Carlyon Cup

Winners and Past Results

The Melbourne Racing Club plays host to the Group 3 Carlyon Cup every year in February. FREE $200 Bet

The 1600 meter race is held at the Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne during the autumn racing carnival. The open race is run under set weight & penalties conditions with the winner banking a major share of $125,000.

Some of the most talented milers have etched their name on the Carlyon Cup which include Hyperno (1978), Super Impose (1989), Veandercross (1993), Northerly (2001), Apache Cat (2007), Rightfully Yours (2010) and most recently Lord Pyrus in 2011. Lord Pyrus came into the race with a win in a RB89 handicap over 1410 meters at Flemington Racecourse.

The Cup is held along with six other Group races including the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes, Blue Diamond Stakes, and the Group 3 Rubiton Stakes. Horses that put up a good performance in the Carlyon Cup are likely to enter Group 2 races like the Blamey Stakes at Flemington in March. Talented gallopers have made their way through the race, which proves that it's a stepping stone for many milers.

Set weight plus penalty favours the above average horses which is evident from statistics.

Ngawyni was the first to lift the Carlyon Cup in 1977 as a principal race. It was elevated to Group 2 status in 1980 with horses covering a distance of 2000 meters. In 2003, the Carlyon Cup was downgraded to Group 3.

Fourth placed in 2011, Vivid Vixen went on to finish third in the Listed Kilmore Cup. She later won the Pakenham Cup and was runner up in the Epona Stakes at Rosehill Racecourse. The talented filly was placed second in the Rainbow Cup and then broke through in the ACG Security Stakes at Morphettville Racecourse over a distance of 2000 meters, winning eight of her 18 starts by the beginning of May 2011.

Vivid Vixen came into the Carlyon Cup with four wins from six starts. 1989 winner, Super Impose, improved with every race after the Carlyon Cup with major victories in the Turnbull Stakes and a runner up berth in the Australian Cup and Melbourne Cup in the same year. He continued his form into the next year by winning the Doncaster Handicap and Epsom Handicap in style.

For punters, horses that put up a reasonably good performance in the Carlyon Cup ought to be followed closely over the season.

2012 Carlyon Cup

Manighar is well known as a stayer but showed plenty of speed to take out this 1600 metre feature. The import made a decent start and was never far from Shadowfax who set a good pace up front. As they turned for home, Manighar challenged a dogged Shadowfax, who only surrendered the lead with 100 metres to go, while Veewap ran home well for third.

2012 Carlyon Cup result

1. Manighar
2. Shadowfax
3. Veewap

Then came:

4. King Diamond
5. Ranger
6. Stole
7. Shout Out Loud
8. Vivid Vixen
9. Seduced
10. Macedonian
11. Buccellati
12. Largo Lad