TAB Australian Cup – 2000m
Date: Saturday 25th March 2023
Time: 4:20pm (AEDT)
Prize Money: $3 million AUD
The 2023 Australian Cup at Flemington Racecourse will be held on Saturday the 25th of March at 4:20pm AEDT in what is Race 7 for the meet at Flemington Racecourse. For this year’s Australian Cup, TAB will be the sponsor, and with that comes the aforementioned prize money!
As I have spoken about in the introduction to this 2023 Australian Cup preview, the prize money for the 2023 Australian Cup has doubled in just the one year since the 2022 Australian Cup. Last year the prize money totalled $1.5 million AUD, however this year, with TAB as a sponsor, the 2023 Australian Cup boasts an insane $3 million AUD in its prize pool.
Below is a breakdown of the prize money distribution for the 2023 Australian Cup. Of the 16 runners competing in the 2023 Australian Cup at the time of writing this, half of them will be eligible to win prize money, with sixth to eighth place taking home a grand total of $60,000 in the 2023 Australian Cup. Whoever repeats Duais’ efforts from the 2022 Australian Cup this time round will take home $1.8 million AUD for its connections including trainers and jockey.
| Placing | Prize Money |
| 1st | $1,800,000 |
| 2nd | $540,000 |
| 3rd | $270,000 |
| 4th | $135,000 |
| 5th | $75,000 |
| 6th, 7th, and 8th | $60,000 |
To provide more colour to the upcoming 2023 Australian Cup, in addition to the prize money distributions, below is a detailed table outlining the field of runners for the 2023 Australian Cup at Flemington Racecourse. This table includes the number, name, and nationality of the runners in the field for the 2023 Australian Cup, as well as the fixed win and place odds as provided by PlayUp.
Use the below information to educate yourself on the field for the 2023 Australian Cup before the race jumps at Flemington Racecourse on the 25th of March 2023.
Please Note: All odds are provided by PlayUp.
| Number – Horse Name (Nationality) | Fixed Win Odds ($) | Fixed Place Odds ($) |
| 1 CASCADIAN (GB) | 2.90 | 1.45 |
| 2 REGAL POWER (AUS) | 61.00 | 13.00 |
| 4 NONCONFORMIST (AUS) | 7.00 | 2.50 |
| 5 EMISSARY (GB) | 12.00 | 3.80 |
| 6 SMOKIN' ROMANS (NZ) | 21.00 | 5.50 |
| 7 NUMERIAN (IRE) | 13.00 | 4.00 |
| 10 HEZASHOCKA (NZ) | 19.00 | 5.50 |
| 11 POUNDING (AUS) | 18.00 | 5.00 |
| 12 LUNAR FLARE (AUS) | 26.00 | 6.00 |
| 13 EL PATRONESS (AUS) | 41.00 | 8.00 |
| 14 STEINEM (GB) | 9.50 | 3.10 |
| 15 BANK MAUR (AUS) | 13.00 | 4.00 |
| 16 VIRTUOUS CIRCLE (NZ) | 19.00 | 5.50 |
| 17 YAPHET (AUS) | 61.00 | 13.00 |
| 18 CAMPIONESSA (NZ) | 12.00 | 3.80 |
| 19 BEAR STORY (IRE) | 71.00 | 17.00 |
NB: Please note that a strikethrough denotes a runner who has been scratched from the 2023 Australian Cup at Flemington Racecourse. These runners include:
- Mo’unga out of New Zealand
- Marocchino out of Australia
- Right You Are out of Australia
Now that we know who the field of runners are for the 2023 Australian Cup, I can divulge to you, the punter, the reader, my tips. As per usual at OnlyRacing Tips, I will provide a best bet for the 2023 Australian Cup, as well as a next bet and roughie pick. Follow along if you like my tips or just want to use me as an excuse to back a certain horse to win or place in the Australian Cup this year at Flemington Racecourse.
Remember that these tips for the 2023 Australian Cup are based on my opinion using the resources available to me. Therefore, your opinion, or any other punter or experts’ opinion will likely be different. Read the analysis to see if you can align yourself with my thinking. Alternatively, visit the OnlyRacing Tips page for another set of tips prepared by one of our best thoroughbred horse racing experts, who specialises in Group 1 Victorian races such as this 2023 Australian Cup.
Please Note: All odds are provided by PlayUp.
| Early Best Bet | Australian Cup 2023
Cascadian | Win: $2.90
Bet Now | Place: $1.45
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| Early Next Best | Australian Cup 2023
Steinem | Win: $9.50
Bet Now | Place: $3.10
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| Early Roughie Pick | Australian Cup 2023
Smokin’ Romans | Win: $21.00
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Cascadian - BEST BET
If Mo’unga was competing in the 2023 Australian Cup, my best bet would likely look very different. However, given that the New Zealand based champion is out of this Australian Cup race, I will have to give my best bet tip to the easy best horse in this race at Flemington Racecourse… Cascadian.
Jockeyed by Ben Melham and trained by the legendary James Cummings, this British 8 year old has raced in 46 career races, claiming victory in 10 of those. Coming into the 2023 Australian Cup, Cascadian is seeking to repeat Duais’ magical run from the 2022 Australian Cup. At very short odds, and with great connections and recent results, it might prove all too hard to get passed this elite thoroughbred.
Steinem - NEXT BEST
Now, I do not know a whole lot about this UK based thoroughbred, however from what I have read in my research in the lead up to this year’s Australian Cup, he will be a force to be reckoned with. Sticking with the most elite that the British have to offer, Steinem is going to be jockeyed by Coffey and is trained by Maher & Eustace, a lethal combination.
A career 4 wins for Steinem from 17 total races is nothing to snuff your nose at, however this certainly is not eye-popping. However, I believe that the right connections and the right distance will work in Steinem’s favour at Flemington Racecourse on the 25th of March 2023 for the Australian Cup.
Smokin’ Romans - ROUGHIE PICK
This Kiwi thoroughbred is way too long on my book, and I will be placing fixed place bets on Smokin’ Romans for the 2023 Australian Cup. To see the type of bets I will be placing, and the most popular, for the 2023 Australian Cup, read the subsequent sections below titled ‘Where to Bet on the 2023 Australian Cup’ and ‘How to Bet on the 2023 Australian Cup’.
9 wins from a possible 27 races gives Smokin’ Romans a nice 1/3 strike rate. However, where I believe the six-year-old thoroughbred excels is in these longer distance races where jockeys such as Mertens can work their magic. The preparations of Maher and Eustace will put Smokin’ Romans in good stead heading into the 2023 Australian Cup at Flemington Racecourse.
