The $1 million Kingsford Smith Cup takes place in late May or early June in Brisbane as a lead-up to the Stradbroke Handicap.
2025 Kingsford Smith Cup Results
- 1st: TBD
- 2nd: TBD
- 3rd: TBD
Kingsford Smith Cup News
2025 Queensland Derby Day at Eagle Farm Postponed After Race 5 including Kingsford Smith Cup.
UPDATE: Due to visibility concerns forcing Saturday’s Eagle Farm meeting abandonment, both the Group 1 Queensland Derby and G1 Kingsford Smith Cup have been rescheduled to run next Saturday, June 7, creating a spectacular triple-feature alongside the G1 Queensland Oaks!
The Kingsford Smith Cup – formerly the BTC Cup – is an important Group 1 race held at the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.
Since 2017 it has run a fortnight after its former spot on the carnival line-up moving from Doomben Racecourse to Eagle Farm. For the 2013 running of the BTC Cup the race was moved to neighbouring Eagle Farm Racecourse in a bid to lure Black Caviar to the event and this track has been the race’s permanent home since 2017.
Formerly run over 1200m, the new-look Kingsford Smith Cup is contested in late May over 1300m and remains weight-for-age race feature. Offering $1,000,000 in prize money as of 2023, the race now serves as a final stepping-stone into Queensland’s richest race – the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m).
Think About It (2023) was the last horse to complete the Kingsford Smith Cup – Stradbroke Handicap double.
The new lead-up race into the Kingsford Smith Cup field is the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m) a fortnight earlier and the Doomben 10,000 – Kingsford Smith Cup double was achieved in 2019 by Kiwi galloper The Bostonian.
Many top horses, usually locally trained, have run and won the race over the years but none as notable as the mighty Black Caviar who travelled to Queensland to take out the classic over Hay List back in 2011 attracting a capacity crowd at Doomben decked out in her famous salmon and black polka dot colours.
In 2018 the Kingsford Smith Cup took place over 1350m distance back at Doomben Racecourse due to the ongoing issues at Eagle Farm and was won by the previous year’s Stradbroke Handicap champ Impending.
There was no 2020 Kingsford Smith Cup held due to COVID-19.
The 2023 Kingsford Smith Cup form was franked with the winner Think About It going on to win Brisbane’s Stradbroke Handicap nest start before a big spring in Sydney headlined by his victory in the world’s richest turf race – the $20 million The Everest.
The 2024 Kingsford Smith Cup winner I Wish I Win went on to run third in that year’s Manikato Stakes in Melbourne over the spring, while the form was also franked with the runner-up Bella Nipotina finishing a next-up second in the Stradbroke Handicap before her Group 1 Tatt’s Tiara win. Bella Nipotina also went to Sydney that spring for a huge campaign headlined by her The Everest triumph.
The rescheduled $1 million 2025 Kingsford Smith Cup runs on Saturday June 7, 2025 as a key lead-up to the Stradbroke Handicap having been moved to the Queensland Oaks Day card after racing at Eagle Farm on the Saturday was abandoned.
| Kingsford Smith Cup 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday June 7, 2025 |
| Track: | Eagle Farm Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1300m |
| Race Type: | Weight-For-Age |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $1,000,000 |
2025 Kingsford Smith Cup Results
- 1st: TBD
- 2nd: TBD
- 3rd: TBD
2025 Kingsford Smith Cup Betting
Formerly the BTC Cup – the Kingsford Smith Cup 2025 betting odds on the hopeful winter sprinters plus market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be detailed at Races.com.au as soon as released.
Impending ($4.20 equal favourite in 2018) was the last favourite or equal favourite in Kingsford Smith Cup betting to win and the first since Black Caviar (2011) when the event was run over 1200m as the BTC Cup until the 2024 success of I Wish I Win ($3.90EF).
2025 Kingsford Smith Cup Form Guide
Stay tuned for our comprehensive 2025 Kingsford Smith Cup Form Guide & Preview on all the horses in the mix for the weight-for-age Group 1.
CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2025 KINGSFORD SMITH CUP FORM GUIDE
2025 Kingsford Smith Cup Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Kingsford Smith Cup 2025 Tips on the million-dollar Brisbane winter showdown.
- Each Way: #13 Bosustow ($8.50 at time of publish)
While JOLIETSTAR (11) is undoubtedly the favourite, for exceptional Each Way value in the Kingsford Smith Cup, look no further than the promising young colt BOSUSTOW (4). This consistent son of Blue Point, from the Archibald stable, was sensational first-up, romping home by six lengths in the Group 3 Gold Coast Guineas in the wet. Now stepping up to elite company at Eagle Farm, his versatility on all track conditions and proven second-up winning form – including a brave Group 1 second across the Tasman – suggests he has the class to surprise from gate four with Josh Parr aboard.
2025 Kingsford Smith Cup Field
The Kingsford Smith Cup Field – formerly the BTC Cup – attracts a class line-up of local and interstate sprinting talent heading towards the Stradbroke Handicap a fortnight later back at Eagle Farm Racecourse each year. Since 2017, the Kingsford Smith Cup field features gallopers coming off a lead-up run in the Doomben 10,000 two weeks prior.
In 2024 the same two horses ran the quinella in both the Doomben 10,000 and Kingsford Smith Cup with I Wish I Win turning the tables on Bella Nipotina in the latter.
The official Kingsford Smith Cup 2025 field and barriers are announced by Racing Queensland on the Tuesday of race week and once released will be published in full below.
The 2025 Kingsford Smith Cup final field features a stellar line-up of winter sprinters led in betting by Chris Waller’s Newmarket Handicap winning mare Joliestar and former The Everest start Giga Kick coming off a third fresh in the Group 1 The Goodwood in South Australia.
Click here to read more on the key runners in the Kingsford Smith Cup 2025 field and betting markets.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | H Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1x3x5427x3 | GIGA KICK | Clayton Douglas | Mark Zahra | 10 | 59kg | 117 | ||
| 2 | 4x4665814x | PRIVATE EYE | Joseph Pride | Nash Rawiller | 7 | 59kg | 114 | ||
| 3 | 214x864x42 | ROTHFIRE | Robert Heathcote | Tim Clark | 5 | 59kg | 111 | ||
| 4 | 3x7843x603 | GOLDEN MILE | James Cummings | Jason Collett | 14 | 59kg | 107 | ||
| 5 | 4612x271x5 | ZARASTRO | Tony Gollan | Ms Angela Jones | 9 | 59kg | 107 | ||
| 6 | x32151x693 | PAYLINE | Chris & Corey Munce | Tyler Schiller | 12 | 59kg | 106 | ||
| 7 | 7x0203x917 | LIBERTAD | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Jamie Mott | 8 | 59kg | 106 | ||
| 8 | 122111×164 | RISE AT DAWN (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Blake Shinn | 1 | 59kg | 105 | ||
| 9 | 18x408300x | DEMOCRACY MANIFEST | Chris Waller | Zac Lloyd | 2 | 59kg | 105 | ||
| 10 | x1377x3192 | JOLIESTAR | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 13 | 57kg | 116 | ||
| 11 | x14471x250 | KIMOCHI | Gary Portelli | Craig Williams | 3 | 57kg | 112 | ||
| 12 | 1318×30254 | BENEDETTA | Jason Warren | Ms Jamie Melham | 6 | 57kg | 111 | ||
| 13 | x2642612x1 | BOSUSTOW | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Joshua Parr | 4 | 57kg | 106 | ||
| 14 | 29x1277x24 | AMEENA | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Ben Melham | 11 | 55kg | 105 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Kingsford Smith Cup Nominations
The 2025 Kingsford Smith Cup nominations close on a Tuesday in early May over three weeks out from the race, followed by first acceptances later in the month.
The Kingsford Smith Cup 2025 nominations close on Tuesday the 6th of May 2025.
The 2025 Kingsford Smith Cup nominations attracted 64 top-class gallopers led in all-in betting by former The Everest winner Giga Kick and Chris Waller’s multiple Group 1 winning mare Joliestar.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | H Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3734x167x0 | ABOUNDING | M | 4 | Robert Heathcote | |
| 2 | 129x1277x2 | AMEENA | F | 3 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 3 | 159x116x1x | ANGEL CAPITAL | C | 3 | Chris Waller | |
| 4 | 57110×0596 | BELCLARE (NZ) | M | 7 | Bjorn Baker | |
| 5 | 41318×3025 | BENEDETTA | M | 5 | Jason Warren | |
| 6 | 3x3134x43x | BOOM TORQUE | G | 5 | Matthew Dunn | |
| 7 | 57x583310x | BRUDENELL | G | 5 | Kris Lees | |
| 8 | 30111412×8 | BUBBA’S BAY | M | 5 | Kris Lees | |
| 9 | 113x90887x | CABALLUS | G | 4 | Bjorn Baker | |
| 10 | 5065621480 | COASTWATCH | G | 6 | Richard & Will Freedman | |
| 11 | 4x46x71048 | COEUR VOLANTE (NZ) | M | 4 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 12 | 23x66276x0 | COLEMAN | C | 3 | Chris Waller | |
| 13 | x12131220x | CRAIG (GB) | G | 4 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 14 | 1135×206 | DAGGERS | C | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 15 | 18x408300x | DEMOCRACY MANIFEST | G | 6 | Chris Waller | |
| 16 | 1139x314x8 | DESERT LIGHTNING (NZ) | G | 5 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | |
| 17 | 442166x16x | DREAM SMART | F | 3 | Liam Birchley | |
| 18 | 74x78x51x0 | EL MORZILLO | F | 3 | Kelly Schweida | |
| 19 | 11x55x | EMIRATE | C | 3 | Chris Waller | |
| 20 | 3x14x410x0 | FAR TOO EASY | G | 6 | David McColm | |
| 21 | x11056x120 | FIRESTORM (NZ) | M | 4 | Chris Waller | |
| 22 | 49832×8587 | FREEDOM RALLY | G | 5 | Tony Gollan | |
| 23 | 11x3x5427x | GIGA KICK | G | 5 | Clayton Douglas | |
| 24 | 120100×693 | GIVEMETHEBEATBOYS (IRE) | H | 4 | Michael Freedman | |
| 25 | 3x7843x603 | GOLDEN MILE | G | 5 | James Cummings | |
| 26 | 1x51x101x0 | HIDDEN WEALTH | G | 5 | Tony Gollan | |
| 27 | 231322x51x | IKNOWASTAR | G | 5 | Bjorn Baker | |
| 28 | 2x605560x1 | INFANCY | M | 4 | Kris Lees | |
| 29 | 1x281x1902 | JEDIBEEL (NZ) | G | 5 | Brad Widdup | |
| 30 | x1377x3192 | JOLIESTAR | M | 4 | Chris Waller | |
| 31 | x14471x250 | KIMOCHI | M | 4 | Gary Portelli | |
| 32 | 8211x6x46x | KING OF SPARTA | G | 6 | Peter Snowden | |
| 33 | x76306x833 | LADY LAGUNA | M | 5 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | |
| 34 | 87x0203x91 | LIBERTAD | H | 4 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | |
| 35 | x111x1215x | LIM’S KOSCIUSZKO | G | 7 | Dan Meagher | |
| 36 | 121111132x | LIM’S SALTORO (NZ) | G | 5 | Dan Meagher | |
| 37 | x3254x6551 | MAZU | G | 6 | Joseph Pride | |
| 38 | 17240×1101 | NAME DROPPER (NZ) | G | 5 | Richard Laming | |
| 39 | 112x1144x6 | NAVYONTHEHIGHWAY | M | 4 | Chris & Corey Munce | |
| 40 | 7x143x4447 | OLENTIA | M | 5 | Chris Waller | |
| 41 | 35x2869x96 | OSCAR’S FORTUNE | G | 4 | Gavin Bedggood | |
| 42 | x1110x9736 | OSTRAKA | G | 4 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | |
| 43 | 1x5831200x | OUGHTON | G | 6 | Melissa Kelly | |
| 44 | 1x1x181x25 | OVER | G | 6 | Bjorn Baker | |
| 45 | 1x32151x69 | PAYLINE | G | 4 | Chris & Corey Munce | |
| 46 | 38x876x1x2 | PIER (NZ) | G | 5 | Darryn & Briar Weatherley | |
| 47 | 4x4665814x | PRIVATE EYE | G | 7 | Joseph Pride | |
| 48 | 1x125x6611 | RESERVE BANK | C | 3 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | |
| 49 | 122111×164 | RISE AT DAWN (NZ) | G | 4 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 50 | 054762122x | ROBUSTO | G | 5 | Bjorn Baker | |
| 51 | x214x864x4 | ROTHFIRE | G | 7 | Robert Heathcote | |
| 52 | 0x1x7x101x | SCHWARZ | H | 4 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | |
| 53 | 02450x357x | SEMANA | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 54 | 758x30x702 | SGHIRRIPA | G | 5 | Shane & Cassie Oxlade | |
| 55 | 4x1521x483 | SUNSHINE IN PARIS | M | 5 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | |
| 56 | 5x261125x2 | THE INFLICTOR | G | 4 | Craig Cousins | |
| 57 | 80x68523x8 | TIZ INVINCIBLE | M | 4 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 58 | 20x31611x3 | TRANSATLANTIC | G | 4 | Tony Gollan | |
| 59 | x1421x090x | VEIGHT | G | 4 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | |
| 60 | 111x2380x2 | WAR MACHINE (NZ) | G | 4 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 61 | 4x304081x6 | WATERFORD (IRE) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | |
| 62 | 422241×114 | WRITTEN IN CODE | M | 5 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | |
| 63 | 4612x271x5 | ZARASTRO | G | 6 | Tony Gollan | |
| 64 | 6x0851040x | ZOOLOGY (GB) | G | 5 | Peter & Will Hulbert |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
BTC Cup / Kingsford Smith Cup History
The race now known as the Kingsford Smith Cup was inaugurated in 1964 as the J.T. Delaney Quality Handicap and has always played a part of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.
It has undergone a host of name changes over the years including the BTC Cup, which it was known as from 2004 – 2016. In 2017 a rescheduled Queensland winter program saw the race name changed to the Kingsford Smith Cup. It also moved from Doomben Racecourse to Eagle Farm Racecourse and the distance was upped from 1200m to 1350m.
The event began as a Principal Race and was elevated to its current Group 1 status in 2006 when Gee I Jane took out top honours. A host of talented sprinters have won the BTC Cup over the years including Apache Cat (2008), Black Caviar (2011), and Malaguerra (2016).
The last back-to-back BTC Cup winner was Buck’s Price (1993-94).
In 2022, local trainer Desleigh Forster celebrated her first Group 1 success with smart four-year-old Apache Chase saluting at $12.
The 2025 edition was originally washed out and moved a week later to the Queensland Oaks Day card.
Recent BTC Cup / Kingsford Smith Cup Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Kingsford Smith Cup |
1st | TBD | TBD |
| 2nd | TBD | ||
| 3rd | TBD | ||
| 2024 Kingsford Smith Cup |
1st | I Wish I Win | 1 minute 17.81 seconds |
| 2nd | Bella Nipotina | ||
| 3rd | In Secret | ||
| 2023 Kingsford Smith Cup |
1st | Think About It | 1 minute 16.11 seconds |
| 2nd | Converge | ||
| 3rd | Rothfire | ||
| 2022 Kingsford Smith Cup |
1st | Apache Chase | 1 minute 16.39 seconds |
| 2nd | Paulele | ||
| 3rd | Eleven Eleven | ||
| 2021 Kingsford Smith Cup |
1st | Vega One | 1 minute 16.91 seconds |
| 2nd | Jonker | ||
| 3rd | Signore Fox | ||
| 2020 Kingsford Smith CupRace Not Held Due to COVID-19 |
1st | – | TBD |
| 2nd | – | ||
| 3rd | – | ||
| 2019 Kingsford Smith Cup |
1st | The Bostonian | 1 minute 15.51 seconds |
| 2nd | Princess Posh | ||
| 3rd | Trekking | ||
| 2018 Kingsford Smith Cup |
1st | Impending | 1 minute 19.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Le Romain | ||
| 3rd | Champagne Cuddles | ||
| 2017 Kingsford Smith Cup |
1st | Clearly Innocent | 1 minute 19.09 seconds |
| 2nd | Jungle Edge | ||
| 3rd | Counterattack | ||
| 2016 BTC Cup |
1st | Malaguerra | 1 minute 08.73 seconds |
| 2nd | Dothraki | ||
| 3rd | Japonisme | ||
| 2015 BTC Cup |
1st | Hot Snitzel | 1 minute 09.47 seconds |
| 2nd | Knoydart | ||
| 3rd | Our Boy Malachi | ||
| 2014 BTC Cup |
1st | Famous Seamus | 1 minute 9.06 seconds |
| 2nd | Spirit Of Boom | ||
| 3rd | Buffering | ||
| 2013 BTC Cup |
1st | Your Song | 1 minute 11.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Rain Affair | ||
| 3rd | Better Than Ready | ||
| 2012 BTC Cup |
1st | Sea Siren | 1 minute 08.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Scenic Blast | ||
| 3rd | Beaded | ||
| 2011 BTC Cup |
1st | Black Caviar | 1 minute 08.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Hay List | ||
| 3rd | Buffering | ||
| 2010 BTC Cup |
1st | Albert The Fat | 1 minute 9.24 seconds |
| 2nd | Melito | ||
| 3rd | Latin News | ||
| 2009 BTC Cup |
1st | Duporth | 1 minute 8.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Bank Robber | ||
| 3rd | Apache Cat | ||
| 2008 BTC Cup |
1st | Apache Cat | 1 minute 9.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Vormista | ||
| 3rd | Swiss Ace | ||
| 2007 BTC Cup |
1st | Bentley Biscuit | 1 minute 8.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Takeover Target | ||
| 3rd | Mitanni | ||
| 2006 BTC Cup |
1st | Gee I Jane | 1 minute 8.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Daunting Lad | ||
| 3rd | All Bar One | ||
| 2005 BTC Cup |
1st | Spark Of Life | 1 minute 9 seconds |
| 2nd | St Basil | ||
| 3rd | Regimental Gal | ||
| 2004 BTC Cup |
1st | Thorn Park | 1 minute 8.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Star Of Florida | ||
| 3rd | Regimental Gal | ||
| 2003 BTC Cup |
1st | Falvelon | 1 minute 10 seconds |
| 2nd | Make Mine Magic | ||
| 3rd | Diamond Dane | ||
| 2002 BTC Cup |
1st | Lord Essex | 1 minute 8.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Falvelon | ||
| 3rd | Phoenix Park | ||
| 2001 BTC Cup |
1st | Fritz | 1 minute 9.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Show A Heart | ||
| 3rd | King Lotto | ||
| 2000 BTC Cup |
1st | Falvelon | 1 minute 8.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Mr Innocent | ||
| 3rd | Toledo | ||
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