Scone Cup

Ladbrokes Tip: The Scone Cup offers eligibility for the $3 million The Big Dance race at Randwick in November

The latest edition of the Scone Cup ran on Friday, May 15, 2026 as an early lead-up to November’s now $3 million The Big Dance race and was won narrowly by the in-form Hellsing ($5.50) for Team Archibald. 

2026 Scone Cup Results

The official Scone Cup Results 2026 and race finishing order will be published below when the race is run and won on Friday, May 15, 2026.

The Annabel & Rob Archibald-trained six-year-old, Hellsing ($5.50), earned his The Big Dance qualification for the spring going back-to-back off a lead-up win at Randwick to narrowly salute in the 2026 Scone Cup results. Ridden by Tom Sherry, Hellsing was on pace sitting second at the top of the straight before sprinting home hard to hit the lead and hold on to deny the fast-finishing Churchill’s Choice by 0.27 lengths with the beaten favourite Formal Display in third.

2026 Scone Cup Odds

The Scone Cup 2026 betting odds will be available below the week of the race giving you access to the best autumn racing odds ahead of the $200,000 Listed showdown in May followed by the official Scone Cup finishing order after the event.

Scone Cup Tips

Scone Cup tips include looking for proven Group-class milers with winning form over the 1600m or further and those with a good lead-up run from the autumn. 

The lower-weighted runners make a good tip in the Scone Cup with Speediness (57.5kg in 2013), Dr Drill (56.5kg in 2020), Sky Lab (57kg in 2024), Tavi Time (56.5kg in 2025) and Hellsing (54.5kg in 2026) the only Scone Cup winners to carry more than 54kg to victory in recent history.

Any in-form horses from the Snowden stable are also a nice Scone Cup betting tip as Peter Snowden has prepared three winners since 2010 most recently Pajaro (2016). 

The boys hold the advantage and usually dominate Scone Cup tipping with Sedanzer (2018) the last mare to win. 

2026 Scone Cup Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ insider Scone Cup 2026 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 showdown. 

The Scone Cup is a popular feature race run at Scone Racecourse in New South Wales’ Hunter Region each May.

The Listed event offers $200,000, contested over 1600m and is a quality handicap race.

Scone Cup Day runs on a Friday in mid-May and is followed on the Saturday by the Group 3 Dark Jewel Classic (1400m) for the fillies and mares.

Inaugurated in 1947, the Scone Cup always attracts a quality line-up of gallopers and plenty of punters to the track.

The Scone Cup is now also an officially qualifying race for Randwick’s $3 million The Big Dance (1600m), held from 2022 in Sydney on the same day as the Melbourne Cup.

In 2022 Rustic Steel made history completing the Scone Cup – The Big Dance double.

Scone Cup Race Info

• Date: Friday, May 15, 2026
• Track: Scone Racecourse
• Distance: 1600m
• Conditions: Quality Handicap
• Status: Listed
• Prize Money: $200,000
• First Run: 1947

Scone Cup Betting

Early Scone Cup betting 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 Sydney-based stables sit high-up the Scone Cup betting markets, as do any past Group winners down in grade for the event.  

There was an upset in 2023 with Commando Hunt winning at Scone Cup odds of $19 for local trainer Cameron Crockett and again in 2024 with Sky Lab winning fresh at $31. 

Sedanzer ($4.60 in 2018) is the last favourite in Scone Cup betting to salute for the punters. 

Scone Cup Field

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

Runners in the Scone Cup field may come via a lead-up run in the Group 3 Hawkesbury Gold Cup (1600m) held a fortnight earlier. 

Tavi Time (5th in 2025) was the last Hawkesbury Cup graduate to continue on and win the Scone Cup.

Gosford’s $500,000 The Coast (1600m) held just six days earlier for three and four-year-old horses is another potential lead-up with Rustic Steel (2022) doing the double on the quick back-up. 

Some of the better horses out of the Scone Cup field may continue onto the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival targeting the Group races in Queensland including even the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m). 

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

2026 Scone Cup Field

The official Scone Cup 2026 Field & Barriers will be released by Racing NSW the Wednesday before the race and published in full below so stay tuned to see what milers make the starting line-up. 

The 2026 Scone Cup final field features a capacity line-up of milers including Nathan Doyle’s last start Group 3 Hawkesbury Cup champ Churchill’s Choice and the Archibald’s consistent four-year-old Cristal Clear.

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Final Race time: 

	Entrant	Last 6	Sex	Barrier	Weight
	1. Tavi Time J: Chad Schofield T: Kris Lees	791x78	G	7	59kg
	2. Amor Victorious J: Josh Parr T: Bjorn Baker	0619x5	G	2	58.5kg
	3. Osipenko J: Sam Clipperton T: Chris Waller	174x49	G	6	58kg
	4. Cristal Clear (13)  Scratched:
	5. Waterford J: Zac Lloyd T: Chris Waller	060x80	G	14	57kg
	6. Churchill's Choice J: Regan Bayliss T: Nathan Doyle	50x291	M	3	56kg
	7. Depth Of Character J: Jason Collett T: Annabel & Rob Archibald	057x45	G	13	56kg
	8. Encap J: Rachel King T: Gary Portelli	7x6002	G	11	56kg
	9. Navajo Peak J: Rory Hutchings T: Peter H Bloomfield	0x68x8	G	1	56kg
	10. Port Lockroy J: Dylan Gibbons T: Annabel & Rob Archibald	7873x5	G	4	56kg
	11. Chica Mojito (18)  Scratched:
	12. Hellsing J: Tom Sherry T: Annabel & Rob Archibald	230201	G	9	54.5kg
	13. Palmetto J: Alysha Collett T: John Sargent	x27002	G	12	54.5kg
	14. War Eternal (17)  Scratched:
	15. Imperialist J: Andrew Adkins T: Chris Waller	2043x6	G	5	54kg
	16. Williamsburg (12)  Scratched:
	17. Caboche J: Siena Grima T: Chris Waller	3426x8	G	10	54kg
	18. Formal Display J: Braith Nock T: Annabel & Rob Archibald	25x111	G	15	54kg
	19. Shadizi J: Tyler Schiller T: Chris Waller	9460x7	G	8	54kg
	20. Sun God (19)  Scratched:

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2026 Scone Cup Nominations

The early Scone Cup 2026 Nominations close the Monday prior to the race and will be listed in full below once released.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	87x80619x5	AMOR VICTORIOUS	G	6	Bjorn Baker
2	69x13426x8	CABOCHE (NZ)	G	7	Chris Waller
3	532×331205	CHICA MOJITO (NZ)	M	5	Chris Waller
4	x09450x291	CHURCHILL’S CHOICE	M	4	Nathan Doyle
5	5x3413x222	COTE ATLANTIQUE (IRE)	G	5	Henry Dwyer
6	111266×103	CRISTAL CLEAR	G	4	Annabel & Rob Archibald
7	9x226175x3	DANCES WITH HOOVES	M	5	Cameron Crockett	88
8	3084057×45	DEPTH OF CHARACTER	G	4	Annabel & Rob Archibald
9	x6497x6002	ENCAP	G	5	Gary Portelli
10	x16325x111	FORMAL DISPLAY (GB)	G	5	Annabel & Rob Archibald
11	112028×461	GLAD YOU THINK SO	G	5	John Sargent
12	6x752025x4	GOD’S WINDOW (GB)	G	5	Chris Waller
13	x072230201	HELLSING (IRE)	G	6	Annabel & Rob Archibald
14	65855215×8	HUNTER BRED	G	7	Damien Smith
15	3x8112x502	HYPERBOLIC (NZ)	M	4	Brad Widdup
16	2151×23231	ICEMAN	G	4	Clarry Conners
17	x9712043x6	IMPERIALIST (NZ)	G	4	Chris Waller
18	x131133233	INSTEAD	M	5	Wayne Wilkes	74
19	9x856318x0	KINTYRE	G	5	Gary Portelli
20	47000x68x8	NAVAJO PEAK	G	7	Peter H Bloomfield
21	92111094×0	OH DIAMOND LIL	M	5	David Pfieffer
22	x430174x49	OSIPENKO (NZ)	G	6	Chris Waller
23	13x16x1446	OUR QUEEN (IRE)	M	5	Bjorn Baker
24	6583×27002	PALMETTO (NZ)	G	7	John Sargent
25	x0007873x5	PORT LOCKROY	G	5	Annabel & Rob Archibald
26	x0x79460x7	SHADIZI (FR)	G	5	Chris Waller
27	678x965x00	SKY LAB	G	8	Paul Perry
28	x15124431x	SUN GOD (GB)	G	5	Chris Waller
29	x458791x78	TAVI TIME (NZ)	G	6	Kris Lees
30	0810x180x7	THE THREE HUNDRED	G	4	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
31	537×324103	UZZIAH	G	7	Scott Aspery
32	71x0853x71	WALKING PAINTING (GB)	G	7	Richard & Will Freedman
33	9×90459563	WAR ETERNAL (NZ)	G	7	Bjorn Baker
34	x70x541171	WARRIOR FOR PEACE	G	4	Brett & Georgie Cavanough	84
35	x010060x80	WATERFORD (IRE)	G	7	Chris Waller
36	3130x5400x	WILLIAMSBURG	G	6	Brett & Georgie Cavanough
37	3153216×50	YET HE MOVES	G	6	Chris Waller

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Scone Cup Form Guide

The Scone 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 Scone Cup form has gone on to hold-up in tougher events many times in recent years including in 2019 when the runner-up Fierce Impact went on to enjoy three subsequent Group 1 victories over his career taking out that spring’s Toorak Handicap – Cantala Stakes and the 2020 Makybe Diva Stakes. 

In 2022 the Scone Cup winner Rustic Steel went on to win the inaugural The Big Dance at Randwick on the first Tuesday of November, while the third placegetter Atishu further franked the form returning in the autumn of 2023 to win the Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m). 

2026 Scone Cup Form Guide

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

CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2026 SCONE CUP FORM GUIDE

Past Scone Cup Results

To date Brave Prince (2000, 2001) is the only dual Scone Cup winner. 

Notable horses to head the Scone Cup race results in recent years include Raspberries (2012), Sedanzer (2018), Special Missile (2019), and subsequent The Big Dance champion Rustic Steel. 

Recent Scone Cup Winners

Recent Scone Cup winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table. 

Year	Winner	Second	Third
2026	Hellsing	Churchill’s Choice	Formal Display
2025	Tavi Time	Strait Acer	Grebeni
2024	Sky Lab	Waterford	Lion’s Roar
2023	Commando Hunt	Luncies	Acquitted
2022	Rustic Steel	Dr Drill	Atishu
2021	Laure Me In	Looks Like Elvis	Order Again
2020	Dr Drill	Phaistos	Sambro
2019	Special Missile	Fierce Impact	Goldstream
2018	Sedanzer	Duca Valentinois	Kingsguard
2017	Duca Valentinois	God’s In Him	Pajaro
2016	Pajaro	Amovatio	Malice
2015	Tales Of Grimm	Frespanol	San Diego
2014	Cameo	Full Of Spirit	Loaded
2013	Speediness	Mouro	Kaypers
2012	Raspberries	Izababe	Lightinthenite
2011	Dysphonia	Willy Jimmy	Mr Unforgettable
2010	Keepin’ The Dream	Snow Alert	Tagus
2009	Obvious Choice	My Sweet Cookie	Soiled
2008	Newton’s Rings	Mr Ubiquitous	Life’s Too Short
2007	Spy Zaim	Flaming	Rumbird
2006	Fighting Fund	Diamond Sun	But I’m Serious
2005	Impaler	Tall Timbers	Fiery Venture
2004	Jeremiad	Precise Timing	Maskerado
2003	Full On Magic	Make Me a Miracle	Kerouac
2002	Huge Demand	Royal Integrity	Sea Jester
2001	Brave Prince	Adamantly	Hunter Winemaker
2000	Brave Prince	Asante	Pyramid Park

FAQ

Who won the 2026 Scone Cup?

The 2026 Scone Cup was won by six-year-old Dandy Man gelding Hellsing at $5.50 for trainers Annabel & Rob Archibald with jockey Tom Sherry aboard on 54.5kg from barrier 9 to win by 0.27 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 1:35.12.

Who won the 2025 Scone Cup?

The 2025 Scone Cup was won by five-year-old Tavistock gelding Tavi Time at $8 for trainer Kris Lees with jockey Jay Ford aboard on 56.5kg from barrier 1 to win by 1.81 lengths in a time of 1:35.43.

When is the Scone Cup 2026?

Friday, May 15, 2026

What is the prize money for the Scone Cup 2026?

$200,000

Where is the Scone Cup 2026?

Scone Racecourse,Scone Race Club, 434 Bunnan Road, Scone, NSW 2337.

How do I bet on the 2026 Scone Cup?

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Which horse will win the 2026 Scone Cup?

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