The latest edition of the popular Sunshine Coast Cup race ran on Saturday, January 24, 2026 in Queensland and was won in a big late run wide out by the well-backed local favourite Anemacore ($2.80F).
2026 Sunshine Coast Cup Results
The full Sunshine Coast Cup 2026 results and finishing order of the Queensland Listed summer event will be detailed below once the race takes place in late January.
- #6 Anemacore
- #5 Pereille
- #7 Space Tracker
Anemacore ($2.80F) produced a powerful, class-filled performance to take out the 2026 Sunshine Coast Cup for the locals on Saturday, storming home from the back with a wide run late to justify his favouritism and finally deliver on the talent his stable has long believed he possesses. Ridden patiently by Michael Rodd, the Shaun Dwyer‑trained gelding had only a handful of runners behind him at the 300m but unleashed a brilliant finishing burst to sweep past the field down the outside and score by 1.25 lengths, confirming his status as a genuine stakes‑grade performer. The win was all the more impressive given his interrupted career — including a bleeding attack last year — and now with six victories and a stack of placings to his name, Anemacore looks set for bigger targets, with connections already eyeing a Stradbroke campaign in Brisbane over the winter.
2026 Sunshine Coast Cup Odds & Results
The Sunshine Coast Cup 2026 odds will be published below as soon as markets on the sunshine state’s Black-Type event are released so stay tuned for the top racing odds online this season followed by the official Sunshine Coast Cup results and finishing order after the event.
Sunshine Coast Cup 2026 Results
| 6. Anemacore (3) 54kg2x113 | |||
| 5. Pereille (11) 56kg1x323 | |||
| 7. Space Tracker (4) 54kg20165 | |||
| 15. Chief Witness (2) 53kg63131 | |||
| 1. Rockribbed (6) 60.5kgx9114 | |||
| 2. Oughton (5) 57.5kgx4338 | |||
| 14. Esjay (1) 53kg21131 | |||
| 13. Our Magnus (8) 53kg05262 | |||
| 11. El Morzillo (9) 53.5kgx3775 | |||
| 12. Redford (10) 53kg356x1 | |||
| 4. Lubrication (7) 56kg0x268 | |||
| 3. Tavs (10)SCRATCHED: | |||
| 8. Hatchet (12)SCRATCHED: | |||
| 9. Flying Trapeze (7)SCRATCHED: | |||
| 10. Beau Dazzler (6)SCRATCHED: | |||
Sunshine Coast Cup Tips
Good Sunshine Coast Cup tips include looking for in-form locals that have previous Group form, ran well last time out, are drawn well in the Sunshine Coast race and have winning form over the distance.
Another strong Sunshine Coast Cup betting tip is to back the higher rated and weighted horses in the field. From 2013 – 2026 eight of the 14 Sunshine Coast Cup winners carried at least 56.5kg to victory including two winners with 59.5kg – Sir Moments (2017) and Most Important (2018).
Local Queensland-trained horses also hold the advantage statistically and make the best bet in the race over the interstate visitors.
Anemacore (2026) was the last locally Sunshine Coast trained winner of the event.
2026 Sunshine Coast Cup Tips
Our insider Sunshine Coast Cup tips 2026 will be published below once the field is confirmed and betting markets released.
| 6. Anemacore (3) 54kg2×113 |
| 12. Redford (10) 53kg356×1 |
| 14. Esjay (1) 53kg21131 |
The Sunshine Coast Cup is a popular summer showdown run and won at Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland in late January annually.
The Listed event takes place on the same weekend as the Group 2 Australia Stakes at The Valley in Melbourne.
Hosted by the Sunshine Coast Turf Club the quality handicap event is contested over 1400m and offers $160,000 in prize money.
It is not to be confused with the Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m) run by the Sunshine Coast Turf Club in the winter.
Sunshine Coast Cup Race Info
- Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026
- Track: Sunshine Coast Racecourse, Caloundra, Queensland
- Distance: 1400m
- Conditions: Quality Handicap
- Status: Listed
- Prize Money: $160,000
Sunshine Coast Cup Betting
Sunshine Coast Cup betting opens at bookies around the country the week of the race.
Horses that are resuming and run well fresh, proven Queensland performers, gallopers with good form over the 1400m distance and runners coming off an earlier Black-Type performance either locally or interstate sit high up the Sunshine Coast Cup odds.
Emerald Kingdom ($2.90 in 2021), Chaillot ($4 in 2023) and Anemacore ($2.80 in 2026) are the latest favourites in Sunshine Coast Cup betting to salute for the punters.
Sunshine Coast Cup Field
The Sunshine Coast Cup race field features a line-up of smart sprinters and middle-distance types either coming off an earlier summer run or kicking off their new season campaigns.
Horses could be coming into the Sunshine Coast Cup field via a lead-up run in mid-January’s Magic Millions races at the Gold Coast including the $1 million Magic Millions Snippets (1200m). Scallopini (6th in 2022) was the last Sunshine Coast Cup winner to come via the Magic Millions Snippets Sprint race.
Earlier, a potential lead-up into the Sunshine Coast field takes place the winter before up in Far North Queensland with the running of the popular Cairns Cup (2100m) in August. The 2022 Cairns Cup winner Namazu went on to run second in the 2023 Sunshine Coast Cup race results.
Sunshine Coast Cup nominations close the Monday before the race runs on the Saturday with the final field and barrier draw out on the Wednesday.
2026 Sunshine Coast Cup Field
The official Sunshine Coast Cup 2026 field of final acceptors and barriers will be published right here once released so stay tuned.
The 2026 Sunshine Coast Cup final field features a bumper line-up of summer stayers including the rails-drawn Esjay coming off a good Eagle Farm win and the Tony Gollan trained topweight Rockribbed coming off a game fourth in The Buffering.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1. Rockribbed
J: Ryan Maloney
T: Tony Gollan |
0x9114 | G | 6 | 60.5kg | |
|
2. Oughton
J: Martin Harley
T: Melissa Kelly |
2x4338 | G | 5 | 57.5kg | |
| 3. Tavs (10) Scratched: | |||||
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4. Lubrication
J: Andrew Mallyon
T: Matthew Dunn |
10x268 | G | 7 | 56kg | |
|
5. Pereille
J: Daniel Moor
T: Tony Gollan |
21x323 | G | 11 | 56kg | |
|
6. Anemacore
J: Michael Rodd
T: Shaun Dwyer |
02x113 | G | 3 | 54kg | |
|
7. Space Tracker
J: Tiffani Brooker
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
320165 | G | 4 | 54kg | |
| 8. Hatchet (12) Scratched: | |||||
| 9. Flying Trapeze (7) Scratched: | |||||
| 10. Beau Dazzler (6) Scratched: | |||||
|
11. El Morzillo
J: Mark Du Plessis
T: Kelly Schweida |
0x3775 | M | 9 | 53.5kg | |
|
12. Redford
J: Jake Bayliss
T: Stuart Kendrick |
9356x1 | G | 10 | 53kg | |
|
13. Our Magnus
J: Damien Thornton
T: Corey & Kylie Geran |
105262 | G | 8 | 53kg | |
|
14. Esjay
J: Emily Lang
T: Pat Webster |
221131 | G | 1 | 53kg | |
|
15. Chief Witness
J: Cejay Graham
T: Chris & Corey Munce |
363131 | G | 2 | 53kg | |
2026 Sunshine Coast Cup Nominations
The early Sunshine Coast Cup 2026 Nominations are taken on the Monday of race week with the full list of pre-field entries to be made available below once announced.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 343602×113 | ANEMACORE (NZ) | G | 6 | Shaun Dwyer | |
| 2 | x1x0113x91 | ARABIAN ROSE | M | 4 | James Healy | 72 |
| 3 | 11x3800x0x | BEAU DAZZLER (NZ) | G | 4 | Tony & Maddysen Sears | 83 |
| 4 | 27×4363131 | CHIEF WITNESS | G | 5 | Chris & Corey Munce | 81 |
| 5 | 01740×3775 | EL MORZILLO | M | 4 | Kelly Schweida | 95 |
| 6 | 1364221131 | ESJAY | G | 5 | Pat Webster | 82 |
| 7 | 5277040×06 | FLYING TRAPEZE | H | 5 | Gary Portelli | 85 |
| 8 | 42×2125464 | HATCHET | G | 7 | Robert Heathcote | 87.5 |
| 9 | 2x3065x499 | I AM ARTIE | G | 6 | Paul Jenkins | 87.5 |
| 10 | 126x94562x | KIPLING’S JOURNEY | G | 7 | Peter & Will Hulbert | 78 |
| 11 | 332310×268 | LUBRICATION | G | 6 | Matthew Dunn | 96 |
| 12 | 441235×141 | MISS SPACEGIRL | M | 4 | Richard & Will Freedman | |
| 13 | x7512x4338 | OUGHTON | G | 7 | Melissa Kelly | 99 |
| 14 | 57×2105262 | OUR MAGNUS | G | 7 | Corey & Kylie Geran | 84 |
| 15 | x74721x323 | PEREILLE | G | 6 | Tony Gollan | 96 |
| 16 | 14332341×4 | QUOTHQUAN | G | 6 | John Dann | 80 |
| 17 | 210x9356x1 | REDFORD | G | 5 | Stuart Kendrick | 85 |
| 18 | 61100×9114 | ROCKRIBBED | G | 8 | Tony Gollan | 105 |
| 19 | 517×320165 | SPACE TRACKER (IRE) | G | 7 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 89.5 |
| 20 | 61144×1170 | TAVS | G | 5 | Mark Currie | 98 |
| 21 | 21323×2034 | ZOUPERB | M | 6 | Adam Campton | 88 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Sunshine Coast Cup Form Guide
The Sunshine Coast Cup form guide details essential facts and stats like the lead-up runs of the horses in the field, their jockeys / trainers and records at the track / distance.
The Sunshine Coast Cup form has gone on to stack-up in tougher grade races many times in recent years including in the Group rated events of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival like the Group 1 Kingsford-Smith Cup (1300m) and Queensland’s most popular event the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m).
The 2023 Sunshine Coast Cup form was franked with the winner Chaillot going on to run third in that winter’s Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) in Brisbane.
2026 Sunshine Coast Cup Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Sunshine Coast Cup 2026 Form Guide will be provided below following final acceptances.
CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE 2026 SUNSHINE COAST CUP FORM GUIDE
Past Sunshine Coast Cup Results
Notable runners to top the recent Sunshine Coast Cup race results include class sprinter Black Piranha (2009), Steel Zip (2012), Sir Moments (2017), and dual champion Scallopini (2020, 2022).
Elettrica (2025) was the last Sunshine Coast winning mare.
Past Sunshine Coast Cup Winners
Recent Sunshine Coast Cup winners and placegetters dating back to 2006 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2026 | Anemacore | Pereille | Chief Witness |
| 2025 | Elettrica | Lost In Transit | Irish Songs |
| 2024 | Kinloch | Essonne | Jetty |
| 2023 | Chaillot | Namazu | Roman Aureus |
| 2022 | Scallopini | Oscar Zulu | Desert Lord |
| 2021 | Emerald Kingdom | Splendoronthegrass | Sofie’s Gold Class |
| 2020 | Scallopini | Niccanova | Persuader |
| 2019 | Balboa Rocks | Sovereign Nation | Fit For Purpose |
| 2018 | Most Important | Bidii Babe | Weinholt |
| 2017 | Sir Moments | Flamboyer | In His Stride |
| 2016 | Timeless Prince | Pillar Of Creation | Mischievous Devil |
| 2015 | Tarloshan | Into The Red | Time To Plunder |
| 2014 | Fillydephia | Benny’s Buttons | Club Command |
| 2013 | Lucky Luna | Fillydephia | Jugahlation |
| 2012 | Steel Zip | Ready To Rip | Dalzar |
| 2011 | Dalzar | Dual Chamber | Blazing Hearts |
| 2010 | Barlinnie | Voice Commander | Sommersea Drive |
| 2009 | Black Piranha | Bareena | Calchris |
| 2008 | Frisco’s Vision | Devastating | That’s Better |
| 2007 | Mitanni | Little Punc | Masai Pride |
| 2006 | Show Biz Kid | Serenote | Little Punc |
FAQ
Who won the 2026 Sunshine Coast Cup?
The 2026 Sunshine Coast Cup was won by local, six-year-old Unusual Suspect gelding Anemacore at $2.80 favouritism for trainer Shaun Dwyer with jockey Michael Rodd aboard on 55kg (a kilo over allocation) from barrier 3 to win by 1.23 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 1:22.50.
Who won the 2025 Sunshine Coast Cup?
The 2025 Sunshine Coast Cup was won by Richard & Will Freedman’s six-year-old mare Elettrica who started at odds of $5.50 and went on to win by 2.3 lengths with Baily Wheeler (a) in the saddle.
When is the Sunshine Coast Cup 2026?
Saturday, January 24, 2026What is the prize money for the Sunshine Coast Cup 2026?
$160,000
Where is the Sunshine Coast Cup 2026?
Sunshine Coast Racecourse, 170 Pierce Avenue, Caloundra, Queensland, 4551.
How do I bet on the 2026 Sunshine Coast Cup?
Bet online or via the latest iOS/Android apps with Ladbrokes.
The first step is to create an account at ladbrokes.com.au. The process is quick and easy!
Once you've created your account you can make a deposit via credit card, or any other of our secure payment methods. Next up, head to the racing page and find the race and runner that's right for you.
Which horse will win the 2026 Sunshine Coast Cup?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Sunshine Coast Cup is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, and consider the weight the horse will carry (among other factors). Check out ladbrokes.com.au in the lead up to the race for full form information.