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The Caloundra Cup is one of the most popular non-Group races in Queensland. Hosted the weekend following Tattersall’s Tiara Day, the Caloundra Cup draws crowds from Brisbane and other major metropolitan areas for an exciting day of regional racing at the Sunshine Coast.

Raced over 2400m under quality handicap conditions, with a minimum weight of 54kg, the Caloundra Cup pays a total of $300,000, impressive for its Listed status. It is the feature event of the day, exceeding the prominence of the Group 3 Sunshine Coast Guineas – now known as the Winx Guineas. Also held on the day is the Glasshouse Handicap, a $300,000 quality handicap sprint raced across 1400m.

Races on Caloundra Cup Day can be quite a lot of fun for punters, as the form of most runners is well established following the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. Horses usually contest the Caloundra City Cup as part of the end of their winter campaign, in search of a final black-type run before retiring for the winter break or stepping up to two miles for the Listed Queensland Cup (3200m) a fortnight later.

The form out of the 2021 Caloundra Cup was franked with the winner Stockman going on to run second in the following year’s Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) in Sydney.

The 2022 Caloundra Cup form was franked with the winner Le Don De Vie going on to run second in the Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick that October. The Caloundra Cup runner-up Arapaho further franked the form winning the Grafton Cup next start. He would go on to run well in a host of other races including his Group 1 Tancred Stakes victory the next year.

In 2023 the Caloundra Cup winner Zoumon franked the form winning the Grafton Cup next start before a good spring headlined by a $2 million The Five Diamonds second placing in Sydney. The Caloundra Cup form from 2023 was further franked by the runner-up Bois D’Argent who returned the next winter to claim Brisbane’s Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m).

The rescheduled 2024 Caloundra Cup ran on Sunday, July 14, 2024 at the Sunshine Coast in Queensland and was won in a brave run by the bonny mare Mission Of Love ($12) in an upset. 

Caloundra Cup
Date:	Sunday, July 14, 2024
Track:	Sunshine Coast Racecourse
Distance:	2400m
Conditions:	Quality
Status:	Listed
Prize Money:	$300,000
Inaugurated:	1985

2024 Caloundra Cup Results

• 1st: #14 Mission Of Love ($12)
• 2nd: #1 Alegron
• 3rd: #9 Warp Speed

John Symons and Sheila Laxon’s Mission Of Love ($12) defied her odds with a gutsy performance in the 2024 Caloundra Cup results. Ridden by Angela Jones, the mare took a daring inside line at the top of the straight, surged to the front, and held off all challengers to secure a surprise victory at double-figure odds.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	14	MISSION OF LOVE	John Symons & Sheila Laxon	Ms Angela Jones		6	53kg		$12
	2	1	ALEGRON	Bjorn Baker	Ms Rachel King	0.2L	7	60kg		$7
	3	9	WARP SPEED	Mark Goodwin	Ms Cejay Graham (a)	2.2L	11	54kg		$61
	4	4	KNIGHT’S CHOICE	John Symons & Sheila Laxon	Robbie Dolan	3.2L	8	59kg		$3.90
	5	2	HEZASHOCKA (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Vlad Duric	3.3L	12	60kg		$3.40F
	6	13	TAPPY’S LAD (NZ)	Kerry Taplin	Micheal Hellyer	4.1L	5	53kg		$101
	7	7	WARNING	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Damien Thornton	4.5L	3	54.5kg		$14
	8	15	TAVISTORM (NZ)	Stuart Kendrick	Cody Collis (a)	5.5L	10	53kg		$51
	9	8	DUNE FORTY FIVE	Robert Heathcote	Ron Stewart	8L	2	54kg		$17
	10	12	TAPILDOODLEDO (NZ)	Kerry Taplin	Ms Trudy Thornton	8.2L	1	53kg		$26
	11	10	PORT PHILIP (IRE)	Marcus Wilson	Craig Newitt	10.5L	13	54kg (cd 54.5kg)		$13
	12	11	DOUBLE CHERRY (IRE)	Annabel Neasham	Jye McNeil	16.3L	4	54kg		$21
	13	5	ZOUMON	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Ms Winona Costin	25.1L	9	59kg		$11
		6	DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE)	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Kyle Wilson-Taylor		0
		3	LUNCIES (GB)	Kris Lees	Michael Rodd		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2024 Caloundra Cup Betting Odds

The best winter racing odds on the Caloundra Cup 2024 including Caloundra Cup betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided below the week of the race.

Stockman ($1.45 in 2021) followed by Le Don De Vie ($4.40 in 2022) are the last favourites in Caloundra Cup betting to salute for the punters.

There was a notable upset in 2024 with Mission Of Love saluting at $12 Caloundra Cup odds.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2024 CALOUNDRA CUP ODDS 

2024 Caloundra Cup Form

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2024 Caloundra Cup Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Caloundra Cup 2024 Tips on the popular winter staying showdown this season.

• To Win: #2 Hezashocka ($3.70 at time of publish) 

Hezashocka shapes up well as a favourite who thrives in the wet. The Shocking gelding has a winning record over the 2400m distance and enjoys a class drop after a respectable run in The Q22 against tough competition. While the 60kg top weight is a challenge on a likely Heavy track, his overall form this season suggests he has the class to overcome it. He’s proven effective on Heavy tracks, winning the Gosford Cup earlier this year and placing well in Group 1 company. He also defeated Alegron in the Premier’s Cup over this distance. With his strong form and suitable conditions, Hezashocka is a clear contender for victory.

2024 Caloundra Cup Field

The Caloundra Cup Field attracts a quality line-up of winter stayers from both Queensland and interstate stables. Horses contesting the Caloundra Cup field may have had a lead-up winter run in a race like the Listed Ipswich Cup (2150m) run a fortnight earlier or even the Group 3 Tattersall’s Cup the weekend prior.

The official 2024 Caloundra Cup Final Field & Barriers are set for release the Wednesday of race week and will be available in full below.

*Rescheduled 2024 Caloundra Cup final acceptances close at 10:00am on Thursday, July 11th, 2024. 

The rescheduled 2024 Caloundra Cup field features 15 winter stayers led in betting by Group 1 performed Hezashocka.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	H Rating
1	x6008x0621	ALEGRON	Bjorn Baker	Ms Rachel King	7	60kg			104
2	00×9531710	HEZASHOCKA (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Vlad Duric	13	60kg			104
3	984024×550	LUNCIES (GB)	Kris Lees	Michael Rodd	10	59.5kg			103
4	50413×2423	KNIGHT’S CHOICE	John Symons & Sheila Laxon	Robbie Dolan	8	59kg			102
5	1x02940x08	ZOUMON	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Ms Winona Costin	9	59kg			102
6	6417×03402	DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE)	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Kyle Wilson-Taylor	15	56.5kg			101
7	27x270x984	WARNING	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Damien Thornton	3	54.5kg			93
8	1663×75364	DUNE FORTY FIVE	Robert Heathcote	Ron Stewart	2	54kg			92
9	42×4382187	WARP SPEED	Mark Goodwin	Ms Cejay Graham (a)	12	54kg			86
10	7580986×06	PORT PHILIP (IRE)	Marcus Wilson	Craig Newitt	14	54kg	54.5kg		85
11	x00x013830	DOUBLE CHERRY (IRE)	Annabel Neasham	Jye McNeil	4	54kg			84
12	78×0612078	TAPILDOODLEDO (NZ)	Kerry Taplin	Ms Trudy Thornton	1	53kg			82
13	6808×87500	TAPPY’S LAD (NZ)	Kerry Taplin	Micheal Hellyer	5	53kg			73
14	158x0x9244	MISSION OF LOVE	John Symons & Sheila Laxon	Ms Angela Jones	6	53kg			70
15	6103452154	TAVISTORM (NZ)	Stuart Kendrick	Cody Collis (a)	11	53kg			68

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Caloundra Cup Nominations

The Caloundra Cup 2024 Nominations are taken the Monday of race week by Racing Queensland and will be provided in full below once announced.

*Rescheduled 2024 Caloundra Cup nominations close at 11:00am on Tuesday, July 9th, 2024. 

Caloundra City Cup History

The Caloundra City Cup has a relatively short history in comparison to many other Cup events. The race was first held on the Sunshine Coast Turf Club’s Opening Day on July 25th, 1985, which coincided with the launch of the new racecourse. Initially named the Sunshine Coast Daily Cup, the inaugural edition of the race paid a total of $25,000. The history of the Caloundra City Cup is intertwined with that of Sunshine Coast Racecourse, the first major Queensland track built outside of metropolitan Brisbane in the preceding half century and the first to boast a synthetic surface, the “Cushion Track”.

The race today boasts an impressive following and a well-structured race day to be a feature of Caloundra Cup Day is held on the premier Sunshine Coast racing weekend.

In recent Caloundra Cup history the New Zealand-trained horses have enjoyed a strong strike-rate with 11 wins since 1985 – the latest being Megablast (2018) and Igraine (2019) going back-to-back.

There was no 2020 Caloundra Cup due to COVID-19.

Recent Caloundra Cup Results

The Caloundra Cup results going back to 2000 are detailed below.

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer/s	Time
2024	Mission Of Love	A. Jones	J. Symons & S. Laxon	2:35.39
2023	Zoumon	T. Clark	G. Waterhouse & A. Bott	2:29.26
2022	Le Don De Vie	N. Rawiller	C. Maher & D. Eustace	2:36.61
2021	Stockman	R. Maloney	J. Pride	2:32.45
2020Race Not Held(COVID-19)	–	–	–	–
2019	Igraine	R. Fradd	R. Priscott	2:39.59
2018	Megablast	D. Browne	N. Tiley	2:37.39
2017	Supply And Demand	J. Parr	G. Waterhouse & A. Bott	2:32.79
2016	Amexed	R. Fradd	T. Gollan	2:33.38
2015	Index Linked	D. Browne	C. Waller	2:29.15
2014	Brayroan	C. Munce	B. Mitchell	2:28.77
2013	Zennista	D. Browne	L. Latta	2:38.76
2012	Shenzhou Steeds	E. Wilkinson	M. Moroney	2:38.97
2011	Spechenka	R. Wiggins	B. Ahrens	2:33.70
2010	Ironstein	M. Cahill	G. Ryan	2:30.67
2009	Reggie	J. Byrne	P. Moody	2:48.00
2008	Fast Future	M. Cahill	R. Cameron	2:31.86
2007	King Latarmiss	K. Pope	T. Miller	2:36.75
2006	Empyreal	C. Johnson	P. Mckenzie	2:34.59
2005	Empyreal	P. Hammersley	P. Mckenzie	2:40.90
2004	Portland Singa	L. Cassidy	N. McBurney	2:31.10
2003	Raw Instinct	J. Byrne	B.J. McLachlan	2:31.20
2002	Victory Smile	S. Katsidis	D. Logan	2:29.34
2001	Henderson Bay	L. Cassidy	N. McBurney	2:29.51
2000	Yammer	C. Munce	T. Noonan	2:33.79

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