Geelong Cup

Geelong Cup
ClassGroup 3
LocationGeelong Racecourse, Geelong, Australia
Inaugurated1872
Race typeThoroughbred
SponsorLadbrokes (20242)
WebsiteGeelong Racing Club
Race information
Distance2,400 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationOpen
WeightHandicap
Purse$500,000 (2024)

The Geelong Cup is a Geelong Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, held under handicap conditions over a distance of 2400 metres at the Geelong Racecourse, Geelong, Victoria, Australia on a Wednesday in late October. The prize money for the race is A$500,000, and the race is considered one of the most reliable guides to the result of the Melbourne Cup.