Doomben Cup – Saturday May 20th, 2017
2000m I Weight For Age| Doomben Racecourse I Prizemoney - $ 650,000
The 2017 Doomben Cup is a Group 1 Weight-For-Age event held over a distance of 2000 metres at Doomben Racecourse with prizemoney of $650,000. The Doomben Cup is a Brisbane Racing Carnival Group 1 that occurs in Brisbane as part of the Queensland Winter Racing carnival and in recent years has surpassed the Brisbane Cup as Queensland’s primary staying event.
History of The Doomben Cup
The race was inaugurated in 1933 and was won by a horse called Pentheus. The great kiwi gelding Rough Habit won the Doomben Cup three times from 1991-1993.
Doomben Cup Key Statistics
- Nine Doomben Cup winners have come from from the Hollindale Stakes with five completing the double. Streama, Metal Bender, Above Deck, Bush Padre and Mr Bureaucrat
- 2 out of the last 10 favourites have won the Doomben Cup.
Recent winners of the Doomben Cup
| Year | First | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sense of Occasion | Star Exhibit | Rudy |
| 2016 | Our Ivanhowe | Hauraki | It's Somewhat |
| 2015 | Pornichet | Weary | I'm Imposing |
| 2014 | Streama | Leebaz | Junoob |
| 2013 | Beaten Up | Foreteller | Secret Admirer |
| 2012 | Mawingo | Lights Of Heaven | Manighar |
| 2011 | Scenic Shot | My Kingdom Of Fife | Glass Harmonium |
| 2010 | Metal Bender | Gold Water | Triple Honour |
| 2009 | Scenic Shot | Racing To Win | Sir Slick |
| 2008 | Sarrera | Rampant Lion | Like It Is |
| 2007 | Cinque Cento | Gaze | Pentathon |
Doomben Cup Betting Options
A Win, Place and Each Way bet are the easiest form of betting options for the The Doomben Cup. A win bet known as betting 'on the nose', is the most common bet type. It is a bet made on a single horse to finish first. You can also back a runner to place which means they must finish 2nd or 3rd provided there are 8 or more runners.
Some other forms of horse racing betting include: quinella, exacta, trifecta, first 4, quaddie and the big6 all which are available at BlueBet.
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