Hawkesbury Gold Cup

Hawkesbury Gold Cup

The Hawkesbury Gold Cup is a 1,600 metre Group 3 race held at Hawkesbury Racecourse in Hawkesbury, New South Wales. The race runs during Melbourne Cup week on the Thursday each year for $130,000 in prize money. The 2010 Hawkesbury Gold Cup will be held on November 4, two days after the prestigious Melbourne Cup.

Hawkesbury Gold Cup Field

This race often draws local handy types rather than the horse racing elite. This is due to its smaller status. Nevertheless, it does offer some good competition and is always worth checking out.

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Hawkesbury Gold Cup Betting

As the Hawkesbury Gold Cup is held outside of Sydney during the week of the Melbourne Cup, this is a race for the locals. It draws a field of local favourites or those that want to make the trip from Sydney for a little bit of competition. For this reason, it does not draw a lot of attention from punters. They are all busy focusing on the bigger races held during the Melbourne Cup week. Nevertheless, if you are new to the world of horse betting, this is an excellent opportunity to start out. The festivities surrounding the Melbourne Cup rub off on the smaller courses, which often results in some good, friendly competition.

If you would like to put down a wager on this race, you are going to have to do a little research. Look into the form guide and choose a horse that performs well at the distance and on similar tracks. Are there any repeat contenders that have a good chance of placing? When all else fails, find out who the local favourite is. As this is a smaller race that attracts local handy types, it does not have any influence on other bigger races.

If you find yourself wanting to take a stab at the Hawkesbury Gold Cup, then get to a good online sportsbook such as Luxbet, SportsBet, or IASbet. Sites such as these will often feature the best available odds on smaller races such as this one. They will also offer punters access to plenty of betting tools that will help deciding on where to put your money.

Hawkesbury Gold Cup Winners

Below is a list of recent Hawkesbury Gold Cup winners. This is an open handicap, which means that all potential contenders are eligible to compete. Because of this, punters will often find horses with multiple titles. For example, Huge Demand won the race in both 1999 and 2000. Magic Road did the same in 1995 and 1996. This is something to consider when deciding where to put your money at SportsBet as past winners are known to do well.

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