Looking for this year’s Pakenham Cup betting odds field and tips? The expert tipsters at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.

2021 Pakenham Cup Winner Smokin' Romans
2021 Pakenham Cup winner Smokin’ Romans (pictured at Flemington). Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Pakenham Cup is a Listed, $300,000 handicap feature race held at Pakenham Racecourse that traditionally runs in December each summer racing season down under. In 2024 the race ran under the lights for the first time in March before returning to its December timeslot forcing two official editions of the event that year. This event took over from the Werribee Cup in 2016, the year the Pakenham Racing Club began racing at its new track at Tynong. The Pakenham Cup has been won by plenty of stars over the years including the 2003-05 three-time Melbourne Cup champion Makybe Diva at her sixth start in 2002.

pakenham cup 2024 – Quick Information

  • Race Day: Saturday December 21, 2024 (2nd 2024 edition)
  • Track Location: Pakenham Racecourse
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Track Direction: Left-handed
  • Race Distance: 2,500 metres
  • Weight Conditions: Handicap
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Listed
  • Operator: Pakenham Racing Club
  • Prize Purse: $300,000
  • 2024 Pakenham Cup Winner (March): Ashrun
  • 2024 Pakenham Cup Winner (December): TBD

pakenham Cup 2024 RESULTS

The official 2024 Pakenham Cup results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday December 21, 2024. 

  1. TBD
  2. TBD
  3. TBD

pakenham cup Betting 2024

New Ways to Bet at neds

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

How To Bet On The Pakenham Cup in 2024

  1. Login at neds.com.au
  2. Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
  3. Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Pakenham Cup Betting above).
  4. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Which Horse Will Win The Pakenham Cup in 2024?

The best way to pick which horse will win the Pakenham Cup in 2024 is to take into account their lead-up form in similar grade/distance races, any previous runs at the track and looking for proven Group performers.  Additional factors to consider when picking the Pakenham Cup winner include: 

  • Boys’ Club: Since 2006 just two mares have won the Pakenham Cup, most recently Etah James (2019) who won the follow year’s Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) in 2020.

pakenham cup 2024 Favourites

Favourites in Pakenham Cup 2024 betting will be updated here shortly.  Smokin’ Romans ($3.50 in 2021), Kissinger ($3.70 in 2022), and Ashrun ($2.90 in March 2024) are the latest Pakenham Cup favourites to win.

pakenham cup 2024 Field

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

pakenham cup 2024 Tips

Favourite: TBD Best Bet: TBD Best Roughie: TBD Our insider 2024 Pakenham Cup tips will be listed above the week of the race and a full betting preview available on the Neds Blog.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2024 PAKENHAM CUP DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

pakenham cup 2024 Race Day

The 2024 Pakenham Cup takes place for the second time that year on Saturday the 21st of December 2024. Pakenham Cup Day runs on the same date as Ascot’s Group 2 Ted Van Heemst Stakes in Perth and Brisbane’s Group 3 BJ McLachlan Stakes.

pakenham cup 2024 Barrier Draw

The 2024 Pakenham Cup barrier draw is released along with final acceptances the Wednesday leading up to the race and will be published in our above Pakenham Cup Field section. 

Pakenham Cup 2024 Nominations

2024 Pakenham Cup nominations close at 12 PM on the Monday of race week and will be published in full below as an early guide to the Pakenham Cup field.

  Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Ballot Weight True Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 34820×5412 SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) G 8 Ciaron Maher 1 60kg 60kg   105
2 3114×71032 LADY IN PINK M 4 Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin 2 56.5kg 56.5kg   102
3 16x84x2339 MURAMASA G 5 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 3 58.5kg 58.5kg   102
4 1404×40244 SERPENTINE (IRE) G 8 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 4 58.5kg 58.5kg   102
5 70×0711742 HERMAN HESSE (GB) G 8 Ciaron Maher 5 58.5kg 58.5kg   102
6 4041×57788 VOW AND DECLARE G 9 Danny O’Brien 6 58kg 58kg   101
7 16×0008620 INTERPRETATION (IRE) G 7 Ciaron Maher 7 56.5kg 56.5kg   98
8 72x00x8997 LE DON DE VIE (GB) G 9 Ciaron Maher 8 56.5kg 56.5kg   98
9 00x2436x07 GOLDMAN (NZ) G 6 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 9 56kg 56kg   97
10 x41x0x0000 STAR OF INDIA (IRE) G 6 Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald 10 55kg 55kg   95
11 6165×30430 MAGNASPIN G 5 Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin 11 54kg 54kg   93
12 x620622x00 HOPEFUL (FR) G 8 Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald 12 54kg 53.5kg   92
13 42274×7440 MANKAYAN (IRE) G 9 Ciaron Maher 13 54kg 53.5kg   92
14 3312383×40 STRAWBERRY ROCK (IRE) G 8 Ciaron Maher 14 54kg 52.5kg   90
15 68x7x00264 PROMISES KEPT G 5 Ciaron Maher 15 54kg 50.5kg   86
16 5x483x3830 SHAIYHAR (IRE) G 6 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 16 54kg 50kg   85
17 3330×06843 GRAND PIERRO G 5 Jason Warren 17 54kg 49kg   83
18 x2010x3210 SAVOIR FAIRE (NZ) G 5 Mark Walker 18 54kg 49kg   83
19 5427×44966 I’M A DIRTY RASCAL (IRE) G 7 Mark Walker 19 54kg 48.5kg   82
20 35231116×2 SAMUEL LANGHORNE (NZ) G 5 Michael Kent 20 54kg 46.5kg   78
21 1326×15379 COMMANDO DRIFT (NZ) M 6 Thomas Sadler 21 54kg 44.5kg   78
22 58×0018597 CONVENER (FR) G 6 Ciaron Maher 22 54kg 46kg   77
23 32x113x432 DIVUS ROMULUS (IRE) G 5 Nick Ryan 23 54kg 43kg   71
24 5823017×66 SAMBUCUS G 4 Robbie Laing 24 54kg 40kg   65

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

pakenham Cup 2024 Weights

Handicap conditions apply to this race. Final 2024 Pakenham Cup weights will be declared before 4 PM on the Monday of race week with weights on the final acceptances to be published in our above Pakenham Cup Field section. 2024 Pakenham Cup Topweight:

  • TBC

pakenham Cup 2024 Acceptances

2024 Pakenham Cup final acceptances must be declared before 9:30 AM on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in our above Pakenham Cup Field section.

pakenham Cup 2024 jockeys

Riders declaration must happen before 1 PM on the Wednesday of race week and the official 2024 Pakenham Cup jockeys will be published in our above Pakenham Cup Field section.

pakenham Cup 2024 Scratchings

2024 Pakenham Cup scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday the 21st of December 2024. 

pakenham Cup Prize Money 2024

The 2024 Pakenham Cup prize purse is worth $300,000 in total, distributed from places first through to tenth.

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

pakenham cup Race Number 2024

The 2024 Pakenham Cup race number is TBC for Saturday the 21st of December 2024. There are ten races in total that day at Pakenham Racecourse.

Pakenham cup 2024 Form Guide

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

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 PAKENHAM CUP FORM GUIDE

pakenham cup Live 2024

You can watch or listen to the 2024 Pakenham Cup live, across the following mediums. Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel) Free to air television: Channels 78 (and 68 in regional areas) broadcast Radio: Radio Sport National Streaming: Racing.com Mobile: Neds App

pakenham cup Winners

Pakenham Cup winners and placegetters going back to 1999 are detailed in the table below. 

Year Winner Second Third
2024 (December edition) TBD TBD TBD
2024 (March edition) Ashrun Glentaneous Don’t Doubt Dory
2023
2022 Kissinger Nobel Heights Vegas Knight
2021 Smokin’ Romans Good Idea Team Captain
2020 Attorney Creedence Knights Order
2019 Etah James Secret Blaze Midterm
2018 Our Big Mike Berisha Dal Harraild
2017 Like A Carousel Khartoum Oncidium Ruler
2016 Pilote D’Essai Puccini Little White Cloud
2015 Tall Ship Mujadale Imperial Lass
2014 Cadillac Mountain Averau Hurdy Gurdy Man
2013 Pelicano Hurdy Gurdy Man Unchain My Heart
2012 Unusual Suspect King Diamond I’m Jake
2011 Apprehend Hanks Hiphopopotamus
2010 Montahlia Upon Elmore
2009 La Rocket Oronero Davcon
2008 Mandela Imvula Reggie
2007 Baughurst Extend Saliente
2006 Brom Felinity Ulysses Danzippo
2005 Roman Arch Coalesce Wild Classic
2004 Lightning Comand Just The Part Spadanza
2003 Classic Benbara Chairman’s Choice Tooborack
2002 Makybe Diva Aquiver Eagle Rhythm
2001 Altiero Ascana Brighter Scene
2000 Slavonic Brave Chief Celestial Show
1999 Zerpour Ihtiyati The Decorator