Sydney Cup Winners
From the race’s inauguration in 1862 right through until 2025 below we have a complete list of past Sydney Cup winners. View all the previous horses to have won the time-honoured Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) race run over 3200m at Royal Randwick each autumn during ‘The Championships’.

Additional details including finishing times, as well as the jockey and weight carried to victory by the Sydney Cup winners from 2000 – 2024 are also detailed below.
The first Sydney Cup winner to claim the event as a Group 1 race was Kingston Town (1980).
The most recent Sydney Cup winning mares are Makybe Diva (2004), Jessicabeel (2010) and Etah James (2020).
The heaviest-weighted Sydney Cup winner was The Barb who carried 67kg to win in 1869.
There have been five multiple Sydney Cup winners: The Barb (1868, 1869), Carbine (1889, 1890), Mosaic (1939, 1940), Veiled Threat (1942, 1944) and most recently Tie The Knot (1998, 1999).
The 2022 Sydney Cup winner Knights Order lead all-the-way over the two miles on a Heavy (10) track to win for Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott at $8.50.
The Sydney Cup 2023 winner was the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained former ATC Derby – SA Derby champ Explosive Jack ($26) who scored an impressive upset over 150/1 roughie True Marvel (2nd) and the previous year’s champion Knights Order (3rd).
The 2024 Sydney Cup winner was the Ciaron Maher-trained Chairman’s Quality champ from the weekend prior, Circle Of Fire ($5.50F), who overcame a wide run throughout to finish strongly and head the results with a two length victory for the punters.
The 2025 Sydney Cup winner is TBC and will be known when the exciting, two-mile Group 1 autumn feature runs at Randwick on Day 2 of The Championships, Saturday the 12th of April 2025.
sydney cup WINNERS 2000 – the present
Year | Horse – Age/Gender | Jockey | Weight (kgs) | Trainer/s | Barrier |
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TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
CIRCLE OF FIRE (GB) 4H | ANDREA ATZENI | 51.5 | CIARON MAHER | 14 | |
EXPLOSIVE JACK (NZ) 5G | DYLAN GIBBONS (a) | 52.5 | CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 3 | |
KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) 7G | RACHEL KING | 51.5 | GAI WATERHOUSE & ADRIAN BOTT | 1 | |
SELINO (GB) 5G | RON STEWART | 50.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 12 | |
ETAH JAMES (NZ) 7M | G BOSS | 51.5 | CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 8 | |
SHRAAOH (IRE) 6G | J FORD | 51.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 3 | |
WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ) 9G | B SHINN | 55.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 10 | |
POLARISATION (GB) 5G | C W BROWN | 51.5 | CHARLIE APPLEBY | 6 | |
GALLANTE (IRE) 5G | K MCEVOY | 51.5 | ROBERT HICKMOTT | 11 | |
GRAND MARSHAL (GB) 5G | J CASSIDY | 52.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 4 | |
THE OFFER (IRE) 5G | TOMMY BERRY | 55.0 | MS GAI WATERHOUSE | 8 | |
MOURAYAN (IRE) 7H | HUGH BOWMAN | 58.0 | ROBERT HICKMOTT | 2 | |
NIWOT (AUS) 7G | D DUNN | 55.5 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 2 | |
STAND TO GAIN (IRE) 5G | R M QUINN | 53.5 | CHRIS WALLER | 4 | |
JESSICABEEL (NZ) 4M | C NEWITT | 52.0 | JOHN O’SHEA | 10 | |
ISTA KAREEM (NZ) 8G | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 52.0 | COLIN LITTLE | 6 | |
NO WINE NO SONG (AUS) 6G | DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.5 | KEVIN MOSES | 8 | |
GALLIC (NZ) 7G | S W ARNOLD | 56.0 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 1 | |
COUNTY TYRONE (AUS) 7G | J CASSIDY | 55.5 | KRIS LEES | 8 | |
MAHTOUM (AUS) 5G | D BEADMAN | 52.5 | KIM WAUGH | 10 | |
MAKYBE DIVA (GB) 5M | G BOSS | 55.5 | DAVID HALL | 8 | |
HONOR BABE (NZ) 4M | K MCEVOY | 53.0 | MS K ALEXANDER | 8 | |
HENDERSON BAY (NZ) 6G | D MCLELLAN | 54.0 | NEVILLE MCBURNEY | 8 | |
MR. PRUDENT (AUS) 6G | C W BROWN | 50.5 | GEORGE HANLON | 7 | |
STREAK (AUS) 5G | STEVEN KING | 53.5 | R W SMERDON | 1 |
COMPLETE LIST OF PAST sydney cup WINNERS
Year | Horse |
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2025 | TBD |
2024 | Circle Of Fire |
2023 | Explosive Jack |
2022 | Knights Order |
2021 | Selino |
2020 | Etah James |
2019 | Shraaoh |
2018 | Who Shot Thebarman |
*2017 | Polarisation |
2016 | Gallante |
2015 | Grand Marshal |
2014 | The Offer |
2013 | Mourayan |
2012 | Niwot |
2011 | Stand To Gain |
2010 | Jessicabeel |
2009 | Ista Kareem |
2008 | No Wine No Song |
2007 | Gallic |
2006 | County Tyrone |
2005 | Mahtoum |
2004 | Makybe Diva |
2003 | Honor Babe |
2002 | Henderson Bay |
2001 | Mr. Prudent |
2000 | Streak |
1999 | Tie The Knot |
1998 | Tie The Knot |
1997 | Linesman |
1996 | Count Chivas |
1995 | Daacha |
1994 | Cross Swords |
1993 | Azzaam |
1992 | My Eagle Eye |
1991 | Just A Dancer |
1990 | King Aussie |
1989 | Palace Revolt |
1988 | Banderol |
1987 | Major Drive |
1986 | Marooned |
1985 | Late Show |
1984 | Trissaro |
1983 | Veloso |
1982 | Azawary |
1981 | Our Paddy Boy |
1980 | Kingston Town |
1979 | Double Century |
1978 | My Good Man |
1977 | Reckless |
1976 | Oopik |
1975 | Gay Master |
1974 | Battle Heights |
1973 | Apollo Eleven |
1972 | Dark Suit |
1971 | Gallic Temple |
1970 | Arctic Symbol |
1969 | Lowland |
1968 | General Command |
1967 | Galilee |
1966 | Prince Grant |
1965 | River Seine |
1964 | Zinga Lee |
1963 | Maidenhead |
1962 | Grand Print |
1961 | Sharply |
1960 | Grand Garry |
1959 | On Line |
1958 | Straight Draw |
1957 | Electro |
1956 | Sailor’s Guide |
1955 | Talisman |
1954 | Gold Scheme |
1953 | Carioca |
1952 | Opulent |
1951 | Bankstream |
1950 | Sir Falcon |
1949 | Carbon Copy |
1948 | Dark Marne |
1947 | Proctor |
1946 | Cordale |
1945 | Craigie |
1944 | Veiled Threat |
1943 | Abspear |
1942 | Veiled Threat |
1941 | Lucrative |
1940 | Mosaic |
1939 | Mosaic |
1938 | L’Aiglon |
1937 | Mestoravon |
1936 | Contact |
1935 | Akuna |
1934 | Broad Arrow |
1933 | Rogilla |
1932 | Johnnie Jason |
1931 | The Dimmer |
1930 | Gwillian G. |
1929 | Crucis |
1928 | Winalot |
1927 | Piastoon |
1926 | Murray King |
1925 | Lilypond |
1924 | Scarlet |
1923 | David |
1922 | Prince Charles |
1921 | Eurythmic |
1920 | Kennaquhair |
1919 | Ian ‘Or |
1918 | Rebus |
1917 | The Fortune Hunter |
1916 | Prince Bardolph |
1915 | Scotch Artillery |
1914 | Lilyveil |
1913 | Cadonia |
1912 | Saxonite |
1911 | Moorilla |
1910 | Vavasor |
1909 | Trafalgar |
1908 | Dyed Garments |
1907 | Realm |
1906 | Noreen |
1905 | Tartan |
1904 | Lord Cardigan |
1903 | Street Arab |
1902 | Wakeful |
1901 | San Fran |
1900 | La Carabine |
1899 | Diffidence |
1898 | Merloolas |
1897 | Tricolor |
1896 | Wallace |
1895 | Patroness |
1894 | Lady Trenton |
1893 | Realm |
1892 | Stromboli |
1891 | Highborn |
1890 | Carbine |
1889 | Carbine |
1888 | The Australian Peer |
1887 | Frisco |
1886 | Cerise And Blue |
1885 | Normanby |
1884 | Favo |
1883 | Darebin |
1882 | Cunnamulla |
1881 | Progress |
1880 | Petrea |
1879 | Savanaka |
1878 | Democrat |
1877 | Kingfisher |
1876 | A.T. |
1875 | Imperial |
1874 | Speculation |
1873 | Vixen |
1872 | The Prophet |
1871 | Mermaid |
1870 | Barbelle |
1869 | The Barb |
1868 | The Barb |
1867 | Fishhook |
1866 | Yattendon |
1865 | Union Jack |
1864 | Tarragon |
1863 | Traveller |
1862 | Talleyrand |
*Note: The 2017 Sydney Cup was originally scheduled on 8 April 2017, but was abandoned when Almoonqith sadly broke down shortly after the start of the race. The rescheduled 2017 Sydney Cup ran a fortnight later on April 22, 2017.