SYDNEY CUP 2012 (3200 Metres)
The 2012 Sydney Cup field (Randwick)
1st $300000, 2nd $100000, 3rd $50000, 4th $25000 – Group 1.
3yo+ No Allowances for apprentices.
1 EFFICIENT (NZ) Robert Hickmott – Michael Rodd 9 – 58kg
2 DRUNKEN SAILOR (IRE) Michael Moroney – Damien Oliver 6 – 57kg
3 NIWOT Team Hawkes – Dwayne Dunn 2 – 55.5kg
4 PRECEDENCE (NZ) B Cummings – C Williams 13 – 55.5kg
5 ONCE WERE WILD Gai Waterhouse – 11 – 55kg
6 HAWK ISLAND (IRE) Chris Waller – 12 – 55kg
7 STAND TO GAIN (IRE) Chris Waller – 7 – 54kg
8 PERMIT (GB) Chris Waller – 3 – 53.5kg
9 OLDER THAN TIME Gai Waterhouse – T Berry 14 – 53.5kg
10 HANKS Peter G Moody – James McDonald 15 – 53.5kg
11 SOLID BILLING Craig Ritchie – 4 – 53.5kg
12 ANUDJAWUN (NZ) Shaun Dwyer – Brenton Avdulla 10 – 53.5kg
13 NEXTANIX Kerry Parker – Peter Robl 8 – 53.5kg
14 OUR SERENA David Payne – 16 – 53.5kg
15 PEAL OF BELLS Gwenda Markwell – 1 – 53.5kg
16 PLANET PURPLE Kerry Parker – Jay Ford 5 – 53.5kg
Raced over 3200m at Randwick, the 2012 Sydney Cup is one of 4 Group One’s, that serve as a fantastic days racing to mark the end of the Autumn racing carnival in Sydney. Being an open handicap, and one of the few grp 1 races over 2 miles, the Sydney Cup is often the target for those gallopers who struggle against the elite WFA horses.
Past Sydney Cup results & times
Year – Winner – 2nd – 3rd
2011 Stand To Gain Older Than Time Solid Billing 3:29.1
2010 – Jessicabeel – Divine Rebel – Harris Tweed 3:21.8
2009 – Ista Kareem – Divine Rebel – Mr Tipsy 3:27.4
2008 – No Wine No Song – Pentathon – Lang 3:25.5
