Burrumbeet Cup

Burrumbeet Cup
Location Burrumbeet racecourse
Inaugurated 1891 (1891)
Race type Thoroughbred
Sponsor Petrogas Regional
Race information
Distance 1,800 metres (8.9 furlongs)
Surface Turf
Qualification Benchmark 78
Weight Handicap
Purse $15,000 (2016)

The Burrumbeet Cup is a thoroughbred horse race, held under handicap conditions over a distance of 1800 metres at the Burrumbeet racecourse, Burrumbeet, Victoria, Australia on New Year's Day every year.

The 2016 Petrogas Regional Burrumbeet Cup will be held on 1 January 2016 and will be the 126th running of the race.

Prize money for the 2016 Burrumbeet Cup is $15,000 and Petrogas Regional is race sponsor. Petrogas Regional became the Burrumbeet Cup sponsor from 2015 onwards after the decision by Scott Petroleum to end their Burrumbeet Cup sponsorship following the running of the 2014 Burrumbeet Cup.

The Burrumbeet Park & Windermere Racing Club (BP&WRC) administer racing at Burrumbeet under the jurisdiction of Racing Victoria and all 14 committee members are volunteers. President of the BP & WRC is Rod McKinnon and club secretary is Paul Brumby.

2015 Burrumbeet Cup Day races

2015 Burrumbeet Cup

The 2015 Burrumbeet Cup winner was Asset Hound, trained by Glen & Barry James at Ballarat. Asset Hound defeated Pennon and Saintly Manner on 1 January 2015 at Burrumbeet racecourse in Burrumbeet, Western Victoria. Brandon Stockdale rode Asset Hound to victory in a time of 1:50:81 for the 1800 metres distance.

The 2015 Burrumbeet Cup was the 125th running of the Burrumbeet Park & Windermere Jockey Club's feature race.

A huge crowd of around 5,000 people attended the popular New Year's Day meeting and a total of $1000 was raised on the day for the National Jockeys Trust by club sponsor Horseracingshares.com.au along with Ballarat Courier sports journalist Tim O'Connor.

2014 Burrumbeet Cup

The 2014 Burrumbeet Cup winner was the Darren Weir trained Heisman, who defeated Tube (2nd) and Quick Shakes (3rd) on Wednesday 1 January 2014. Jockey Harry Coffey rode Heisman to an 8 length victory, recording a time of 1:49.43 for the 1800 metres.

Heisman was part owned by many of the Burrumbeet Park & Windermere Racing Club committee members, and directly after the Cup presentations, sixteen owners of Heisman all donated $50 each to raise $800 for Cystic fibrosis.

The Cup winning rider Harry Coffey - who has cystic fibrosis - rode three of the seven winners on 2014 Burrumbeet Cup day.

2013 Burrumbeet Cup

The Ken Moore trained Gottino won the 2013 Burrumbeet Cup from Easton (2nd) and Zlatan (3rd) in a time of 1:50:73. Wayne Davis rode Gottino to victory and the race was sponsored by Scott Petroleum.

The previous year's winner Tube, was unable to make it back to back victories, finishing in 4th place.

Burrumbeet Cup recent winners

Year Winner Trainer Jockey Weight Time
2015Asset HoundG. & B. JamesB. Stockdale52.01:50.8
2014HeismanD. WeirH. Coffey55.01:49.4
2013GottinoK. MooreW. Davis57.51:50.7
2012TubeD WilliamsD Lane58.01:49.6
2011A GradeM LewisG Murphy54.01:49.4
2010Blue Collar JackK KeysS Murphy58.01:51.6
2009Silk WindA PurcellC Lloyd56.01:50.7
2008Freight CarrierS MurphyR Booth55.01:51.1
2007SkalaadT KellyB Cross56.51:56.4
2006Surfie PeteD WeirS Murphy55.01:50.3
2005Surfie PeteD WeirG Murphy58.01:50.4
2004More BusinessA RobinsonN Smerdon52.51:50.7
2003Our Strike BreakerS MurphyC Robertson58.01:55.6
2002El EdicionK KeysS Aitken57.01:52.7
2001Sylvan HeightsB JamesW Bones55.01:52.5
2000Another ChanceB KeirlS Ridler58.01:51.1

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References

  1. ↑ Burrumbeet Cup Winners Burrumbeet Park & Windermere Racing Club 2014 retrieved on December 13th, 2014

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