Albury Gold Cup Race Information
The Albury Gold Cup is a 2000 metre quality handicap race run by the Albury Racing Club Club in March. It is held at Albury as the feature event of their two-day Racing Carnival.
- Race Type: Listed
- Distance: 2000 metres
- Conditions: Quality handicap
- Track: Albury Racecourse, Albury, New South Wales
- Prizemoney: $200,000
- Date: Thursday 17 April 2025
Albury Gold Cup Race History
An Albury Cup was run as far back as 1845 when a horse called Romeo won. Miss Jean Spalding of Albury has a silver cup inscribed as the Albury Cup of 1845, which is believed to be the first cup trophy ever given for an Australian horse race. It became a Listed race in 2012 when Extra Zero won. It is now the highlight of a two-day racing carnival that is recognised as one of the most popular country racing carnivals in NSW. Albury even has a half-day holiday which has seen the attendance climb.
The winner is eligible for The Big Dance.
In 2025 the meeting scheduled for Friday 21 March was postponed due to heavy rainfall and was rescheduled to April 17 – right before the Easter long weekend.
Our Runner by Runner Previews
2025 Albury Gold Cup Preview and results.
2024 Albury Gold Cup Preview and results.
2023 Albury Gold Cup Preview and results.
2022 Albury Gold Cup Preview and results.
Useful Facts
Multiple winners: Ekalaka (2000 & 2002); Barakee (1996 & 1998); Calruin (1940 & 1941)
Fastest time (2000m): Diamond Dane (2001) 1:18:28
Interesting trivia: In 1941 Calruin and Footmark dead-heated for first. Calruin had won the previous year. In 2025 there was a dead-heat for 3rd.
Past winners of the Albury Gold Cup
Winners of past Albury Gold Cup include many good horses.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2025 | Matusalem | Beltoro | Gregolimo My Brothers Keeper |
| 2024 | Fawkner Park | Regal Lion | Danish Fortune |
| 2023 | Beltoro | Marsabit | Mankayan |
| 2022 | Harmony Rose | Five Kingdom | Maurice’s Medad |
| 2021 | Entente | The Lord Mayor | The Doctor’s Son |
| 2020 | Spunlago | Maid Of Ore | Great Glen |
| 2019 | ** Race not held ** | ||
| 2018 | Willi Willi | Supply And Demand | Wheal Leisure |
| 2017 | Green Sweet | Cool Chap | Overdue |
| 2016 | Tom Melbourne | High Opinion | Hippopus |
| 2015 | Kourkam | Verdant | Self Sense |
| 2014 | Canny Ballad | Price Of Glory | Jacquinot Bay |
| 2013 | Niblick | Coliseo | Fabriano |
| 2012 | Extra Zero | Muirfield | King Diamond |
| 2011 | Paddy O’Reilly | Extra Zero | Speed Gifted |
| 2010 | Growl | Deltona | He’s An Angel |
| 2009 | Cape D’amore | Bolle | Aussie Bomber |
| 2008 | Luvuleo | You Beautiful Doll | About Face |
| 2007 | Hofmeister | Miss Badoura | Old Mystique |
| 2006 | Above Deck | Cash Carter | Garidar |
| 2005 | Prime Century | Davidoff | Polish Clown |
| 2004 | Personal Image | Irish Knight | Stadium |
| 2003 | Taskwin | Road To Dance | Le Destina |
| 2002 | Ekalaka | Never Dull | Campaign’s Magic |
| 2001 | Meet The Stars | Keystone | Born To Dance |
| 2000 | Ekalaka | Talination | Born To Dance |
| 1999 | Lucky Enough | Goodwood | Sir Knight |
| 1998 | Barrakee | Soup Kitchen | Party Prince |
| 1997 | Baby Bomber | Prince Magic Eye | The Reveille |
| 1996 | Barrakee | Expensive | Kenquest |
| 1995 | Rose Reward | Light Machine | Let Me Pass |
| 1994 | Jovial Dancer | Galician | Out Of The Pack |
| 1993 | Wilga Dash | Fleet Dancer | Worth His Weight |