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

The Sandown Cup is a popular two-mile showdown previously run and won over the 3200m at the tail-end of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival before moving to its own feature race meeting in late May or early June during the autumn.
Sandown Cup Day now takes place on the Sunday following Queensland’s Queensland Derby Day program in Brisbane.
The Listed race offers $175,000 and is a quality handicap event contested over the traditional “two-mile” cup distance, the same as the iconic Melbourne Cup race at Flemington on the first Tuesday of November.
In 2021 and 2022 it ran at Caulfield Racecourse.
In 2024 it returns to Sandown at the Lakeside track.
Many nice types have won the Sandown Cup over the years including Renew (2014), Almoonqith (2015), Qewy (2016), and Carif (2020).
sandown cup 2024 – Quick Information
- Race Day: Sunday June 2nd, 2024
- Track Location: Sandown Racecourse (Lakeside)
- Track Surface: Turf
- Track Direction: Left-handed
- Race Distance: 3,200 metres
- Weight Conditions: Quality Handicap
- Type: Thoroughbred
- Grade: Listed
- Operator: Melbourne Racing Club
- Prize Purse: $175,000
- 2024 Sandown Cup Winner: TBD
Sandown Cup 2024 RESULTS
The official 2024 Sandown Cup results will be available below once the race takes place on Sunday, June 2, 2024.
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sandown cup Betting 2024
There are many different ways to bet on the Sandown 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 Sandown Cup |
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Win Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s Sandown Cup. |
Place Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Sandown Cup. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds. |
Each-Way Bet | If your runner finishes 1st in the Sandown 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 Sandown 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 Sandown Cup to win the Exacta. |
Trifecta Bet | You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Sandown Cup to win the Trifecta. |
First Four | You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Sandown 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 Sandown Cup, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie. |
How To Bet On The Sandown Cup in 2024
- Login at neds.com.au
- 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 Sandown Cup Betting above).
- Select the horse(s) for the race.
Which Horse Will Win The Sandown Cup in 2024?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Sandown 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 Sandown Cup winner include:
- Highly Weighted: Higher-rated and weighted runners make a solid Sandown Cup tip with four of the five winners between 2015 and 2019 carrying at least 57kg to victory including Almoonqith (59kg in 2015).
sandown cup 2024 Favourites
Early favourites in Sandown Cup 2024 betting will be updated here the week of the race.
Azuro ($2.90 in 2019) and Gin Martini ($4.40 in 2022) are the last Sandown Cup favourites to win.
sandown cup 2024 Field
The official 2024 Sandown Cup field of final acceptances is announced the Thursday of race week and will be published in full below.
sandown cup 2024 Tips
Favourite: TBD
Best Bet: TBD
Best Roughie: TBD
Our insider 2024 Sandown 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 SANDOWN CUP DAY PREVIEW & TIPS
sandown cup 2024 Race Day
2024 Sandown Cup no longer takes place on Zipping Classic Day in the spring, but is now the sole Black-Type feature at a standalone Sunday meeting on the 2nd of June, 2024 at Sandown Lakeside.
sandown cup 2024 Barrier Draw
The 2024 Sandown Cup barrier draw is released along with final acceptances the Thursday leading-up to the race and will be published in our above Sandown Cup Field section.
Sandown Cup 2024 Nominations
2024 Sandown Cup nominations close 12 PM, Tuesday the 28th of May, 2024 and will be published in full below as an early guide to the Sandown Cup field.
Sandown Cup 2024 Weights
Quality handicap conditions apply to this race. 2024 Sandown Cup weights will be declared before 4 PM, Wednesday the 29th of May, 2024 with weights on the final acceptances to be published in our above Sandown Cup Field section.
2024 Sandown Cup Top-Weight:
- TBD
Sandown Cup 2024 Acceptances
2024 Sandown Cup final acceptances must be declared before 9:15 AM on Thursday, the 30th of May, 2024 and will be published in our above Sandown Cup Field section.
Sandown Cup 2024 jockeys
Riders declaration must happen before 12:30 PM Thursday the 30th of May, 2024 and the official 2024 Sandown Cup jockeys will be published in our above Sandown Cup Field section..
Sandown Cup 2024 Scratchings
2024 Sandown Cup scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Sunday the 2nd of June, 2024.
Sandown Cup Prize Money 2024
The 2024 Sandown Cup prize purse is worth $175,000 in total, distributed from places first through to eighth.
Place | Prize Money |
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1st | $105,000 |
2nd | $31,500 |
3rd | $15,750 |
4th | $7,875 |
5th | $4,375 |
6th | $3,500 |
7th | $3,500 |
8th | $3,500 |
sandown cup Race Number 2024
The 2024 Sandown Cup race number is TBC for Sunday the 2nd of June, 2024. There are eight races in total that day at Sandown Lakeside Racecourse.
sandown 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 Sandown Cup Form Guide following final acceptances.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 SANDOWN CUP FORM GUIDE
sandown cup Live 2024
You can watch or listen to the 2024 Sandown 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
sandown cup Winners
Sandown Cup winners and place-getters going back to 2012 are detailed in the table below.
Year | Winner | Second | Third |
2024 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
2023 | – | – | – |
2022 | Gin Martini | Team Captain | Good Idea |
2021 | Dragon Storm | True Marvel | Sweet Thomas |
2020 | Carif | Realm Of Flowers | San Huberto |
2019 | Azuro | Wall Of Fire | Neufbosc |
2018 | Yogi | Azuro | Vengeur Masque |
2017 | Fanatic | Swacadelic | Gallic Chieftain |
2016 | Qewy | Swacadelic | All I Survey |
2015 | Almoonqith | The Offer | Grand Marshal |
2014 | Renew | Like A Carousel | Shoreham |
2013 | Caravan Rolls On | Like A Carousel | Crafty Cruiser |
2012 | Ibicenco | Reuben Percival | Unusual Suspect |