Hobart Cup Race Information

The Hobart Cup is a 2400 metre open handicap race run by the Tasmanian Racing Club in early February. It is held at Hobart as the feature event of the meeting.

  • Race Type: Group 3
  • Distance: 2400 metres
  • Conditions: Open handicap, 3YO & upwards
  • Track: Hobart Racecourse, Hobart, Tasmania
  • Prizemoney: $300,000
  • Date: Sunday 11 February 2024

Hobart Cup Race History

See the 2024 Hobart Cup Preview and results.

See the 2023 Hobart Cup Preview and results.

The race has a long history. It was first held over 2 miles in 1875 and was won by a horse called Ella.

Useful Facts

Last mare to win: Toorak Affair (2020)

Last 3YO to win: C&G Talisman (1921); Filly – none

Multiple winners: Geegees Blackflash (2012 & 2015); Brallos (1976 & 1977); Macdalla (1964 & 1965); Seriki (1955 & 1956); Mac o’Roni (1939 & 1942); Roonsleigh (1927 & 1928); Royal Simon (1926 & 1931)

Fastest time (2400m): St Andrews (2002) 2:27:65

Interesting trivia: 1992 winner Piping Lane also won the 1992 Melbourne Cup.

Past winners of the Hobart Cup

Winners of past Hobart Cups include St Andrews (2002), Palos Verdes (1997), Frontier Boy (1993), Palomine (1983), Sir Trutone (1973), Piping Lane (1972), Trial And Error (1971), Bounteous (1968) and Talisman (1921).

Year Winner Second Third
2024 Aurora’s Symphony Wyclif Grand Pierro
2023 Military Mission Travelling Gigolo Spirit Ridge
2022 Ho Ho Khan In A Twinkling White Hawk
2021 Double You Tee Classic Weiwei Barade
2020 Toorak Affair Shady Hustle Glass Warrior
2019 Eastender Lamborghini Appmat
2018 Pretty Punk Andrea Mantegna Fastnet Dragon
2017 Count Da Vinci Big Duke Gladstone
2016 Up Cups Geegees Goldengirl Beliveau
2015 Geegees Blackflash Genuine Lad Banca Mo
2014 Epingle Geegees Blackflash Gee Gee’s La Quita
2013 Hurdy Gurdy Man The Cleaner Geegees Blackflash
2012 Geegees Blackflash Viking Hero Dream Flyer
2011 Bid Spotter Organised Davcon
2010 Growl De Fine Lago Dream Pedlar
2009 Gotta Keep Cool Zavite Dream Pedlar
2008 Offenbach Jacques Le Naif Ista Kareem
2007 Blutigeroo Rubijon Field Hunter
2006 True Courser Di’s Angel Petite Oiseau
2005 Our Dashing Dane Under The Bridge Surge Of Power
2004 Zacielo Dream Quest Liquid Lunch
2003 Jeune’s Mark The Mighty Lions St. Andrews
2002 St. Andrews Imax Lord Baracus
2001 Brorama Star Lord Baracus Naucho
2000 Lord Baracus Break The Bank Torbellino
1999 Future Shock Sunny Lane Mt. Arthur
1998 L’Espion Free Beer King’s Landing
1997 Palos Verdes River Kwai Pharagrove
1996 Jam City Navajo Flash Danby Road
1995 Courtly Way Daacha Ritzy Red
1994 Southern States John’s Way Ciba Geigy
1993 Frontier Boy Diamond Bases Condie’s Lane
1992 Russian Rogue Frontier Boy Bicton
1991 Lady Have A Heart Bitter Spring Local Knowledge
1990 Firetap Panneria Lady Have A Heart
1989 Nakagima Great Quest Brave Tresspasser
1988 Brisque Lloyd’s Nijinsky Big Band
1987 Cylai Noble Tinjar
Scruples		  * dead-heat 2nd
1986 Dark Intruder Epigram Royal Work
1985 Macbyrne Kinzan Ensign Piper
1984 Viscount Geoffrey Noble Falcon Drop The Baton
1983 Palomine Another Streaker Sandy’s Gold
1982 Powerful Prince Strident King Hannekes Gentleman
1981 Andrias Hannekes Gentleman Ponte d’Oro
1980 Strident King Sovita Godsend
1979 Kubla Khan Linkman Vacuum
1978 Clean Heels Kirkby Lodge Drumshambo
1977 Brallos Bunt Clean Heels
1976 Brallos Cardinal Court Spirit Lover
1975 Lord Pascoe Spirit Lover Cardinal Courage
1974 Knee High Marborough Catch Fire
1973 Sir Trutone Marrion Square Trader
1972 Piping Lane Sabreur Joker’s Pride
1971 Trial And Error Honeycup Gypsy Girl
1970 Dark Purple Neamoc Red Tornado
1969 Delarus Landmark Scalper
1968 Bounteous Beau Royal Sailing Prince
1967 Haughty Boy Arctic Beau Scalper
1966 Sailing Prince Manilardo Quebec
1965 Macdalla Decade General Holt
1964 Macdalla Prince Iverage Richmond Manor
1963 Volterra Conlan A Bu Smoke Dawn
1962 Great Singer Volterra Posted
1961 Welton Dark Spot Royal Djafar
1960 Orden Volterra Diamondale
1959 King’s Thane Red Pampas Real Fun
1958 Legismars Seriki Nerang Lad
1957 Buzzie Seriki Cross Roads
1956 Seriki El Monica Milford
1955 Seriki Lord Standfast Sir Legis
1954 Sea Wolf Tarcombe L’Enjeu
1953 Sir Legis Chief Legis Tarcombe
1952 Royal Release Sir Legis Pentland Star
1951 Tarcombe Gypsy Moon Barnwell
1950 English Casanova Tarcombe
1949 The Artist Euryalus Peter
1948 Evade Fig Leaf Paramente
1947 Wingfire Miss Dart Marellir
1946 Paramene Cadesia Balla Lady
1945 Gaelane Night Fighter Aldgate
1944 Thurso Bay Princess Thaura Chamberlain
1943 Lord Saltash Superlative Yours truly
1942 Mac O’Roni Sway Old Days
1941 Mercator Windlite Mac O’Roni
1940 El Nene Beau Roi Message Boy
1939 Mac O’Roni Custos El Nene
1938 Stylish Lady Valsard Royalty
1937 Royalty Mawson Radiant Boy
1936 Coolart Pandean Little Queen
1935 Sunbronze Avarice Never Despair
1934 Song Of Solomon Haramak White Flag
1933 Air Favourite Brain Spotted King
1932 Billy Barton Boundless Cape Borda
1931 Royal Simon Star God Sea Money
1930 Tarapunga Woodchatter Violinist
1929 Prince Viol Laird O’Cockpen Berafus
1928 Roonsleigh Sandringham Lycurgides
1927 Roonsleigh Kathaian Kirrkie
1926 Royal Simon Kirrkie King Pan
1925 Pukka Lydia Languish Beacon Fire
1924 Llanthony Royal Mattan Sverre
1923 Binbi Tavistock Bright Plume
1922 Ouverte Kemerton Trusty Blade
1921 Talisman Tommy Atkins Kennell
1920 Nadir Shah
Trusty Blade		  * dead-heat 1st Harvester
1919 Prince Moeraki Earlstine Vocal King
1918 Ladino Silent Maid Felim
1917 Sea Pink Royal Pride Bucklaw
1916 Polska Aurific Miss Fort
1915 Defence Chiron’s Faith Miss Fort
1914 Delphic Lawrenny Hugli
1913 Belove Lawrenny Uncle Matt
1912 Flavel Riot Oakdene
1911 Bolan Drumreagh Iliad
1910 Eighteen Carat Pretty Peg Drumreagh
1909 Jack Smith Flavel Golden Gate
1908 Admirer Phoebus Clansman
1907 Viola Togo Solano
1906 Postulate Levee Reliance
1905 Newmarket Bingle
Admirer		  * dead-heat 2nd
1904 Proceeder Harmony Ivan
1903 Chesterfield Larissa Surf
1902 Progredior The Sirdar Cordon
1901 Timbrel The Scotchman Adjuster
1900 Eiridsdale Larissa Trendle
1899 Flintlock The Scotchman Rosella
1898 Rosella Fitzroy Damien
1897 Benedict Honiton The Sunbeam
1896 Lena Mischief Mountaineer
1895 Music Harefield The Golden King
1894 Amadeus Favour Kronborg
1893 Pauline Comedian Tarcoola
1892 Hopetoun Dick Turpin Retreat
1891 Lapstone Hopetoun Compeer
1890 Macquarie Silvermere Titiki
1889 Chaldean Mozart Crown Brand
1888 Ballarat Ruby Vision
1887 Maori Chief Harvester The Knave
1886 Duration Meteor Vision
1885 Ringwood Mozart Coriolanus
1884 King Of The Vale Queen Belle Brandon
1883 The Assyrian Rhesus Queen
1882 The Marchioness Stockwell Dougalston
1881 Monarque Cynic Nightmare
1880 Avernus British Workman Monarque
1879 Lord Harry Tom Kirk Swiveller
1878 Swiveller Barmaid Filibuster
1877 Spark Aldinga Pearl
1876 Strop Bella Lord Lytton
1875 Ella Edith John Peel