The Perth Cup is a Group 2 thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and above that takes place at Ascot Racecourse in Western Australia in January.
The Perth Cup usually takes place on New Year’s Day and is a part of the Perth Summer Racing Carnival.
It is a staying contest raced under quality handicap conditions over 2400m and has a total prize pot of $1million.
Here is our guide to the Perth Cup.
The Perth Cup is raced on Perth Cup Day, which is one of the highlights of the Australian summer racing calendar.
Perth Cup Day is the final big meeting of the Perth Summer Carnival and takes place in the first week of January.
In 2025, the Perth Cup will be raced on Wednesday, 1st January.
The exact start time for the Perth Cup has yet to be announced.
The Perth Cup will take place at Ascot Racecourse in Western Australia.
The Perth Cup will be shown free-to-air on Channel 7 and also via the 7plus app.
The Perth Cup has recently seen the prize money on offer doubled and in 2025 the pot will stand at a bumper $1million.
The Perth Cup was first raced way back in 1887 and was graded as a Principal Race.
From 1972 to 1992, the Perth Cup was a Group 1 race before dropping to Group 2 and has remained that way ever since.
Up until 2008 the Perth Cup was raced over a trip of 3200m, just like the Melbourne Cup, but dropped down to 2400m from 2009 onwards.
First Prince was the first-ever winner of the Perth Cup back in 1887, while Buster Bash won the 2023 running.
The Perth Cup has been dominated by local stayers in recent years, with the likes of Delicacy, Lords Ransom and Cats Fun taking the honours.
Local trainer Bob Peters has also made the Perth Cup his own, when winning it on 10 occasions.
Casino Seventeen was the winner of the 2024 edition of the race.
Diamond Scene can be backed at 6.00 to win the 2025 edition of the Perth Cup.
2024 winner Casino Seventeen is priced at 8.00 to go back-to-back, while Buckets Ridge, Numerian and Sentimental Hero are all available at the same price.