65 Australian Turf Club – 2026 Sydney Cup (3200m) Group 1 $2,000,000 Handicap 161st Running Race first run: Thursday, May 3, 1866 (won by Yattendon); Notable Winners: Carbine (1889/1890) Kingston Town (1980) Makybe Diva (2004) The Barb (1868/1869) Wakeful (1902) Eurythmic (1921) Galilee (1967) Wallace (1896) Tie the Knot (1998/1999) Sailor’s Guide (1956) Straight Draw (1958) Carioca (1953) Reckless (1977) Battle Heights (1974) Rogilla (1933) Carbon Copy (1949) Trafalgar (1909); Dual Winners: Tie the Knot (1998/99) Veiled Threat (1942/44) Mosaic (1939/40) Carbine (1889/90) The Barb (1868/69) Mares Winners: (18) includes Etah James (2020) Jessicabeel (2010) Makybe Diva (2004) Lowland (1969) Maidenhead (1963) Wakeful (1902) La Carabine (1900) Barbelle (1870) Longest Priced Winners: 200/1 (Murray King-1926) 66/1 (Moorilla-1911); Shortest Priced Winners: 8/13f (Marooned-1986) 4/6f (Galilee-1967) 8/11f (Tie the Knot-1999) Manion Cup winners record in the Sydney Cup: 36 starters for 4 wins (The Offer-2014, Mahtoum-2005, Azzaam-1993, Marooned-1986), 1 second, 3 thirds, 28 unplaced Sydney Cup winners to contest the Tancred Stks: (17) Arapaho (2025) Explosive Jack (2023) Who Shot Thebarman (2018) Niwot (2012) County Tyrone (2006) Mahtoum (2005) Makybe Diva (2004) Streak (2000) Tie the Knot (1999) Count Chivas (1996) My Eagle Eye (1992) Trissaro (1984) Veloso (1983) Kingston Town (1980) Gallic Temple (1971) River Seine (1965) Maidenhead (1963) Chairman’s Hcp winners record in the Sydney Cup: 41 starters for 9 wins (Circle of Fire-2024, The Offer-2014, Jessicabeel-2010, No Wine No Song-2008, Henderson Bay-2002, Linesman-1997, King Aussie-1990, Major Drive-1987, Marooned-1986), 5 seconds, 8 thirds, 19 unplaced Leading Trainers: Dan Lewis, Chris Waller (5), Tom Lamond, Jack Mitchell, James Wilson Snr (4), Bart Cummings, Walter Hickenbotham, Ciaron Maher, Hugh Munro, Tom Payten, Tommy Smith, Gai Waterhouse (3) Leading Jockeys: Jim Cassidy, Peter Cook, Tom Hales, Noel McGrowdie, George Moore, Darby Munro, Neville Sellwood, Albert Wood (3) Year Winner Trainer Jockey No. Br. SP Wgt A/S Lead-Up Form 2006 COUNTY TYRONE K.LEES J.CASSIDY 4 8 $15 55.5 7G 7th Kembla Grange Cup-1st Sky High Stk-8th Tancred Stk 2007 GALLIC G.ROGERSON S.ARNOLD 2 1 $9 56 7G 3rd VRC Bagot Hcp-3rd Victoria Cup-1st Adelaide Cup 2008 NO WINE NO SONG K.MOSES D.OLIVER 5 8 $3.80f 55.5 6G 1st Randwick City-2nd Manion Cup-1st Chairmans Hcp 2009 ISTA KAREEM C.LITTLE C.WILLIAMS 5 6 $6.50f 52 8G 2nd VRC Higgins Qlty-1st MV 3000m Hcp-4th Chairmans Hcp 2010 JESSICABEEL J.O’SHEA C.NEWITT 10 10 $5f 52 4M 3rd Aspiration Stk-3rd Epona Stk-1st Chairmans Hcp 2011 STAND TO GAIN C.WALLER R.QUINN 17 4 $20 53.5 5G 4th Rhil 2400m BM80-3rd Manion Cup-10th Chairmans Hcp 2012 NIWOT M.W.& J.HAWKES D.DUNN 3 2 $4.20f 55.5 7G 5th VRC Blamey Stk-4th Ranvet Stk-4th Tancred Stk 2013 MOURAYAN R.HICKMOTT H.BOWMAN 1 2 $12 58 7H 8th Futurity Stk-8th VRC Australian Cup-4th Chairmans Hcp 2014 THE OFFER G.WATERHOUSE T.BERRY 4 8 $3.30f 55 5G 3rd Randwick City-1st Manion Cup-1st Chairmans Hcp 2015 GRAND MARSHAL C.WALLER J.CASSIDY 11 4 $41 52 5G 9th Randwick City-4th Manion Cup-3rd Chairmans Hcp 2016 GALLANTE R.HICKMOTT K.MCEVOY 7 11 $10 51.5 5G 11th Carlyon Cup-3rd Manion Cup 2017 POLARISATION C.APPLEBY C.BROWN 14 6 $6.50 51.5 5G First run since 4th GB 2920m RB110 (225 days) 2018 WHO SHOT THEBARMAN C.WALLER B.SHINN 2 10 $18 55 9G 6th Chipping Norton-7th Sky High Stk-3rd Tancred Stk 2019 SHRAAOH C.WALLER J.FORD 16 3 $12 51 6G 2nd Randwick City-3rd Manion Cup-2nd Chairmans Hcp 2020 ETAH JAMES MAHER & EUSTACE G.BOSS 10 8 $14 51.5 7M 6th VRC Bagot Hcp-3rd NZ Avondale Cup-4th NZ Auckland Cup 2021 SELINO C.WALLER R.STEWART 16 12 $26 50 5G 6th Randwick City-5th Manion Cup-4th Chairmans Hcp 2022 KNIGHT’S ORDER WATERHOUSE/BOTT R.KING 3 1 $8.50 51.5 7G 3rd Randwick City-5th Manion Cup-2nd Chairmans Hcp 2023 EXPLOSIVE JACK MAHER & EUSTACE D.GIBBONS 8 3 $26 52.5 5G 7th Carlyon Cup-2nd Canberra Cup-10th Tancred Stk 2024 CIRCLE OF FIRE C.MAHER A.ATZENI 12 14 $5.50f 51.5 4H 4th VRC 1600m BM84-4th Rhil 1900m BM78-1st Chairmans Hcp 2025 ARAPAHO B.BAKER R.KING 2 11 $20 56 8H 5th Verry Elleegant-2nd Sky High Stk-4th Tancred Stk formfocus.com.au
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