Bendigo Cup

The Bendigo Cup, previously called the Sandhurst Cup, is a Bendigo Jockey Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, held under handicap conditions over a distance of 2400 metres at the Bendigo Racecourse, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia on a Wednesday in late October or early November. The race has a total prize money of $500,000, and is a local public holiday.

Distance

 * 1947–1971 – $1 3/8$ miles (~2200 metres)
 * 1972–1993 – 2200 metres
 * 1994–2008 – 2400 metres
 * 2009–2010 – 2200 metres
 * 2011 onwards – 2400 metres

Grade

 * 1979–2014 – Listed race
 * 2015 onwards – Group 3

Winners (2023–2008)

 * 2023 – Interpretation
 * 2022 – High Emocean
 * 2021 – Wentwood
 * 2020 – Princess Jenni
 * 2019 – Top Of The Range
 * 2018 – Red Alto
 * 2017 – Qewy
 * 2016 – Francis Of Assisi
 * 2015 – The Offer
 * 2014 – Bring Something
 * 2013 – Sertorius
 * 2012 – Puissance De Lune
 * 2011 – Tanby
 * 2010 – Dream Pedlar
 * 2009 – Zupacool
 * 2008 – Banana Man

Winners (2007–1918)

 * 2007 – Captious
 * 2006 – Gallic
 * 2005 – True Courser
 * 2004 – Gallic
 * 2003 – Western Waters
 * 2002 – Forlorna
 * 2001 – Saboteur
 * 2000 – Yammer
 * 1999 – Majestic Avenue
 * 1998 – race not held
 * 1997 – Napier Street
 * 1996 – Cockade
 * 1995 – Double Take
 * 1994 – Ice Doctor
 * 1993 – Frontier Boy
 * 1992 – Rasputins Revenge
 * 1991 – Stick Around
 * 1990 – Jolly Good Thought
 * 1989 – Chigarow
 * 1988 – Betoota
 * 1987 – Flying Eskimo
 * 1986 – Impertinent Charge
 * 1985 – Gold Deck
 * 1984 – Toyed
 * 1983 – Al Dwain
 * 1982 – Spring Moss
 * 1981 – Magistrate
 * 1980 – Summer Fleur
 * 1979 – Rothschild
 * 1978 – Puramaka
 * 1977 – Massuk
 * 1976 – Bouverie
 * 1975 – Shiftmar
 * 1974 – Tudor Peak
 * 1973 – Sendock
 * 1972 – Haarle
 * 1971 – Raad
 * 1970 – Honda
 * 1969 – Whats Brewing
 * 1968 – Bobalex
 * 1967 – Peace Mission
 * 1966 – Celero
 * 1965 – Snowstream Lass
 * 1964 – Spotted
 * 1963 – Algalon
 * 1962 – Oswald
 * 1961 – Torrid
 * 1960 – Savage
 * 1959 – Royal Symbol
 * 1958 – Declaree
 * 1957 – Baroda Beam
 * 1956 – Harry Lime
 * 1955 – Sunish
 * 1954 – Just Caroline
 * 1953 – Most Regal
 * 1952 – Most Regal
 * 1951 – Matterhorn
 * 1950 – Prince O'Fairies
 * 1949 – Flemish
 * 1948 – Doctrine
 * 1947 – Manakau
 * 1946 - Skyway
 * 1940–1945 – not held due to WWII
 * 1939 – Bell Buoy
 * 1938 – Maluno
 * 1937 – Evening Mist
 * 1936 – Counter Patrol
 * 1935 – Gay Star
 * 1934 – Nellie's Tip
 * 1933 – Metallurgy
 * 1932 – Roc
 * 1931 – Lampra
 * 1930 – Temptation
 * 1929 – Master Lunette
 * 1928 – Madam
 * 1927 – Epilogue
 * 1926 – Longworthy
 * 1925 – Valwyne
 * 1924 – King Pan
 * 1923 – Creeper
 * 1922 – Yacamunda
 * 1921 – Gringalet
 * 1920 – Romani
 * 1919 – Bullengarook
 * 1918 – Hoprig