Geelong Cup (Greyhounds)

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Geelong Cup
Group 2 race
LocationThe Beckley Centre
Inaugurated1962
Race information
Distance460 metres
SurfaceSand
Purse$47,000

The Geelong Cup is held annually at The Beckley Centre and is organised by the Geelong Greyhound Racing Club. It is the highlight of greyhound racing year in Geelong and is one of Greyhound Racing Victoria's Country Cups, and is run over 460 metres. The cup is worth $47,000 to the winner.[1] The Cup was first held in 1962.[2]

Past Winners[]

Year Winner Trainer Time (Sec)
1962 Darkie Bobs
1963 Mardec
1964 Silver Cadet
1965 Amasta
1966 Billy Vee
1967 Haydale
1968 he Apprentice
1969 Miram Miss
1970 Phantom's Heir
1971 High Volant
1972 Ranee's Magic
1973 The Little Gent
1974 Ty Court
1975 Zero Ranger
1976 Tivashley
1977 Smart Roman
1978 Not held
1979 Rustic Star
1980 Tempix
1981 Worthy Weston
1982 Satan's Shroud
1983 Diamond Tempix
1984 Pomona's Tigress
1985 Dublin Flyer
1986 Thorgil Magic
1987 Modern Gossip
1988 Benito's Boy
1989 Fair Sentence
1990 Ravello
1991 Honourly
1992 Golden Ridge
1993 Golden Currency
1994 Tantallon
1995 Painted Wish[3] Allan Britton 25.92
1996 Sobbing Sal[4] Ted Sallows 26.11
1997 Power Zone[5] Edward Watt 25.37
1998 Cerin Bale[6] Graeme Bate 25.50
1999 Pete's Boss[7] Peter Giles 25.52
2000 Suellen Bale[8] Graeme Bate 25.34
2001 Modern Assassin[9] Mary Mugavin-Brown 25.50
2002 Bear Creek[10] Allan Britton 25.32
2003 Puzzle Prize[11] Peter Giles 25.36
2004 Whisky Assassin[12] Jason Thompson 25.23
2005 Brilliant Lee[13] Len Poore 25.57
2006 Dyna Checa[14] Graeme Bate 25.49
2007 Cool Effort[15] Darren McDonald 25.34
2008 Birthday Boy[16] Stephen Elsum 25.39
2009 Gripen Bale[17] Brendan Wheeler 25.45
2010 No Race
2011 Dyna Tron[18] Andrea Dailly 25.61
2012 Hurunui Hitman[19] Stephan Mckenna 25.58
2013 Black Magic Opal[20] Jason Thompson 25.10
2014 Luca Neveelk[21] Gerald Kleeven 25.41
2015 Dalgetty[22] Jason Thompson 25.60
2016 Shima Song[23] Andrea Dailly 25.39
2017 Thirty Talks Tony Brett 25.37
2018 Aston Kimetto Seona Thompson 25.44
2019 Hooked On Scotch Jason Thompson 25.30
2020 Simon Told Helen David Burnett 29.98

Distances

  • 1962-2009 (457 metres)
  • 2010-2019 (460 metres)
  • 2020-present (520 metres)

References[]

  1. ^ "Geelong Cup". Greyhound Clubs Australia. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Dailly Digs Up Gold In Geelong Cup Wheeler 1-2-3". Australian Racing Greyhound. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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  16. ^ "Australian Greyhound Racing Association -- Race Results - 2008". www.agra.com.au. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  17. ^ "Racing Results - 2009 -- Australian Greyhound Racing Association". www.agra.com.au. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  18. ^ "Racing Results - 2011 -- Australian Greyhound Racing Association". www.agra.com.au. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  19. ^ "Racing Results - 2012 -- Australian Greyhound Racing Association". www.agra.com.au. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  20. ^ "Racing Results - 2013 -- Australian Greyhound Racing Association". www.agra.com.au. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  21. ^ "Racing Results - 2014 -- Australian Greyhound Racing Association". www.agra.com.au. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  22. ^ "Racing Results - 2015 -- Australian Greyhound Racing Association". www.agra.com.au. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  23. ^ "Racing Results - 2016 -- Australian Greyhound Racing Association". www.agra.com.au. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
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