Moonee Valley Gold Cup

Moonee Valley Gold Cup
Group 2 race
Nightly, 1934 winner
LocationMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
Inaugurated1883
Race typeThoroughbred
SponsorLadbrokes (2024)
Race information
Distance2,500 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFour years old and over
WeightSet Weights with penalties
Purse$1,000,000 (2022)

The Moonee Valley Gold Cup is a registered Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged four-years-old and upwards under Set Weights with penalties conditions, over a distance of 2,500 metres, held annually at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in late October on the Friday before W. S. Cox Plate Day.[1] Prize money is A$1,000,000.

  1. ^ "Winners and Past Results for the Moonee Valley Cup". Pro Group Racing Australia. 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.