Hawkesbury Gold Cup
The Hawkesbury Gold Cup is a Group 3 open handicap race held on a Saturday each year in May at Hawkesbury racecourse in New South Wales. The race is run over a distance of 1600 metres and worth $200,000 in prize money. The 2020 Hawkesbury Gold Cup was won by Amangiri from Live And Free with Another Dollar third.
More recently the Hawkesbury Gold Cup was held on VRC Oaks day during the four-day Melbourne Cup Carnival, but was moved to May for the 2013/2014 racing season to become the feature event of a standalone race day alongside the Group 3 Hawkesbury Guineas and Group 3 Hawkesbury Crown.
The Hawkesbury track is located about 65km west of the Sydney city centre, between Richmond and Windsor, and is directly opposite the Richmond Air Force Base.
Hawkesbury Gold Cup info
| Date: | Saturday 24th April 2021 |
| Track: | Hawkesbury racecourse, Hawkesbury |
| Distance: | 1600 metres |
| Race Type: | Open Handicap |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $200,000 |
| 2020 Winner: | Amangiri |
The Hawkesbury Gold Cup is an above average country cup race that normally attracts handy local types, or better class horses that make the trip up from Sydney, and generally the race will be taken out by a fit, in-form galloper or an emerging type on the way up.
The move from spring to the autumn may attract some of the lesser lights from the recently finished Sydney autumn racing carnival looking for an easier black type race to add to their reseumes.
Archedemus (2019) finished unplaced in the Provincial Championship Final over 1400m at Randwick in Sydney before leading all the way to win this event for popular Kembla Grange trader Gwenda Markwell.
Recent Hawkesbury Gold Cup winners include Kingsguard (2018) and Fabrizio (2017).
Hawkesbury Track Map
Hawkesbury race track has a circumference of 2070m and there is a slight rise from the home turn to the winning post. The track surface is turf and the straight length is 380m and horses race in a clockwise direction.
2020 Hawkesbury Gold Cup result
1. $4.80 Amangiri 55.0 Tommy Berry
2. $7.00 Live And Free 53.0 Glen Boss
3. $31.00 Another Dollar 54.0 Brenton Avdulla
then followed
4. $5.00 Archedemus 55.5 Jason Collett
=5. $11.00 Gaulois 59.0 Hugh Bowman
=5. $8.00 Royal Celebration 54.0 Sam Clipperton
7. $31.00 Brimham Rocks 58.0 James McDonald
8. $11.00 Girl Tuesday 56.0 Nash Rawiller
9. $31.00 Aliferous 53.0 Robbie Dolan
10. $9.00 Manolo Blahniq 53.0 Ms Rachel King
11. $201.00 Valentino Rossa 54.0 Jean Van Overmeire
12. $19.00 Unforgotten 56.5 Joshua Parr
13. $21.00 Mask Of Time 56.5 Tim Clark
14. $151.00 Tangled 54.0 Glyn Schofield
Margins: 0.4 len, 0.1 len
Time: 1:28.18
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Hawkesbury Gold Cup winners & placegetters
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
| 2020 | Amangiri | Live And Free | Another Dollar | 1:28.1 |
| 2019 | Archedemus | Tom Melbourne | Sixties Groove | 1:34.4 |
| 2018 | Kingsguard | Ecuador | Mccreery | 1:37.0 |
| 2017 | Fabrizio | Moher | Testashadow | 1:34.6 |
| 2016 | Amovatio | Mighty Lucky | Casino Dancer | 1:34.8 |
| 2015 | Sons Of John | Tales Of Grimm | Rugged Cross | 1:38.4 |
| 2014 | Leebaz | Wistful | Keep Cool | 1:35.3 |
| 2013 | Coup Ay Tee | Julienas | Darci Be Good | 1:35.6 |
| 2012 | Darci Be Good | Isopach | Praecido | 1.35.3 |
| 2011 | Somepin Anypin | Willy Jimmy | Renewed Vitality | 2:39.3 |
| 2010 | Thankgodyou'rehere | Glintz | Kimillsy | 1:35.3 |
| 2009 | Keepin The Dream | Spinney | Bernicia | 1:35.3 |
| 2008 | Nuclear Sky | Alverta | Gergis | 1.34.7 |
| 2007 | Race not held | Equine Flu | ||
| 2006 | Beauty Watch | Friday Creek | Prince Arthur | 1:34.4 |
| 2005 | Wild Queen | Verb | Cateclipse | 1:38.0 |
| 2004 | Court's In Session | Magsaya | Salgado | 1:33.2 |
| 2003 | Stoway | Vital Agreement | Takas | 1:37.5 |
| 2002 | This Manshood | Huge Demand | Evander | 1:33.1 |
| 2001 | Carael Boy | Play Station | Ra Eclipse | 1:34.9 |
| 2000 | Huge Demand | Grey And Gold | Lanolin | 1:33.8 |
| 1999 | Huge Demand | Chinhoyi | So Precise | 1:34.3 |
| 1998 | Referral | Banner Headline | Tricove | 1:33.7 |
| 1997 | Quick Flick | Wakool Ash | Stony Bay | 1:33.8 |
| 1996 | Magic Road | Headstrong | Classy Fella | 1:33.1 |
| 1995 | Magic Road | Rouslan | Social Rule | 1:35.3 |
| 1994 | Jack Attack | Cohort | Another Victor | 1:34.7 |
| 1993 | Thrifty Reserve | Square The Circle | Play Or Pay | 1:32.9 |
| 1992 | Mr Impose | Thrifty Reserve | Belas Knap | 1:35.1 |
| 1991 | Shining Wind | Pre Record | Thrifty Reserve | 1:34.1 |
| 1990 | Rancho Classic | Livistona Lane | Post Elect | 1:35.3 |
| 1989 | Swain | Prince Toronaga | Impoverish | 1:37.5 |
| 1988 | Regal Native | Toscanini | It's Lunchtime | 2:01.1 |
| 1987 | My Parade | Palmyra Bay | Commercial Balance | 1:59.3 |
| 1986 | Gold Zama | Jogger | Reuter's News | 2:01.6 |
| 1985 | Peaceful Joe | Likealunch | Benbulban | 2:00.9 |
| 1984 | Kutzbah | Rueter's News | Jogger | 2:05.1 |
| 1983 | Almond Valley | Noble Ambition | Viva Bali | 1:59.2 |
| 1982 | Knight's Affair | Artist Man | Ambushed | 2:02.2 |
| 1981 | King's Ideal | Round The Horn | River D'Or | 2:02.6 |
| 1980 | Peninsula | March To Glory | Howie | 2:28.7 |
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