The Geelong Cup is an annual Australia

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Group races

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Thoroughbred horse race

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. The race is open to horses of all ages and sexes. The race is held over a distance of 2400 metres at the Geelong Racecourse

Geelong Racecourse

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 on the fourth Wednesday of October, and was first run in 1872. The prize money for the 2010 race was A$225,000, and the race is considered one of the most reliable guides to the result of the Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup

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. The day of the race is a public holiday

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 in the city of Geelong

Geelong, Victoria

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Three Geelong Cup winners in recent years have gone on to win the Melbourne Cup; all of them European-trained. Irish horse Media Puzzle won the double in 2002, while French gallopers Americain and Dunaden won both races in 2010 and 2011 respectively.

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer
2011	Dunaden	Craig Williams	Mikel Delzangles
2010	Americain Americain Americain is an American-bred French trained thoroughbred racehorse. The six-year-old stayer won the 150th Melbourne Cup in 2010, ridden by Gérald Mossé, trained by Alain De Royer-Dupre and owned by Melbourne businessmen Gerry Ryan and Kevin Bamford....	Gérald Mossé Gérald Mossé Gérald Mossé is a jockey in thoroughbred horse racing. He began riding professionally in April 1983 and his success during his apprenticeship under Patrick-Louis Biancone led to an offer to ride for renowned trainer François Boutin and his stable of horses belonging to Jean-Luc Lagardère...	Alain de Royer-Dupre Alain de Royer-Dupré Alain de Royer-Dupré is a leading French thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He grew up at the Haras de Saint Lô, a national stud farm in Normandy of which his father was Assistant Director and later Director, responsible for government-owned stallions based at farms in the local...
2009	Leica Ding	Danny Nikolic Danny Nikolic Danny Nikolic is a jockey in Australian Thoroughbred horse racing. In 2003 he rode Mummify to victory in the Caulfield Cup, the most important win of his career to date...	Darren Weir
2008	Bauer	Damien Oliver	Luca Cumani Luca Cumani Luca M. Cumani is an Italian thoroughbred horse trainer. He has trained at Bedford House Stables in Newmarket, England since 1976...
2007	The Fuzz	Craig Williams	David Hayes
2006	Mandela	Craig Williams	Richard Yuill
2005	On A Jeune On A Jeune On A Jeune is a thoroughbred racehorse who ran second in the 2005 Melbourne Cup behind three-time winner, champion mare, Makybe Diva. He is also notable for running second in the 2004 South Australian Derby, behind Hard To Get. His biggest victory came in the 2005 Geelong Cup when jockey Kerrin...	Kerrin McEvoy	Peter Montgomerie
2004	Pacific Dancer	Brad Rawiller	Shaun Dwyer
2003	Zazzman	Kerrin McEvoy	Tony Vasil
2002	Media Puzzle Media Puzzle Media Puzzle , foaled in the United States was an Irish horse bred by Walter Haefner's Moyglare Stud Farm and owned by Dr. M. W. Smurfit. He was sired by Theatrical, the 1987 U.S. Champion Male Turf Horse, and out of the mare Market Slide by Gulch, the 1988 U.S. Champion Sprint Horse...	Damien Oliver	Dermot Weld Dermot Weld Dermot K. Weld is one of Ireland's most successful racehorse trainers. He holds the record for the most winners trained in Ireland ....
2001	Karasi Karasi Karasi is a champion steeplechase horse bred in Ireland and based in Australia. The horse is best known for winning the world's richest steeplechase race, the Nakayama Grand Jump at Nakayama Racecourse, Japan for three consecutive years...	Glen Boss Glen Boss Glen Boss is an Australian jockey, considered a champion, who is best known for riding Makybe Diva to victory in three consecutive Melbourne Cups - 2003, 2004, and 2005.-External links:***...	David Hall David Hall (horse trainer) David Hall is an Australian horse trainer.The son of trainer, Joe Hall, he obtained his trainer's license in 1988 at Morphettville...
2000	Savrocca	Craig Williams	Jeff Rogers
1999	Bohemiath	Jason Patton	John Sadler
1998	Ancient City	Brett Prebble	Colin Alderson
1997	Oregon Star	Greg Childs	G.M. Hanlon
1996	Hereditas	Brian Werner	Peter Hayes
1995	Anfitrion	Michael Carson	Kelvin Bourke
1994	Grass Valley	Rod Griffiths	Colin Alderson
1993	Ultimate Aim	Patrick Payne	Colin Jillings
1992	Ali Boy	R. Caddigan	M. J. Phillips
1991	Newbury Star	Brian Hibberd	M. R. Campbell
1990	Mr. Brooker	Greg Childs	R. J. Hurdle
1989	(dh)Pacific Mirage	Jamie Evans	J. J. Houlihan
1989	(dh)Sea Legend	Michael Clarke	Colin Alderson
1988	Classic Bay	Brent Thomsen	M. B. Andrews
1987	Beau Trist	Gary Doughty	D.C. Harrison
1986	Fil De Roi	Malcolm Pay	I. A. Macdonald
1985	Korio Corrie May	Lance O'Sullivan	D. J. O'Sullivan
1984	Chagemar	Darren Gauci Darren Gauci Darren Gauci is an Australian jockey. Born in Melbourne on 26 December 1965, he won the Senior Victorian Jockeys Premiership in 1983-84, 1985-86, and 1990-91. He has come close to winning Australian racing's greatest prize on three occasions, with seconds in the Melbourne Cup on Chagemar , Super...	G.T. Murphy
1983	Deb's Mate	Debbie Healey	H. S. Wadham
1982	Gujarat	Danny Brereton	R. F. Lawson
1981	Allez Bijou	Gary Willetts	C. J. Honeychurch
1980	Summer Fleur	B. Clements	G. T. Murphy
1979	Hauberk	P. Jarman	R. E. Hoysted
1978	Puramaka	Harry White Harry White (jockey) Harry White was a top Australian jockey in the late 70s. He usually rode for the "cups king" Bart Cummings. He rode the winners of four Melbourne Cups on Think Big and Hyperno for Bart Cummings and also on Arwon for George Hanlon....	K. Lafferty
1977	Brallos	M. Baker	R. J. Banham
1976	Taminga	Brian Gilders	E. H. Broadhurst
1975	Dowling Girl	M. Baker	K. Kennedy
1974	Special Test	G. Lambie	I. Goddard
1973	Australasia	J. Miller	C. L. Beechey
1972	Hay Burner	E. J. Didham	J. J. Cowan
1971	Gnapur	Harry White Harry White (jockey) Harry White was a top Australian jockey in the late 70s. He usually rode for the "cups king" Bart Cummings. He rode the winners of four Melbourne Cups on Think Big and Hyperno for Bart Cummings and also on Arwon for George Hanlon....	G. M. Hanlon
1970	Vansittart	R. Setches	G. M. Hanlon
1969	Double Steel	W. A. Smith	C. A. Wilson
1968	Bergman	P. Jarman	G. T. Murphy
1967	Royal Coral	J. Johnson Jim Johnson (jockey) Jim Johnson is remembered primarily for winning the Melbourne Cup on Gatum Gatum and twice on Rain Lover. He was also noted for his unusual riding style of virtually standing up. He also rode in a strange, jerky way...	R. M. Clarton
1966	Craftsman	Pat Hyland	A. R. White
1965	Pleasanton	Harry White Harry White (jockey) Harry White was a top Australian jockey in the late 70s. He usually rode for the "cups king" Bart Cummings. He rode the winners of four Melbourne Cups on Think Big and Hyperno for Bart Cummings and also on Arwon for George Hanlon....	G. M. Hanlon
1964	Jamagne	J. Johnson Jim Johnson (jockey) Jim Johnson is remembered primarily for winning the Melbourne Cup on Gatum Gatum and twice on Rain Lover. He was also noted for his unusual riding style of virtually standing up. He also rode in a strange, jerky way...	H. H. Lehmann
1963	Nivek	Pat Hyland	K. Lafferty
1962	Napoleon	V. Caddy	A. D'Alton
1961	Ursalon	Brian Gilders	W. McNabb
1960	Tabess	K.D. Campbell	J. McDonald
1959	Paratone	B. Quinlan	A. I. Munro
1958	Mac	B. Quinlan	A. I. Munro
1957	King Boru	A. Burton	J. Kennedy
1956	Prince Abbott	L. Campbell	M. R. Macrae
1955	November Moon	W. Camer	T. J. Torpy
1954	Chidden	N. McGrowdie	H. Bird
1953	Abandoned
1952	Welkin Sun	S. Martin	N. Creighton
1951	Trust Me	W. Williamson	T. Lewis
1950	Purple Prince	W. A. Smith	E. J. Willmott
1949	Blank Music	L. Lott	J. Pengilly
1948	Royal Scott	N. Powell	F. A. Simpson
1947	Bruin	R. Morrissey	W. D. Rutzou
1938-46	No race
1937	Lord Carrington	H. Badger	T. Lewis
1936	No race
1935	No race
1934	(dh)Highway	S. Bellchambers	W. P. Brittain
1934	(dh)Viol D'Amour	H. Badger	E. J. O'Dwyer
1933	Bay Of Islands	A. Breasley Scobie Breasley Arthur Edward "Scobie" Breasley was an Australian jockey. He won the Caulfield Cup in Melbourne five times: 1942-45 consecutively on Tranquil Star, Skipton, Counsel and St Fairy; then on Peshawar in 1952...	S. Masters
1932	Glaive	H. Badger	F. W. Hoysted
1931	El Rey	W. Duncan	J. Holt
1930	Taras	A. Wilson	J. G. Heywood
1929	Sea Pilot	A. Dewhurst	W. Hickenbotham Jnr
1928	Anan Louise	W. Scanlon	H. D. Parkinson
1927	Victorian King	W. Duncan	J. Holt
1926	Bombard	A. Reed	T. J. Hayes
1925	Glaxy	A. Wilson	J. Scobie
1924	Lillirie	E. Simmons	W. Beaton
1923	Mount Bernard	H. Jones	H. Cousens
1922	Tresco	H. Foster	W. D. McFarlane
1921	Rahda	F. Straker	N. D. Godby
1920	No race
1919	Luteplayer	E. Barker	W. Burke
1918	Blackwood	F. Bullock	L. Robertson
1917	Mnesarchus	G. Browne	A. J. Staughton
1916	Lady Moolton	R. Lewis	S. P. Casey
1915	Pouter	E. Turner	N. Scobie
1914	Roseview	E. Turner	C. Wheeler
1913	Porch	W. P. Burn	P. Guinane
1912	Roseview	F. Clarke	J. Breen
1911	Crete	G. Lambert	C. Moore
1910	Orline	G. Lambert	J. Fielder
1909	Tantalla	G. Ross	J. King
1908	No race
1907	No race
1906	Maninga	F. Bullock	J. Bloomfield
1905	Cluster	E. Andrews	R. Townson
1904	Mallard	W. H. Smith	J. Wilson (Jnr)
1903	Telemachus	W. H. Smith	L. Watts
1902	Merryman	J. Conquest	J. Wilson
1901	Marie Corelli	W. Burn	E. Power
1900	Model	W. Burn	E. Power
1899	Relic	V. Turner	J. Wilson
1898	Chit Chat	H.J. Morrison	J. Scobie
1897	No race
1896	Pivot	J. Orr	H. Harrison
1895	J5	W. Morrison
1894	The Clown	C. Moore
1893	Newman	P. McGowan	A. Taylor
1892	Norbert	A. Ray	H.A. Bellamy
1891	Tantallon	J. Campbell	W.S. Hickenbotham
1890	Britannia	E. Power	C. J. Nicholls
1889	Malua	T. Hales	I Foulsham
1888	Gardenia	M. O'Brien
1887	Camerine	M. O'Brien
1886	Claptrap	M. Trahan	J. R. Crooke
1885	Camerine	M. Trahan
1884	Linda	T. Hales	T. Wilson
1883	Gudarz	T. Hales	E. de Mestre
1882	Guinea	T. Hales	E. de Mestre Etienne L. de Mestre Etienne de Mestre , a 19th century trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses, was Australia's first outstanding racehorse trainer. In his 30 year career he experienced all the highs and the lows of the turf in a career which ended with him dependent on donations from racing friends.With the five wins de...
1881	Progress	P. St. Albans	J. Wilson
1880	Zambesi	S. Cracknell
1879	Lord Harry	G. Williams	T. Wilson
1878	Newminster	T. Hales	T. Wilson
1877	Pride Of The Hills	T. Hales	J. Jenkins
1876	Emulation	J. Kilduff	T. Jordon
1875	Melbourne	Boland	J. Tait
1874	McCallum Mohr	M. Thompson	J. Tait
1873	Leo	H. Grubb	H. Tothill
1872	Flying Scud	W. Wilson	James Wilson

External links

• Geelong Racing Club
• Past Winners