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

Summer Cup, Randwick Racecourse
With over a century worth of history, the Summer Cup is an inseparable part of the Australian Turf Club’s post Spring campaign. This race has held Group 3 status since 1979 and takes place at Royal Randwick in late December on Boxing Day as part of the Sydney Summer Racing Carnival. 

The Summer Cup offers $250,000 in prize money and is a quality handicap event.

The Group 2 $2 million The Ingham Stakes (1600m) – formerly the Villiers Stakes – offers a key lead-up into the Summer Cup for horses looking for a little further, and a trip to WA for the popular Group 2 Perth Cup (2400m) could be on the cards for the best out of the Sydney Group 3 showdown.

Horses out of the Summer Cup field may also head to Queensland in January for a shot at the $1 million Magic Millions Trophy (2400m) at the Gold Coast.

The 2022 Summer Cup runner-up Sky Lab won the following January’s Magic Millions Trophy next start.

Despite never changing name, the race distance has changed quite a few times. It has gradually downgraded from 2600 metres, to 2400 metres, down to its current distance of 2000 metres.

Summer Cup 2024 – Quick Information

  • Race Day: Thursday December 26th, 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 and over
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Group 3
  • Operator: Perth Racing
  • Prize Purse: $250,000
  • Inaugural Race: 1892
  • 2024 Summer Cup Winner: TBD

summer cup 2024 RESULTS

The official 2024 Summer Cup results will be available below once the race takes place on Thursday December 26, 2024. 

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Summer Cup Betting 2024

New Ways to Bet at neds

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

How To Bet On The Summer 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 Summer Cup Betting above).
  5. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Which Horse Will Win The Summer Cup in 2024

The best way to pick which horse will win the Summer Cup in 2024 is to take into account their lead-up form in similar grade races, past record at the Randwick track and those proven up to the 2000m distance. 

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

  • Stayers – There isn’t a lot of local talent that does well at distance of 2000 metres or more. Keep an eye out on horses with staying distance history.
  • Post Spring Blues – A lot of horses might be getting a mini spell after their hard efforts during the Spring season. Look for an opening, where some of the heavy hitters have neglected to nominate.

Summer Cup Favourites 2024

Favourites in 2024 Summer Cup betting will be updated here shortly. 

Spirit Ridge ($3.60 in 2020) and Lion’s Roar ($2.80 in 2023) are the latest Summer Cup favourites to win.

There was a big upset in the 2021 Summer Cup results with Parry Sound saluting at $26 odds.

Summer Cup 2024 Field

The official 2024 Summer Cup field of final acceptances is set for release the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below. 

Summer Cup 2024 Tips

Favourite: TBD

Best Bet: TBD

Best Roughie: TBD

Our insider 2024 Summer 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 2024 SUMMER CUP DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

Summer Cup Race Day 2024

Summer Cup Day takes place on on Boxing Day each year and the date for the 2024 edition is Thursday December 26, 2024.  

Summer Cup Barrier Draw 2024

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

Summer Cup Weights 2024

Quality handicap conditions apply to this race. Final 2024 Summer Cup weights are announced at 4 PM on the Friday prior to the race with weights on the final acceptances to be published in our above Summer Cup Field section. 

2024 Summer Cup Topweight:

  • TBC

Summer Cup Acceptances 2024

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

Summer Cup Jockeys 2024

The final riders announcement is at 12 PM on the Monday of race week and the official 2024 Summer Cup jockeys will be published in our above Summer Cup Field section. 

Summer Cup Scratchings 2024

2024 Summer Cup scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Thursday the 26th of December 2024. 

Summer Cup Prize Money 2024

The 2024 Summer Cup prize purse is worth $250,000 in total, distributed from places first through to 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

Summer Cup Race Number 2024

The 2024 Summer Cup race number is TBC for Thursday the 26th of December 2024. There are eight races in total that day at Randwick Racecourse as part of the Boxing Day racing action in Sydney. 

Summer 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 Summer Cup 2024 Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2024 SUMMER CUP FORM GUIDE

Summer Cup Live 2024

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

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

Radio: Radio Sport National

Streaming: Racing NSW

Summer Cup Winners

Winners of the Summer Cup going back to 1999 are displayed in the table below. For every result going back to 1930, please check our winners’ page.

Year Winner Trainer/s Jockey Weight Distance
2024 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
2023 Lion’s Roar John O’Shea Tyler Schiller 55kg 2000 m
2022 Diamil John O’Shea Jason Collett 55kg 2000 m
2021 Parry Sound Bjorn Baker Bock Ryan 53kg 2000 m
2020 Spirit Ridge Mark Newnham Robbie Dolan 53kg 2000 m
2019 Luvaluva John Sargent Koby Jennings 56.5kg 2000 m
2018 Fierce Impact Matthew Smith Corey Brown 54kg 2000 m
2017 Montauk Chris Waller Mathew Cahill 53kg 2000 m
2016 Red Excitement Gerald Ryan Adam Hyeronimus 57kg 2000 m
2015 Mighty Lucky Fred Cowell Kathy O’Hara 56kg 2000 m
2014 I’m Imposing Chris Waller Tye Angland 59kg 2000 m
2013 I’m Imposing Chris Waller Blake Shinn 55kg 2000 m
2012 Le Roi Tony McEvoy Glyn Schofield 58kg 2400 m
2011 Yulalona Peter Snowden Kerrin McEvoy 53kg 2400 m
2010 Spechenka Ben Ahrens Rod Quinn 53kg 2400 m
2009 Solid Billing Craig Ritchie Jim Cassidy 53kg 2400 m
2008 Ready To Lift Gerald Ryan Glyn Schofield 54kg 2400 m
2007 Race Not Run N/A N/A N/A N/A
2006 Jamberoo Bede Murray Grant Buckley 52kg 2400 m
2005 Aqua D’amore Gai Waterhouse Danny Beasley 57kg 2400 m
2004 This Manshood Tim Martin Justin Sheehan 57.5kg 2400 m
2003 Stadium Graeme Rogerson Christian Reith 53kg 2400 m
2002 Stoway Gai Waterhouse Danny Beasley 57.5kg 2400 m
2001 Majestically Jack Denham Darren Beadman 54.5kg 2400 m
2000 Lanolin Allan Denham Michael Squires 54.5kg 2400 m
1999 Zanetta Gai Waterhouse Danny Beasley 52.5kg 2400 m

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