JRA Cup

JRA Cup

The JRA Cup is a Group 3 race run over 2040 metres as an open handicap event. It takes place each year at Moonee Valley Racecourse on the same night as the Manikato Stakes. It is quite a recent race, having only been running since 2006, but it has a $200,000 purse. The 2012 JRA Cup will be held on Friday September 30.

JRA Cup Betting Tips

The JRA Cup doesn’t have a lot of history, so it is hard to reliably pick any patterns that can help with betting. It should be noted, however, that many of the runners of the JRA Cup have success in bigger races. Be sure to check out the nominations of the top runners in this race for tips later in the season.

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Oddly, it isn’t the JRA Cup winners that do the best in future, though they are often well-respected horses. For example, while Alcopop won the JRA Cup in 2009, it was third place getter Shocking who won the Melbourne Cup that year. Another example is Master O’Reilly, who came third in the JRA Cup in 2007 and then went on to win the Caulfield Cup.

As the JRA Cup features so many strong runners, it is important that you have a reason to watch it, lest you ignore any important indications. The easy solution is to open up a SportsBet account and bet on the JRA Cup, giving you the perfect reason to watch and preparing you for an exciting spring racing season to come.

JRA Cup Field

Given how even the place getters of the JRA Cup go on to be successful, you can imagine that the JRA Cup field is made up of some real champions-in-the-making. The JRA Cup field features many of the names you will later see in the biggest races of the season, and it has been known to feature multiple Melbourne Cup contenders.

Come back closer to the event for the final 2010 JRA Cup field. Remember, the race runs on Friday September 24, so be sure to come back a few days before to get the final field!

JRA Cup Winners

The JRA Cup winners are listed below, along with the second and third place getters. All years are listed, as the race has only been run since 2006.

As the race is open and many of its prior participants are still active, you can use this table to help with placing a wager at SportsBet on the 2010 JRA Cup!