Doomben Cup 2024

Held since 1933, the Doomben Cup isn't one of the oldest races on Australia's Group 1 calendar, but it has since grown into a legendary race associated with the always beautiful Doomben Racecourse. The feature sprint race is widely considered as one of the best in Queensland as well as Australia. Alongside the Doomben 10,000, also held at Doomben Racecourse, these races have been held since the very inception of Doomben Racecourse itself!

The Doomben Cup is a prestigious Group 1 thoroughbred race with weight for age restrictions applying. Later on in this preview to the 2023 Doomben Cup, we will denote how the weight for age restrictions work and at what age/gender the competitors are allowed to run at. 

The Doomben Cup 2023 is a spectacle for race fans across the country who turn their attention towards Doomben Racecourse on Saturday, May 20th, 2023, to witness the special race. Read below for a breakdown of what you'll find in this preview of the 2023 Doomben Cup race. Hopefully some, or all, of this information assists you with betting on the 2023 Doomben Cup and improving your knowledge of a truly entertaining race.

This year’s iteration of the Doomben Cup preview begins with a look at the main race itself, the 2023 Doomben Cup. Please keep in mind that this Doomben Cup race preview was written over three weeks before the actual Doomben Cup 2023 Feature Race, so the field is yet to be confirmed. However, in the Feature Race – 2023 Doomben Cup section, we break down the distribution of prize money and the current pre-nomination odds for the 2023 Doomben Cup.

We will then go on to look at where to bet on the 2023 Doomben Cup. This refers to the range of Australian bookmakers offering thoroughbred horse racing markets. We also have a list of five Australian bookmakers that we are personally fans of that might just be the best to bet on for youthis 2023 Doomben Cup. 

This Doomben Cup 2023 preview will also take a look at the home venue of the Doomben Cup, Doomben Racecourse. Visit the dedicated section of this 2023 Doomben Cup preview to see a snapshot of Doomben Racecourse and a link to our full venue page.

The penultimate section of this 2023 Doomben Cup preview denotes the historic changes to the Doomben Cup that have made the feature race what it is today. There are also fun facts about the most successful horse, jockeys, and trainers to have competed in the prestigious Doomben Cup.

The last section of this 2023 Doomben Cup Feature Race Preview is a comprehensive list of all of the Doomben Cup winners since it first jumped in 1933. This list includes familiar names and great Australian champions like Zaaki in the 2021 Doomben Cup, so be sure to check it out!

The Feature Race - The 2024 DoombenCup

2000m Doomben Cup – 2000m


Date: Saturday 20th May 2023
Time: TBA Closer to 2023 Doomben Cup Race Day at Doomben Racecourse
Prize Money: $1 million AUD

The 2023 Doomben Cup has seen an increase in prize money over the last decade that has paved the way for the now $1 million AUD on offer to its participants battling it out for the 2023 Doomben Cup. The victor of this year’s Doomben Cup will take home a cool $600,000 AUD for its connections! 

Please see our table below that has broken down the prize money distributions for the 2023 Doomben Cup.

PlacingPrize Money
1st$600,000
2nd$180,000
3rd$90,000
4th$45,000
5th$25,000
6th, 7th, and 8th$12,000
9th and 10th$12,000

Given that the Doomben Cup 2023 feature race is still a way off in the distance, there are only pre-nomination odds available at this current time. Please visit our OnlyRacing Tips page closer to the race date on Saturday the 20th of May 2023 for a full slate of tips from our Queensland racing expert. For now, have a look at the pre-nomination odds for the 2023 Doomben Cup below.

Please Note: All odds are provided by PlayUp.

Zaaki
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $3.00 $1.50
Cascadian
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $4.00 $1.75
Atishu
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $8.00 $2.75
Duke De Sessa
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $9.00 $3.00
Duais
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $10 $3.25
Hezashocka
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $12 $3.75
Floating Artist
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $13 $4.00
Nonconformist
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $15 $4.50
Banker's Choice
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $15 $4.50
Numerian
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $15 $4.50
Huetor
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $15 $4.50
Diamil
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $15 $4.50
Zeyrek
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $15 $4.50
New Mandate
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $18 $5.25
El Patroness
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $21 $6.00
Francesco Guardi
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $21 $6.00
El Bodegon
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $26 $7.30
Arapaho
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $26 $7.30
Hinged
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $26 $7.30
Bois Dargent
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $26 $7.30
Lunar Flare
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $26 $7.30
Benaud
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $26 $7.30
Gear Up
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $26 $7.30
Maximal
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $26 $7.30
Hopeful
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $26 $7.30
Sibaaq
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $26 $7.30
Converge
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $26 $7.30
Young Werther
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $31 $8.50
Sunshine Rising
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $31 $8.50
Great House
2023 Doomben Cup Pre-Nomination Odds Win/Place $31 $8.50

Where to Bet on the 2024 Doomben Cup

Betting on the 2023 Doomben Cup is likely the very reason you are reading this 2023 Doomben Cup preview! So, let me provide some advice on where to place your bets for the 2023 Doomben Cup.

Usually I will divulge a strategy as to where to look for the best odds for the Doomben Cup, or general tips as to how you should punt on the 2023 Doomben Cup. However, today I will showcase 5 different available Australian bookmakers that offer markets on the 2023 Doomben Cup.

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Track History of Randwick Racecourse – Home to the Randwick Guineas

The Doomben Cup is hosted at the famous Queensland racing venue, Doomben Racecourse. As one of the newer Australian Group 1 racing venues in comparison to the New South Wales and Victorian tracks like Randwick Racecourse, Flemington Racecourse, and Caulfield Racecourse, Doomben Racecourse has fast established itself as an essential fixture on the Australian racing calendar.

Be sure to check out our full review of Doomben Racecourse for information on its biggest races, besides the Doomben Cup, as well as what makes Doomben Racecourse unique and prestigious. Our Group 1 Race Review pages showcase all of our country’s biggest races of the year so go have a look!

Race History of the Doomben Cup

The Doomben Cup is considered a Group 1 thoroughbred race according to the Australian Turf Club (ATC) held at Doomben Racecourse in sunny Queensland. The first iteration of the Doomben Cup occurred in 1933, the same year the Doomben 10,000 and Doomben Racecourse itself first ran and opened respectively. 

The 1933 Doomben Cup was won by Pentheus, and since then there have been a plethora of champions of the Doomben Cip that are also some of the greatest Australian thoroughbred horses, we have ever had the pleasure of witnessing. Now with a $1 million AUD prize purse, the Doomben Cup has the prize money to back up its prestigious and historic history.

Let us now look at some of the changes that the Doomben Cup has undergone since the 1933 Doomben Cup that have helped shape the way the Doomben Cup is raced today in the 2023 Doomben Cup.
The grade of the Doomben Cup has always been the highest level in Australian thoroughbred races. From 1933 to 1979, the Doomben Cup was considered a Principal Race, as was the top level at the time. However, since 1980, the Doomben Cup has been a Group 1 race.

The naming rights have passed from hand to hand since the 1933 Doomben Cup (then the BATC Doomben Cup). The BATC Doomben Cup remained the name of the Doomben Cup for 50 years following its inception up until the 1983 Doomben Cup. From 1983 to 1987 the Doomben Cup was sponsored by XXXX brewing and was appropriately named the XXXX Cup. In 1988 the naming rights belong to Channel Nine and the Doomben Cup was hence the Channel Nine Cup. For three years over the turn of the 1990s, the Doomben Cup returned to its XXXX sponsorship and previous name. Since 1992, the Doomben Cup has been named… well the Doomben Cup!

In relation to the distance of the Doomben Cup, the race has shifted around and did not land on the current 2000m distance until just 11 years ago in the 2012 Doomben Cup. Before then, the race fluctuated from its lowest of 1 and one quarter mile when it first ran in the 1933 Doomben Cup (then BATC Doomben Cup) to a height of 2200m between 1973 and 1988, as well as between 1997 and 2006.

Before we take a look at our comprehensive list of Doomben Cup champions throughout its 90 year history, let us look at some fun and essential facts about the Doomben Cup. Hopefully this increases your appreciation towards the great Group 1 thoroughbred race known as the Doomben Cup. Read below for some fun facts about the Doomben Cup:

  • Alongside the Brisbane Cup, the Doomben Cup makes up one half of the Queensland Cup double. There have been two thoroughbred horses that have claimed victory in this double: Lord Hybrow who won the 1988 editions of the Brisbane Cup and Doomben Cup, as well as Scenic Shot who achieved the same in 2009.
  • The most successful jockeys in the history of the Doomben Cup are Maurice McCarten and Jim Cassidy. McCarten claimed victory in the 1933, 1934, and 1940 Doomben Cup races (as well as in 1952 as a trainer!). Cassidy won three straight Doomben Cup feature races from 1991 to 1993 on the back of Rough Habit. Rough Habit is the only three-time champion thoroughbred in the history of the Doomben Cup.
  • In addition to two three-time Doomben Cup champion jockeys, there are also two three-time Doomben Cup champion trainers. These being the legendary T J Smith in 1973, 1976, and 1978, as well as John Wheeler, who unsurprisingly was the trainer to Rough Habit (see above in this ‘Race History of the Doomben Cup’ portion of the 2023 Doomben Cup preview).

Past Winners of the Doomben Cup

This comprehensive list of winners of the 90 different editions of the Doomben Cup includes some of Australia’s greatest ever racers. Have a look and count to see how many Doomben Cup champions you know! From the three-time champion in Rough Habit, to the more recent victory of Zaaki in the 2021 Doomben Cup, there are truly special horses that have competed in this race. 

  • 2022 Doomben Cup Winner - Huetor
  • 2021 Doomben Cup Winner - Zaaki
  • 2020 Doomben Cup Winner –Doomben Cup Feature Race Not Held Due To Covid-19
  • 2019 Doomben Cup Winner - Kenedna
  • 2018 Doomben Cup Winner - Comin' Through
  • 2017 Doomben Cup Winner - Sense Of Occasion
  • 2016 Doomben Cup Winner - Our Ivanhowe
  • 2015 Doomben Cup Winner - Pornichet
  • 2014 Doomben Cup Winner - Streama
  • 2013 Doomben Cup Winner - Beaten Up
  • 2012 Doomben Cup Winner - Mawingo
  • 2011 Doomben Cup Winner - Scenic Shot
  • 2010 Doomben Cup Winner - Metal Bender
  • 2009 Doomben Cup Winner - Scenic Shot
  • 2008 Doomben Cup Winner - Sarrera
  • 2007 Doomben Cup Winner - Cinque Cento
  • 2006 - Doomben Cup Winner Above Deck
  • 2005 Doomben Cup Winner - Perlin
  • 2004 Doomben Cup Winner - Defier
  • 2003 Doomben Cup Winner - Bush Padre
  • 2002 Doomben Cup Winner - Mr. Bureaucrat
  • 2001 Doomben Cup Winner - King Keitel
  • 2000 Doomben Cup Winner - Akhenaton
  • 1999 Doomben Cup Winner - Intergaze
  • 1998 Doomben Cup Winner - Might and Power
  • 1997 Doomben Cup Winner - Sapio
  • 1996 Doomben Cup Winner - Juggler
  • 1995 Doomben Cup Winner - Danewin
  • 1994 Doomben Cup Winner - Durbridge
  • 1993 Doomben Cup Winner - Rough Habit
  • 1992 Doomben Cup Winner - Rough Habit
  • 1991 Doomben Cup Winner - Rough Habit
  • 1990 Doomben Cup Winner - Eye Of The Sky
  • 1989 Doomben Cup Winner - Abstraction
  • 1988 Doomben Cup Winner - Lord Hybrow
  • 1987 Doomben Cup Winner - Dandy Andy
  • 1986 Doomben Cup Winner - Les' Choice
  • 1985 Doomben Cup Winner - Mr. Trick
  • 1984 Doomben Cup Winner - Hussar's Command
  • 1983 Doomben Cup Winner - Lord Seaman
  • 1982 Doomben Cup Winner - Double You Em
  • 1981 Doomben Cup Winner - Pelican Point
  • 1980 Doomben Cup Winner - Golden Rhapsody
  • 1979 Doomben Cup Winner - Waitangirua
  • 1978 Doomben Cup Winner - Marceau
  • 1977 Doomben Cup Winner - Grey Affair
  • 1976 Doomben Cup Winner - Cheyne Walk
  • 1975 Doomben Cup Winner - Golden Khan
  • 1974 Doomben Cup Winner - Lord Ben
  • 1973 Doomben Cup Winner - Lord Nelson
  • 1972 Doomben Cup Winner - Knee High
  • 1971 Doomben Cup Winner - Tails
  • 1970 Doomben Cup Winner - Divide And Rule
  • 1969 Doomben Cup Winner - Dual Control
  • 1968 Doomben Cup Winner - Sandy's Hope
  • 1967 Doomben Cup Winner - Bore Head
  • 1966 Doomben Cup Winner - Winfreux
  • 1965 Doomben Cup Winner - River Seine
  • 1964 Doomben Cup Winner - Striking Force
  • 1963 Doomben Cup Winner - Maspero
  • 1962 Doomben Cup Winner - Samson
  • 1961 Doomben Cup Winner - High Society
  • 1960 Doomben Cup Winner - Earlwood
  • 1959 Doomben Cup Winner - Earlwood
  • 1958 Doomben Cup Winner - Book Link
  • 1957 Doomben Cup Winner - Prince Delville
  • 1956 Doomben Cup Winner - Fair Chance
  • 1955 Doomben Cup Winner - Persian Link
  • 1954 Doomben Cup Winner - Euphrates
  • 1953 Doomben Cup Winner - French Echo
  • 1952 Doomben Cup Winner - Tossing
  • 1951 Doomben Cup Winner - Gay Felt
  • 1950 Doomben Cup Winner - Dream
  • 1949 Doomben Cup Winner - Rio Fe
  • 1948 Doomben Cup Winner - Forge
  • 1947 Doomben Cup Winner - Dark Marne
  • 1946 Doomben Cup Winner - Bernborough
  • 1945 Doomben Cup Winner - Repshot
  • 1944 Doomben Cup Winner - Bahtheon
  • 1943 Doomben Cup Winner - Qualeta
  • 1942 Doomben Cup Winner - Wiseland
  • 1941 Doomben Cup Winner - Lord Valentine
  • 1940 Doomben Cup Winner - Beaulivre
  • 1939 Doomben Cup Winner - Cooranga
  • 1938 Doomben Cup Winner - Brown Lance
  • 1937 Doomben Cup Winner - First Buzzard
  • 1936 Doomben Cup Winner - Verdun
  • 1935 Doomben Cup Winner - Serlodi
  • 1934 Doomben Cup Winner - Whittingham
  • 1933 Doomben Cup Winner - Pentheus

Thank you for reading this preview to the 2023 Doomben Cup. Hopefully this preview has provided you with some colour on the Doomben Cup, its history, and its prestige, as well as showcasing the champions that have come before this year’s 2023 Doomben Cup feature race. Good luck for your Doomben Cup punts everyone!

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