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The Summer Cup is a Group 3 handicap event held at Royal Randwick Racecourse each year on Boxing Day, December 26. After a break from racing on Christmas Day, the Boxing Day races in Sydney are hugely popular.

Held over 2000m under handicap conditions, the Summer Cup is open to all horses aged three years and older. With $250,000 prize money on offer, the Summer Cup is a decent target for horses who are at the end of their spring campaign.

It stands as one of the only Group events held in Sydney during the summer and is the only Black-Type race on the card that day. Elsewhere in the country Caulfield Racecourse also hosts some popular Boxing Day races with the Listed Christmas Stakes (1100m) and Listed Lord Stakes (1700m) running in Melbourne.

The Group 2 $2 million The Ingham (1600m) – formerly known as the Villiers Stakes – is a reasonably popular lead up race to the Summer Cup, however the Villiers Stakes – Summer Cup double hasn’t been completed since Aqua D’Amore (2005).

Following the Summer Cup, most horses head to the paddock. Some might choose to head over to Western Australia for the last of the Perth Summer Racing Carnival races including the Group 2 Perth Cup (2400m) run on New Year’s Day.

Summer Cup graduates may also continue onto the Queensland’s Magic Millions Day races the following month at the Gold Coast. The 2021 Summer Cup winner Parry Sound went on to run a good fourth the following January in the $1 million Magic Millions Trophy (2400m).

The 2022 Summer Cup runner-up Sky Lab won the Magic Millions Trophy next start at the Gold Coast in January of 2023.

The 2024 Summer Cup runs on Thursday December 26, 2024 as part of the Boxing Day racing program in Sydney. 

Summer Cup 2024
Date:	Thursday December 26, 2024
Track:	Royal Randwick
Distance:	2000m
Race Type:	3YO+ Handicap
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$250,000

2024 Summer Cup Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

2024 Summer Cup Betting

The latest Summer Cup betting odds on the Group 3 Boxing Day race at Royal Randwick will be found at Ladbrokes.com.au for you to back your Summer Cup Tips at the best racing odds and also available here at Races.com.au!

Spirit Ridge ($3.60 in 2020) and Lion’s Roar ($2.80 in 2023) are the latest favourites in Summer Cup betting to salute for the punters.

There was a notable upset meanwhile in 2021 with Parry Sound saluting at Summer Cup odds of $26.

2024 Summer Cup Form Guide

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 SUMMER CUP FORM GUIDE

2024 Summer Cup Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Summer Cup 2024 Tips on the popular Boxing Day race in Sydney this summer.

• To Win: TBD

2024 Summer Cup Field

The Summer Cup Field attracts a quality line-up of middle-distance summer stayers, many of which are backing up out of a The Ingham run over the Randwick mile in mid-December.

Racing NSW officially release the Summer Cup 2024 Final Field & Barriers the Thursday before the race and the acceptances will be available in full below.

Summer Cup History

The Summer Cup was inaugurated in 1890, with Stockwell taking home the first Summer Cup trophy. Throughout the years, the Summer Cup has been variously held at Warwick Farm, Rosehill Gardens and its current home, Royal Randwick.

The distance of the Summer Cup has varied too, with it running over 2400m at Rosehill in 2011, as opposed to its current 2000m.

Quite a few decent horses have gone through the Summer Cup. Notable recent Summer Cup winners include I’m Imposing (2013-14), Mighty Lucky (2015), and Red Excitement (2016) who improved on a lead-up third in the Group 3 Festival Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill three weeks earlier. Red Excitement also went on to run second to Montauk (2017) in the following year’s Summer Cup results.

The Summer Cup form of 2018 was franked the following year when the winner Fierce Impact dominated the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival winning the Group 1 Toorak Handicap – Group 1 Cantala Stakes double in 2019.

In 2022 Diamil set a new Summer Cup race record winning over the 2000m in 2 minutes 00.76 seconds.

In 2023 Lion’s Roar won the Summer Cup in his first victory since the 2021 Randwick Guineas.

Summer Cup Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2024 Summer Cup	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2023 Summer Cup	1st	Lion’s Roar	2 minutes 2.87 seconds
	2nd	Luncies
	3rd	Baby Rider
2022 Summer Cup	1st	Diamil	2 minutes 00.76 seconds
	2nd	Sky Lab
	3rd	Berdibek
2021 Summer Cup	1st	Parry Sound	2 minutes 4.94 seconds
	2nd	Criaderas
	3rd	Polly Grey
2020 Summer Cup	1st	Spirit Ridge	2 minutes 2.20 seconds
	2nd	Best Of Days
	3rd	Black On Gold
2019 Summer Cup	1st	Luvaluva	2 minutes 2.84 seconds
	2nd	Black On Gold
	3rd	Taikomochi
2018 Summer Cup	1st	Fierce Impact	2 minutes 4.02 seconds
	2nd	Satono Rasen
	3rd	Life Less Ordinary
2017 Summer Cup	1st	Montauk	2 minutes 5.74 seconds
	2nd	Red Excitement
	3rd	Testashadow
2016 Summer Cup	1st	Red Excitement	2 minutes 3.81 seconds
	2nd	Foreign Prince
	3rd	Shalmaneser
2015 Summer Cup	1st	Mighty Lucky	2 minutes 3.7 seconds
	2nd	Junoob
	3rd	I’m Imposing
2014 Summer Cup	1st	I’m Imposing	2 minutes 4.8 seconds
	2nd	Midsummer Sun
	3rd	Casino Dancer
2013 Summer Cup	1st	I’m Imposing	2 minutes 4.8 seconds
	2nd	Travolta
	3rd	Destiny’s Kiss
2012 Summer Cup	1st	Le Roi	2 minutes 35.1 seconds
	2nd	Brightest
	3rd	Praecido
2011 Summer Cup	1st	Yulalona	2 minutes 30.1 seconds
	2nd	Nextanix
	3rd	Count Encosta
2010 Summer Cup	1st	Spechenka	2 minutes 26.3 seconds
	2nd	Strike One
	3rd	Let Them Have It
2009 Summer Cup	1st	Solid Billing	2 minutes 30.6 seconds
	2nd	Zazabeau
	3rd	Rockwood
2008 Summer Cup	1st	Ready To Lift	2 minutes 31.8 seconds
	2nd	Bellagio Wynn
	3rd	Zazabeau
2007 Summer Cup	1st	Race Not Held	–
	2nd	–
	3rd	–
2006 Summer Cup	1st	Jamberoo	2 minutes 32.9 seconds
	2nd	Game On
	3rd	Taken At The Flood
2005 Summer Cup	1st	Aqua D’Amore	2 minutes 28.1 seconds
	2nd	County Tyrone
	3rd	Beat The Tide
2004 Summer Cup	1st	This Manshood	2 minutes 27.8 seconds
	2nd	Vereza
	3rd	New York Style
2003 Summer Cup	1st	Stadium	2 minutes 30.1 seconds
	2nd	Ocho
	3rd	Stoway
2002 Summer Cup	1st	Stoway	2 minutes 33.2 seconds
	2nd	Ego Fast
	3rd	Barawin
2001 Summer Cup	1st	Majestically	2 minutes 29.3 seconds
	2nd	Zarayev
	3rd	Power Of Pegasus
2000 Summer Cup	1st	Lanolin	2 minutes 27.4 seconds
	2nd	Vitrinite
	3rd	Consolidator