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.

2018 Launceston Cup Winner Bondeiger
2018 Launceston Cup Winner Bondeiger (pictured at Caulfield). Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

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

COMPLETE LIST OF PAST Launceston Cup WINNERS

Year Winner
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

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