Coongy Cup

The Coongy Cup, registered as the Coongy Handicap, is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race held under open handicap conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 2000 metres, held at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in October.

The race is run on the second day of the MRC Spring Carnival (Caulfield Cup day) and the winner is exempt from ballot in the Caulfield Cup which is run on the third day.

Between 1998 and 2018 the race was run on the Caulfield Cup day of the MRC Spring Carnival.

During World War II the race was run at Flemington Racecourse.

[2] The race was run at Sandown Park Racecourse in 1997 and 1998 on a Sunday.