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 $1,000,000 in prize money as of 2021 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 2021 – Quick Information
- Race Day: Saturday, October 23rd, 2021
- 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: $1,000,000
- Inaugural Race: 1883
- 2021 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Winner: Lunar Flare
moonee valley gold cup 2021 RESULTS
The official 2021 Moonee Valley Gold Cup results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday October 23, 2021.
- # 13 Lunar Flare
- #12 Floating Artist
- #1 Sound
Lunar Flare ($12) enjoyed a career best win saluting in the $1 million Moonee Valley Gold Cup 2021 results over a luckless Floating Artist.
moonee valley Gold Cup Betting 2021
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 in 2021
- 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 2022 Odds
Early market betting odds on the 2022 Moonee Valley Gold 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 moonee valley gold Cup
The best way to pick which horse will win the Moonee Valley Gold Cup in 2021 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.
Moonee Valley Gold Cup Favourites 2021
Early favourites in 2021 Moonee Valley Gold Cup betting include the consistent Maher/Eustace import Floating Artist coming off a Coongy Cup third at Caulfield and his last start Group 1 The Metropolitan third-placed stablemate Harpo Marx.
Moonee Valley Gold Cup 2021 Field
The official Moonee Valley Gold Cup 2021 field of final acceptances is announced on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
A field of potential Melbourne Cup-bound horses face off in the 2021 Moonee Valley Gold Cup on Cox Plate Day with the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained stablemates Floating Artist and Harpo Marx dominating the markets.
- Scratched: #3 Le Don De Vie (8); #7 Harpo Marx #8 The Good Fight (13)
Moonee Valley Gold Cup 2021 Tips
Favourite: #12 Floating Artist ($3.50 at time of publish)
Best Bet: #13 Lunar Flare ($9 at time of publish)
Best Roughie: #2 Good Idea ($34 at time of publish)
Our insider 2021 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 2021 COX PLATE DAY PREVIEW & TIPS
moonee Valley Gold Cup Race Day 2021
The 2021 Moonee Valley Gold Cup takes place on Saturday, the 23rd of October, 2021 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); and the
- Group 3 Tesio Stakes (1600m).
moonee valley gold cup 2021 Barrier Draw
The 2021 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 2021 Nominations
Nominations close by 12:00 PM on Monday, the 18th of October, 2021.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 241441×060 | ATTORNEY (FR) | G | 7 | Matthew Smith | 100 |
2 | 21345×2446 | BARADE (FR) | G | 7 | Archie Alexander | 89 |
3 | 528434×172 | BARTHOLOMEU DIAS (GB) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 90 |
4 | x14x4x4x07 | CORMORANT (IRE) | G | 5 | Robert Hickmott | 96 |
5 | 13616x2x00 | DAWN PATROL (IRE) | G | 5 | Robert Hickmott | 103 |
6 | 0238375×58 | DJUKON (GB) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 87 |
7 | 35×5282536 | DR DRILL (GB) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 98 |
8 | 5x55x01113 | FLOATING ARTIST (GB) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 99 |
9 | 53x6133x08 | FUTURE SCORE (IRE) | G | 7 | Matt Cumani | 99 |
10 | 855167×033 | GOOD IDEA | G | 7 | Phillip Stokes | 95 |
11 | x221211251 | GRAND PROMENADE (GB) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 103 |
12 | 2×54151163 | HARPO MARX (IRE) | G | 6 | Bjorn Baker | 102 |
13 | 329431×009 | JOHNNY GET ANGRY (NZ) | G | 4 | Denis Pagan | 103 |
14 | 43x8511x90 | KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) | G | 7 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 103 |
15 | 5x57170x50 | LE DON DE VIE (GB) | G | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 101 |
16 | 8×33149221 | LUNAR FLARE | M | 6 | Grahame Begg | 91 |
17 | 51111×7631 | MAHASHAKTI | M | 5 | Mitchell Freedman | 83 |
18 | 878333×009 | MIAMI BOUND (NZ) | M | 5 | Danny O’Brien | 103 |
19 | 308×826845 | MIRAGE DANCER (GB) | H | 8 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 104 |
20 | 51716×8078 | MOSH MUSIC | M | 7 | Archie Alexander | 99 |
21 | 0x22x722x5 | PONDUS (GB) | G | 6 | Robert Hickmott | 103 |
22 | 00x00x5030 | ROSTROPOVICH (IRE) | G | 7 | Ben & JD Hayes | 95 |
23 | 4071251×08 | ROYAL CROWN | G | 5 | Michael Kent | 79 |
24 | 8227×05516 | SECRET BLAZE | G | 6 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 101 |
25 | 1x62309x97 | SOUND (GER) | H | 9 | Michael Moroney | 104 |
26 | 851175×331 | STARCASTER (GB) | G | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 88 |
27 | 0x31851447 | THE GOOD FIGHT (NZ) | G | 7 | Michael Moroney | 97 |
28 | 79288611×0 | TOKEN SPIRIT | G | 4 | Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock | 71 |
29 | 116x510x42 | WENTWOOD (GB) | G | 7 | Maddie Raymond | 94 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
moonee valley gold cup 2021 Weights
Set weights plus conditions apply to this race. Final weights will be announced by 4:00 PM on Monday, the 18th of October, 2021 with weights on the final acceptances to be published in our above Moonee Valley Gold Cup Field section.
2021 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Top-Weights:
- #1 Sound (57kg)
- #2 Good Idea (57kg)
moonee valley gold cup 2021 Acceptances
Acceptances must be declared before 9:30 AM on Wednesday, the 20th of October, 2021 and will be published in our above Moonee Valley Gold Cup Field section.
moonee valley gold cup 2021 Jockeys
The final riders announcement is at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, the 20th of October, 2021 and will be published in our above Moonee Valley Gold Cup Field section.
moonee valley gold cup Scratchings 2021
Scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday, the 23rd of October, 2021.
2021 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Scratchings:
- #3 Le Don De Vie (8)
- #7 Harpo Marx
- #8 The Good Fight (13)
moonee valley gold cup Prize Money 2021
The Moonee Valley Gold Cup prize purse is worth $1 million in total having had stakes doubled for 2021, distributed from places first through to eighth.
Place | Prize Money |
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1st | $600,000 |
2nd | $180,000 |
3rd | $90,000 |
4th | $45,000 |
5th | $25,000 |
6th | $20,000 |
7th | $20,000 |
8th | $20,000 |
moonee valley gold cup Race Number 2021
The 2021 Moonee Valley Gold Cup race number is scheduled as Moonee Valley Race 8 at 3:25pm (AEDT) on Saturday, the 23rd of October, 2021. There are ten races in total that day at Moonee Valley Racecourse.
moonee valley gold cup 2021 Form Guide
The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2021 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Form Guide following final acceptances.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2021 MOONEE VALLEY GOLD CUP FORM GUIDE
Moonee Valley Gold Cup Live 2021
You can watch or listen to the 2021 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: Channel 7
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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2021 Moonee Valley Cup |
1st | Lunar Flare | 2 minutes 09.08 seconds |
2nd | Commander Harry | ||
3rd | Jungle Magnate | ||
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 |