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The Ballarat Cup is a listed open handicap race over a distance of 2200m held annually each November at Dowling Forest racecourse in Ballarat, which is about 113kms west of Melbourne. Ballarat is also one of the biggest and busiest training centers in provincial Victoria with almost 300 horses in work. The Cup takes place midweek on a Wednesday and is worth $130,000 in prizemoney. It was won in 2008 by Daka's Gem from Sentire with Banana Man third.

Ballarat Cup info
Date: Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Track: Dowling Forest Racecourse, Ballarat
Distance: 2200 metres
Race Type: Open Handicap
Status: Listed
Prizemoney: $130,000
2008 Winner: Daka's Gem

The Ballarat Cup takes place 7 days after the Bendigo Cup in Bendigo, which is just over an hour away, bringing a carnival like atmosphere to the city and the Western District area in general as Ballarat celebrates the running of their major cup for the year with local holidays and many festivities. In recent times the Ballarat Cup has been won by Senfire(2007), Rubijon(2006), and Command n Conquer in 2005.

Ballarat Track Map
Ballarat race track is a big, roomy oourse with a circumference of 1900m and a long straight of 450m which caters to all racing types, and gives all horses a chance in running.

Ballarat Track Map

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The race is run about 3 weeks after the Melbourne carnival ends and generally attracts country type horses who have contested the Bendigo Cup 7 days earlier. The last horse to win the Bendigo/Ballarat Cup double was Western Waters in 2003, while Majestic Avenue ran 2nd in the Bendigo Cup in 1999 before winning this race. The big track and long straight of Dowling Forest racecourse lends itself to tough horses and suits gallopers with proven staying prowess.

2008 Ballarat Cup result
1. $14.00 Daka's Gem 53.0 P Mertens
2. $11.00 Sentire 54.0 Craig Williams
3. $5.50 Banana Man 54.0 Ms Michelle Payne

Then followed:
4. $5.00 Ista Kareem
5. $15.00 Doubly Sure
6. $71.00 Methodical Boy
7. $26.00 Britomart
8. $11.00 Forest Knight
9. $26.00 Tacit Agreement
10. $16.00 Railings
11. $14.00 Keepthedreamalive
12. $26.00 Sylvan O'Reilly
13. $18.00 Chiefcomingfirst
14. $5.00 Some Are Bent
15. $81.00 Deraismes

Margins: 1/2 len, lg nk
Time: 2:21.83

Ballarat Cup recent results

Year Winner 2nd 3rd Time
2008 Daka's Gem Sentire Banana Man 2:21.8
2007 Senfire Bowl Along Red Riviera 2:23.9
2006 Rubijon Upstaged Lancettier 2:17.3
2005 Command n Conquer Maneroo Lue Steelworker 2:17.4
2004 Just The Part Irish Crusader Demerger 2:15.4
2003 Western Waters Delvecchio Dance On Wood 2:16.2
2002 Varsilayos As You Would Sale Of Century 2:15.0
2001 Aquiver Varsilayos Adolescence 2:14.0
2000 Royal Caliph Western Outlaw Mayshiel 2:16.3
1999 Make A Scene Majestic Avenue Ancient City 2:17.3
1998 Royal Caliph Luther Laebeel 2:18.5
1997 Battocchi Joegah Like A Roo 2:23.3
1996 McGuane Beau Heed Wesley Boy 2:21.2
1995 Magical Storm Change Of Fortune Toil 2:20.6
1994 Unsolved Dream About It Toil Bell 2:17.2
1993 Dream About It Long Tan Halfpenny Queen 2:16.1
1992 Ahora Infallable Rasputins Revenge 2:15.7
1991 Mercator Explosive Wonder Sea Squall 2:15.6
1990 Tilted Toff Prince Salieri Princess Pushy 2:16.1
1989 Pressmans Choice Malley Boy Fail Proof 2:14.5
1988 Great Warrior Super Impose Wolveraction 2:17.4
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