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The Dubbo Turf Club is pleased to launch the 2024 Dubbo City & Gilgandra Toyota Dubbo Gold Cup for 2024, with important prizemoney increases to two key feature races.

The Dubbo City & Gilgandra Toyota Dubbo Gold Cup will be run for $150,000 in 2024 – an increase of $50,000, while the XXXX Gold Vincent Gordon Flying Handicap will offer a prize purse of $75,000, up from $50,000.

“The Dubbo Gold Cup is an event which has grown significantly over the last decade,” Dubbo Turf Club General Manager Sam Fitzgerald said.

2023 Dubbo Cup winner Iknowastar (Pic: Janian McMillan).

“In the last decade the race has grown from $45,000 to $100,000 to $150,000 and with that it has seen stronger fields and broader engagement with the community.

“Discounting the two years during COVID-19 lockdowns, we have seen a pleasing increase in attendance and sponsorship culminating in the biggest crowd for a Cup Day in Dubbo for at least the last two decades in 2023.

“Our partnership with Dubbo City & Gilgandra Toyota – which enters its eighth year – came at important time for the Club. Through their support, it has provided integrity and strong brand association to improve the Dubbo Gold Cup event year to year.”

Long standing sponsors XXXX Gold will be the naming rights sponsor for the Vincent Gordon Flying Handicap – the feature sprint race on Dubbo Gold Cup Day.

“XXXX Gold, or parent companies Lion and Tooheys have been sponsors of our Club for almost 50 years. We are delighted to have them onboard to sponsor this important feature race.”

The Club will offer $445,000 in prizemoney across the eight-race program, which also includes the Arrowfield Country Magic Plate ($50,000) and Dubbo City & Gilgandra Toyota Super Maiden ($50,000).

Group 1 winning trainer Bjorn Baker has been officially announced as the Club’s Dubbo Gold Cup Ambassador for 2024 at the recent Dubbo Gold Cup launch event.

“We are thrilled to have Bjorn involved this year – he is one of the industry’s great characters and elite trainers.”

Baker trained Iknowastar to an all-the-way victory in track record time in the 2023 Dubbo Gold Cup, with Group 1 winning jockey Rachel King in the saddle.

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