Geraldton Gold Cup


The Geraldton Cup is an unlisted Thoroughbred horse race, held at the Geraldton Racecourse, 435 km north of Perth, Western Australia. Hosted by the Geraldton Turf Club, the Gold Cup is raced over 2100m.
The Cup was first run on 8 December 1887 with a winner's purse of £300. The race staged over 3,200 metres was won by Baron Necktar, a full brother to Dunlop the Melbourne Cup winner of the same year. Baron Necktar travelled by steamer from Albany.
Alana Williams was the first female jockey to win the Cup in 2004 with Colorado Rover for Kim Anderson.
Tapdog, a gelding by Bletcharm, became the first horse to win the race three times with victories in 2002, 2006 and 2007.
The 2013 winner, Black Tycoon went on to win the 2013 Hyperion Stakes, 2014 Perth Cup and listed Tattersal's Cup.

Recent results

Year
Date
Stake
Winner
Sex
Sire
Dam
Trainer
Jockey
Time
Barrier
Second
Third
2025Sunday 6 April$125,000Bambun BoyGSlaterLakeview EleganceSue OliveBrandon Louis2:12.2711Royal LawFat Roy Slim
2024Sunday 7 April$125,000What A PrinceGAll Too HardShadow CardBarry Newnham Chris Nicholl2:11.801Beats Of WarGold Friars
2023Sunday 16 April$100,000Come Right BackGToronado Sense of PurposeAdam Durrant William Pike2:13.267Gold FriarsSluice Box
2022Sunday 10 April$100,000Sugar CainMAmericainMustang SallyGrant Williams Patrick Carbery2:15.245Off WegoBlack Money
2021Sunday 18 April 2021$99,000Big Shot PaddyGMusketPauseJohn ReynoldsChris Graham2:11.218Vintage StockDivine Shadow
2020Sunday 19 April$109,000Freez'emoffMFrost Giant Keep'emoff Graeme Hammarquist Kyra Yuill2:12.4310ProxyDefiantly
2019Sunday 14 April$109,000Media BaronGWritten TycoonSilentiumDavid Harrison Troy Turner2:13.009No Say In ItFreedom By Choice
2018Sunday 15 April$109,000At The ReadyGMyboycharlie She's ReadyAdam Durrant Chris Parnham2:11.576Freedom by ChoiceThree Generations
20172 April 2017$100,000WaysideGChoisirJeanetta Cochrane Robert HarveyShaun McGruddy2:09.253Falcon CrestFreedom By Choice
2016Sunday 10 April$108,000PreselectionMAuthorized Secret Women's BizAlan Mathews Ellie Cockram2:11.041Paseo Del PradoWho's to Blame
201522 March 2015$90,000Ora DareGOratorioBrodraeAdam DurrantPeter Hall2:10.451Paseo Del PradoFriarday.
201423 March$80,000Cyber CrimeGSuccess Express Stashed Alan MathewsPatrick Carbery2:10.586Gold BrokerDesert Glow
2013.7 April$80,000Black TycoonGBlackfriarsDame FontaineJustin WarwickTroy Turner2:08.867Moonlight BayHel Cool
201225 March$80,000Great'n'GreyGVerglas ImpressarioStephen MillerShaun Meeres2:07.929HibernianThe Purple Parrot
201127 March$80,000I Don't RecallGDiatribeConfidential MissAlan MatthewsPeter Knuckey2:08.454Rich SuccessAmberlyn
2010Sunday 28 March$80,000Calico BlueMSerheed Royal GuiltRhona MacPhilomeyMark Forder2:08.808Great DestinyOur Katarina
200911 January$80,000Black AmberMBlackfriarsAmber SpreeClive LauritzenRoy McKay2:09.04 6Terra DoroGrey Monarch
2008Sunday 13 January$70,000Riding On A StormGTorrential Faraway PlacesNeil SinclairPeter Farrell2:07.701Solar ImpactOur Fuji Mak
2007Sunday 14 January$60,000TapdogGBletcharmStar Jazz Clive LauritzenRoy McKay2:08.4310Kia Ora MissStorm Coast.
200615 January$40,000TapdogGBletcharmStar Jazz Clive LauritzenRoy McKay2:07.5810Kontiki SirSolar Impact
2005January 16$30,000Elvis RulesGTenby Jubilee Joy Tom BrownShaun McGruddy2:07.581Colins StreetPolish Raider
2004Sunday 18 January$30,000Colorado RiverGRiver Rough Lady Be MineKim AndersonAlana Williams2:03.02 4Special ClearanceAlibi Bay
2003Sunday 19 January$28,000Robe River ManGMetal Storm Al HindarBrian KeysRoy McKay2:02.38 10Latest SovereignBig Bank
2002Sunday 14 April$25,000TapdogGBletcharmStar Jazz Clive LauritzenChris Usher2:08.65 7Sir DonaldScene Dream
2001Saturday 21 April$25,000Sir DonaldGRubitonEtoile D'Or Garry DelaneDaniel Staeck2:20.04 1Sea GamblerDynaliebe