Ladbrokes Tip: Wyong Gold Cup odds are often led by The Big Dance-bound gallopers chasing the qualification!
The latest edition of the Wyong Gold Cup took place on Friday September 5, 2025 as a The Big Dance qualifier and was won narrowly by Chris Waller’s ninth champion and the odds-on favourite Saltcoats ($1.90F).
2025 Wyong Gold Cup Results
The official Wyong Gold Cup 2025 Results & Finishing Order will be announced below once the race is run and won on Friday September 5, 2025.
- 1st: #4 Saltcoats
- 2nd: #7 Salt Lake City
- 3rd: #5 Glory Daze
The Chris Waller trained odds-on favourite Saltcoats ($1.90F) got the clear running he needed on the home straight to come charging through off another cracking James McDonald ride to salute for the punters with a quarter-length win over local hope Salt Lake City in the 2025 Wyong Gold Cup results handing Waller his incredible ninth win in the event and earning the winner a spot in November’s $3 million The Big Dance field.
2025 Wyong Gold Cup Odds
The best Wyong Gold Cup 2025 betting odds and market links to the stayers contesting the popular Black-Type spring event will be provided below as soon as released.
| 4. Saltcoats (2) J: James McDonald 56kg x9314T: Chris Waller | ||
| 7. Salt Lake City (5) J: Tim Clark 54kg 05643T: Nacim Dilmi | ||
| 5. Glory Daze (1) J: Tommy Berry 54.5kg 01332T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 11. Indifference (3) J: Braith Nock 54kg 58621T: Brett Cavanough | ||
| 3. Nellie Leylax (8) J: Alysha Collett 57kg 94421T: Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 1. Alalcance (7) J: Adam Hyeronimus 61kg 1110xT: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 6. Age Of Sail (6) J: Regan Bayliss 54kg 540x3T: Kris Lees | ||
| 12. Blazing Rebel (4) J: Grant Buckley 54kg 57080T: Jeremy Sylvester |
The Wyong Gold Cup is a $250,000 feature race contested at Wyong Racecourse on a Friday in early September as part of the wider Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.
Run over 2100m the day prior to Randwick’s Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes Day card, the Wyong Gold Cup is a quality handicap race and the winner of the Wyong Cup Prelude is exempt from ballot for the showdown.
Considered a strong springboard race into the tougher staying races in Sydney over the spring, the Wyong Gold Cup has been won by plenty of nice horses over the years.
The Wyong Gold Cup form has also proven to stack-up in upcoming Group 1 Spring Carnival races like The Metropolitan (2400m). The Verminator (2011) was the last horse to complete the Wyong Gold Cup – The Metropolitan double. He also contested that season’s edition of the coveted Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on the first Tuesday of November.
The Listed Mona Lisa Stakes (1350m) is the key support act on the Wyong Gold Cup race card.
The Wyong Gold Cup form was franked with the winner Durston going on to take out the Group 3 Newcastle Gold Cup before success in that year’s 2022 Caulfield Cup results.
The Wyong Gold Cup also offers qualification for the $3 million The Big Dance race at Randwick on Melbourne Cup Day in Sydney to the first two horses over the line.
In 2025 trainer Chris Waller collected his ninth Wyong Gold Cup trophy with the odds-on favourite Saltcoats, while the victory was jockey James McDonald’s fourth in the event.
Wyong Gold Cup Race Info
- Date: Friday September 5, 2025
- Track: Wyong Racecourse
- Distance: 2100m
- Conditions: Quality Handicap
- Status: Listed
- Prize Money: $250,000
Wyong Gold Cup Betting
Wyong Gold Cup odds are dominated by proven Sydney stayers coming off a good run in early spring lead-up races as well as first-up horses that performed strongly in the autumn.
In-form horses from the stables of Chris Waller also feature prominently in Wyong Gold Cup betting, the master horseman having prepared an impressive nine winners since 2010.
Wu Gok ($4.80 in 2019) and the fellow Waller trained Saltcoats ($1.90 in 2025) are the latest favourites in Wyong Gold Cup betting.
There was a notable Wyong Gold Cup upset in 2023 with Benaud winning at odd of $14.
Wyong Gold Cup Field
The Wyong Gold Cup field attracts a line-up of the season’s exciting stayers and quality horses potentially eyeing a run in an upcoming Group 1 distance race over the spring.
The Group 3 Premier’s Cup (1900m) at Rosehill the week prior makes a strong lead-up into the Wyong Gold Cup field and Wu Gok (2019) was the last to do the double.
Saltcoats (4th in 2025) was the last Wyong Gold Cup winner to come via the Premier’s Cup.
The traditional next-up option for horses out of the Wyong Gold Cup field is the Group 3 Newcastle Gold Cup (2300m) held two weeks later.
Carzoff (2018) and subsequent Caulfield Cup champion Durston (2022) are the latest horses to complete the Wyong Gold Cup – Newcastle Gold Cup double.
In 2019 Hush Writer improved on his lead-up Wyong Gold Cup second to take out the Newcastle Gold Cup. The same horse returned in 2020 to third in the Wyong Gold Cup, second in the Newcastle Gold Cup and fourth in the Group 1 The Metropolitan that spring.
2025 Wyong Gold Cup Field
The official Wyong Gold Cup 2025 Final Field & Barriers will be announced by Racing NSW on the Wednesday of race week, the full list of runners to be published below.
The 2025 Wyong Gold Cup final field features a dozen smart stayers including Group 2 winning grey mare Alalcance for Waterhouse & Bott who holds a Melbourne Cup nomination.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1. Alalcance
J: Adam Hyeronimus
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
x1110x | M | 7 | 61kg | |
| 2. Cleveland (8) Scratched: | |||||
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3. Nellie Leylax
J: Alysha Collett
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
394421 | G | 8 | 57kg | |
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4. Saltcoats
J: James McDonald
T: Chris Waller |
3x9314 | G | 2 | 56kg | |
|
5. Glory Daze
J: Tommy Berry
T: Ciaron Maher |
501332 | G | 1 | 54.5kg | |
|
6. Age Of Sail
J: Regan Bayliss
T: Kris Lees |
1540x3 | G | 6 | 54kg | |
|
7. Salt Lake City
J: Tim Clark
T: Nacim Dilmi |
x05643 | G | 5 | 54kg | |
| 8. Travolta (2) Scratched: | |||||
| 9. Hutchence (11) Scratched: | |||||
| 10. In Summer (10) Scratched: | |||||
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11. Indifference
J: Braith Nock
T: Brett Cavanough |
858621 | G | 3 | 54kg | |
|
12. Blazing Rebel
J: Grant Buckley
T: Jeremy Sylvester |
x57080 | G | 4 | 54kg | |
2025 Wyong Gold Cup Nominations
The early Wyong Gold Cup 2025 nominations close the Monday of the race.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7x651540x3 | AGE OF SAIL (GB) | G | 7 | Kris Lees | 89 |
| 2 | x122x1110x | ALALCANCE (GB) | M | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 111 |
| 3 | 3423×57080 | BLAZING REBEL | G | 9 | Jeremy Sylvester | 60 |
| 4 | 8906x0450x | CIRCLE OF FIRE (GB) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 106 |
| 5 | x00x80x48x | CLEVELAND (IRE) | G | 8 | Kris Lees | 100 |
| 6 | x00x501332 | GLORY DAZE (IRE) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher | 94 |
| 7 | 5631131×06 | HUTCHENCE (GB) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 81 |
| 8 | 2121×23612 | IN SUMMER | M | 5 | Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich | 72 |
| 9 | 668×858621 | INDIFFERENCE | G | 7 | Brett Cavanough | 72 |
| 10 | 196×698796 | KETTLE HILL (GB) | G | 9 | Ciaron Maher | 84 |
| 11 | 22131210×4 | KINGS VALLEY (IRE) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 82 |
| 12 | x11x394421 | NELLIE LEYLAX (IRE) | G | 5 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 99 |
| 13 | x3232x0011 | ROYAL SUPREMACY (IRE) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 94 |
| 14 | 6019×05643 | SALT LAKE CITY (IRE) | G | 6 | Nacim Dilmi | 89 |
| 15 | 01133×9314 | SALTCOATS (NZ) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 97 |
| 16 | 804678×965 | SKY LAB | G | 8 | Paul Perry | 93 |
| 17 | 3×13011219 | STYLEBENDER (NZ) | G | 8 | Kristen Buchanan | 67 |
| 18 | 1241120×46 | TAJANIS (IRE) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 93 |
| 19 | 5x76x17121 | TRAVOLTA (GB) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 88 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Wyong Gold Cup Tips
Good Wyong Gold Cup tips include looking at the form coming out of the earlier winter races like the Listed Grafton Cup (2350m) in July. In 2020 The Lord Mayor ran second in both the Grafton Cup and Wyong Gold Cup results.
Benaud (10th in 2023) was the last Grafton Cup graduate to improve and win the Wyong Gold Cup.
Runners that have good records over 2000m plus, well-weighted performers and horses from the Chris Waller stable all make top Wyong Gold Cup betting tips.
2025 Wyong Gold Cup Tips
Our exclusive Ladbrokes’ Wyong Gold Cup 2025 tips with the runners to back and sack in the feature race on Wyong Gold Cup Day will be detailed below following final acceptances the week of the race.
- To Win: #4 Saltcoats ($2.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Following the withdrawal of the former favourite TRAVOLTA who we originally had on top, I’m still with the punter’s pick in the Wyong Gold Cup with new top elect SALTCOATS (2) coming into the event in good form for the Waller stable. This five-year-old won the Premier’s Cup Prelude on Heavy going in style two back on the Kensington track by over two lengths and was far from disgraced at his latest when fourth in the Group 3 Premier’s Cup when found out on a bottomless Heavy (10) Randwick course. The winner of that, Nellie Leylax, had the weight advantage but in Friday’s rematch Saltcoats will meet her better in the kilos putting him on top for mine. He’s drawn to get a dream run, sees firmer going which will make all the difference, and hugely benefits from having J-Mac come aboard. Was the beaten odds-on fancy last time out but see him winning back the love.
Wyong Gold Cup Form Guide
The Wyong Gold Cup form guide gives punters all the information they need to place a well-informed wager on the race like the jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up runs of the horses in the field.
The Wyong Gold Cup form has stacked up in other bigger races during the Spring Carnival in Sydney in recent years including in 2021 with the winner Berdibek running fourth in that year’s $1 million The Gong.
The Wyong Cup form in 2023 was franked with the second placed-horse, Bois D’Argent, running fourth in the Caulfield Cup results later that prep before a big winter in 2024 winning Brisbane’s Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m).
2025 Wyong Gold Cup Form
A link to our detailed Wyong Gold Cup 2025 form guide and betting preview will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
Wyong Gold Cup Results
Local Sydney-trained gallopers have dominated the Wyong Gold Cup race results in the past 10 years or so, especially those prepared by Chris Waller.
Notable recent Wyong Gold Cup winners include subsequent Caulfield Cup hero Durston (2022), Carzoff (2018), Destiny’s Kiss (2017), and The Verminator (2011).
Bianca (2008) was the last Wyong Gold Cup winning mare.
Pecan Player holds the current Wyong Gold Cup race record winning in 2000 in a time of 2 minutes 08:10 seconds.
Past Wyong Gold Cup Winners
Recent Wyong Gold Cup winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2025 | Saltcoats | Salt Lake City | Glory Daze |
| 2024 | Lion’s Roar | Luncies | Manzoice |
| 2023 | Benaud | Bois D’Argent | Spirit Ridge |
| 2022 | Durston | Yiyi | Our Intrigue |
| 2021 | Berdibek | Criminal Code | Mubariz |
| 2020 | Paths Of Glory | The Lord Mayor | Hush Writer |
| 2019 | Wu Gok | Hush Writer | Vaucluse Bay |
| 2018 | Carzoff | Dark Eyes | Shalmaneser |
| 2017 | Destiny’s Kiss | The Getaway | Sayed |
| 2016 | Slow Pace | Sacred Master | Get On The Grange |
| 2015 | Beyond Thankful | Just As Cosmic | Orbec |
| 2014 | Multilateral | Canny Ballad | Secessio |
| 2013 | Wazn | Peal Of Bells | Gazza Guru |
| 2012 | Julienas | Gazza Guru | Storm Burst |
| 2011 | The Verminator | Essence Of Success | Gazza Guru |
| 2010 | Hawk Island | Snow Alert | Music Review |
| 2009 | Mr Clangtastic | Lodge The Deeds | Enzedex Eagle |
| 2008 | Bianca | Keepin’ The Dream | Enzedex Eagle |
| 2007 | Race not run | – | – |
| 2006 | Race not run | – | – |
| 2005 | Carael Boy | Irongail | Dancing Daggers |
| 2004 | Bush Honey | Jackman | Itemise |
| 2003 | Daniel’s The Man | Rocksinga | Legerdemain |
| 2002 | Bondi Iceberg | Danyon | Feed The Meter |
| 2001 | Danyon | Agincourt Express | Space Age |
| 2000 | Pecan Player | Space Age | Gerastar |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 Wyong Gold Cup?
The 2025 Wyong Gold Cup was won by five-year-old Ardrossan gelding Saltcoats at $1.90 favouritism for the event’s now nine-time winning trainer Chris Waller with jockey James McDonald collecting his fourth in in the event from barrier 2 on 56kg when winning by 0.25 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 2:11.34.
When is the Wyong Cup 2025?
Friday September 5, 2025What is the prize money for the Wyong Cup ?
$250,000 AUD
Where is the Wyong Cup 2025?
Wyong Race Club & Function Centre, 71-73 Howarth St, Wyong NSW 2259
When is the Wyong Cup 2025?
Friday, September 5, 2025.
What is the prize money for the Wyong Cup 2025?
$250,000 AUD
Where is the Wyong Cup 2025?
Wyong Race Club & Function Centre
71-73 Howarth St, Wyong NSW 2259
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