Moonee Valley Gold Cup

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. 

1. # 13 Lunar Flare
2. #12 Floating Artist
3. #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:

How To Bet On The Moonee Valley Gold Cup in 2021

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 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 (4); #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.

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 (4)
• #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.

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.