# Australian Cup (greyhounds)

The Australian Cup is a greyhound racing competition held annually at The Meadows in Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia. The event was inaugurated in 1958 at North Melbourne Oval and is organised by the Melbourne Greyhound Racing Association (MGRA). The race moved with the MGRA and when the North Melbourne track closed it switched to Olympic Park but when Olympic Park closed it was held at Sandown Park for two years in 1997 and 1998, while the club established its new home at the Meadows.
The Cup is the highlight of the Australia Cup Carnival and it is worth $300,000 to the winner. The Australian Cup is one of the biggest races in Australia for greyhound racing. Australian Cup Finalists must win their heat and their semi-final in order to progress to the Australia Cup Final.

## Past winners

| Year | Winner | Trainer | Venue | Distance | Time |
| 1958 | Rookie Rebel | Wally Hooper | (North Melbourne Oval) | 675y | 36 1/8 |
| 1959 | Rocky Ros | J Trotman | (North Melbourne Oval) | 675y | 36 1/2 |
| 1960 | Meadow Vale | Peter Reid | (North Melbourne Oval) | 675y | 36 1/2 |
| 1961 | Copeland | Syd Barrett | (North Melbourne Oval) | 675y | 36 11/16 |
| 1962 | Take A Bow | Peter Thompson | (North Melbourne Oval) | 675y | 36 7/16 |
| 1964 | Old Tops | Frank McSweeney | (Olympic Park) | 560y | 30 15/16 |
| 1965 | Worthing | A R Davey | (Olympic Park) | 560y | 29 15/16 |
| 1966 | Billy Vee | Monty Tomblin | (Olympic Park) | 560y | 30 3/8 |
| 1967 | Fawn Nulla | Lionel Price | (Olympic Park) | 560y | 30 1/8 |
| 1968 | Swanston Lass | Ted Turner | (Olympic Park) | 560y | 30 1/4 |
| 1969 | Benjamin John | Stan Cleverley | (Olympic Park) | 560y | 30 3/16 |
| 1970 | The Smoother | N J Kay | (Olympic Park) | 560y | 30 3/8 |
| 1971 | Black Diro | Tom Bleazby | (Olympic Park) | 560y | 30 1/2 |
| 1972 | Blackamoor Lad | Colin Pavli | (Olympic Park) | 560y | 30 5/8 |
| 1973 | Half Your Luck | Ted Redpath | (Olympic Park) | 511m | 30.32 |
| 1974 | Kim's Monaro | Bob Doak | (Olympic Park) | 511m | 30.34 |
| 1975 | Ungwilla Lad | Jim Coleman | (Olympic Park) | 511m | 30.75 |
| 1976 | Odious | Jim Coleman | (Olympic Park) | 511m | 30.69 |
| 1977 | Listowel Sue | Alan Fairlie | (Olympic Park) | 511m | 30.41 |
| 1978 | Count D'Argent | Reg Johnston | (Olympic Park) | 511m | 30.19 |
| 1979 | Boundless | J Lew-Fatt | (Olympic Park) | 511m | 30.51 |
| 1980 | Tangaloa | Joe Hili | (Olympic Park) | 511m | 30.12 |
| 1981 | Pete's Advice | R McDonald | (Olympic Park) | 511m | 30.30 |
| 1982 | Royal Rumpus | Mrs J Thomas | (Olympic Park) | 511m | 30.08 |
| 1983 | Drop Of Wine | John Hellingman | (Olympic Park) | 511m | 30.23 |
| 1984 | Tangairn | David Fitzgerald | (Olympic Park) | 511m | 30.22 |
| 1985 | Eaglehawk Star | Joan Gilchrist | (Olympic Park) | 511m | 29.93 |
| 1986 | Bright Judge | Cesare Costa | (Olympic Park) | 511m | 30.37 |
| 1987 | Regal Post | William Salter | (Olympic Park) | 511m | 29.91 |
| 1988 | Golden Blessing | Raymond Rounds | (Olympic Park) | 511m | 29.59 |
| 1989 | Ginger | Salvatore Condo | (Olympic Park) | 511m | 30.00 |
| 1990 | Spread Eagled | Joseph Pearl | (Olympic Park) | 511m | 29.88 |
| 1991 | Franklin Deano | George Bryant | (Olympic Park) | 511m | 29.74 |
| 1992 | China Trip | Gary Ball | (Olympic Park) | 511m | 29.96 |
| 1993 | China Trip | Gary Ball | (Olympic Park) | 511m | 29.71 |
| 1994 | Mancunian Girl | Peter Wardle | (Olympic Park) | 511m | 29.58 |
| 1995 | Bonjase | Desmond Moodie | (Olympic Park) | 511m | 30.02 |
| 1996 | Tenthill Doll | Harry Sarkis | (Olympic Park) | 515m | 29.74 |
| 1997 | Smooth Rumble | Stephen Kavanagh | (Sandown Park) | 515m | 30.00 |
| 1998 | Fibba | Stanley Ralph | (Sandown Park) | 515m | 30.39 |
| 1999 | Mandatario | Graeme Jolly | (The Meadows) | 518m | 30.23 |
| 2000 | Arvo's Express | Tina Womann | (The Meadows) | 518m | 29.92 |
| 2001 | Brett Lee | Darren McDonald | (The Meadows) | 518m | 29.49 |
| 2002 | Isa Brown | Robert Britton | (The Meadows) | 525m | 30.33 |
| 2003 | Blackjack Tom | Graeme Bate | (The Meadows) | 525m | 30.16 |
| 2004 | Bogie Leigh | Tony Brett | (The Meadows) | 525m | 29.92 |
| 2005 | Pure Octane | Darren McDonald | (The Meadows) | 525m | 29.70 |
| 2006 | Miss Spicy | Troy Murray | (The Meadows) | 525m | 30.11 |
| 2007 | Pete's Conquest | Peter Giles | (The Meadows) | 525m | 29.77 |
| 2008 | Tasman Queen | Robert Britton | (The Meadows) | 525m | 29.97 |
| 2009 | Velocette | Graeme Bate | (The Meadows) | 525m | 29.77 |
| 2010 | Dyna Lachlan | Andrea Dailly | (The Meadows) | 525m | 29.84 |
| 2011 | ST Pierre | Debbie Cannan | (The Meadows) | 525m | 29.90 |
| 2012 | Zara Zulu | Rosalyn Hume | (The Meadows) | 525m | 30.14 |
| 2013 | Spud Regis | Andrea Dailly | (The Meadows) | 525m | 29.63 |
| 2014 | Buckle Up Wes | Edward Medhurst | (The Meadows) | 525m | 29.74 |
| 2015 | Luca Neveelk | Gerald Kleeven | (The Meadows) | 525m | 29.96 |
| 2016 | Dyna Double One | Andrea Dailly | (The Meadows) | 525m | 29.75 |
| 2017 | Fanta Bale | Robert Britton | (The Meadows) | 525m | 30.01 |
| 2018 | Hecton Bale | Andrea Dailly | (The Meadows) | 525m | 29.53 |
| 2019 | Dyna Patty | Andrea Dailly | (The Meadows) | 525m | 29.58 |
| 2020 | Fernando's Riot | Anthony Azzopardi | (The Meadows) | 525m | 29.72 |
| 2021 | Tommy Shelby | Steve Withers | (The Meadows) | 525m | 29.86 |
| 2022 | Lala Kiwi | Andrea Dailly | (The Meadows) | 525m | 29.63 |
| 2023 | Fernando Mick | David Geall | (The Meadows) | 525m | 29.85 |
| 2024 | Tim Zoo | Jason Thompson | (The Meadows) | 525m | 29.71 |