This article is about the horse race. For the greyhound race, see Geelong Cup (greyhound racing).
Horse race
Geelong Cup
Group 3 race
Location
Geelong Racecourse, Geelong, Australia
Inaugurated
1872
Race type
Thoroughbred
Sponsor
Bet365 (2022)
Website
Geelong Racing Club
Race information
Distance
2,400 metres
Surface
Turf
Track
Left-handed
Qualification
Open
Weight
Handicap
Purse
$500,000 (2022)
The Geelong Cup is a Geelong Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, held under handicap conditions over a distance of 2400 metres at the Geelong Racecourse, Geelong, Victoria, Australia on a Wednesday in late October.[1] The prize money for the race is A$500,000,[2] and the race is considered one of the most reliable guides to the result of the Melbourne Cup.[3]
^"Geelong Racing Club: Past Winners". Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
^"Winners and Past Results for the Geelong Cup". Progroupracing.com (Aus). 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
^Andrew Eddy (23 October 2007). "Geelong Cup again a good guide". The Age. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
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