Geelong Cup (greyhounds)
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| Group 2 race | |
| Location | The Beckley Centre |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1962 |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 520 metres |
| Surface | Sand |
| Purse | $75,000 |
The Geelong Cup is held annually at The Beckley Centre and is organised by the Geelong Greyhound Racing Club. It is the highlight of greyhound racing year in Geelong and is one of Greyhound Racing Victoria's Country Cups, and is run over 520 metres.As of 2023 The cup is worth $75,000 to the winner.[1] The Cup was first held in 1962.[2]
Past winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Trainer | Time (Sec) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Darkie Bobs | ||
| 1963 | Mardec | ||
| 1964 | Silver Cadet | ||
| 1965 | Amasta | ||
| 1966 | Billy Vee | ||
| 1967 | Haydale | ||
| 1968 | he Apprentice | ||
| 1969 | Miram Miss | ||
| 1970 | Phantom's Heir | ||
| 1971 | High Volant | ||
| 1972 | Ranee's Magic | ||
| 1973 | The Little Gent | ||
| 1974 | Ty Court | ||
| 1975 | Zero Ranger | ||
| 1976 | Tivashley | ||
| 1977 | Smart Roman | ||
| 1978 | Not held | ||
| 1979 | Rustic Star | ||
| 1980 | Tempix | ||
| 1981 | Worthy Weston | ||
| 1982 | Satan's Shroud | ||
| 1983 | Diamond Tempix | ||
| 1984 | Pomona's Tigress | ||
| 1985 | Dublin Flyer | ||
| 1986 | Thorgil Magic | ||
| 1987 | Modern Gossip | ||
| 1988 | Benito's Boy | ||
| 1989 | Fair Sentence | ||
| 1990 | Ravello | ||
| 1991 | Honourly | ||
| 1992 | Golden Ridge | ||
| 1993 | Golden Currency | ||
| 1994 | Tantallon | ||
| 1995 | Painted Wish[3] | Allan Britton | 25.92 |
| 1996 | Sobbing Sal[4] | Ted Sallows | 26.11 |
| 1997 | Power Zone[5] | Edward Watt | 25.37 |
| 1998 | Cerin Bale[6] | Graeme Bate | 25.50 |
| 1999 | Pete's Boss[7] | Peter Giles | 25.52 |
| 2000 | Suellen Bale[8] | Graeme Bate | 25.34 |
| 2001 | Modern Assassin[9] | Mary Mugavin-Brown | 25.50 |
| 2002 | Bear Creek[10] | Allan Britton | 25.32 |
| 2003 | Puzzle Prize[11] | Peter Giles | 25.36 |
| 2004 | Whisky Assassin[12] | Jason Thompson | 25.23 |
| 2005 | Brilliant Lee[13] | Len Poore | 25.57 |
| 2006 | Dyna Checa[14] | Graeme Bate | 25.49 |
| 2007 | Cool Effort[15] | Darren McDonald | 25.34 |
| 2008 | Birthday Boy[16] | Stephen Elsum | 25.39 |
| 2009 | Gripen Bale[17] | Brendan Wheeler | 25.45 |
| 2010 | No Race | ||
| 2011 | Dyna Tron[18] | Andrea Dailly | 25.61 |
| 2012 | Hurunui Hitman[19] | Stephan Mckenna | 25.58 |
| 2013 | Black Magic Opal[20] | Jason Thompson | 25.10 |
| 2014 | Luca Neveelk[21] | Gerald Kleeven | 25.41 |
| 2015 | Dalgetty[22] | Jason Thompson | 25.60 |
| 2016 | Shima Song[23] | Andrea Dailly | 25.39 |
| 2017 | Thirty Talks | Tony Brett | 25.37 |
| 2018 | Aston Kimetto | Seona Thompson | 25.44 |
| 2019 | Hooked On Scotch | Jason Thompson | 25.30 |
| 2020 | Simon Told Helen | David Burnett | 29.98 |
| 2021 | Weblec Jet | Jeffrey Britton | 29.53 |
| 2022 | Yozo Bale | Correy Grenfell | 29.69 |
| 2023 | Kelsey Bale | Daniel Gibbons | 29.61 |
Distances
- 1962-2009 (457 metres)
- 2010-2019 (460 metres)
- 2020-present (520 metres)
References
[edit]- ^ "Geelong Cup". Greyhound Clubs Australia. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Dailly Digs Up Gold In Geelong Cup Wheeler 1-2-3". Australian Racing Greyhound. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Australian Greyhound Racing Association -- Race Results - 1995". www.agra.com.au. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
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- ^ "Australian Greyhound Racing Association -- Race Results - 2000". www.agra.com.au. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
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- ^ "Australian Greyhound Racing Association -- Race Results - 2002". www.agra.com.au. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
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- ^ "Racing Results - 2009 -- Australian Greyhound Racing Association". www.agra.com.au. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "Racing Results - 2011 -- Australian Greyhound Racing Association". www.agra.com.au. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "Racing Results - 2012 -- Australian Greyhound Racing Association". www.agra.com.au. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "Racing Results - 2013 -- Australian Greyhound Racing Association". www.agra.com.au. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "Racing Results - 2014 -- Australian Greyhound Racing Association". www.agra.com.au. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "Racing Results - 2015 -- Australian Greyhound Racing Association". www.agra.com.au. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "Racing Results - 2016 -- Australian Greyhound Racing Association". www.agra.com.au. Archived from the original on 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2017-05-30.