RECAP: 2017 Bunbury Cup | photos, videos

The last race of the day was won easily by Tommi Toucan ($12) and apprentice jockey Kate Witten who left the field for dead, saluting by four lengths. 

Congratulations to Material Man and jockey Chris Parnham for winning the 2017 Bunbury Cup by more than two lengths. 

Zarantz finished second while Eleven Seconds was third. 

Something tells us Chris Parnham was pretty happy with that one. 

The Bunbury Cup is the next one at 4.55pm. Have you picked a winner yet? Here’s a look at the field. 

Instagram has been the home of #Bunburycup selfies today. Here’s a selection of the best. 

One of the best horses in WA right now, Diablerie has won yet another race at Bunbury Turf Club. Despite giving the leader Greco a five length headstart on the corner, Jason Whiting was able to lift his mount to win by nearly two lengths. 

Bunbury horse Salty and jockey Joseph Azzopardi win race six ahead of Glen Albyn and Grinding Hard. Salty is trained by Bunbury Turf Club vice president Ross Price. 

Congratulations to Stacey Reynolds who was crowned the winner of Fashions on the Field on Bunbury Cup day. Check out the full gallery of entrants here. 

A perfect ride from William Pike gave Turning Point victory in race five. Miss Meika finished second while Big Cabbage was third. 

Peter Hall takes the win in race four with Burger Time ($7) in a helter-skelter run for jockey Peter Hall. 

A great ride by jockey Aaron Mitchell sees Mantime win the third of the day.

Strong favourite Scandal Maker ($1.90) had punters a little nervous before the bend but he showed real grit in the straight to muscle his way to a win for jockey Brad Parnham. Hillbert and Mybak finished second and third respectively. 

‘The Flying Scotsman’ Lee Newman has won the first race with Bunbury based horse Foxy Princess ($21) leading all the way to score for trainer Simon Foster. 

Retosona finished second while Kiwi Fantasy was third.

Eleven runners are set to contest the 2017 XXXX Gold Bunbury Cup and the Mail has run a close eye over each in a bid to find the winner. Check it out here. 

Bunbury Turf Club traditionally hosts three black-type races each season. The Prince of Wales Cup, the Bunbury Stakes and the Bunbury Cup.

Prince of Wales Cup

Rising star Material Man claimed the first feature-race victory of the 2017 South West Autumn Carnival when he took out the listed $100,000 The Prince Of Wales Hotel Cup for trainer Justin Warwick and jockey Chris Parnham. 

Bunbury Stakes

Man Booker continued his autumn sprint dominance with an outstanding triumph in the listed $120,000 APH Contractors-Bunbury Stakes. Congratulations to jockey Jerry Noske and trainer Dan Morton.

Every year the team from the Bunbury Mail visit the Bunbury Cup with their cameras to capture race goers dressed in their finest. Check out all the outfits snapped in 2016 and be sure to bring along a smile on Thursday. 

1.Beau Heed, Little Lilac, Prince Elliot and Lords Ransom are the only multiple winners, each successful twice.

2) Iconic horseman Colin Webster has trained the most winners with five, including subsequent Melbourne Cup winner Rogan Josh.

3) American sire Serheed has produced the winner of the race on five separate occasions.

4) The longest priced winner since 1983 was Feverish who won at 25/1 in 1992.

5) The last favourite to win the race was the Adam Durrant trained Tick Tick Bloom in 2015. Before that it was Lord's Ransom in 2008. 

6) The highest impost carried to victory was 60.5kgs by Paris Prince in 1977.

7) The next year saw a nine year old Indian Shell become the oldest XXXX Gold Bunbury Cup winner on record.

8) North Globe is the only three-year-old to have won the race, he was successful back in 1962.

9) Barrier two has carried the most winners since 1967 with seven. Mares have 17 wins in the Cup since 1928.

10) The Bunbury Cup was first run in 1894 when it was won by five year old gelding Tremloando.

11) Current-day jockey Troy Turner has the best record in the race, winning it four times.

12) Shaun O'Donnell and J Marshall, as well as WA Racing Hall Of Fame Inductees Frank Treen and Eric Treffone, have all saluted on three occasions.

Each year the Bunbury Mail encourages race goers to use the hashtag #BunburyCup on social media. We then pull together all the photos into a gallery to show how the public see the day. This one always has plenty of great shots and is popular viewing. 

Relive all the highlights of the 2016 gallery here.

Having a flutter on a horse can be as easy or as difficult as you want to make it. Take it from a long-time punter, neither are guaranteed results. Here are some ways you could have a punt on the Bunbury Cup. 

Win: Also known as betting 'on the nose', win betting is by far the most popular bet type. It is a bet made on a single horse to finish first.

Place: A place bet will pay if the horse comes first, second or third, as long as there are eight or more runners in the race. If there are less than eight, like race four, there will only be money paid on the first two. 

Each way: A combination of a win bet and a place bet. $5 each way means a $5 bet on a win, and a $5 bet on a place, making a total bet of $10.

Exacta: Betting on the first and second place winners, in the correct order.

Quinella: Betting on the first and second place winners, but in any order.

Trifecta: Betting on the first, second and third place winners, in the correct order.

First 4: Betting on a First 4 means you must select the correct finishing order of the first four horses across the post.

Please be sure to gamble responsibly. 

2017 XXXX Gold Bunbury Cup

Date: March 22

Location: Bunbury Turf Club

Gates open: 11am

Cup time: 4.55pm

Weather forecast: Partly cloudy and 23 degree