Marlborough Racing Club

24/01/2026

Congratulations to the winners of the Marlborough Cup and our sponsors

Woodbourne Tavern Bottle-O Renwick Marlborough Cup to NOBLE KNIGHT trained by Sandy Cunningham and ridden by Floor Moerman

24/01/2026

Hope you watching Marlborough Cup

21/01/2026

Marlborough Cup running this weekend, be great to see you at Riccarton Park Racecourse

Meetings / Fields
Riccarton Park - Canterbury JC @ Riccarton Park
Last updated 22/01/2026 10:52am
Saturday, 24 Jan 2026
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TAB - Betting
DBL 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10
TRB 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10
QAD 2-3-4-5, 7-8-9-10
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Going
Soft
Soft5 9.06 am 22/01/26
Weather
Raining
Raining
Rail
True | 14mm Last 24 Hours | 55mm Rain Last 7 Days
Track
Left hand
Left hand
2400m
Straight
400
Metres

7 3:32 pm WOODBOURNE TAVERN & MOTELS BOTTLE-O RENWICK MARLBOROUGH CUP OPN HCP 2000m - $70,000 Open /Close


1silk03580Matscot(8g Haradasun (AUS) - Bewarned)
2silkX2792
Capo Dell Impero
(8g Ghibellines (AUS) - Gallant Babe)
3silk53752
Noble Knight
(8g Ghibellines (AUS) - Flight Arrival)
4silk23260
Ocean Light
(5g Ocean Park - Dancing Light)
5silk03323
Iffididit
(6g Iffraaj (GB) - Ididit)
6silk26829
Elegant Lady
(6m Highly Recommended (AUS) - Lady Masako)
7silk00862
In Vegas
(7m Telperion (AUS) - Betrothal)
8silk137X7
Taimate Diva
(7m Telperion (AUS) - Mistaar)
9silk5X944
Royal Valour
(6g Belardo (IRE) - Royal Governess)
10silk84435
Ess Vee Are
(7g Shocking (AUS) - Reiveke)
11silk40056
Smooth Operator
(6g Turn Me Loose - Sade)
12silk60606
Treybon
(8g Sweynesse (AUS) - Macchiato)
13silk49183
California Gold
(6g Vespa - Fantamo)
14silk18003
Unleash The Beast
(4g Eminent (IRE) - Upstaged (AUS))
Fields
Quick
Trials
Gear
Barrier Stats ›Download PDF ›
DrawRTGWGTJockeyTrainerWinPlace
119360.5Sharon Robertson and Alan Reeves--
29260.0Ruvanesh Muniandy (a3/54.50kg)Brian & Shane Anderton--
138456.0Floor Moerman (a3/53kg)Sandy Cunningham--
38355.5Triston Moodley (a1/53kg)Michael & Matthew Pitman--
58154.5Jack Taplin (a3/54kg)Anna Furlong--
68254.0Jasmine FawcettMark Walker & Sam Bergerson--
18254.0Akshay BallooCentaine Spittles--
108154.0Kate HercockAndrew Carston--
48054.0Donovan Cooper (a1/51.50kg)Bevan & Robyn Wilson--
127754.0Brandon MayAndrew Carston--
147754.0Tina ComignaghiStephanie Faulkner--
97754.0Terry MoseleyRoss Beckett--
77054.0Leah HemiVirginia Mackle--
86454.0Kin KwoKenny Moore--
Gear changes:
Elegant Lady: Blinkers on
Ess Vee Are: Side Winkers on
Smooth Operator: Side Winkers off, Blinkers on

25/01/2025

Great to see the Marlborough Cup run today

24/01/2025

Make sure you follow the Marlborough Cup racing tomorrow at Riccarton

28/01/2023

12/03/2021

2021 Cup history

The Kam Transport Marlborough Cup (2000m) will have a new home away from home this year when its 100th running is held at Riccarton on Thursday.

The Marlborough Racing Club (MRC) were set to celebrate the milestone event at its home track of Waterlea last year, however, the COVID-19 enforced lockdown put a halt to those plans.

With the Marlborough track absent from the racing calendar this season, MRC President John O’Brien said he has been grateful to a number of entities, particularly the Canterbury Jockey Club, for assisting in getting the Cup off the ground this year.

“We are very pleased to be able to run it with the support from NZTR (New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing), the Canterbury Jockey Club, and also the Amberley Racing Club,” O’Brien said.

“Tim Mills at the Canterbury Jockey Club has been really good in trying to assist us. He said there was a meeting coming up on March 11 and that there was a rating 74 over 2000m, and I said that was ideal.

“It didn’t qualify as a Country Cup because of its rating. We wanted to make it a stake of $25,000 like a country cup, so the club, along with sponsor Kam Transport, provided the balance of the funding to make it that level.”

The Marlborough Cup has played host to a number of historical events, including David Walsh breaking Lance O’Sullivan’s long held record of number of wins by a jockey in New Zealand. A record which was subsequently broken recently by leading South Island hoop Chris Johnson.

Many trainers have also cut their teeth competing in the race, including leading Sydney trainer Chris Waller, who won the 1999 running with Ripon By.

While saddened the 100th running of the Cup is not going to take place at its home track, O’Brien said the Marlborough Club is thankful to be able to run the historical race, and he is hoping thoroughbred racing will return to the top of the South Island in the near future.

“We realise there had to be changes to the industry, but the Blenheim and Nelson economy is going really well at present,” he said. “Eighty percent of the grapes in New Zealand are grown in Marlborough, and the housing market is booming.

“We have got a lot of support from both North and South Island trainers saying they would like to come here for a two-day meeting.

“We put breakfast on for them every morning and have a function on the Saturday night, and they have a good time.

“Hopefully we can see a return of thoroughbred racing to the region.”

11/03/2021

Great to see the Marlborough Cup raced at Riccarton yesterday

04/03/2021

08/02/2021

Just the grundy race to go now