Looking for this year’s Moonee Valley Gold Cup betting markets, odds and tips? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race which offers a ballot exemption into the $10 million Melbourne Cup race on the first Tuesday of November!

The Moonee Valley Gold Cup is a Group 2 staying event for potential Melbourne Cup horses taking place at The Valley on the Friday evening before Cox Plate Day each October.

Contested over 2500m at set weights plus penalties, the race currently offers $750,000 in prize money and serves as a key lead-up into the Group 1 $10 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on the first Tuesday of November.

Prince Of Penzance won the 2014 Moonee Valley Gold Cup and returned to finish second in 2015 before his subsequent Melbourne Cup victory at 100/1!

The 2024 Moonee Valley Gold Cup winner Otaki Soushi ran third in that year’s Melbourne Cup trifecta.

In 2025 the Ladbrokes Moonee Valley Gold Cup became an official Melbourne Cup ballot exemption event. 

Moonee Valley Gold Cup 2025 – Quick Information

• Race Day: Friday October 24, 2025
• Track Location: Moonee Valley Racecourse
• Track Surface: Turf
• Track Direction: Left-handed
• Race Distance: 2,500 metres
• Weight Conditions: Set Weights + Penalties
• Qualification: Four-Years-Old and Upwards
• Type: Thoroughbred
• Grade: Group 2
• Prize Purse: $750,000
• Inaugural Race: 1883
• 2025 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Winner: TBD

moonee valley gold cup 2025 RESULTS

The official 2025 Moonee Valley Gold Cup results will be available below once the race takes place on Friday October 24, 2025. 

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moonee valley Gold Cup Betting 2025

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

How To Bet On The Moonee Valley Gold Cup in 2025

1. Log in at neds.com.au
2. Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
3. Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
4. Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Moonee Valley Gold Cup Betting above).
5. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Which Horse Will Win The moonee valley gold Cup

The best way to pick which horse will win the Moonee Valley Gold Cup in 2025 is to take into account any previous runs at the Moonee Valley track, assess the barriers, consider the weight the horse will carry and their lead-up runs in similar grade races. 

Additional factors to consider when picking the Moonee Valley Gold Cup winner include: 

• Genuine Stayers – The race is contested over 2500m and is often won by a dour stayer looking towards a Melbourne Cup bid.
• Double Figures – Plenty of recent Moonee Valley Gold Cup winners jumped around the $10 – $15 mark in betting. 
• Past Editions – Many gallopers that do well in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup results contested the previous season’s edition of the race. Lunar Flare for example has an outstanding record winning in 2021, running second in 2022 and then finishing fourth as the beaten favourite with excuses in 2023. 

Moonee Valley Gold Cup Favourites 2025

Favourites in 2025 Moonee Valley Gold Cup betting will be updated here the week of the race. 

Francesco Guardi ($3.30 in 2022) was the last Moonee Valley Gold Cup favourite to win.

Moonee Valley Gold Cup 2025 Field

The official Moonee Valley Gold Cup 2025 field of final acceptances is announced on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below. 

Moonee Valley Gold Cup 2025 Tips

Favourite: TBD

Best Bet: TBD

Best Roughie: TBD

Our insider 2025 Moonee Valley Gold Cup tips will be detailed above the week of the race and a full betting preview available on the Neds Blog. 

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2025 MOONEE VALLEY GOLD CUP NIGHT PREVIEW & TIPS

moonee Valley Gold Cup Race Day 2025

The 2025 Ladbrokes Moonee Valley Gold Cup takes place on Friday the 24th of October 2025 as part of the Cox Plate Carnival. In 2025 the Moonee Valley Gold Cup is the only Black-Type on the twilight Moonee Valley race card for Moonee Valley Gold Cup 2025 Night.

moonee valley gold cup 2025 Barrier Draw

The 2025 Moonee Valley Gold Cup barrier draw is conducted on the Wednesday leading up to the race and will be published in our above Moonee Valley Gold Cup Field section. 

Moonee valley gold cup 2025 Nominations

2025 Moonee Valley Gold Cup nominations close at 12:00 PM on the Monday of race week. 

moonee valley gold cup 2025 Weights

Set weights plus penalties conditions apply to this race. Final 2025 Moonee Valley Gold Cup weights will be announced by 4:00 PM on the Monday of race week with weights on the final acceptances to be published in our above Moonee Valley Gold Cup Field section. 

2025 Melbourne Cup Topweight:

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moonee valley gold cup 2025 Acceptances

2025 Moonee Valley Gold Cup final acceptances must be declared before 9:30 AM on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in our above Moonee Valley Gold Cup Field section.

moonee valley gold cup 2025 Jockeys

The final riders’ announcement is at 1:00 PM on the Wednesday of race week and the official 2025 Moonee Valley Gold Cup jockeys will be published in our above Moonee Valley Gold Cup Field section.

moonee valley gold cup Scratchings 2025

2025 Moonee Valley Gold Cup scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Friday the 24th of October 2025. 

moonee valley gold cup Prize Money 2025

2025 Moonee Valley Gold Cup prize money is worth $750,000 in total, distributed from places first through to eighth.

Place	Prize Money
1st	$450,000
2nd	$135,000
3rd	$67,500
4th	$33,750
5th	$18,750
6th	$15,000
7th	$15,000
8th	$15,000

moonee valley gold cup Race Number 2025

The 2025 Moonee Valley Gold Cup race number is TBC for Friday the 24th of October 2025. There are eight races in total that evening at Moonee Valley Racecourse.

moonee valley gold cup 2025 Form Guide

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2025 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 MOONEE VALLEY GOLD CUP FORM GUIDE

Moonee Valley Gold Cup Live 2025

You can watch or listen to the 2025 Moonee Valley Gold 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

Mobile: Neds App

Moonee Valley Gold CUp Winners

Winners of the Moonee Valley Gold Cup going back to 2000 are displayed in the table below.