Looking for this year’s Coongy Cup betting odds, form guide and field preview? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.
coongy cup 2025 Results
The official 2025 Coongy Cup results will be available below once the race takes place on Wednesday October 15, 2025.
- #10 Wootton Vernie
- #2 Casino Seventeen
- #1 Future History
Wootton Verni ($3.80F) broke a 570-day drought to claim his first Australian win in the 2025 Coongy Cup results at Caulfield, delivering a breakthrough for trainer Chris Waller. The French-bred son of Wootton Bassett, previously a Group 3 winner in Europe, had gone winless in five local starts but was well-supported following a strong fourth at Sandown. Ridden by Damian Lane, Wootton Verni overcame mid-race quirks and surged through a gap in the straight to hold off outsider Casino Seventeen and Future History, stamping himself as a genuine staying prospect.
| 10. Wootton Verni (4) J: Damian Lane55kg 5x854T: Chris Waller | ||
| 2. Casino Seventeen (7) J: Billy Egan59kg 27658T: Gavin Bedggood | ||
| 1. Future History (8) J: Mark Zahra59.5kg 50x90T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 11. Quietness (9) J: Craig Williams54kg 322x3T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 7. Statuario (12) J: Dean Yendall56.5kg 20x34T: Emma-Lee & David Browne | ||
| 15. Cadmus (10) J: Daniel Stackhouse54kg 0x503T: Anthony & Sam Freedman | ||
| 4. Positivity (5) J: Ben Allen56.5kg 800x0T: Andrew Forsman | ||
| 5. Pounding (6) J: Luke Nolen56.5kg 52585T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | ||
| 12. Dashing Duchess (1) J: Declan Bates54kg 585x0T: Symon Wilde | ||
| 13. Foujita San (13) J: Michael Dee54kg 422x9T: M, W & J Hawkes | ||
| 3. Mark Twain (11) J: Jamie Mott58kg x8600T: Roger James & Robert Wellwood | ||
| 9. Thedoctoroflove (3) J: Ben Melham56kg 20x79T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | ||
| 8. Strawberry Rock (2) J: Ethan Brown56kg 260x0T: Ciaron Maher |
The Coongy Cup – formerly known as the Coongy Handicap – is a 2000m handicap race run and won at Caulfield Racecourse on the Wednesday before the Caulfield Cup each October.
The Group 3 event has been run and won since 1898 and offers $240,000 in prize money.
It has been held over varying distances between 2000m and 2400m over the years and gained its current Group 3 status in 1978.
The Coongy Cup winner is also exempt from ballot from the Group 1 $5 million Caufield Cup (2400m) held back at the track just three days later.
While no horse has completed the double in recent years, Shocking did improve on a Coongy Cup 2nd in 2009 to continue on and win both the Lexus Stakes and Melbourne Cup that spring.
The Coongy Cup form was franked in 2021 with the winning mare Duais going on to complete the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) – Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) double in the autumn of 2022.
coongy cup 2025 – Quick Information
- Race Day: Wednesday October 15, 2025
- Track Location: Caulfield Racecourse
- Track Surface: Turf
- Track Direction: Left-handed
- Race Distance: 2,000 metres
- Weight Conditions: Handicap
- Qualification: Maidens ineligable
- Type: Thoroughbred
- Grade: Group 3
- Prize Purse: $200,000
- Inaugural Race: 1898
- 2025 Coongy Cup Winner: Wootton Vernie
coongy cup Betting 2025
There are many different ways to bet on the Coongy 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 Coongy Cup |
|---|---|
| Win Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s Coongy Cup. |
| Place Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers in this year’s Coongy Cup. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds. |
| Each-Way Bet | If your runner finishes 1st in the Coongy 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 Coongy 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 Coongy Cup to win the Exacta. |
| Trifecta Bet | You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Coongy Cup to win the Trifecta. |
| First Four | You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Coongy 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 Coongy Cup, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie. |
How To Bet On The Coongy Cup in 2025
- Log in at neds.com.au
- Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
- 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 Coongy Cup Betting above).
- Select the horse(s) for the race.
Which Horse Will Win The Coongy Cup in 2025
The best way to pick which horse will win the Coongy Cup in 2025 is to take into account their lead-up spring racing form, assess the barriers and consider the weight each horse will carry in the field.
Additional factors to consider when picking the Coongy Cup winner include:
- Four-Year-Old Factor: Four-year-olds have dominated the Coongy Cup results with 12 straight victories between 2013-2023. Lightinthenite (5YO, 2012) was the last non-four-year-old Coongy Cup winner before the 2024 success of 5YO Kingswood.
- Inside Alleys: Since Ginga Dude (barrier 10 in 2010) no Coongy Cup champ has jumped from wider than gate nine.
Coongy Cup Favourites 2025
Coongy Cup 2025 favourites include the in-form second emergency She’s A Hustler sweating on a start but kept very safe in the markets, recent Grafton Cup runner-up Quietness, and consistent D’Argento four-year-old Statuario coming off a fourth in the Group 3 Naturalism Stakes.
Wolfe ($3.50 in 2019), Nonconformist ($3.30 in 2020), Gunstock ($2.45 in 2022), Kingswood ($2.60 in 2024), and Wootton Vernie ($3.80 in 2025) are the latest Coongy Cup favourites to win.
Coongy Cup 2025 Field
The official 2025 Coongy Cup field of final acceptances is announced on the Monday leading-up to the event and will be published in full below.
The Coongy Cup 2025 final field features a capacity line-up of potential eleventh hour Caulfield Cup hopefuls including the consistent Quietness coming off a lead-up third at Randwick and Casino Seventeen down in grade off an eighth in the Group 1 Underwood Stakes.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1. Future History
J: Mark Zahra
T: Ciaron Maher |
750x90 | G | 8 | 59.5kg | |
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2. Casino Seventeen
J: Billy Egan
T: Gavin Bedggood |
x27658 | G | 7 | 59kg | |
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3. Mark Twain
J: Jamie Mott
T: Roger James & Robert Wellwood |
1x8600 | G | 11 | 58kg | |
|
4. Positivity
J: Ben Allen
T: Andrew Forsman |
6800x0 | M | 5 | 56.5kg | |
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5. Pounding
J: Luke Nolen
T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman |
452585 | G | 6 | 56.5kg | |
| 6. Star Of India (1) Scratched: | |||||
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7. Statuario
J: Dean Yendall
T: Emma-Lee & David Browne |
120x34 | G | 12 | 56.5kg | |
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8. Strawberry Rock
J: Ethan Brown
T: Ciaron Maher |
0260x0 | G | 2 | 56kg | |
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9. Thedoctoroflove
J: Ben Melham
T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
120x79 | G | 3 | 56kg | |
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10. Wootton Verni
J: Damian Lane
T: Chris Waller |
75x854 | G | 4 | 55kg | |
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11. Quietness
J: Craig Williams
T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton |
x322x3 | M | 9 | 54kg | |
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12. Dashing Duchess
J: Declan Bates
T: Symon Wilde |
5585x0 | M | 1 | 54kg | |
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13. Foujita San
J: Michael Dee
T: M, W & J Hawkes |
4422x9 | G | 13 | 54kg | |
| 14. Glentaneous (16) Scratched: | |||||
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15. Cadmus
J: Daniel Stackhouse
T: Anthony & Sam Freedman |
00x503 | G | 10 | 54kg | |
| 16. Diwali (8) Scratched: | |||||
| 17. She's A Hustler (2) Scratched: | |||||
Coongy Cup 2025 Tips
Favourite: #17e She’s A Hustler ($2.45 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Best Bet: #10 Wootton Verni ($6 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Best Roughie: #13 Foujita San ($15 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Our Neds’ exclusive Coongy Cup 2025 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 COONGY CUP DAY PREVIEW & TIPS
Coongy Cup Race Day 2025
The 2025 Coongy Cup takes place on Wednesday the 15th of October 2025 and is the sole Group status race on Coongy Cup Day 2025.
Coongy Cup 2025 Barrier Draw
The 2025 Coongy Cup barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and published in our above Coongy Cup Field section.
Coongy Cup 2025 Nominations
2025 Coongy Cup nominations close at 12:00 PM on the Thursday prior to the race.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10x87103x8 | ALMA RISE (NZ) | M | 5 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 82 |
| 2 | 17x500x503 | CADMUS (IRE) | G | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 88 |
| 3 | 0045×27658 | CASINO SEVENTEEN | G | 8 | Gavin Bedggood | 100 |
| 4 | 170x5585x0 | DASHING DUCHESS (NZ) | M | 6 | Symon Wilde | 91 |
| 5 | 445214218x | DIWALI | G | 5 | Gavin Bedggood | 86 |
| 6 | 60x1x28x00 | EARL OF TYRONE (IRE) | G | 8 | Ciaron Maher | 95 |
| 7 | 0x06135006 | FLASH FEELING (NZ) | G | 7 | Dan O’Sullivan | 83 |
| 8 | x0004422x9 | FOUJITA SAN | G | 6 | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | 90 |
| 9 | 145x750x90 | FUTURE HISTORY (GB) | G | 8 | Ciaron Maher | 101 |
| 10 | 60x069277x | GLENTANEOUS (IRE) | G | 8 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 90 |
| 11 | 4213x0x242 | GLOBE (NZ) | G | 7 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 100 |
| 12 | 17425x9x00 | HERMAN HESSE (GB) | G | 9 | Ciaron Maher | 100 |
| 13 | 6x7726540x | HEZASHOCKA (NZ) | G | 8 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 99 |
| 14 | 131210×423 | KINGS VALLEY (IRE) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 82 |
| 15 | 31231×8600 | MARK TWAIN (NZ) | G | 6 | Roger James & Robert Wellwood | 98 |
| 16 | x423142x08 | MR MONACO (GB) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 75 |
| 17 | x25463x061 | PLYMOUTH | G | 4 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 92 |
| 18 | 8x4x8x112x | POINT KING (IRE) | G | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 102 |
| 19 | 780x6800x0 | POSITIVITY (NZ) | M | 5 | Andrew Forsman | 99 |
| 20 | 8532452585 | POUNDING | G | 7 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 95 |
| 21 | 2110x322x3 | QUIETNESS (GB) | M | 6 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 94 |
| 22 | 123x84950x | SAINT GEORGE (GB) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 95 |
| 23 | x12x1112x1 | SHE’S A HUSTLER (NZ) | M | 5 | Grahame Begg | 84 |
| 24 | 0x0000x806 | STAR OF INDIA (IRE) | G | 7 | Chris Waller | 95 |
| 25 | x503120x34 | STATUARIO | G | 4 | Emma-Lee & David Browne | 95 |
| 26 | 07210260×0 | STRAWBERRY ROCK (IRE) | G | 9 | Ciaron Maher | 94 |
| 27 | 2316120×79 | THEDOCTOROFLOVE | G | 4 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 94 |
| 28 | 26x1x816x0 | WONDER KID (IRE) | G | 5 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 84 |
| 29 | 212x75x854 | WOOTTON VERNI (FR) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 92 |
| 30 | 78x778x638 | YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) | G | 8 | Danny O’Brien | 98 |
| 31 | 1443133×59 | ZIRYAB (GB) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 85 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
coongy Cup Weights 2025
Handicap conditions apply to this race. The minimum weight is 54kg. Final 2025 Coongy Cup weights will be announced by 4:00 PM on the Friday prior to the race with weights on the final acceptors to be published in our above Coongy Cup Field section.
2025 Coongy Cup Topweight:
- #1 Future History (59.5kg)
Coongy Cup 2025 Acceptances
2025 Coongy Cup final acceptances must be declared before 9:00 AM on the Monday of race week and will be published in our above Coongy Cup Field section.
Coongy Cup 2025 Jockeys
The final riders’ announcement is at 12:00 PM on the Monday of race week and the official 2025 Coongy Cup jockeys will be published in our above Coongy Cup Field section.
Coongy Cup Scratchings 2025
2025 Coongy Cup scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Wednesday the 15th of October 2025.
Coongy Cup Prize Money 2025
The 2025 Coongy Cup prize purse is worth $240,000 in total, distributed from places first through to eighth.
| Place | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $144,000 |
| 2nd | $43,200 |
| 3rd | $21,600 |
| 4th | $10,800 |
| 5th | $6,000 |
| 6th | $4,800 |
| 7th | $4,800 |
| 8th | $4,800 |
Coongy Cup Race Number 2025
The 2025 Coongy Cup race number is scheduled as Caulfield Race 7 at 5:10pm (AEDT) on Wednesday the 15th of October 2025. There are eight races in total that day at Caulfield Racecourse.
Coongy Cup 2025 Form Guide
The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2025 Coongy Cup Form Guide following final acceptances.
CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2025 COONGY CUP FORM GUIDE
Coongy Cup Live 2025
You can watch or listen to the 2025 Coongy 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)
Radio: Radio Sport National
Streaming: Racing.com
Mobile: Neds App
coongy cup Winners
Winners of the Coongy Cup going back to 1988 are displayed in the table below.
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
| 2025 | Wootton Vernie | Casino Seventeen | Future History | 2:01.75 |
| 2024 | Kingswood | Berkeley Square | Star Vega | 2:05.90 |
| 2023 | Muramasa | Diamil | Gregolimo | 2:01.21 |
| 2022 | Gunstock | Yonkers | Aurora’s Symphony | 2:06.6 |
| 2021 | Duais | Wentwood | Floating Artist | 2:03.2 |
| 2020 | Nonconformist | Harlem | Kiwia | 2:03.7 |
| 2019 | Wolfe | Top Of The Range | Kiwia | 2:02.7 |
| 2018 | Mask Of Time / Best Of Days (Dead Heat) | – | Life Less Ordinary | 2:07.0 |
| 2017 | Kiwia | Samovare | Maurus | 2:02.9 |
| 2016 | Vanbrugh | Tom Melbourne | It’s Somewhat | 2:02.1 |
| 2015 | Stratum Star | Awesome Rock | Leebaz | 2:02.1 |
| 2014 | Contributer | Noble Protector | Signoff | 2:05.2 |
| 2013 | Spurtonic | Bass Strait | Garud | 2:03.1 |
| 2012 | Lightinthenite | Bagman | Extra Zero | 2:04.2 |
| 2011 | Foreteller | Extra Zero | Midnight Martini | 2:03.1 |
| 2010 | Ginga Dude | Purple | Zoomin | 2:06.6 |
| 2009 | Baughurst | Shocking | Pacino | 2:03.6 |
| 2008 | Baughurst | Pacino | Annenkov | 2:02.0 |
| 2007 | Fire In The Night | Molotov | Pachino | 2:02.4 |
| 2006 | Maybe Better | King Of Ashford | Temple Hills | 2:01.2 |
| 2005 | Activation | Studebaker | Uprize | 2:00.6 |
| 2004 | Reclaim | Pretorius | Star Of Grechen | 2:05.7 |
| 2003 | Frightening | Crawl | Adolescence | 2:03.5 |
| 2002 | Mr Lofty | Little Miss Quick | Society Beau | 2:02. |
| 2001 | Citras Prince | Indian Ridge | Tempest Morn | 2:04.1 |
| 2000 | Typhoon | Avilde | Slavonic | 2:00.9 |
| 1999 | Oliver Twist | Make A Scene | Nahayan | 2:03.5 |
| 1998 | Its All In Fun | Kalastaire | Madonna | 2:16.3 |
| 1997 | Our Sumo | Sunny Lane | Toil | 2:15.8 |
| 1996 | Circles Of Gold | Filante | Beau Heed | 2:03.0 |
| 1995 | Macdrury | Waikikamukau | Makarpura Star | 2:03.6 |
| 1994 | Excited Angel | Ball Park | Over The Top | 2:02.8 |
| 1993 | Silk Ali | Maraakiz | Notwithstanding | 2:01.6 |
| 1992 | Fraar | Brave Expectations | Mountain Rule | 2:02.5 |
| 1991 | Mantlepiece | Majestic Boy | Centro | 2:01.1 |
| 1990 | Kessem | Kingston Rule | Goliath | 2:00.6 |
| 1989 | Eye Of The Sky | Perfect Answer | Chigarow | 2:01.6 |
| 1988 | Ideal Centreman | Be Reasonable | Exocet | 2:00.1 |
How do I bet on the 2025 Coongy Cup?
Log in at neds.com.au
Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
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 Coongy Cup Betting).
Select the horse(s) for the race.
Which horse will win the 2025 Coongy Cup?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Coongy Cup in 2025 is to take into account their lead-up spring racing form, assess the barriers and consider the weight each horse will carry in the field.
Additional factors to consider when picking the Coongy Cup winner include:
Four-Year-Old Factor: Four-year-olds have dominated the Coongy Cup results with 12 straight victories between 2013-2023. Lightinthenite (5YO, 2012) was the last non-four-year-old Coongy Cup winner before the 2024 success of 5YO Kingswood.
Inside Alleys: Since Ginga Dude (barrier 10 in 2010) no Coongy Cup champ has jumped from wider than gate nine.