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

2023 Sunshine Coast Cup winner Chaillot (pictured in Melbourne). Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.
2023 Sunshine Coast Cup winner Chaillot (pictured in Melbourne). Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Sunshine Coast Cup is a 1400m Listed event held at Queensland’s Caloundra Racecourse on the Sunshine Coast in late January each summer.

Traditionally held around the Australia Day long weekend, the race is a quality handicap offering $160,000 in total prize money.

A number of horses in the Sunshine Coast Cup field may come via a lead-up run from the Gold Coast’s Magic Millions Race Day card a fortnight earlier.

The $1 million Magic Millions Snippets (1200m) makes a decent Sunshine Coat Cup lead-up race and Scallopini (6th in 2022) was the last Sunshine Coast Cup winner to come via that event.

Sunshine Coast Cup 2025 – Quick Information

  • Race Day: Saturday, January 25, 2025
  • Track Location: Caloundra Racecourse
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Track Direction: Right-handed
  • Race Distance: 1,400 metres
  • Weight Conditions: Quality Handicap
  • Qualification: No age or sex restrictions
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Listed
  • Prize Purse: $160,000
  • 2025 Sunshine Coast Cup Winner: Elettrica

Sunshine Coast Cup 2025 RESULTS

The official 2025 Sunshine Coast Cup results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday January 25, 2025.  

  1. #11 Elettrica
  2. #13 Lost In Transit
  3. #5 Irish Songs

Six-year-old Vespa mare Elettrica ($5.50), ridden by apprentice hoop Bailey Wheeler and trained by Richard and Will Freedman, delivered a commanding performance to win the 2025 Sunshine Coast Cup at Caloundra on Saturday, pulling away in the final furlong to salute by 2.3 lengths, with the Group 3 Tattersall’s Members’ Cup as her next target.

Sunshine Coast Cup Betting 2025

New Ways to Bet at neds

There are many different ways to bet on the Sunshine Coast Cup in 2025, and we have included some of the most popular options below:

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

How To Bet On The Sunshine Coast Cup in 2025

  1. Log in 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 Sunshine Coast Cup Betting above).
  4. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Sunshine Coast Cup 2025 Odds

Early market betting odds on the 2025 Sunshine Coast 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 Sunshine Coast Cup in 2025

The best way to pick which horse will win the Sunshine Coast Cup in 2025 is to take into account any early summer lead-up form, previous Listed race experience, and those with a good strike-rate at the Caloundra track. 

Additional factors to consider when picking the Sunshine Coast Cup winner include: 

  • Favourite Factor: Favourites in Sunshine Coast Cup betting have a good recent strike-rate so watching for the best in the markets is key.
  • Local Affair: The majority of Sunshine Coast Cup winners are Queensland-trained horses so sticking with the locals might be a good bet.
  • Top Weights: From 2013 – 2025 eight of the 13 Sunshine Coast Cup winners carried at least 56.5kg to victory including two winners with 59.5kg – Sir Moments (2017) and Most Important (2018), so look out for the higher weighted runners in the mix.

Sunshine Coast Cup Favourites 2025

Favourites in 2025 Sunshine Coast Cup betting include Grand Impact coming off a lead-up win at Wyong, the Matthew Hoysted trained Group 3 placed mare Party For Two, and the Stuart Kendrick trained early market mover Lost In Transit who has a gun record at the track. 

Emerald Kingdom ($2.90 in 2021) and Chaillot ($4 in 2023) are the last Sunshine Coast Cup favourites to win.

Sunshine Coast Cup 2025 Field

The official Sunshine Coast Cup 2025 field of final acceptances is announced on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below. 

The 2025 Sunshine Coast Cup final field features a smart line-up of summer hopefuls led in betting by last start Wyong winner Grand Impact from the Price / Kent Jnr stable.

Sunshine Coast Cup 2025 Tips

Favourite: #6 Grand Impact ($5.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Bet: #13 Lost In Transit ($7 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Roughie: #14 Under The Cap ($13 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Our insider 2025 Sunshine Coast 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 2025 SUNSHINE COAST CUP DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

Sunshine Coast Cup DAY 2025

The 2025 Sunshine Coast Cup takes place as the feature event at Caloundra Racecourse on Saturday January 25th, 2025.

Sunshine Coast Cup Barrier Draw 2025

The 2025 Sunshine Coast Cup barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and published in our above Sunshine Coast Cup Field section. 

Sunshine Coast Cup Nominations 2025

2025 Sunshine Coast Cup nominations close at 11:00 PM on the Monday of race week. 

Sunshine Coast Cup Weights 2025

Quality Handicap conditions apply to this race. Final 2025 Sunshine Coast Cup weights will be announced by 5:00 PM on the Tuesday of race week with weights on the final acceptances to be published in our above Sunshine Coast Cup Field section.

2025 Sunshine Coast Cup Topweight:

  • #1 Sinawann (60kg)

Sunshine Coast Cup Acceptances 2025

Final 2025 Sunshine Coast Cup acceptances must be declared before 10:00 AM on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in our above Sunshine Coast Cup Field section.

Sunshine Coast Cup Jockeys 2025

The final riders announcement is at 1:00 PM on the Wednesday of race week with the official 2025 Sunshine Coast Cup jockeys to be published in our above Sunshine Coast Cup Field section.

Sunshine Coast Cup Scratchings 2025

2025 Sunshine Coast Cup scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday the 25th of January 2025. 

Sunshine Coast Cup Prize Money 2025

The 2025 Sunshine Coast Cup prize purse is worth $160,000 in total, distributed from places first through tenth.

Place Prize Money
1st $92,000
2nd $29,000
3rd $14,500
4th $8,000
5th $4,000
6th $2,500
7th $2,5000
8th $2,500

Sunshine Coast Cup Race Number 2025

The 2025 Sunshine Coast Cup race number is scheduled as the Sunshine Coast Race 8 at 4:27pm (AEST) on Saturday the 25th of January 2025. There are ten races in total that day at the Sunshine Coast.

Sunshine Coast Cup Form Guide 2025

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2025 Sunshine Coast Cup Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 SUNSHINE COAST CUP FORM GUIDE

Sunshine Coast Cup Live 2025

You can watch or listen to the 2025 Sunshine Coast Cup live, across the following mediums.

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

Radio: Radio Sport National

Free to air television: Seven Network

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sunsuine coast cup Winners

Winners of the Sunshine Coast Cup going back to the year 2006 are displayed in the table below.

Year Winner Second Third
2025 Elettrica Lost In Transit Irish Songs
2024 Kinloch Essonne Jetty
2023 Chaillot Namazu Roman Aureus
2022 Scallopini Oscar Zulu Desert Lord
2021 Emerald Kingdom Splendoronthegrass Sofie’s Gold Class
2020 Scallopini Niccanova Persuader
2019 Balboa Rocks Sovereign Nation Fit For Purpose
2018 Most Important Bidii Babe Weinholt
2017 Sir Moments Flamboyer In His Stride
2016 Timeless Prince Pillar Of Creation Mischievous Devil
2015 Tarloshan Into The Red Time To Plunder
2014 Fillydephia Benny’s Buttons Club Command
2013 Lucky Luna Fillydephia Jugahlation
2012 Steel Zip Ready To Rip Dalzar
2011 Dalzar Dual Chamber Blazing Hearts
2010 Barlinnie Voice Commander Sommersea Drive
2009 Black Piranha Bareena Calchris
2008 Frisco’s Vision Devastating That’s Better
2007 Mitanni Little Punc Masai Pride
2006 Show Biz Kid Serenote Little Punc

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