Australian Cup 2021 Barrier Draw & Final Field
- The barrier draw has been conducted for the 2021 Australian Cup
- This Group One will be contested on Saturday, March 6
- Full field available below
Fifty Stars has drawn barrier three for the 2021 Australian Cup. (Getty)
Despite falling just short of victory in last Saturday's Blamey Stakes, Fifty Stars will be following a familiar pattern which saw him take out the 2020 edition of this race.
The six-year-old prevailed off a a seven day turnaround and out of the same event, secured his first Group One in the process while he has drawn barrier three in the 2021 Australian Cup.
After a frustrating back-end to his last autumn which followed on to a spring campaign when going winless from six outings, Shared Ambition broke a drought when prevailing first-up at Randwick and arrives to this feature off a second in the Group Two Peter Young Stakes.
This Chris Waller-trained import will jump from gate two this Saturday under Mark Zahra.
It will be a big step up in class for the in-form Defibrillate (barrier four) who rebounded from a frustrating dead-heat to win comfortably on February 20.
Harlem (barrier seven) is a dual winner of the Australian Cup (2018, 2019) and with Humidor (barrier 12) makes it a total of three past winners of this race to be participating in 2021.
A total of 17 runners have accepted for the 2021 Australian Cup.
Australian Cup 2021 Barriers & Final Field
| No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Humidor (NZ) | Chris Waller | Damian Lane | 12 | 59kg | $19 |
| 2 | Harlem (GB) | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | Michael Walker | 7 | 59kg | $31 |
| 3 | Fifty Stars (IRE) | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | John Allen | 3 | 59kg | $4.20 |
| 4 | Homesman (USA) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Jye McNeil | 14 | 59kg | $15 |
| 5 | Warning | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Damien Oliver | 15 | 59kg | $34 |
| 6 | Angel Of Truth | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | William Pike | 13 | 59kg | $18 |
| 7 | Best Of Days (GB) | James Cummings | Luke Nolen | 17 | 59kg | $26 |
| 8 | Steel Prince (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Jamie Kah | 11 | 59kg | $12 |
| 9 | Chapada | Michael Moroney | Daniel Stackhouse | 9 | 59kg | $21 |
| 10 | Platoon | Neville Parnham | Brad Parnham | 10 | 59kg | $31 |
| 11 | Shared Ambition (IRE) | Chris Waller | Mark Zahra | 2 | 59kg | $10 |
| 12 | Defibrillate (NZ) | Patrick Payne | Billy Egan | 4 | 59kg | $13 |
| 13 | San Huberto (IRE) | Matt Cumani | Dean Yendall | 6 | 59kg | $21 |
| 14 | Nonconformist | Grahame Begg | Luke Currie | 16 | 59kg | $11 |
| 15 | Miami Bound (NZ) | Danny O'Brien | Daniel Moor | 8 | 57kg | $61 |
| 16 | Miss Siska | Matthew Smith | Michael Dee | 5 | 57kg | $31 |
| 17 | Paradee | Danny O'Brien | Craig Williams | 1 | 57kg | $6 |
Odds courtesy of bookmaker.com.au & correct at 12.45pm on 03/03/2021.
Australian Cup 2021 FAQs
When is the 2021 Australian Cup?
The 2021 Australian Cup is scheduled to start at 4.45pm (AEDT) on Saturday, March 6.
It will run as Race 8 on the Flemington program.
How can I live stream the Australian Cup?
Visit our live streaming hub for all the information on how to live stream the Australian Cup and all other Australian horse races.
Who won the 2020 Australian Cup?
Fifty Stars won the 2020 Australian Cup.
What distance is the Australian Cup?
The Australian Cup is run over a distance of 2000 metres.
What is the Australian Cup worth?
The Australian Cup is worth a total of $1,500,000.
$900,000 of that goes to the winner.
