Geelong Cup
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The Geelong Cup is an annual Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

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Group races
Group races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...

 Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...

. 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
The Geelong Racecourse is a major regional horse racing venue in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The current racecourse dates to 1908. The annual Geelong Cup is held at the course every October, as well as a number of other race meets through the year.-History:...

 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
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Marketed as "the race that stops a nation", it is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races...

. The day of the race is a public holiday
Public holidays in Australia
Public holidays in Australia are declared on a state and territory basis, with the exception of national public holidays.-Nature of public holidays:...

 in the city of Geelong
Geelong, Victoria
Geelong is a port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia, south-west of the state capital; Melbourne. It is the second most populated city in Victoria and the fifth most populated non-capital city in Australia...

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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

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