETE LIST OF PAST Launceston Cup WINNERS
Year | Winner |
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2025 | TBD |
2024 | Excelleration |
2023 | Aurora’s Symphony |
2022 | Aurora’s Symphony |
2021 | Glass Warrior |
2020 | Home By Midnight |
2019 | Eastender |
2018 | Bondeiger |
2017 | Big Duke |
2016 | Up Cups |
2015 | Genuine Lad |
2014 | Epingle |
2013 | Geegees Blackflash |
2012 | Prevailing |
2011 | Fast Future |
2010 | Larrys Never Late |
2009 | Zavite |
2008 | Ista Kareem |
2007 | Hofmeister |
2006 | Precise Timing |
2005 | Dakasha |
2004 | Zacielo |
2003 | St. Andrews |
2002 | St. Andrews |
2001 | Full Of Rhythm |
2000 | St. Andrews |
1999 | Streak |
1998 | King’s Landing |
1997 | Ticking Away |
1996 | Free Beer |
1995 | Free Beer |
1994 | Rich Dreams |
1993 | Diamond Bases |
1992 | Star Cheers |
1991 | Bitter Spring |
1990 | Down The Pitch |
1989 | Shykoski |
1988 | Superior Way |
1987 | Brave Trespasser |
1986 | Epigram |
1985 | Scruples |
1984 | Martian’s Son |
1983 | Nifty Red |
1982 | Andrias |
1981 | Anzaas |
1980 | Summer |
1979 | Jessephenie |
1978 | Recollect |
1977 | Brallos |
1976 | Brallos |
1975 | King Boongarie |
1974 | Trader |
1973 | Woodfield |
1972 | Shipwright |
1971 | Neamoc |
1970 | Red Tornado |
1969 | Rainbow Isle |
1968 | Limit |
1967 | San Sebastian |
1966 | Nicotera |
1965 | Marco’s Folly |
1964 | Mayno |
1963 | Juraco |
1962 | Native Land |
1961 | Sweet Maine |
1960 | Overproof |
1959 | Wing Shades |
1958 | Tavua |
1957 | Lord Carrick |
1956 | Dongarra |
1955 | Vamos |
1954 | Vamos |
1953 | Lord Burleigh |
1952 | English |
1951 | Dick Turpin |
1950 | Tarcombe |
1949 | The Artist |
1948 | Manakau |
1947 | Miss Dart |
1946 | Gamelin |
1945 | Hero |
1944 | Son O’Val |
1943 | Entitle |
1942 | Jane Moorhead |
1941 | Old Days |
1940 | Beau Roi |
1939 | Keeping Watch |
1938 | Radiant Boy |
1937 | Royal Barb |
1936 | Coolart |
1935 | Gabbler |
1934 | Baanya |
1933 | Motive |
1932 | Finsbury |
1931 | Darpuna |
1930 | Tarapunga |
1929 | Laird O’Cockpen |
1928 | Lycurgides |
1927 | Head Girl |
1926 | Spreadeagle |
1925 | Seignorina |
1924 | Amazonia |
1923 | Seignorina |
1922 | Royal Reserve |
1921 | Sand Dune |
1920 | Trusty Blade |
1919 | Ordella |
1918 | Ordella |
1917 | Bucklaw |
1916 | Rock Temple |
1915 | Hayston |
1914 | Hugli |
1913 | Uncle Matt |
1912 | Desire |
1911 | Loyal Blue |
1910 | Iliad Drumreagh |
1909 | Golden Gate |
1908 | Regret |
1907 | Wathful |
1906 | Watchful |
1905 | Hatteras |
1904 | Southern Cross |
1903 | Chesterfield |
1902 | Cordon The Sirdar |
1901 | Royalty |
1900 | Eiridsdale |
1899 | Flintlock |
1898 | Sortie |
1897 | Mountaineer |
1896 | Caller Ou |
1895 | Golden King |
1894 | Amadeus |
1893 | Comedian |
1892 | Retreat |
1891 | Dundas |
1890 | Macquarie |
1889 | Chaldean |
1888 | Ruby |
1887 | The Knave |
1886 | Duration |
1885 | Hobart |
1884 | Sheet Anchor |
1883 | Rhesus |
1882 | Stockwell |
1881 | not held |
1880 | Swiveller |
1879 | Swiveller |
1878 | Aldinga |
1877 | Spark |
1876 | Strop |
1875 | Ella |
1874 | Strop |
1873 | Leo |
1872 | Misty Morn |
1871 | Romula |
1870 | not held |
1869 | Strop |
1868 | Fireworks |
1867 | Fishhook |
1866 | Strop |
1865 | Panic |