Gawler Barossa Jockey Club

Get ready to kick off Gawler Cup Week in style at the 2025 Sportsbet Barrier Draw & Calcutta!

Join us for an exciting evening of racing fun and entertainment! Be part of the Barrier Draw, with the chance to help draw a barrier for one of the Gawler Cup runners. Trainers and connections will be in the room, adding to the excitement as the barriers are revealed.

The night continues with the action-packed Calcutta Auction, hosted by Felix Von Hofe from Sportsbet — guaranteed to bring laughs, energy, and friendly competition.

The bar will be open and a $25 bistro menu will be available for dinner.

Entry is free for all attendees. If you’d like to join in on the Calcutta fun, raffle tickets are $5 each, available for purchase on the night.

Whether you’re a first-time attendee or a seasoned racing fan, this is your chance to get involved, enjoy a great night out, and kick off Gawler Cup Week in style!

THE TICKET DRAW

Tickets are $5 each and are available both prior to and on the night. The Calcutta commences with one ticket being drawn for each runner in the Holdfast Insurance Brokers Gawler Cup. If your ticket is drawn, you ‘own’ that horse ahead of the auction stage! All proceeds from the ticket draw go into the prize pool.

THE AUCTION

Each horse will be auctioned to the attendees at the Calcutta, who have the opportunity to bid for that horse. You can bid on your own, or you might choose to pool resources with others at your table.

After the hammer falls on each runner:

50 per cent of the sale price goes to the person who drew that horse in the ticket draw; and the remaining 50 per cent goes into the ever-growing prize pool.

The highest bidder in the auction stage becomes the new owner of that horse. Successful bidders must pay for their horses on the night – Cash and EFTPOS facilities will be available.

AFTER THE RACE

After the running of the Holdfast Insurance Brokers Gawler Cup on Friday 27th October, the prize pool (consisting of all ticket sales plus fifty per cent of auction proceeds) is divided as follows:

60% to the owner of the winning horse;

20% to the owner of the second placegetter;

15% to the owner of the third placegetter;

and 5% the last placed horse.

Like a sweepstakes only better!