Gosford Gold Cup 2024

Gosford Gold Cup Betting

Early Gosford Gold Cup odds are out at bookmakers after nominations are taken the Monday prior to the race and firm after the final field is announced the Wednesday of race week. 

Proven stayers from local Sydney-based stables sit high-up the Gosford Gold Cup betting markets, as do any past Group winners down in grade for the event. 

Any in-form Chris Waller-trained stayers are usually kept safe in Gosford Gold Cup betting with Waller winning the event three times since 2012 with: Moriarty (2013), Another Dollar (2020) and Polly Grey (2021). 

Polly Grey ($2.80 in 2021) was the last favourite in Gosford Gold Cup betting to salute for the punters. 

There was a notable upset in 2023 with Esti Feny winning at Gosford Gold Cup odds of $31. 

Gosford Gold Cup Field

2021 Gosford Gold Cup winner Polly Grey. Photo: Steve Hart.

The Gosford Gold Cup race field attracts a class line-up of in-form staying types out of a range of lead-up races in both Sydney and Melbourne over the autumn. 

Randwick’s Group 3 JRA Plate (2000m) held on All Aged Stakes Day makes a nice lead-up into the Gosford Cup field and most recently produced Polly Grey (3rd in 2021) for her victory and Hezashocka (3rd in 2024) when the Gosford Gold Cup took place at Newcastle.

Another potential lead-up race is the Group 3 Hawkesbury Gold Cup (1600m) run in late April. 

Following a run in the Gosford Gold Cup field many gallopers may head up to Brisbane for the winter targeting races like the Group 3 Premier’s Cup (2400m) at the end of May or even the Group 2 $1.2 million The Q22 (2200m) in June. 

Numerian (2022) is the latest horse to complete the Gosford Gold Cup – The Q22 double. 

The Listed Lord Mayors Cup (2000m) at Rosehill also makes a nice next-up option for Gosford Gold Cup graduates and Polly Grey (2021) was the last to do the double. 

Gosford Gold Cup nominations close the Monday of race week with the final field and barrier draw released on the Wednesday. 

2024 Gosford Gold Cup Field

The official Gosford Gold Cup 2024 Field & Barriers will be released by Racing NSW the Wednesday before the race and published in full below so stay tuned to see what stayers make the starting line-up. 

The 2024 Gosford Gold Cup final field features a quality line-up of gallopers led in betting by the rails-drawn, Group 1 Caulfield Cup contender Goldman for Waterhouse & Bott. 

2024 Gosford Gold Cup Nominations

The early Gosford Gold Cup 2024 Nominations close the Monday prior to the race and will be listed in full below once released.

Gosford Gold Cup Tips

Gosford Gold Cup tips include looking for proven Group-class stayers with winning form over at least 2000m and those with a good lead-up run from the autumn. 

Older horses make a good Gosford Gold Cup betting tip as no three-year-old has won since Fleet Zephyr (1973). No filly has ever won the Gosford Gold Cup, but Polly Grey (2021) was the last mare to beat home the boys. 

Straight Albert (2012) was the last four-year-old winner giving horses aged five and above the advantage in Gosford Gold Cup tipping. 

In 2023 Esti Feny won in an upset as an eight-year-old. 

Horses carrying 55.5kg or under also make a top Gosford Gold Cup tip as just two runners in the past 20 years have carried more than that to victory with Destiny’s Kiss (57.5kg in 2016) and Red Excitement (59kg in 2017). 

2024 Gosford Gold Cup Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ insider Gosford Gold Cup 2024 betting tips and race selections will be detailed below the week of the race so stay tuned for the gallopers to back and sack in the winter staying showdown. 

• To Win: #10 Not Usual Glorious ($12 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Open Gosford Gold Cup that could come down simply to who best handles the track. Not Usual Glorious is a notable mudlark who loves the wet (10:6-1-1), but remains a genuine hope with the event moved from Newcastle to Gosford as he also has excellent form on Soft going. The Travis Doudle-trained South Australian visitor is a 40-start veteran who is racing well in easier company. The seven-year-old son of former Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente was fourth at Warrnambool last time out behind Rolls only two lengths beaten with 61.5kg over 1700m. He will relish the step-up in distance and has previous winning form up to 2150m. Drops right back to 54kg and drawn mid-field. Can surprise at double-figures. 

Gosford Gold Cup Form Guide

The Gosford Gold Cup form guide details must know facts for punters including the trainers, jockeys, barriers and lead-up form of all the runners in the race.

The 2022 Gosford Gold Cup winner Numerian franked the form winning Brisbane’s The Q22 next race before continuing on to run well in a host of top level interstate races including his second in the 2023 Group 1 Australian Cup the following March. 

2024 Gosford Gold Cup Form Guide

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

Gosford Gold Cup Results

There have been two dual Gosford Gold Cup winners throughout history with Dark Diamond (1971, 1972) and Top Missel (1963, 1964).

Red Excitement (2017) holds the current 2100m Gosford Gold Cup race record (at Gosford) winning in a time of 2 minutes 7:15 seconds. 

Hezashocka won in 2024 in 2 minutes 20.72 over 2200m at Newcastle setting a record for that course and distance. 

Notable horses to head the Gosford Cup race results in recent years include Moriarty (2013), Straight Albert (2012), Iron Horse (1997), Sprint By (1995), Comrade (1991), Riverdale (1985), and Denise’s Joy (1979).

*Note, the Gosford Gold Cup was not held in 1978, 1983, 1988, 1998, 2001, 2007 and 2009.

The race ran at Royal Randwick Racecourse in 2020. 

The event ran at Newcastle Racecourse over 2200m in 2024. 

Past Gosford Gold Cup Winners

Recent Gosford Gold Cup winners and place-getters dating back to the year 1961 are detailed in the below table.