Bendigo Cup 2024

Ladbrokes Tip: The Bendigo Cup form often stacks up in the Melbourne Cup field

The Bendigo Cup is a Group 3 feature for stayers held on a Wednesday in late October days before Flemington hosts its time-honoured Victoria Derby Day program the annual Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

2022 Bendigo Cup winner High Emocean (pictured at Flemington). Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

The Bendigo Cup field features stayers possibly coming out Caulfield’s Group 3 Coongy Cup (2000m) and that are heading towards the iconic Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) run over the two miles at Flemington on the first Tuesday of November.

Run at Bendigo Racecourse over 2400m the open handicap offers prize money of $500,000 and runs the Wednesday after Cox Plate Day, which is officially a public holiday in the city of Bendigo.

The race has been run and won since right back in 1868 and has held Group 3 status since 2015.

The latest edition of the Bendigo Cup ran on Wednesday October 30, 2024 as a potential lead-up for Melbourne Cup-bound horses and was won in a 3.75 length demolition job by the Harry Eustace-trained UK visitor Sea King ($5.50).

2024 Bendigo Cup Results

The official Bendigo Cup 2024 Results & Finishing Order will be published below once the race takes place on Wednesday October 30, 2024.

• 1st: #9 Sea King
• 2nd: #2 Berkeley Square
• 3rd: #12 Star Vega

The Melbourne Cup is now calling for the Harry Eustace-trained UK raider Sea King ($5.50) who destroyed his Australian rivals by 3.75 lengths with a superior staying performance in the 2024 Bendigo Cup results to hopefully earn a spot in the 24-horse field on Tuesday.

2024 Bendigo Cup Odds

The season’s updated Bendigo Cup 2024 odds and links to our markets on the key Melbourne Cup form race will be detailed below over the spring so stay tuned for the best Bendigo Cup betting offers.

Bendigo Cup Race Info

• Date: Wednesday October 30, 2024
• Track: Bendigo Racecourse
• Distance: 2400m
• Conditions: Handicap
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $500,000
• First Run: 1868

Bendigo Cup Betting

Bendigo Cup betting is traditionally led by stayers with form over the distance who are heading into the Melbourne Cup.

Internationals have featured prominently in the Bendigo Cup odds since the back-to-back wins by the Charlie Appleby-trained English raiders Francis Of Assisi (2016) and Qewy (2017), and the 2024 win by Sea King.

There have been plenty of Bendigo Cup winners to salute at big odds in recent history including Red Alto ($71 in 2018) and Princess Jenni ($26 in 2021).

High Emocean ($2.30 in 2022) and the fellow Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Interpretation ($2.70 in 2023) are the latest Bendigo Cup favourites to win.

Bendigo Cup Tips

Bendigo Cup betting tips favour proven stayers with solid lead-up form in races like the Coongy Cup and any Group 1 performers down in grade chasing a shot at the Melbourne Cup.

Other Bendigo Cup tips include looking for international raiders in the mix, those getting in on a good weight and any past performers at the track from previous seasons.

2024 Bendigo Cup Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ insider Bendigo Cup 2024 betting tips and exotic selections will be detailed in full below the week of the race so bookmark this page for the stayers to back and sack in the important spring event.

• To Win: #13 Whisky On The Hill ($7 at time of publish) – BET NOW 

Open edition of the Bendigo Cup with lots of form lines, including those overseas, to consider but going for the in-form runner with Whisky On The Hill up in grade chasing a hat-trick. Ethan Brown has the ride from a favourable gate two draw on the Ribchester gelding who has had 14 starts for five wins. He comes off back-to-back 2400m wins at Caulfield carrying 55.5kg and 56.5kg respectively, so, while this is a tougher race he will appreciate the drop back to 54kg. Is he good enough against these? Gets the chance to find out.

Bendigo Cup Field

The Bendigo Cup race field is released two days before the race runs on Bendigo Cup Day that Wednesday, which is a public holiday in the city, with nominations closing the Thursday prior.

The Group 3 The Bart Cummings is a potential lead-up race for runners heading towards the Bendigo Cup field. High Emocean (6th in 2022) followed by her stablemate Interpretation (9th in 2023) are the latest The Bart Cummings graduates to win the Bendigo Cup.

Following a run in the Bendigo Cup some horses may continue onto the Listed $300,000 Pakenham Cup (2500m) in early December. Smokin’ Romans (2nd in 2021) was the last Bendigo Cup graduate to go on and win the Pakenham Cup in the summer.

A host of the season’s better staying types, both locally-trained and interstate raiders, feature in the final Bendigo Cup acceptances for the mile and a half handicap.

2024 Bendigo Cup Field

The official Bendigo Cup 2024 Final Field & Barriers will be announced on the Monday of race week and detailed in full below so stay tuned to see what spring stayers make the starting line-up on way to the Melbourne Cup.

The Bendigo Cup 2024 final field features a quality line-up of stayers including 2019 Melbourne Cup champion Vow And Declare, Herbert Power winner Herman Hesse, and the Harry Eustace-trained UK raider Sea King looking to move up the Melbourne Cup order of entry.

2024 Bendigo Cup Nominations

The early Bendigo Cup 2024 Nominations close the Thursday before the event and the bumper crop of potential Melbourne Cup hopefuls will be updated below once confirmed.

The 2024 Bendigo Cup nominations attracted 30 spring stayers including Coongy Cup runner-up Berkeley Square, last year’s second placegetter Brayden Star, Lexus Archer Stakes winner Point King, and Naturalism Stakes winning mare Positivity.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Bendigo Cup Form Guide

The Bendigo Cup form guide has all the basic information like the trainers and jockeys of all the runners plus extra details like the lead-up runs, weight and barriers for each starter.

Looking for a well-weighted runner that comes out of a lead-up race like the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) on the Bendigo Cup form guide is important, as is seeking out the in-form international visitors heading towards the Melbourne Cup field.

The Bendigo Cup form has gone on to stack-up in similar or better grade races a number of times including in 2016 with the English-trained winner Francis Of Assisi went on to win Flemington’s Group 3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) by a runaway 10 lengths after being balloted out of that year’s Melbourne Cup field.

Puissance De Lune (2012) is another recent runner to complete the Bendigo Cup – Queen Elizabeth Stakes double.

The 2021 Bendigo Cup form was franked with the winner Wentwood running back-to-back thirds in the Group 3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) and Group 2 Sandown Classic (2400m) later that spring.

The Bendigo Cup 2021 runner-up Smokin’ Romans meanwhile returned the next spring to take out the Group 3 Naturalism Stakes (2000m) and the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) before starting the short-priced favourite in the 2022 Caulfield Cup.

High Emocean franked the 2022 Bendigo Cup form backing up from her Group 3 win to finish third to stablemate Gold Trip in that year’s Melbourne Cup results.

2024 Bendigo Cup Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Bendigo Cup 2024 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Bendigo Cup Results

The Bendigo Cup race results show the winner and exact finishing order of all the runners plus the winning time and margin, and starting price of all the horses.

It can also reveal the value in the upcoming Melbourne Cup betting markets heading into November’s famous Flemington showdown.

Notable recent Bendigo Cup winners include Tanby (2011), The Offer (2015), Francis Of Assisi (2016), and Qewy (2017).

High Emocean (2022) was the last Bendigo Cup winning mare.

Past Bendigo Cup Winners

Recent Bendigo Cup winners dating back to the year 1999 are detailed in the below table.

FAQ

Who won the 2024 Bendigo Cup?

The 2024 Bendigo Cup was won by the Harry Eustace-trained UK raider Sea King who saluted by 3.75 lengths as a $5.50 chance and was ridden by Declan Bates.

When is the Bendigo Cup 2024?

What is the prize money for the Bendigo Cup 2024?

$500,000

Where is the Ladbrokes Geelong Cup 2024?

Bendigo Racecourse, HEINZ STREET, Ascot Victoria 3551.