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

Harpo Marx | Photo: Steve Hart | Neds

The ATC Premier’s Cup is a Group 3 race conducted at Royal Randwick Racecourse in mid to late August each year as a key early lead-up into the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.

Held on Winx Stakes Day, the event is now run over 2000m and is a quality handicap race.

The Premier’s Cup offers $250,000 in prize money and is open to horses aged three-years-old and upwards.

The Premier’s Cup Prelude winner is exempt from ballot.

The race was inaugurated in 1947 as the Rosehill Cup before being renamed in 1989.

It has been contested over a variety of distances from 1800m – 2400m over the years and gained its current Group 3 status in 2018 the year subsequent three-time Group 1 champion Avilius won.

Plenty of nice horses have won the Premier’s Cup race over the years including dual Cox Plate champion Hydrogen (1952), the race’s first two-time winner Tails (1969-70), Natural Habit (1988), that year’s Caulfield Cup hero Railings (2005), Glencadam Gold (2012), and Mugatoo (2020).

The ATC Premier’s Cup serves as a nice lead-up into the Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) held later in the spring on Epsom Handicap Day. Magic Hurricane (2015) was the last horse to complete the Premier’s Cup – The Metropolitan double.

The form out of the 2020 Premier’s Cup was franked with the winner Mugatoo finishing second in that year’s The Metropolitan results before returning the following autumn to win the The All-Star Mile race in Melbourne.

The 2022 ATC Premier’s Cup winner Arapaho would go on to become a Group 1 winner the next year taking out the 2023 Tancred Stakes.

premier’s cup 2024 – Quick Information

  • Race Day: Saturday, August 24th, 2024
  • Track Location: Randwick Racecourse
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Track Direction: Right-handed
  • Race Distance: 2,000 metres
  • Weight Conditions: Quality Handicap
  • Qualification: Three year olds & Upwards
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Group 3
  • Operator: Australian Turf Club
  • Prize Purse: $250,000
  • Inaugural Race: 1947 (as the Rosehill Cup)
  • 2024 Premier’s Cup Winner: TBD

Premier’s Cup 2024 RESULTS

The official 2024 Premier’s Cup results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday August, 24, 2024. 

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Premier’s Cup Betting 2024

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

How To Bet On The Premier’s Cup in 2024

  1. Join up 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 Premier’s Cup Betting above).
  5. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Which Horse Will Win The Premier’s Cup in 2024

The best way to pick which horse will win the Premier’s Cup in 2024 is to take into account their lead-up spring racing form, assess the barriers, and consider the weight each horse will carry.

Additional factors to consider when picking the ATC Premier’s Cup winner include: 

  • Lightweights: From 2008 – 2023 Mugatoo (57kg in 2020) and Arapaho (56kg in 2022) are the only Premier’s Cup winners to carry more than 54.5kg to victory.
  • Sydney Stables: The New Zealand-trained Activation (2006) was the last Premier’s Cup winner from outside Sydney.

Premier’s Cup Favourites 2024

Favourites to win the Premier’s Cup in 2024 will be updated here the week of the race. 

Mugatoo ($1.90 in 2020) and Harpo Marx ($4.40 in 2021) are the latest Premier’s Cup favourites to win.

Premier’s Cup Field 2024

The official 2024 Premier’s Cup field of final acceptances will be announced on the Wednesday leading-up to Winx Stakes Day with acceptances and barriers to be published below.

Premier’s Cup 2024 Tips

Favourite: TBD

Best Bet: TBD

Best Roughie: TBD

Our insider 2024 Premier’s Cup tips will be detailed here the week of the race and a full Premier’s Cup Day betting preview available on the Neds blog.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2024 WINX STAKES DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

Premier’s Cup Race Day 2024

The Premier’s Cup (ATC) takes place on 2024 Winx Stakes Day at Royal Randwick on Saturday the 24th of August, 2024. The other key events on the program include the: 

Premier’s Cup Barrier Draw 2024

The 2024 Premier’s Cup barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and published in our above Premier’s Cup Field section.

Premier’s Cup Nominations 2024

2024 Premier’s Cup nominations close by 11:00 AM on Monday, the 19th of August, 2024.

Premier’s Cup Weights 2024

Quality Handicap conditions apply to this race. Final 2024 Premier’s Cup weights will be announced by 4:00 PM on Tuesday, the 20th of August, 2024 with weights on the final acceptors to be published in our above Premier’s Cup Field section. 

2024 Premier’s Cup Top-Weight:

  • TBC

Premier’s Cup Acceptances 2024

2024 Premier’s Cup final acceptances must be declared before 9:00 AM on Wednesday, the 21st of August, 2024 and will be published in our above Premier’s Cup Field section. 

Premier’s Cup Jockeys 2024

The final riders announcement is at 12:00 PM on Wednesday, the 21st of August, 2024 and the official 2024 Premier’s Cup jockeys will be published in our above Premier’s Cup Field section. 

Premier’s Cup Scratchings 2024

2024 Premier’s Cup scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday, the 24th of August, 2024 on race day morning. 

Premier’s Cup Prize Money 2024

The 2024 ATC Premier’s Cup prize purse is worth $250,000 in total, distributed from places first through tenth.

Place Prize Money
1st $140,000
2nd $46,250
3rd $22,400
4th $11,000
5th $6,100
6th $4,000
7th $3,500
8th $3,500
9th $3,500
10th $3,500

Premier’s Cup Race Number 2024

The 2024 Premier’s Cup race number is TBC for Saturday the 24th of August, 2024. There are ten races in total that day at Randwick Racecourse.

Premier’s 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 Premier’s Cup Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2024 PREMIER’S CUP FORM GUIDE

Premier’s Cup Live 2024

You can watch or listen to the 2024 Premier’s Cup live, across the following mediums.

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

Radio: Radio Sport National

Streaming: Racing NSW

premier’s cup Winners

Winners of the Premier’s Cup (ATC) going back to 2000 are displayed in the table below. 

Year Winner Second Third
2024 TBD TBD TBD
2023 Hosier Military Mission Bois D’Argent
2022 Arapaho Francesco Guardi Lord Ardmore
2021 Harpo Marx Spirit Ridge Inverloch
2020 Mugatoo Sikandarabad Herengawe
2019 Wu Gok Come Play With Me Carzoff
2018 Avilius I Am Serious Testashadow
2017 Dee I Cee Classic Uniform Centre Pivot
2016 Sense Of Occasion Singing Magic Hurricane
2015 Magic Hurricane Silverball Kapour
2014 Greatwood Bonfire He’s Your Man
2013 Less Is More Ironstein Winning Glory
2012 Glencadam Gold Permit Stout Hearted
2011 Break Card Praecido The Verminator
2010 Snow Alert Scouting Wide Abitofado
2009 Emperor Bonaparte Voice Coach Enzedex Eagle
2008 Red Lord Hurrah Hadaaf
2007

(Race not held)

2006 Activation Mr Martini Juerga
2005 Railings Stormhill Hasta Manana
2004 Bush Honey Keeping The Faith Brother Of Danny
2003 Domine Daniel’s The Man Go Ziggy
2002 Gamesman Abeel Hostess Dress Circle
2001 Mulan Princess Consolidator Via Sinai
2000 Super Revenir Prophet’s Kiss Motiti Road

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