Rosehill Gold Cup Race Information
The Rosehill Gold Cup is a 2000 metre quality handicap race run by the Australian Turf Club on the Saturday before the Melbourne Cup. It is held at Rosehill as part of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.
- Race Type: Feature (not a Group race)
- Distance: 2000 metres
- Conditions: Quality handicap, 3YO & upwards
- Track: Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales
- Prizemoney: $750,000
- Date: Saturday 2 November 2024
Rosehill Gold Cup Race History
The race was first run in 2019 when it was won by five-year-old gelding Tally trained by James Cummings and ridden by James McDonald. It was one of the new races created as part of the revamp of the Sydney Spring Carnival to have at least one race with prizemoney of $1 million or more each Saturday over nine weekends in New South Wales from late September to late November.
A half-million bonus is attached to it for any horse that wins the race after having won either the Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) or Group 2 Hill Stakes (2000m) , and either the Group 3 Craven Plate (2000m) or the St Leger (2600m).
It is run on the same day as The Golden Eagle, which is the same date as Victoria Derby day in Melbourne.
Our Runner by Runner Previews
2023 Rosehill Gold Cup Preview and results.
2022 Rosehill Gold Cup Preview and results.
Useful Facts
Last mare to win:
Last 3YO to win: C&G -; Filly –
Multiple winners:
Fastest time (2000m): Think It Over (2021) 2:02:01
Interesting trivia:
Past winners of the Rosehill Gold Cup
Winners of past Rosehill Gold Cups include horses that go on to win major spring races.
Year | Winner | Second | Third |
2023 | Wild Planet | Stroke Of Luck | Shock ‘Em Ova |
2022 | Star Of India | Hezashocka | Bois D’argent |
2021 | Think It Over | Rock | Kiss The Bride |
2020 | Costello | She’s Ideel | Morton’s Fork |
2019 | Tally | Another Dollar | The Lord Mayor |