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Hobart Cup

The Hobart Cup is a Group 3 open handicap race held annually each February at Hobart racecourse in Hobart, Tasmania during the Tasmanian summer racing carnival. The race is run over a distance of 2400 metres and worth $250,000 in prize money. The 2020 Hobart Cup was won by Toorak Affair from Shady Hustle with Glass Warrior third.

One of only four group races held in Tasmania each year, alongside the Group 3 Launceston Cup, Group 3 Bow Mistress Trophy & Group 3 Vamos Stakes, the Hobart Cup is a major social event in the city of Hobart in Southern Tasmania.

A $100,000 Cups Double trainer-owner bonus was introduced during the 2012/2013 racing season for any horse winning both the Hobart and Launceston cups ($50,000 each), and this race also raised in distance from from 2100m to 2400 metres, the same distance as the Launceston Cup.

Hobart Cup info

Date: Sunday 7th February 2021
Track: Hobart racecourse, Hobart
Distance: 2400 metres
Race Type: Open Handicap
Status: Group 3
Prize Money: $250,000
2020 Winner: Toorak Affair

The Hobart Cup is widely considered the premier staying handicap race for thoroughbreds in Tasmania and much like the Tasmanian Derby for three-year-olds, usually attracts the best local gallopers available. Now and then an interstate horse may make the journey across to Tasmania in an attempt to gain victory in a black type Cup event.

More often than not, the Hobart Cup is simply a race for handy Tassie stayers and not a high quality affair, although it's worth noting that Blutigeroo (2007) went on to win the Group 1 Tancred Stakes a few weeks later at Rosehill racecourse during the Sydney autumn racing carnival in New South Wales.

Other notable races on Hobart Cup day are the listed Wrest Point Strutt Stakes & Thomas Lyons Stakes.

The natural progression from the Hobart Cup for stayers is the Launceston Cup in a couple of weeks time at Launceston racecourse. In recent times Eastender (2019), Up Cups (2016) and Epingle (2014) have all gone on to snare the Hobart Cup & Launceston Cup double. Genuine Lady (2nd in 2015) and Zavite (2nd in 2009) went on to win the Launceston Cup after finishing second in the Hobart Cup beforehand.

Races like the Summer Cup at the same track are ideal lead up races to the Hobart Cup. Both Toorak Affair (2020) and Eastender (2019) have claimed the he Summer Cup and Hobart Cup double in recent times.

Toorak Affair (2020) captured the weight-for-age Summer Cup over 2200m at Hobart before scoring a stylish victory in this event for Spreyton trainer Michael Trinder.

Recent Hobart Cup winners include Eastender (2019) and Pretty Pink (2018).

2020 Hobart Cup result

1. $3.40 Toorak Affair 54.0 Anthony Darmanin
2. $14.00 Shady Hustle 54.0 Bulent Muhcu
3. $15.00 Glass Warrior 54.0 Ms Sigrid Carr

then followed
4. $3.70 Taikomochi 57.5 Adam Hyeronimus
5. $31.00 Exoteric 54.5 Craig Newitt
6. $7.00 Home By Midnight 58.0 Billy Egan
7. $9.50 Morton’S Fork 56.5 Daniel Ganderton
8. $41.00 Appmat 54.0 Zac Spain
9. $6.00 Dogmatic 54.0 Regan Bayliss
10. $41.00 He Ekscels 54.0 Blaike McDougall
11. $91.00 Gee Gee Fiorente 55.0 Stan Tsaikos
12. $151.00 Kanji 54.0 Mehmet Ulucinar

Margins: 1.5 len, 0.1 len
Time: 2:30.29

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Hobart Cup winners & placegetters

Year Winner 2nd 3rd Time
2020 Toorak Affair Shady Hustle Glass Warrior 2:30.2
2019 Eastender Lamborghini Appmat 2:30.3
2018 Pretty Punk Andrea Mantegna Fastnet Dragon 2:35.2
2017 Count Da Vinci Big Duke Gladstone 2:33.2
2016 Up Cups Geegees Goldengirl Beliveau 2:32.0
2015 Geegees Blackflash Genuine Lad Banca Mo 2:31.5
2014 Epingle Geegees Blackflash Gee Gee's La Quita 2:30.6
2013 Hurdy Gurdy Man The Cleaner Geegees Blackflash 2:33.3
2012 Geegees Blackflash Viking Hero Dream Flyer 2:17.8
2011 Bid Spotter Organised Davcon 2:16.9
2010 Growl De Fine Lago Dream Pedlar 2:15.1
2009 Gotta Keep Cool Zavite Dream Pedlar 2:15.6
2008 Offenbach Jacques Le Naif Ista Kareem 2:17.8
2007 Blutigeroo Rubijon Field Hunter 2:15.5
2006 True Courser Di's Angel Petite Oiseau 2:14.5
2005 Our Dashing Dane Under The Bridge Surge Of Power 2:08.0
2004 Zacielo Dream Quest Liquid Lunch 2:30.1
2003 Jeune's Mark The Mightly Lions St Andrews 2:29.7
2002 St Andrews Imax Lord Baracus 2:27.6
2001 Brorama Star Lord Baracus Naucho 2:31.8
2000 Lord Baracus Break The Bank Torbellino 2:31.0
1999 Future Shock Sunny Lane Mt Arthur 2:28.3
1998 L'Espion Free Beer King's Landing 2:31.0
1997 Palos Verdes River Kwai Pharagrove 2:30.7
1996 Jam City Navajo Flash Danby Road 2:29.6
1995 Courtly Way Daacha Ritzy Red 2:31.1
1994 Southern States John's Way Ciba Geigy 2:31.7
1993 Frontier Boy Diamond Bases Condies Lane 2:29.9
1992 Russian Rogue Frontier Boy Bicton 2:29.9
1991 Lady Have A Heart Bitter Spring Local Knowledge 2:28.3
1990 Firetap Panneria Lady Have A Heart 2:31.0
1989 Nakagima Great Quest Brave Tresspasser 2:27.2
1988 Brisque Lloyd's Nijinsky Big Band 2:27.8