The Lord Mayor's Cup is a Group 3 race run at Eagle Farm Racecourse on Kingsford Smith Cup Day in late May or early June during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.
2025 Lord Mayor's Cup Results
- 1st: #5 New Endeavour
- 2nd: #1 Tavi Time
- 3rd: #3 Bankers Choice
Lord Mayor’s Cup News
The Lord Mayor’s Cup is a Group 3 race now held at Eagle Farm Racecourse annually in late May or early June on Kingsford Smith Cup Day. Previously run under weight-for-age conditions over a distance of 1600m, the Lord Mayor’s Cup is now a set weights plus penalties event contested over 1800m.
2025 Lord Mayor’s Cup Results
- 1st: #5 New Endeavour ($3.20)
- 2nd: #1 Tavi Time
- 3rd: #3 Bankers Choice
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott along with jockey Tim Clark posted back-to-back Group victories early on Queensland Derby Day with five-year-old New Endeavour ($3.20) given a perfectly timed ride to move up and hit the lead 250m out from the line and race away for a dominant 2.38 length win on Heavy going in the 2025 Lord Mayor’s Cup results ahead of the beaten favourite Tavi Time.
Lord Mayors Cup 2025 Odds & Results
Sky Racing Lord Mayor's Cup (G3)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
5. New Endeavour (4) J: Tim Clark 56kg
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
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2nd
1. Tavi Time (3) J: James McDonald 58kg
T: Kris Lees |
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3rd
3. Bankers Choice (6) J: Mark Zahra 57kg
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
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4th
2. Regal Azmon (5) J: Craig Williams 58kg
T: Phillip Stokes |
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5th
4. Brookhaven (2) J: Nash Rawiller 57kg
T: Chris & Corey Munce |
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6th
11. Mission Of Love (1) J: Robbie Dolan 55kg
T: J G Symons & S Laxon |
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7th
6. Jennilala (7) J: Craig Newitt 56kg
T: Gavin Bedggood |
Data retrieved: 31/05/2025 01:44:21 PM (Australia/Brisbane)
The race now serves as a potential lead-up into the Group 2 Brisbane Cup (3200m) run over two miles a fortnight later on Stradbroke Handicap Day.
The Lord Mayor’s Cup shares a race card with a host of other Group status races including the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) that is a new lead-up into the Stradbroke Handicap and the Group 2 BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) for the two-year-olds targeting a Group 1 JJ Atkins (1600m) run over the Eagle Farm mile a fortnight later.
As of 2021, the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) for the season’s top three-year-old stayers also runs on the same card.
The Lord Mayor’s Cup also now offers a ballot exemption to the winner into the $1.2 million Group 2 The Q22 (2200m) run at Eagle Farm on Stradbroke Handicap Day.
In 2022 Kolding ran third in the Lord Mayor’s Cup before a next-up second in that winter’s The Q22 results.
Without A Fight (2023) was the last horse to complete the BRC Lord Mayor’s Cup – The Q22 double.
The 2023 Lord Mayor’s Cup field was further franked with Without A Fight also going on to win that spring’s Melbourne Cup race in November.
The 2025 Lord Mayor’s Cup ran on Saturday May 31, 2025 at Eagle Farm in Brisbane as a lead-up to later events including The Q22 and saw the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott trained New Endeavour ($3.20) race away over the final furlong for a dominant win in the wet.
Lord Mayor’s Cup Info: |
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Date: |
Saturday May 31, 2025 |
Track: |
Eagle Farm Racecourse |
Distance: |
1800m |
Race Type: |
Set Weights plus Penalties |
Status: |
Group 3 |
Prizemoney: |
$200,000 |
2025 Lord Mayor’s Cup Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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| 1 | 5 | NEW ENDEAVOUR (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 4 | 56kg | $3.20 | |||
| 2 | 1 | TAVI TIME (NZ) | Kris Lees | James McDonald | 2.38L | 3 | 58kg | $2.30F | ||
| 3 | 3 | BANKERS CHOICE (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Mark Zahra | 5.14L | 6 | 57kg | $6.50 | ||
| 4 | 2 | REGAL AZMON | Phillip Stokes | Craig Williams | 7.71L | 5 | 58kg | $10 | ||
| 5 | 4 | BROOKHAVEN | Chris & Corey Munce | Nash Rawiller | 9.42L | 2 | 57kg | $10 | ||
| 6 | 11 | MISSION OF LOVE | John Symons & Sheila Laxon | Robbie Dolan | 11.18L | 1 | 55kg | $61 | ||
| 7 | 6 | JENNILALA | Gavin Bedggood | Craig Newitt | 16.56L | 7 | 56kg | $16 | ||
| 10 | SIBAAQ (GB) | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Jamie Mott | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | OSMOSE (FR) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ms Rachel King | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | GREBENI | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Jason Collett | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | RISING PACIFIC (NZ) | Tony Gollan | Andrew Mallyon | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Lord Mayor’s Cup Betting
The winter’s latest Lord Mayor’s Cup 2025 betting markets and links to the odds on the Group 3 feature at Eagle Farm at Ladbrokes.com.au will be available at Races.com.au the week of the race.
Just Folk ($4.60 in 2024) was the last favourite in Lord Mayor’s Cup betting to win.
2025 Lord Mayor’s Cup Form
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2025 Lord Mayor’s Cup Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Lord Mayor’s Cup 2025 Tips on the popular Brisbane staying showdown this winter.
- To Win: #1 Tavi Time ($2.50 at time of publish)
With our original selection Rising Pacific one of a host of scratchings out of the Lord Mayor’s Cup field it is hard now not to get on the favourite TAVI TIME (3). Kris Lees’ five-year-old is a proven Group 3 winner and comes in with confidence after a Listed Scone Cup (1600m) victory last time out. He goes up from 56.5kg to 58kg now but had nearly two lengths to spare on the line in a decisive win so can likely handle the extra kilos. Will have no worries over the 1800m having won up to 2000m in the past and faces a small field now. Two back he wasn’t far beaten when finishing a mid-field fifth in the Group 3 Hawkesbury Gold Cup in the wet. Relishes Soft tracks (9:5-2-0) and gets conditions to suit. Gets the run of the race from the favourable draw, is rock-hard fit now and the booking of master hoop James McDonald tops things off. Wins.
2025 Lord Mayor’s Cup Field
The Lord Mayor’s Cup field attracts a quality line-up of winter middle-distance types that may have had a Sydney lead-up run in the Scone Cup two weeks before over the same distance or be coming off a Queensland lead-up at the Gold Coast from the start of the month in the Listed Prime Minister’s Cup (1400m).
The official 2025 Lord Mayor’s Cup Final Field & Barriers are set for release by Queensland Racing on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
The Lord Mayor’s Cup 2025 field features a smart line-up of winter staying types led in betting by Kris Lees’ last start Scone Cup winner Tavi Time.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | H Rating |
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| 1 | 614331×251 | TAVI TIME (NZ) | Kris Lees | James McDonald | 3 | 58kg | 105 | ||
| 2 | x4414x4311 | REGAL AZMON | Phillip Stokes | Craig Williams | 7 | 58kg | 98 | ||
| 3 | 0970164211 | BANKERS CHOICE (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Blake Shinn | 9 | 57kg | 105 | ||
| 4 | 5x236337x1 | BROOKHAVEN | Chris & Corey Munce | Tyler Schiller | 2 | 57kg | 96 | ||
| 5 | 03790×6235 | NEW ENDEAVOUR (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 4 | 56kg | 102 | ||
| 6 | 62x478x160 | JENNILALA | Gavin Bedggood | Craig Newitt | 10 | 56kg | 101 | ||
| 7 | 0625x900x3 | OSMOSE (FR) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ms Rachel King | 8 | 56kg | 99 | ||
| 8 | 487x8x3203 | GREBENI | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Jason Collett | 11 | 56kg | 97 | ||
| 9 | 069×013111 | RISING PACIFIC (NZ) | Tony Gollan | Andrew Mallyon | 5 | 56kg | 95 | ||
| 10 | x24789x386 | SIBAAQ (GB) | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Jamie Mott | 6 | 56kg | 93 | ||
| 11 | 34500×0970 | MISSION OF LOVE | John Symons & Sheila Laxon | Robbie Dolan | 1 | 55kg | 91 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Lord Mayor’s Cup Nominations
The 2025 Lord Mayor’s Cup nominations will be provided here once released the Monday of race week.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | H Rating | |
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| 1 | 59×1234360 | ANEMACORE (NZ) | G | 5 | Shaun Dwyer | 76 | |
| 2 | 0970164211 | BANKERS CHOICE (NZ) | G | 7 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 105 | |
| 3 | 5x236337x1 | BROOKHAVEN | G | 5 | Chris & Corey Munce | 96 | |
| 4 | x00x841x94 | COSMIC VEGA (IRE) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher | 96 | |
| 5 | 05869×9902 | DARK DESTROYER (NZ) | G | 6 | Darryn & Briar Weatherley | 90 | |
| 6 | 843x1007x5 | FELIX THE SCAT | G | 4 | Tony Gollan | 81 | |
| 7 | 40×3125321 | FUKUBANA | G | 4 | Matthew Dunn | 88 | |
| 8 | 487x8x3203 | GREBENI | G | 5 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | ||
| 9 | 62x478x160 | JENNILALA | M | 5 | Gavin Bedggood | ||
| 10 | 34500×0970 | MISSION OF LOVE | M | 5 | John Symons & Sheila Laxon | ||
| 11 | 3074×81092 | MISSISSIPPI PRINCE | G | 6 | Brent Gray | 86 | |
| 12 | 03790×6235 | NEW ENDEAVOUR (IRE) | G | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 102 | |
| 13 | 0625x900x3 | OSMOSE (FR) | M | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 99 | |
| 14 | x4414x4311 | REGAL AZMON | G | 7 | Phillip Stokes | ||
| 15 | 069×013111 | RISING PACIFIC (NZ) | G | 5 | Tony Gollan | 95 | |
| 16 | x24789x386 | SIBAAQ (GB) | G | 7 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 93 | |
| 17 | 614331×251 | TAVI TIME (NZ) | G | 5 | Kris Lees | 105 | |
| 18 | 8216633×87 | THALASSOPHILE | M | 6 | Chris Waller | 101 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Lord Mayor’s Cup History
Cool Gent won the inaugural edition of the Lord Mayor’s Cup in 1956, when it was known as the BATC Labour Day Cup. The race has had several names over the years, all of which are outlined below.
Lord Mayor’s Cup Race Name
| Period | Name |
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| 1956-1985 | Labour Day Cup |
| 1986 | Seven National News Handicap |
| 1987-1989 | Carnival Handicap |
| 1990-2002 | Labour Day Cup |
| 2003-2004 | Doomben Carnival Cup |
| 2005 onwards | Lord Mayor’s Cup |
The race distance has changed multiple times, fluctuating at various lengths between 2000m and 2050m. From 2012-2020 it ran over a mile before being increased to 1800m in 2021. The Lord Mayor’s Cup received Listed status in 1979, 23 years after it began. In 1996 it ran as a Group 3 race and has remained at that grading since.
Notable Lord Mayor’s Cup winners include Gunsynd (1971), This Manshood (2004), and Solzhenitsyn (2012, 2013).
The 2023 Lord Mayor’s Cup winner Without A Fight went on to claim the iconic Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington that spring.
Lord Mayor’s Cup results since 2000 are listed below.
Lord Mayor’s Cup Results
Year |
Place |
Horse |
Time |
| 2025 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | New Endeavour | 1:50.60 |
| 2nd | Tavi Time | ||
| 3rd | Bankers Choice | ||
| 2024 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Just Folk | 1:51.92 |
| 2nd | Converge | ||
| 3rd | Territory Express | ||
| 2023 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Without A Fight | 1:49.32 |
| 2nd | Luncies | ||
| 3rd | Berdibek | ||
| 2022 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Bigboyroy | 1:50.99 (run over 1800m) |
| 2nd | Ballistic Boy | ||
| 3rd | Kolding | ||
| 2021 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Reloaded | 1:49.62 (run over 1800m) |
| 2nd | So You Win | ||
| 3rd | Homesman | ||
| 2020 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Gaulois | 1:34.20 |
| 2nd | Niccanova | ||
| 3rd | Military Zone | ||
| 2019 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Order Again | 1:34.37 |
| 2nd | Tom Melbourne | ||
| 3rd | Le Juge | ||
| 2018 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Duca Valentinois | 1:37.65 |
| 2nd | Sheiswhatsheis | ||
| 3rd | Coldstone | ||
| 2017 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Col ‘N’ Lil | 1:39.18 |
| 2nd | Duca Valentinois | ||
| 3rd | Elle Lou | ||
| 2016 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Mighty Lucky | 1:36.0 |
| 2nd | Pajaro | ||
| 3rd | Malice | ||
| 2015 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Strawberry Boy | 1:35.6 |
| 2nd | Lucky Lago | ||
| 3rd | I’m Imposing | ||
| 2014 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Angel Of Mercy | 1:35.7 |
| 2nd | Wistful | ||
| 3rd | Cameo | ||
| 2013 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Solzhenitsyn | 1:36.68 |
| 2nd | Transporter | ||
| 3rd | Epic | ||
| 2012 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Solzhenitsyn | 1:35.9 |
| 2nd | Firebolt | ||
| 3rd | Ginga Dude | ||
| 2011 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Firebolt | 1:35.4 |
| 2nd | St Germaine | ||
| 3rd | Tagus | ||
| 2010 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Rothesay | 1:36.4 |
| 2nd | Our Lukas | ||
| 3rd | Hadaaf | ||
| 2009 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Rampant Lion | 1:36.4 |
| 2nd | Solo Flyer | ||
| 3rd | Rags To Riches | ||
| 2008 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Rum Dum | 1:35.9 |
| 2nd | Majorca | ||
| 3rd | Mitanni | ||
| 2007 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Headturner | 1:36.1 |
| 2nd | Beauty Watch | ||
| 3rd | Mr Ubiquitous | ||
| 2006 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Cog Hill | 1:35.4 |
| 2nd | Spirit Of Tara | ||
| 3rd | Villa Bled | ||
| 2005 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Tickle | 2:06.4 |
| 2nd | Platinum Scissors | ||
| 3rd | Raw Instinct | ||
| 2004 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | This Manshood | 2:04.4 |
| 2nd | St Basil | ||
| 3rd | Another Warrior | ||
| 2003 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Restless | 2:04.4 |
| 2nd | The Kildare Kid | ||
| 3rd | Eminence Grise | ||
| 2002 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Freemason | 2:07.7 |
| 2nd | Restless | ||
| 3rd | Brighter Scene | ||
| 2001 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Sky Heights | 2:04.0 |
| 2nd | Yippyio | ||
| 3rd | Tis Love | ||
| 2000 Lord Mayor’s Cup |
1st | Integrate | 2:09.7 |
| 2nd | Figurehead | ||
| 3rd | My Duke | ||
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