Looking for early info on this year’s Moonee Valley Gold Cup? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.
The Moonee Valley Gold Cup is a Group 2 staying event for potential Melbourne Cup horses taking place at The Valley on Cox Plate Day each October.
Contested over 2500m at set weights plus penalties, the race offers $500,000 in prize money and serves as a key lead-up into the Group 1 $8 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!
Moonee Valley Gold Cup 2020 – Quick Information
- Race Day: Saturday, October 24th, 2020
- Track Location: Moonee Valley Racecourse
- Track Surface: Turf
- Track Direction: Left-handed
- Race Distance: 2,500 metres
- Weight Conditions: Set Weights + Penaltis
- Qualification: Four-Years-Old and Upwards
- Type: Thoroughbred
- Grade: Group 2
- Prize Purse: $500,000
- Inaugural Race: 1883
- 2020 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Winner: Miami Bound
moonee valley gold cup 2020 RESULTS
The official 2020 Moonee Valley Gold Cup results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday October 24, 2020.
- #11 Miami Bound
- #4 Shared Ambition
- #8 Oceanex
The Danny O’Brien-trained VRC Oaks winner from last spring, Miami Bound ($26), was excellent saluting in an upset 2020 Moonee Valley Gold Cup result with a 2.5 length victory over the beaten favourite Shared Ambition ($4.20F) ahead of the $8 million Melbourne Cup.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 11 | MIAMI BOUND (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Jamie Kah | 4 | 54kg | $26 | |||
2 | 4 | SHARED AMBITION (IRE) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 2.5L | 7 | 56kg | $4.20F | ||
3 | 8 | OCEANEX (NZ) | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Dean Yendall | 3L | 6 | 55kg | $10 | ||
4 | 3 | ETAH JAMES (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Billy Egan | 4L | 3 | 56kg | $31 | ||
5 | 1 | GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR) | Archie Alexander | Damian Lane | 4.2L | 12 | 57kg | $19 | ||
6 | 7 | SOUND (GER) | Michael Moroney | Mark Zahra | 4.7L | 2 | 55kg (cd 55.5kg) | $5.50 | ||
7 | 9 | CARIF | Peter & Paul Snowden | Kerrin McEvoy | 5.45L | 11 | 55kg | $18 | ||
8 | 10 | SELINO (GB) | Chris Waller | William Pike | 9.95L | 8 | 55kg | $9.50 | ||
9 | 12 | POLLY GREY (NZ) | Chris Waller | Jye McNeil | 10.7L | 9 | 53kg | $8 | ||
10 | 5 | TRAP FOR FOOLS | Lindsey Smith | John Allen | 14.45L | 10 | 55kg | $7 | ||
11 | 6 | LEVENDI | Peter Gelagotis | Jason Maskiell | 29.45L | 1 | 55kg | $21 | ||
12 | 2 | HUSH WRITER (JPN) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Craig Williams | 31.45L | 5 | 56.5kg | $16 | ||
SCRATCHED |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
moonee valley Gold Cup Betting
There are many different ways to bet on the Moonee Valley Gold Cup, we’ve 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 |
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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
- Log in at neds.com.au
- Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
- 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 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Betting above).
- Select the horse(s) for the race.
Moonee Valley Gold Cup 2020 Odds
Early market odds on the 2020 Moonee Valley Gold Cup will be displayed below. If you would like to know the current odds, you can check our live market for the 2020 edition of the Moonee Valley Gold Cup here once betting opens.
Which Horse Will Win The moonee valley gold Cup
The best way to pick who will win the Moonee Valley Gold Cup is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, consider the weight the horse will carry, among other factors.
Additional factors to take into considerations are as follows:
- 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.
Moonee Valley Gold Cup Favourites
Early favourites in 2020 Moonee Valley Gold Cup betting include the Chris Waller-trained Shared Ambition and the Japanese-bred Hush Writer.
Moonee Valley Gold Cup 2020 Field
The official Moonee Valley Gold Cup 2020 field of final acceptances is announced on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
The 2020 Moonee Valley Gold Cup final field features 13 Melbourne Cup hopefuls led in betting by the Chris Waller-trained Shared Ambition who scratched out of Wednesday’s Group 3 Geelong Cup in favour of this Cox Plate Day assignment.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 4x9748x004 | GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR) | Archie Alexander | Damian Lane | 13 | 57kg | 96 | |
2 | 6x7000x324 | HUSH WRITER (JPN) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Craig Williams | 6 | 56.5kg | 103 | |
3 | 46416341×0 | ETAH JAMES (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Billy Egan | 3 | 56kg | 107 | |
4 | x3103x0925 | SHARED AMBITION (IRE) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 8 | 56kg | 103 | |
5 | x9070x3x58 | TRAP FOR FOOLS | Lindsey Smith | John Allen | 11 | 55kg | 106 | |
6 | 1x8x58x036 | LEVENDI | Peter Gelagotis | Jason Maskiell | 1 | 55kg | 104 | |
7 | 05x532x522 | SOUND (GER) | Michael Moroney | Mark Zahra | 2 | 55kg | 102 | |
8 | x07511x000 | OCEANEX (NZ) | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Dean Yendall | 7 | 55kg | 105 | |
9 | x0352x6780 | CARIF | Peter & Paul Snowden | Kerrin McEvoy | 12 | 55kg | 99 | |
10 | 23311×2822 | SELINO (GB) | Chris Waller | William Pike | 9 | 55kg | 95 | |
11 | 11x84x4066 | MIAMI BOUND (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Jamie Kah | 5 | 54kg | 101 | |
12 | 52×0252454 | POLLY GREY (NZ) | Chris Waller | Jye McNeil | 10 | 53kg | 93 | |
13 | 4143×15093 | SUPER GIRL | Josh Julius | Michael Dee | 4 | 53kg | 80 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Moonee Valley Gold Cup 2020 Tips
Favourite: #4 Shared Ambition ($4 at time of publish)
Best Bet: #7 Sound ($6.50 at time of publish)
Best Roughie: #6 Levendi ($21 at time of publish)
Our insider 2020 Moonee Valley Gold Cup tips will be detailed above the week of the race and a full betting preview available on the Neds Blog.
moonee Valley Gold Cup Race Day
The Moonee Valley Gold Cup takes place on Saturday, the 24th of October, 2020 as part of Cox Plate Day with racing headlined by the $5 million W.S. Cox Plate (2040m) – there are five other Group status support races on the Cox Plate Day card. They are the:
- Group 2 Moonee Valley Fillies Classic (1600m)
- Group 2 Moonee Valley Vase (2040m)
- Group 2 Crystal Mile (1600m)
- Group 3 Red Anchor Stakes (1200m)
- Group 3 Tesio Stakes (1600m).
moonee valley gold cup 2020 Barrier Draw
The 2020 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 2020 Nominations
Nominations close by 12:00 PM on Monday, the 19th of October, 2020.
The 2020 Moonee Valley Gold Cup nominations attracted a bumper 28 early entries looking towards a Melbourne Cup run in November.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 46416341×0 | ETAH JAMES (NZ) | M | 8 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 1 | 56kg | 107 | |
2 | 11x84x4066 | MIAMI BOUND (NZ) | M | 4 | Danny O’Brien | 2 | 54kg | 101 | |
3 | 4x9748x004 | GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR) | H | 8 | Archie Alexander | 3 | 57kg | 96 | |
4 | x07511x000 | OCEANEX (NZ) | M | 5 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 4 | 55kg | 105 | |
5 | 5138x5138x | SAN HUBERTO (IRE) | H | 5 | Matt Cumani | 5 | 57kg | 107 | |
6 | 6x7000x324 | HUSH WRITER (JPN) | G | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 6 | 56.5kg | 103 | |
7 | 13770×7006 | AZURO (FR) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 7 | 56.5kg | 99 | |
8 | 122107×407 | INVERLOCH (IRE) | G | 7 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 8 | 56.5kg | 100 | |
9 | 2553x4x11x | NICKAJACK CAVE (IRE) | G | 5 | Peter G Moody | 9 | 56.5kg | 107 | |
10 | 111×4514 | SKYWARD (FR) | H | 5 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 10 | 56.5kg | 105 | |
11 | 0684x9x504 | VIN DE DANCE (NZ) | G | 6 | Symon Wilde | 11 | 56kg | 89 | |
12 | 1x4679x033 | STEEL PRINCE (IRE) | G | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 12 | 56kg | 103 | |
13 | x3103x0925 | SHARED AMBITION (IRE) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 13 | 56kg | 103 | |
14 | 321023×693 | PLATINUM INVADOR (NZ) | G | 5 | Peter G Moody | 14 | 56kg | 102 | |
15 | 1x410x4431 | LE DON DE VIE (GB) | G | 5 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 15 | 56kg | 104 | |
16 | x4x1x1736x | COLLIDE (GB) | H | 6 | Kris Lees | 16 | 56kg | 95 | |
17 | x9070x3x58 | TRAP FOR FOOLS | G | 7 | Lindsey Smith | 17 | 55kg | 106 | |
18 | 1x8x58x036 | LEVENDI | H | 6 | Peter Gelagotis | 18 | 55kg | 104 | |
19 | 05x532x522 | SOUND (GER) | H | 8 | Michael Moroney | 19 | 55kg | 102 | |
20 | 542230×644 | NAVAL WARFARE (IRE) | G | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 20 | 55kg | 88 | |
21 | 218×016116 | CREEDENCE | G | 6 | Matt Cumani | 21 | 55kg | 99 | |
22 | x0352x6780 | CARIF | H | 5 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 22 | 55kg | 99 | |
23 | 41x7811x18 | LORD BELVEDERE (GB) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 23 | 55kg | 101 | |
24 | 12432×0602 | GOOD IDEA | G | 6 | Phillip Stokes | 24 | 55kg | 83 | |
25 | 52×0252454 | POLLY GREY (NZ) | M | 6 | Chris Waller | 25 | 53kg | 93 | |
26 | 4143×15093 | SUPER GIRL | M | 6 | Josh Julius | 26 | 53kg | 80 | |
27 | 0x63112314 | LUNAR FLARE | M | 5 | Grahame Begg | 27 | 53kg | 74 | |
28 | 23311×2822 | SELINO (GB) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 28 | 55kg | 95 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
moonee valley gold cup 2020 Weights
Set weights plus conditions apply to this race. Final weights will be announced by 4:00 PM on Monday, the 19th of October, 2020 with weights on the final acceptances to be published in our above Moonee Valley Gold Cup Field section.
moonee valley gold cup 2020 Acceptances
Acceptances must be declared before 9:30 AM on Wednesday, the 21st of October, 2020 and will be published in our above Moonee Valley Gold Cup Field section.
moonee valley gold cup 2020 Jockeys
The final riders announcement is at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, the 21st of October, 2020 and will be published in our above Moonee Valley Gold Cup Field section.
moonee valley gold cup Scratchings
Scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday, the 24th of October, 2020
moonee valley gold cup Prize Money
The Moonee Valley Gold Cup prize purse is worth $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 |
moonee valley gold cup Race Number
The Moonee Valley Gold Cup is set to run as Moonee Valley Race 8 at 3:30pm (AEDT) on Saturday, the 24th of October, 2020. There are ten races in total that day at Moonee Valley Racecourse.
moonee valley gold cup 2020 Form Guide
The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check our full form guide closer to race day to see if the form guide for 2020’s Moonee Valley Gold Cup has been released.
Moonee Valley Gold Cup Live
You can watch or listen to the 2020 Moonee Valley Gold Cup live, across the following mediums.
Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)
Radio: Radio Sport National
Moonee Valley Gold CUp Winners
Winners of the Moonee Valley Gold Cup going back to 2000 are displayed in the table below.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2020 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Miami Bound | 2 minutes 39.66 seconds |
2nd | Shared Ambition | ||
3rd | Oceanex | ||
2019 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Hunting Horn | 2 minutes 39.48 seconds |
2nd | Mr Quickie | ||
3rd | Downdraft | ||
2018 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Ventura Storm | 2 minutes 34.34 seconds (R) |
2nd | Trap For Fools | ||
3rd | Libran | ||
2017 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Who Shot Thebarman | 2 minutes 37.38 seconds |
2nd | Libran | ||
3rd | Cismontane | ||
2016 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Grand Marshal | 2 minutes 41.42 seconds |
2nd | Who Shot Thebarman | ||
3rd | Pentathlon | ||
2015 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | The United States | 2 minutes 34.4 seconds |
2nd | Prince Of Penzance | ||
3rd | Bohemian Lily | ||
2014 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Prince Of Penzance | 2 minutes 36.0 seconds |
2nd | Le Roi | ||
3rd | Au Revoir | ||
2013 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Precedence | 2 minutes 36.9 seconds |
2nd | Shoreham | ||
3rd | Gotta Take Care | ||
2012 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Vatuvei | 2 minutes 35.73 seconds |
2nd | Reuben Percival | ||
3rd | Ironstein | ||
2011 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Americain | 2 minutes 36.41 seconds |
2nd | Tullamore | ||
3rd | Illo | ||
2010 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Precedence | 2 minutes 38.94 seconds |
2nd | Above Average | ||
3rd | Capecover | ||
2009 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | The Sportsman | 2 minutes 37.3 seconds |
2nd | Irazu | ||
3rd | Think Money | ||
2008 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Gallopin | 2 minutes 36.5 seconds |
2nd | Baughurst | ||
3rd | Ice Chariot | ||
2007 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Gallic | 2 minutes 36.5 seconds |
2nd | Lazer Sharp | ||
3rd | Jukebox Johnny | ||
2006 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Zipping | 2 minutes 38.9 seconds |
2nd | Show Barry | ||
3rd | Gallic | ||
2005 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Umbula | 2 minutes 45.1 seconds |
2nd | Bazelle | ||
3rd | Kindjhal | ||
2004 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Another Warrior | 2 minutes 37.1 seconds |
2nd | Rizon | ||
3rd | Hard To Get | ||
2003 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Frightening | 2 minutes 38.5 seconds |
2nd | Legible | ||
3rd | County Tyrone | ||
2002 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Thong Classic | 2 minutes 40.9 seconds |
2nd | Rain Gauge | ||
3rd | Mr Prudent | ||
2001 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Rain Gauge | 2 minutes 37.6 seconds |
2nd | Spirit Of Westbury | ||
3rd | Big Pat | ||
2000 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Yippyio | 2 minutes 41.3 seconds |
2nd | Brew | ||
3rd | Cronus |