Easter Cup Race Information
The Easter Cup is a 2000 metre open handicap race run by the Melbourne Racing Club normally on Easter Saturday. It is held at Caulfield as the feature event of the meeting.
- Race Type: Group 3
- Distance: 2000 metres
- Conditions: Open handicap
- Track: Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria
- Prizemoney: $200,000
- Date: Saturday 6 April 2024
Easter Cup Race History
See the 2024 Easter Cup Preview and results.
See the 2023 Easter Cup Preview and results.
See the 2022 Easter Cup Preview and results.
Useful Facts
Last mare to win: Miss Maren (2009)
Last 3YO to win: C&G – Adolescence (2001); Filly – Kazanlik (1972)
Multiple winners: Future (1966-69); Flail (1933 & 1934); Riffian (1911 & 1913)
Fastest time (2000m): Hang Man (2021) 2:00:33
Interesting trivia:
Past winners of the Easter Cup
Winners of past Easter Cups include horses that go on to win major spring races.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2024 | Captain Envious | Jennilala | Deny Knowledge |
| 2023 | White Marlin | Right You Are | Lunar Flare |
| 2022 | Milford | Holbien | Mandela Effect |
| 2021 | Hang Man | Persan | Mahamedeis |
| 2020 | Inverloch | Midterm | Savacool |
| 2019 | Plein Ciel | Furrion | Morton’s Fork |
| 2018 | Shoreham | Odeon | Life Less Ordinary |
| 2017 | Observational | Second Bullet | Double Bluff |
| 2016 | Leebaz | Guardini | Observational |
| 2015 | Sertorius | Escado | Shoreham |
| 2014 | Our Voodoo Prince | Akzar | Stipulate |
| 2013 | Jet Away | Folding Gear | Whisper Downs |
| 2012 | Folding Gear | Viking Hero | Shewan |
| 2011 | Paddy O’Reilly | Fanjura | Launay |
| 2010 | Fanjura | Light Vision | Hissing Sid |
| 2009 | Miss Maren | Raffaello | Light Vision |
| 2008 | Like It Is | Sand Sweeper | Come Fly With Me |
| 2007 | Maldivian | Douro Valley | Spinney |
| 2006 | Casual Pass | Rubijon | Our Spur |
| 2005 | Show Barry | Lord Erin | Pretorius |
| 2004 | Tall Timbers | Sweet Corn | Domine |
| 2003 | Bush Padre | Gunnamatta | Lodger |
| 2002 | Thong Classic | Adolescence | Aquiver |
| 2001 | Adolescence | Flushed | Mr Prudent |
| 2000 | Litmus | Lady Elsie | Royal Caliph |
| 1999 | Il Don | Royal Caliph | Vonanne |
| 1998 | Vonanne | Miss Tessla | Sunny Lane |
| 1997 | True Identity | Royal Line | Bluestone |
| 1996 | Sober Suit | Toil | Cushman |
| 1995 | Regal Half | Toil | Bullwinkle |
| 1994 | Idea | State Taj | Sari Club |
| 1993 | Coolong Road | Mamzelle Perdu | Springhill Lad |
| 1992 | Mantlepiece | London Bridge | Mamzelle Perdu |
| 1991 | Ideal Centreman | Mantlepiece | Gamine |
| 1990 | Lord Palmeston | Go Timmy | Reputed |
| 1989 | Go Timmy | Kalahari | Dial Tone |
| 1988 | King Of Brooklyn | Black Charleston | Hallstrong |
| 1987 | Dandy Andy | All Spades | Alternate |
| 1986 | Jewel Planet | Gold Deck | Ollie’s Decree |
| 1985 | Nearco Fair | Crimson Gold | Follow The Light |
| 1984 | Pass The Baton | Walk With Me | Rosh |
| 1983 | Triumphal March | Silver Bounty | Lost World |
| 1982 | Paraparap | Amarla | Soroti |
| 1981 | Amarla | Sarfraz | Paignton |
| 1980 | Palace Gossip | Sky Castle | Sarfraz |
| 1979 | Warri Symbol | Diecaster | Beau D’Or |
| 1978 | North Sea | Brett’s Honour | Puramaka |
| 1977 | Princess Veronica | Hyperno | Vacuum |
| 1976 | Favoured Bay | Timedes | Gala Choice |
| 1975 | Bush Win | Mister Pompous | Nandalie Lass |
| 1974 | Warm Feeling | Upstairs | Tudor Peak |
| 1973 | Adrian | The Frigate | Red Hope |
| 1972 | Kazanlik | Upstairs | My Sahib |
| 1971 | Lancelot | Royal Guardsman | Noiraud |
| 1970 | Cedar King | Sarose | Future |
| 1969 | Future | Scholar | Yootha |
| 1968 | Yootha | Star Belle | Peace Mission |
| 1967 | Pharaon | Spell | Radiant Venture |
| 1966 | Future | Beau Guard | Winfreux |
| 1965 | Captain Blue | Future | Chokra |
| 1964 | Scenic’s Gift | Radiant Venture | Blue Era |
| 1963 | Havelock | Sometime | Rio David |
| 1962 | Serene Princess | Womabra | Smokeview |
| 1961 | Savage | But Beautiful | Rising Rocket |
| 1960 | Declaree | Dhaulagiri | Paratone |
| 1959 | Webster | Famed | Magic Nib |
| 1958 | Tuki | Shadow Play | Tudor Hill |
| 1957 | Radiant Blue | Canbuse | Parvo |
| 1956 | Oxley | Glitzern | Prince Dover |
| 1955 | Hellion | Ribera | Dunsinane |
| 1954 | Te Totara | Just Caroline | Engraver |
| 1953 | Arabist | Gay Felt | Prince O’Fairies |
| 1952 | Catchfree | Steady | Skystreamer |
| 1951 | Prince O’ Fairies | Chicquita | Purple Prince |
| 1950 | Plovarius | Chicquita | Purdey |
| 1949 | Clement | Miss Prim | Saxony |