Perth Cup
The Perth Cup is a Perth Racing Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race run under quality handicap conditions over a distance of at Ascot Racecourse in Perth, Western Australia in January, usually on New Year's Day. The total prize money is $1,000,000.
History
Distance
- 1887-1946 - Two miles
- 1947-1961 - Two miles and 11 yards
- 1962-1972 - Two miles
- 1972-2008 - 3,200 metres
- 2009 onwards - 2,400 metres
Grade
- 1887-1978 - Principal race
- 1972-1992 - Group 1
- 1993 onwards - Group 2
Records
Mr. P.A. Connolly had five consecutive and two later wins in the Perth Cup, with Blue Spec, Czarowitch, May King, Post Town, Scorcher, Jolly Beggar and Jolly Cosy in 1922.Winners
- 2026 - Apulia
- 2025 - Hemlock Stone
- 2024 - Casino Seventeen
- 2023 - Buster Bash
- 2022 - Midnight Blue
- 2021 - Neufbosc
- 2020 - Mississippi Delta
- 2019 - Star Exhibit
- 2018 - Material Man
- 2016 - Star Exhibit
- 2016 - Delicacy
- 2015 - Real Love
- 2014 - Black Tycoon
- 2013 - Talent Show
- 2011 - Western Jewel
- 2011 - Guest Wing
- 2010 - Lords Ransom
- 2009 - Guyno
- 2008 - Cats Fun
- 2007 - Respect
- 2006 - Black Tom
- 2005 - Crown Prosecutor
- 2004 - King Canute
- 2003 - Tumeric
- 2002 - Cardinal Colours
- 2001 - Lottila Bay
- 2000 - Luna Tudor
- 1999 - King Of Saxony
- 1998 - Heed The Toll
- 1997 - Time Frame
- 1996 - Crying Game
- 1995 - Ros Reef
- 1994 - Palatious
- 1993 - Field Officer
- 1992 - Mirror Magic
- 1991 - Zamlight
- 1990 - Word Of Honour
- 1989 - Saratov
- 1988 - Linc The Leopard
- 1987 - Rocket Racer
- 1986 - Ullyatt
- 1985 - Phizam
- 1984 - Moss Kingdom
- 1983 - Bianco Lady
- 1982 - Magistrate
- 1981 - Magistrate
- 1980 - Rothschild
- 1979 - Meliador
- 1978 - Golden Centre
- 1977 - Muros
- 1976 - Philomel
- 1975 - Runyon
- 1974 - Allegation
- 1973 - Dayana
- 1972 - Fait Accompli
- 1971 - Artello Bay
- 1970 - Fait Accompli
- 1969 - Jenark
- 1968 - Lintonmarc
- 1967 - Special Reward
- 1966 - Royal Coral
- 1965 - Fair's Print
- 1964 - Resolution
- 1963 - Bay Count
- 1962 - Royal Khora
- 1961 - England's Dust
- 1960 - Rendition
- 1959 - Fairetha
- 1958 - Fairetha
- 1957 - Elmsfield
- 1955 - Yabaroo
- 1955 - Lenarc
- 1954 - Beau Scot
- 1953 - Raconteur
- 1952 - Avarna
- 1950 - Azennis
- 1949 - Beau Vasse
- 1949 - Gurkha
- 1948 - Kingscote
- 1947 - Sydney James
- 1946 - Maddington
- 1945 - Gay Parade
- 1944 - Loyalist
- 1942 - Ragtime
- 1942 - Temple Chief
- 1941 - Fernridge
- 1939 - Tomito
- 1938 - Maikai
- 1938 - Gay Balkan
- 1937 - Manolive
- 1936 - Picaro
- 1935 - Cueesun
- 1933 - Cueesun
- 1932 - Alienist
- 1932 - Bonny Note
- 1931 - The Dimmer
- 1930 - Coolbarro
- 1929 - Jemidar
- 1927 - Au Fait
- 1927 - Phoenix Park
- 1925 - Mercato
- 1925 - Great Applause
- 1923 - Lilypond
- 1922 - Jolly Cosy
- 1921 - Earl Of Seafield
- 1920 - Seigneur
- 1919 - †Rivose / Eurythmic
- 1918 - Macadam
- 1917 - Downing Street
- 1916 - Lucky Escape
- 1915 - Irish Knight
- 1914 - Dollar Dictator
- 1913 - Artesian
- 1912 - Sparkle
- 1911 - Artesian
- 1910 - Jolly Beggar
- 1909 - Loch Shiel
- 1908 - Scorcher
- 1907 - Post Town
- 1906 - May King
- 1905 - Czarovitch
- 1904 - Blue Spec
- 1903 - Cypher
- 1902 - Novitiate
- 1901 - Flintlock
- 1901 - Australian
- 1900 - Carbineer
- 1899 - Mural
- 1898 - Le Var
- 1897 - Snapshot
- 1896 - Inverary
- 1895 - Durable
- 1894 - Scarpia
- 1893 - Scarpia
- 1892 - Wandering Willie
- 1891 - The Duke
- 1890 - Wandering Willie
- 1889 - Aim
- 1888 - Telephone
- 1887 - First Prince