Looking for this year’s Mornington Cup betting odds, field and race day tips? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.

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The Mornington Cup is a Listed staying race run and won at Mornington Racecourse in late April each year, moved from April ahead of the 2023 edition, as part of the wider Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.

Now contested over a mile and a half having been increased in distance from 2000m to 2400m in 2008, the Black-Type race is the biggest and most popular event held on the Mornington Peninsular.

Offering a lucrative $300,000 in stakes, it is run under quality handicap conditions with no restrictions to age or gender.

The best out of the race previously headed to Sydney a fortnight later to run over the two miles at Randwick in the Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) during The Championships before the Mornington Cup Day date changed in 2023.

The Mornington Cup winner earns a ballot exemption for that spring’s Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m).

Mornington Cup 2024 – Quick Information

  • Race Day: Saturday, April 20th, 2024
  • Track Location: Mornington Racecourse
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Track Direction: Left-handed
  • Race Distance: 2400m metres
  • Weight Conditions: Quality Handicap
  • Qualification: No age / sex restrictions
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Listed
  • Operator: Melbourne Racing Club
  • Prize Purse: $300,000
  • 2024 Mornington Cup Winner: Esti Feny

Mornington Cup 2024 RESULTS

The official 2024 Mornington Cup results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday April 20, 2024. 

  1. #9 Esti Feny
  2. #8 Little Mix
  3. #10 Strawberry Rock

The 2024 Mornington Cup winner was the nine-year-old Matthew Smith-trained Esti Feny ($31) who improved on a lead-up eighth in the Group 1 Australian Cup to post a dominant win and claim the Caulfield Cup ballot exemption.

Mornington CUP Betting 2024

New Ways to Bet at neds

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

How To Bet On The Mornington Cup in 2024

  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 Mornington Cup Betting above).
  5. Select the horse(s) for the race.

mornington cup 2025 Odds

Early market betting odds on the 2025 mornington 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.

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Which Horse Will Win The Mornington Cup in 2024?

The best way to pick which horse will win the Mornington Cup is to look at their lead-up autumn racing form, check any previous Black-Type experience and consider their record over the 2400m distance. 

Additional factors to consider when picking the Mornington Cup winner include:

  • Light Weights – Just three horses since 2009 have carried more than 56.5kg to victory in the Mornington Cup: Capecover (59kg in 2010), Tally (59kg in 2017) and Right You Are (58kg in 2023).
  • Boys’ Club – The last mare to beat home the boys in the Mornington Cup was Voile D’or (2001).

Mornington Cup 2024 Favourites

Early favourites in 2024 Mornington Cup betting include the Mark & Leigh Kavanagh-trained First Immortal, the in-form Ciaron Maher-trained Roy Higgins runner-up Strawberry Rock, and the talented Little Mix for Annabel Neasham. 

Mount Popa ($2.30 in 2021) was the last Mornington Cup favourite to win.

Mornington Cup Field 2024

The official Mornington Cup 2024 field of final acceptances is announced on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below. 

Mornington Cup 2024 Tips

Favourite: #4 First Immortal ($4.20 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Bet: #10 Strawberry Rock ($7 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Roughie: #7 Nereus ($10 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Our insider Mornington Cup 2024 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 2024 MORNINGTON CUP DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

mornington Cup Race Day 2024

The 2024 Mornington Cup takes place as the headline and sole Group status race on Mornington Cup Day at Mornington Racecourse on Saturday the 20th of April, 2024.

The other Black-Type race held at the Mornington Cup Day meeting is the Listed $200,000 Hareeba Stakes (1200m).

mornington Cup 2024 Barrier Draw

The 2024 Mornington Cup barrier draw is announced the Wednesday of race week and will be published in our above Mornington Cup Field section. 

Mornington Cup 2024 Nominations

2024 Mornington Cup nominations close at 12:00 AM (AEDT) on Monday the 15th of April, 2024. 

mornington cup 2024 Weights

Handicap conditions apply to this race. Final weights are announced at 4:00 PM (AEDT) on Monday the 15th of April, 2024 with the official 2024 Mornington Cup weights to be published in our above Mornington Cup Field section. 

2024 Mornington Cup Top-Weights:

  • #1 Captain Envious (60kg)
  • #2 Future History (60kg)
  • #3 Gear Up (60kg)

Mornington Cup 2024 Acceptances

2024 Mornington Cup final acceptances must be declared before 9:30 AM (AEDT) on Wednesday, the 17th of April, 2024 and will be published in our above Mornington Cup Field section. 

Mornington Cup 2024 Jockeys

The final riders announcement is at 1:00 PM (AEDT) on Wednesday, the 17th of April, 2024 and the official 2024 Mornington Cup jockeys will be published in our above Mornington Cup Field section. 

Mornington Cup Scratchings 2024

2024 Mornington Cup scratchings close at 7:30 AM (AEDT) on Saturday, the 20th of April, 2024. 

  • #11 Regal Lion (5)

Mornington Cup Prize Money 2024

The 2024 Mornington Cup prize purse is worth $300,000 in total, distributed from places first through eighth.

Place Prize Money
1st $180,000
2nd $54,000
3rd $27,000
4th $13,500
5th $7,500
6th $6,000
7th $6,000
8th $6,000

mornington Cup Race Number 2024

The 2024 Mornington Cup race number is scheduled as Mornington Race 8 at 4:00pm (AEST) on Saturday the 20th of April, 2024. There are ten races in total that day at Mornington Racecourse. 

mornington Cup Form Guide 2024

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2024 Mornington Cup Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 MORNINGTON CUP FORM GUIDE

mornington cup Live 2024

You can watch or listen to the 2024 Mornington Cup live, across the following mediums.

Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)

Free-to-air television: Channel 78 (and 68 in regional areas)

Radio: Radio Sport National

StreamingRacing.com

MobileNeds App

mornington cup Winners

Past Mornington Cup winners going back to 2000 are displayed in the table below. For a more complete list of previous Mornington Cup winners and place-getters going back to 1963 – click here

YEAR WINNER TRAINER/S JOCKEY WEIGHT TIME
2024 ESTI FENY (HUN) Matthew Smith Daniel Stackhouse 55kg 2:32.58
2023 RIGHT YOU ARE Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ben Melham 58kg 2:29.95
2022 CRYSTAL PEGASUS(GB) Chris Waller Craig Williams 56kg 2:30.64
2021 MOUNT POPA(IRE) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes William Pike 56.5kg 2:33.97
2020 AKTAU(GB) Michael Moroney Jye McNeil 54kg 2:27.15
2019 SELF SENSE David Brideoake Luke Nolen 55.5kg 2:32.42
2018 KINGS WILL DREAM(IRE) Darren Weir Dean Yendall 54kg 2:28.67
2017 TALLY John O’Shea Andrew Mallyon 59kg 2:27.02
2016 BERISHA Robert Smerdon Daniel Moor 55kg 2:25.42
2015 BANCA MO Scott Brunton Dean Holland 56kg 2:31.68
2014 INSTRUMENTALIST(IRE) Chris Waller Craig Newitt 54kg 2:32.58
2013 TUSCAN FIRE Dan O’Sullivan Glen Boss 56.5kg 2:31.72
2012 NORSQUI Walter McShane Chris Symons 54kg 2:29.88
2011 GUYNO(NZ) Lou Luciani Jason Whiting 56.5kg 2:30.60
2010 CAPECOVER(NZ) Patrick Payne Steven Arnold 59kg 2:29.73
2009 BANANA MAN Michael Kent Brad Rawiller 58.5kg 2:32.59
2008 ATTRITION Pat Carey Mark Pegus 53kg 2:10.44
2007 HOFMEISTER(NZ) Robert Smerdon Nash Rawiller 55.5kg 2:04.79
2006 ULYSSES David Hayes Craig Williams 56kg 2:03.58
2005 KOUNTHEKASH(NZ) Lee Freedman Nick Ryan 54kg 2:03.07
2004 GUNNAMATTA Tony Noonan Damien Oliver 56.5kg 2:04.76
2003 GUNNAMATTA Tony Noonan Nash Rawiller 57kg 2:03.33
2002 GUNNAMATTA Tony Noonan Kerrin McEvoy 51.5kg 2:04.12
2001 VOILE D’OR Bart Cummings Damien Oliver 58kg 2:05.52
2000 LITMUS Barry Barnes Dale Short 53kg 2:04.23