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| location = [[Doomben Racecourse]]<br>[[Brisbane]], [[Australia]]
| location = [[Doomben Racecourse]]<br/>[[Brisbane]], [[Australia]]
| inaugurated = 1979 (as Katies Cup)
| inaugurated = 1979 (as Katies Cup)
| race type = [[Thoroughbred]] - [[Flat racing]]
| race type = [[Thoroughbred]] - [[Flat racing]]
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| weight = Quality Handicap
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| purse = '''[[Australian dollar|A$]]175,000 (2017)'''
| purse = [[Australian dollar|A$]]175,000 (2017)
| bonuses = Exempt from ballot in [[Stradbroke Handicap]] and [[Tattersall's Tiara]]
| bonuses = Exempt from ballot in [[Stradbroke Handicap]] and [[Tattersall's Tiara]]
| sponsor = Mirvac (2016)
| sponsor = Mirvac (2016)
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==History==
==History==
The inaugural running of the race was in 1979 as the Katies Cup<ref name="R1979">{{cite news|title= Eagle Farm Results ''(Official 1979 result Race 5 Katies Cup 1200m.)''|newspaper = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=10 June 1979|accessdate=26 May 2013|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OPtjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W-YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3794%2C3661534|publisher= Google News Archive (Digitize)|page=65 ''(column 3)''}}</ref>
The inaugural running of the race was in 1979 as the Katies Cup<ref name="R1979">{{cite news|title= Eagle Farm Results (Official 1979 result Race 5 Katies Cup 1200m.)|newspaper = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=10 June 1979|accessdate=26 May 2013|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OPtjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W-YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3794%2C3661534|publisher= Google News Archive (Digitize)|page=65 (column 3)}}</ref>


===Name===
===Name===
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*1993&ndash;1995 - Qantas Cup
*1993&ndash;1995 - Qantas Cup
*1996&ndash;2016 - QTC Cup
*1996&ndash;2016 - QTC Cup
*'''2017 - Moreton Cup'''
*2017 - Moreton Cup
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*2015 – 1200 metres
*2015 – 1200 metres
*2016 – 1300 metres
*2016 – 1300 metres
*'''2017 – 1200 metres'''
*2017 – 1200 metres
===Venue===
===Venue===
Due to track reconstruction of [[Eagle Farm Racecourse]] for the 2014&ndash;15 racing season the event is transferred to [[Doomben Racecourse]].<ref name="track_repair">{{cite web|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/superracing/frustration-as-fears-eagle-farms-re-opening-could-be-pushed-back-as-late-as-october/story-fnii0njy-1227188889009|accessdate=19 May 2015|date=18 January 2015|title=Frustration as fears Eagle Farm’s re-opening could be pushed back as late as October |publisher=[[The Courier Mail]]|first=Nathan|last=Exelby}}</ref>
Due to track reconstruction of [[Eagle Farm Racecourse]] for the 2014&ndash;15 racing season the event is transferred to [[Doomben Racecourse]].<ref name="track_repair">{{cite web|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/superracing/frustration-as-fears-eagle-farms-re-opening-could-be-pushed-back-as-late-as-october/story-fnii0njy-1227188889009|accessdate=19 May 2015|date=18 January 2015|title=Frustration as fears Eagle Farm’s re-opening could be pushed back as late as October |publisher=[[The Courier Mail]]|first=Nathan|last=Exelby}}</ref>

Revision as of 12:26, 31 May 2017

Moreton Cup
Group 2 race
LocationDoomben Racecourse
Brisbane, Australia
Inaugurated1979 (as Katies Cup)
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
SponsorMirvac (2016)
Race information
Distance1,200 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
WeightQuality Handicap
PurseA$175,000 (2017)
BonusesExempt from ballot in Stradbroke Handicap and Tattersall's Tiara

The Moreton Cup is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held under open handicap conditions, over a distance of 1200 metres at Doomben Racecourse in Brisbane, Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival.[1] Prizemoney is A$175,000.[2]

History

The inaugural running of the race was in 1979 as the Katies Cup[3]

Name

  • 1979–1982 - Katies Cup[3]
  • 1983 - Westfield Cup
  • 1984–1990 - Ansett Cup
  • 1991 - Ansett Australia Cup
  • 1992 - QTC Cup
  • 1993–1995 - Qantas Cup
  • 1996–2016 - QTC Cup
  • 2017 - Moreton Cup

Grade

  • 1979–1983 - Group 3
  • 1984 onwards - Group 2 race

Distance

  • 1979–2005 – 1200 metres
  • 2006–2014 – 1300 metres
  • 2015 – 1200 metres
  • 2016 – 1300 metres
  • 2017 – 1200 metres

Venue

Due to track reconstruction of Eagle Farm Racecourse for the 2014–15 racing season the event is transferred to Doomben Racecourse.[4]

Winners

  • 2016 - Spill The Beans[5]
  • 2015 - Ball Of Muscle[6]
  • 2014 - Sacred Star[7]
  • 2013 - Galah[8]
  • 2012 - Celtic Dancer[9]
  • 2011 - Varrena Miss[10]
  • 2010 - Catapulted[11]
  • 2009 - Ortensia[12]
  • 2008 - Chinchilla Rose[13]
  • 2007 - Nova Star[14]
  • 2006 - Messiaen[15]
  • 2005 - Sir Breakfast[16]
  • 2004 - Falkirk[17]
  • 2003 - Into The Night[18]
  • 2002 - Pembleton[19]
  • 2001 - Century Kid[20]
  • 2000 - Gallopini[21]
  • 1999 - race not held
  • 1998 - Scandinavia[22]
  • 1997 - Celestial Choir[23]
  • 1996 - Hareeba[24]
  • 1995 - Bulldog Yeats[25]
  • 1994 - Bellzevir[26]
  • 1993 - Overpitch[27]
  • 1992 - Schillaci[28]
  • 1991 - Heavenly Knight[29]
  • 1990 - Rechabite[30]
  • 1989 - Vitalic[31]
  • 1988 - race not held
  • 1987 - Tolai[32]
  • 1986 - Eye Of The Sky[33]
  • 1985 - Pete’s Choice[34]
  • 1984 - Manuan[35]
  • 1983 - Nosey Parker[36]
  • 1982 - My Gold Hope[37]
  • 1981 - Tulip Town
  • 1980 - Winter’s Dance[38]
  • 1979 - Famoso Gris[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Winners and Past Results for the QTC Cup". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  2. ^ "QTC Cup". Brisbane Racing Club. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "Eagle Farm Results (Official 1979 result Race 5 Katies Cup 1200m.)". The Sydney Morning Herald. Google News Archive (Digitize). 10 June 1979. p. 65 (column 3). Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  4. ^ a b Exelby, Nathan (18 January 2015). "Frustration as fears Eagle Farm's re-opening could be pushed back as late as October". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  5. ^ "2016 Result – Mirvac Qtc Cup (held 11 June 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  6. ^ "2015 Result – Magic Millions Qtc Cup (held 30 May 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  7. ^ "2014 Result – Magic Millions Qtc Cup (held 31 May 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  8. ^ "2013 Result – Magic Millions Qtc Cup (held 1 June 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  9. ^ "2012 Result – Q T C Cup (held 2 June 2012)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  10. ^ "2011 Result – Q T C Cup (held 4 June 2011)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  11. ^ "2010 Result – Q T C Cup (held 5 June 2010)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  12. ^ "2009 Result – T C L Electronics Q T C Cup (held 30 May 2009)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  13. ^ "2008 Result – Q.T.C. Cup (held 31 May 2008)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  14. ^ "2007 Result – Q T C Cup (held 2 June 2007)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  15. ^ "2006 Result – Q T C Cup (held 3 June 2006)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  16. ^ "2005 Result – Q.T.C. Cup (held 4 June 2005)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  17. ^ "2004 Result – Q.T.C. Cup (held 5 June 2004)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  18. ^ "2003 Result – Q.T.C. Cup (held 31 May 2003)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  19. ^ "2002 Result – Q.T.C. Cup (held 1 June 2002)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  20. ^ "2001 Result – Q.T.C. Cup (held 2 June 2001)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  21. ^ "2000 Result – Q.T.C. Cup (held 3 June 2000)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  22. ^ "1998 Result – Q.T.C. Cup (held 30 May 1998)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  23. ^ "1997 Result – Q.T.C. Cup (held 31 May 1997)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  24. ^ "1996 Result – Q.T.C. Cup (held 25 May 1996)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  25. ^ "1995 Result – The Qantas Cup (held 3 June 1995)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  26. ^ "1994 Result – Qantas Cup (held 4 June 1994)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  27. ^ "1993 Result – The Qantas Cup (held 5 June 1993)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  28. ^ "1992 Result – Q.T.C. Cup (held 30 May 1992)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  29. ^ "1991 Result – Ansett Australia Cup (held 1 June 1991)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  30. ^ "1990 Result – Ansett Cup (held 2 June 1990)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  31. ^ "1989 Result – Ansett Cup (held 3 June 1989)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  32. ^ "1987 Result – Ansett Cup (held 30 May 1987)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  33. ^ "1986 Result – Ansett Cup (held 31 May 1986)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  34. ^ "1985 Result – Ansett Cup (held 1 June 1985)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  35. ^ "1984 Result – Ansett Cup (held 2 June 1984)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  36. ^ "1983 Result – Westfield Cup (held 4 June 1983)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  37. ^ "Eagle Farm Results (Official 1982 result Race 5 Katies Cup 1200m.)". The Sydney Morning Herald. Google News Archive (Digitize). 6 June 1982. p. 69 (column 6,7). Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  38. ^ "Eagle Farm Results (Official 1980 result Race 6 Katies Cup 1200m.)". The Sydney Morning Herald. Google News Archive (Digitize). 8 June 1980. p. 56 (column 3). Retrieved 26 May 2013.
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