Easter Cup

The latest edition of the Easter Cup ran on Saturday, April 4, 2026 at Caulfield Racecourse and saw the in-form Tony & Calvin McEvoy-trained Ambassadorial ($4F) salute for the punters with a surging late run to make it three wins on the trot. 

2026 Easter Cup Results

The 2026 Easter Cup results and finishing order will be known on Saturday, April 4, 2026 and published below once the race is run and won.

Tony & Clavin McEvoy’s in-form five-year-old Ambassadorial ($4F) was given a perfectly timed ride by apprentice hoop Logan Bates to salute for the punters in the 2026 Easter Cup results. The 13th stakes winner for the late Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente, Ambassadorial got the run he needed late coming from on speed to hit the lead inside the final furlong and charge clear for a strong 1.5 length victory – his third on the trot.

2026 Easter Cup Odds

The Easter Cup 2026 betting odds will be listed below as soon as markets on the Group 3 event are released.

Easter Cup Tips

Easter Cup tips including backing any proven Group 3 staying types from the local Melbourne stables and those with a previous victory over the 2000m distance or further. 

Backing the older horses has been profitable in recent years as from 2013 – 2021 all nine Easter Cup winners were six years old or above and all but the entire Jet Away (2013) were geldings. 

In 2022 Milford broke the run of older runners saluting as a four-year-old. 

Before Milford (2022), the last four-year-old Easter Cup winner was Folding Gear (2012). The latest five-year-olds to win were Torranzino (2025) and Ambassadorial (2026), while punters have to look back to Adolescence (2001) to find the last three-year-old to salute. 

Like It Is (2008) and Miss Maren (2009) meanwhile are the only Easter Cup winning mares in the past 20 odd years, so backing the boys is another good tip. 

2026 Easter Cup Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ insider Easter Cup 2026 betting tips and exotic selections on the autumn racing event will be detailed below the week of the race so bookmark this page to see the horses to back and sack in your Melbourne Saturday racing tips.

The Easter Cup is a Group 3 race held at Caulfield Racecourse each April. It was traditionally held on Easter Saturday, however in 2024 ran the Saturday after on the first weekend of April. In 2025 the event runs prior to Easter Saturday at the start of April. 

Run over 2000m the unrestricted handicap event offers $200,000 in prize money and since 2025 runs on the same day as Sydney’s Doncaster Mile Day card at Royal Randwick.

In 2023 it took place at Sandown with Caulfield undergoing renovations.

First held back in 1909 it gained Group 3 status in 1980 and from 1949 – 1961 it was known as the Sandown Cup.

It has been contested over both 2000m and 2600m throughout its history but from 1957 onwards has held the current 2000m distance.

Because the Easter Cup date changes, the lead-up and next-up options for runners also change year-to-year.

Maldivian (2007), subsequently scratched at the gates as the favourite in that year’s Caulfield Cup, is the most notably Easter Cup winner throughout history going on to win a number of Group 1 races including the 2008 Cox Plate.

Easter Cup Race Info

• Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026
• Track: Caulfield Racecourse
• Distance: 2000m
• Conditions: Handicap
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $200,000
• First Run: 1909

Easter Cup Betting

Easter Cup betting markets are led by in-form autumn runners coming off similar grade races around Sydney or Melbourne. 

Runners with previous experience in Group 3 or higher company that campaign and those proven over the 2000m distance or further are usually found at shorter Easter Cup odds. 

Plein Ciel ($3.30 in 2019), Inverloch ($4.20 in 2020), White Marlin ($2 in 2023 at Sandown) and Ambassadorial ($4 in 2026) are the latest favourites in Easter Cup betting to salute. 

There was a notable upset in 2024 with Captain Envious winning at Easter Cup odds of $26, and again in 2025 with Torranzino at $12. 

Easter Cup Field

Horses in the Easter Cup race field may come via a host of different lead-up races depending on when the event falls.

Should the Easter Cup run early in April, graduates out of the Easter Cup field may head to Sydney for a shot at an All Aged Stakes Day race like the Group 3 JRA Plate (2000m). In 2021 the Easter Cup winner Hang Man ran a next-up second in the JRA Plate at Randwick. 

Easter Cup nominations close on the Monday before the race with final acceptances taken on the Wednesday.

2026 Easter Cup Field

The official Easter Cup 2026 field is announced by the Melbourne Racing Club the Wednesday leading up to the race and the full line-up will be announced below once released.

The 2026 Easter Cup final field features a capacity line-up of autumn staying types including the Lindsay Park-trained topweight Bankers Choice coming off a third in the Group 2 Peter Young Stakes and his in-form four-year-old stablemate Plymouth.

Caulfield R8 - Tobin Brothers Celebrating Lives Easter Cup (G3)

Final Race time: 

	Entrant	Last 6	Sex	Barrier	Weight
	1. Bankers Choice J: Daniel Stackhouse T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes	x030x3	G	7	60kg
	2. Casino Seventeen (9)  Scratched:
	3. Brayden Star J: Dean Yendall T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	048928	G	2	58kg
	4. Doctor Askar J: Jye Mcneil T: Chris Waller	985216	G	9	58kg
	5. Benagil J: Ben Allen T: Glen Thompson	70x568	M	14	57.5kg
	6. Immediacy J: Jett Stanley T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	10x267	G	8	57.5kg
	7. Plymouth J: Celine Gaudray T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes	20x442	G	5	57.5kg
	8. Quietness J: Jamie Mott T: Tom Charlton	342x64	M	13	55.5kg
	9. Pounding J: Zac Spain T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	58x772	G	12	54.5kg
	10. Sea What I See J: Beau Mertens T: Danny O'brien	524x23	M	11	54.5kg
	11. Suntora (17)  Scratched:
	12. Wymark (18)  Scratched:
	13. Jenni's Meadow J: Lachlan Neindorf T: Mark Walker	732263	M	1	54kg
	14. Kings Valley J: Declan Bates T: Ciaron Maher	235x91	G	10	54kg
	15. Stylish Secret J: Luke Cartwright T: Mick Nolan	753181	G	3	54kg
	16. Foujita San (2)  Scratched:
	17. Ambassadorial J: Logan Bates T: Tony & Calvin Mcevoy	7x3211	G	4	54kg
	18. Autumn Mystery J: Melea Castle T: Rory Hunter	118x07	G	6	54kg

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2026 Easter Cup Nominations

The early Easter Cup 2026 nominations close the Monday ahead of the event and will be made available below once released. 

Easter Cup Form Guide

The Easter Cup form guide is a must to look over before betting as it gives punters all the essential information like the jockeys, trainers and barriers of the gallopers in the field.

The Easter Cup form shows that six-year-old geldings have the best overall record in the race from the past 20 years, while Hang Man (14 in 2021) was the first winner to jump from a double-digit barrier since Bush Padre (10 in 2003). 

The Easter Cup form in 2021 was franked when the runner-up Persan went on to finish third in that year’s Caulfield Cup trifecta in the spring. 

In 2023 the Easter Cup runner-up Right You Are won the Listed Mornington Cup (2400m) next run. 

The 2024 Easter Cup form was franked with the winner Captain Envious going on to run third in that winter’s Group 2 Brisbane Cup (3200m) over the two miles, while the race also produced that spring’s Group 1 Caulfield Stakes winner Deny Knowledge who ran third in the Easter Cup. Deny Knowledge further franked the form with a second in the 2025 Group 1 Australian Cup results the next autumn. 

The 2025 Easter Cup winner, Torranzino, franked the form that spring winning the Geelong Cup before a strong fifth in the iconic Melbourne Cup race.

2026 Easter Cup Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Easter Cup 2026 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2026 EASTER CUP FORM GUIDE

Past Easter Cup Results

Notable recent Easter Cup winners include Maldivian (2007), Our Voodoo Prince (2014), and Sertorius (2015). 

Recent Easter Cup Winners

A list of Easter Cup winners and placegetters dating back to 1988 can be found below.

In 2021 Hang Man won the Easter Cup in a record time of 2:00.33. 

The 2023 Easter Cup winner White Marlin won the race at Sandown over 2100m. 

Year	Winner	Second	Third	Time
2026	Ambassadorial	Sea What I See	Immediacy	2:01.44
2025	Torranzino	Foujita San	Night Endeavour	2:01.16
2024	Captain Envious	Jennilala	Deny Knowledge	2:03.44
2023	White Marlin	Right You Are	Lunar Flare	2:15.65 (2100m at Sandown)
2022	Milford	Holbien	Mandela Effect	2:02.7
2021	Hang Man	Persan	Mahamedeis	2:00.3
2020	Inverloch	Midterm	Savacool	2:05.4
2019	Plein Ciel	Furrion	Morton’s Fork	2.02.3
2018	Shoreham	Odeon	Life Less Ordinary	2:01.7
2017	Observational	Second Bullet	Double Bluff	2:01.1
2016	Leebaz	Guardini	Observational	2:02.1
2015	Sertorius	Escado	Shoreham	2:01.4
2014	Our Voodoo Prince	Akzar	Stipulate	2:04.0
2013	Jet Away	Folding Gear	Whisper Downs	2:03.8
2012	Folding Gear	Viking Hero	Shewan	2:01.5
2011	Paddy O’Reilly	Fanjura	Launay	2:02.7
2010	Fanjura	Light Vision	Hissing Sid	2:02.0
2009	Miss Maren	Raffaello	Light Vision	2:03.9
2008	Like It Is	Sand Sweeper	Come Fly With Me	2:03.4
2007	Maldivian	Douro Valley	Spinney	2:02.8
2006	Casual Pass	Rubijon	Our Spur	2:02.2
2005	Show Barry	Lord Erin	Pretorius	2:00.4
2004	Tall Timbers	Sweet Corn	Domine	2:02.9
2003	Bush Padre	Gunnamatta	Lodger	2:03.3
2002	Thong Classic	Adolescence	Aquiver	2:01.0
2001	Adolescence	Flushed	Mr Prudent	2:00.9
2000	Litmus	Lady Elsie	Royal Caliph	2:03.0
1999	Il Don	Royal Caliph	Vonanne	2:01.8
1998	Vonanne	Miss Tessla	Sunny Lane	2:03.3
1997	True Identity	Royal Line	Bluestone	2:01.9
1996	Sober Suit	Toil	Cushman	2:04.4
1995	Regal Half	Toil	Bullwinkle	2:02.9
1994	Idea	State Taj	Sari Club	2:01.7
1993	Coolong Road	Mamzelle Perdu	Springhill Lad	2:01.6
1992	Mantlepiece	London Bridge	Mamzelle Perdu	2:13.0
1991	Ideal Centreman	Mantlepiece	Gamine	2:03.3
1990	Lord Palmeston	Go Timmy	Reputed	2:02.6
1989	Go Timmy	Kalahari	Dial Tone	2:09.0
1988	King Of Brooklyn	Black Charleston	Hallstrong	2:00.9

FAQ

Who won the 2026 Easter Cup?

The 2026 Easter Cup was won by five-year-old Fiorente gelding Ambassadorial at $4 favouritism for trainers Tony & Calvin McEvoy with apprentice jockey Logan Bates aboard on 54kg from barrier 4 to win by 1.5 lengths on a Good (3) track in a time of 2:01.44.

Who won the 2025 Easter Cup?

The 2025 Easter Cup was won by five-year-old Tarzino gelding Torranzino at $12 for trainer Paul Preusker with jockey Celine Gaudray aboard on 54kg from barrier 5 to win by 0.02 lengths int a time of 2:01.16.

When is the Easter Cup 2026?

Saturday, April 4, 2026

What is the prize money for the Easter Cup 2026?

$200,000

Where is the Easter Cup 2026?

Caulfield Racecourse, Gate 22, Station St, Caulfield East VIC 3145.

How do I bet on the 2026 Easter 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 Easter Cup?

The best way to pick which horse will win the Easter 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.