Brisbane Cup
Appearance
Group 2 race | |
Location | Eagle Farm Racecourse Brisbane, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1866 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Sponsor | Lexus (2021) |
Race information | |
Distance | 3,200 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three year old and older |
Weight | Quality handicap |
Purse | A$400,000 (2021) |
The Brisbane Cup is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and upwards, run under handicap conditions over a distance of 3200 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival.[1] Prize money is A$400,000.
Due to track reconstruction of Eagle Farm Racecourse for the 2014–15 racing season the event was transferred to Doomben Racecourse with a slightly shorter distance of 2200 metres.[2]
History
The race was named as the Victory Cup in 1946 when racing was resumed after World War II in Queensland.[3]
Distance
- 1866 - 2+1⁄4 miles (~3600 metres)[4]
- 1867–1882 – 2 miles (~3200 metres)
- 1883 - 1+3⁄4 miles (~2800 metres)
- 1884–1887 – 2 miles (~3200 metres)
- 1888 - 1+3⁄4 miles (~2800 metres)
- 1889–1941 – 2 miles (~3200 metres)
- 1942–1945 - Race not run during World War II
- 1946 - 1+1⁄2 miles (~2400 metres)
- 1947–1972 – 2 miles (~3200 metres)
- 1973–2006 – 3200 metres
- 2007–2014 – 2400 metres
- 2015 – 2200 metres
- 2016 – 2400 metres
- 2017 – 2200 metres
- 2018 – 2200 metres
- 2019 – 2400 metres
- 2021 onwards – 3200 metres
Grade
- 1866–1979 - Principal race
- 1980–2006 - Grade 1
- 2007 onwards - Group 2
Venue
- 2015 - Doomben Racecourse[2]
- 2017 - Doomben Racecourse
- 2018 - Doomben Racecourse
Winners
- 2021 - Knights Order[5]
- 2020 - ‡race not held[6]
- 2019 - Sixties Groove[7]
- 2018 - Sedanzer[8]
- 2017 - Chocante[9]
- 2016 - Benzini[10]
- 2015 - Jetset Lad[11]
- 2014 - Floria[12]
- 2013 - Moriarity[13]
- 2012 - Lights Of Heaven[14]
- 2011 - Tullamore[15]
- 2010 - Crossthestart[16]
- 2009 - Scenic Shot[17]
- 2008 - Viewed[18]
- 2007 - Newport[19]
- 2006 - Art Success[20]
- 2005 - Portland Singa[21]
- 2004 - Danestorm[22]
- 2003 - Piachay[23]
- 2002 - Prized Gem[24]
- 2001 - Star Covet[25]
- 2000 - Yippyio[26]
- 1999 - Sheer Kingston[27]
- 1998 - Praise Indeed[28]
- 1997 - Desert Chill[29]
- 1996 - Dupain[30]
- 1995 - Desert Chill[31]
- 1994 - Sky Flyer[32]
- 1993 - Barbut Delcia[33]
- 1992 - Grooming[34]
- 1991 - Just A Dancer[35]
- 1990 - Shuzohra[36]
- 1989 - Coshking[37]
- 1988 - Lord Hybrow[38]
- 1987 - Limitless[39]
- 1986 - Marlon[40]
- 1985 - Foxseal[41]
- 1984 - Chiamare[42]
- 1983 - Amarant[43]
- 1982 - Queen's Road
- 1981 - Four Crowns
- 1980 - Love Bandit
- 1979 - Grey Affair
- 1978 - Muros
- 1977 - Reckless
- 1976 - Balmerino
- 1975 - Herminia
- 1974 - Igloo
- 1973 - Irish Whip
- 1972 - Mode
- 1971 - Royal Shah
- 1970 - Cachondeo
- 1969 - Galleon King
- 1968 - Prominence
- 1967 - Fulmen
- 1966 - Apa
- 1965 - Fair Patton
- 1964 - Fair Patton
- 1963 - Campo
- 1962 - Kamikaze
- 1961 - Tulloch
- 1960 - Valerius
- 1959 - Macdougal
- 1958 - Timor
- 1957 - Cambridge
- 1956 - Redcraze
- 1955 - The Wash
- 1954 - Lancaster
- 1953 - Hydrogen
- 1952 - Putoko
- 1951 - Prince O' Fairies
- 1950 - Silver Buzz
- 1949 - Sanctus
- 1948 - Sicarda
- 1947 - Blue Boots
- 1946 - Good Idea[3]
- 1942–45 - race not held
- 1941 - Lady Buzzard
- 1940 - Tragopan
- 1939 - Spear Chief
- 1938 - Spear Chief
- 1937 - Glen's Spear
- 1936 - Lough Neagh
- 1935 - Rivalli
- 1934 - St. Valorey
- 1933 - Herolage
- 1932 - St. Valorey
- 1931 - Royal Smile
- 1930 - Trainer
- 1929 - In Petto
- 1928 - Canning Queen
- 1927 - Kentle
- 1926 - Piastoon
- 1925 - Te Kara
- 1924 - Balaton
- 1923 - Seremite
- 1922 - Grichka
- 1921 - Impeyan
- 1920 - Golden Sunset
- 1919 - Venerable
- 1918 - Irish Princess
- 1917 - Bunting
- 1916 - Demeranthis
- 1915 - Rue Victoria
- 1914 - Cagou
- 1913 - Rosard
- 1912 - Goard
- 1911 - Black Paint
- 1910 - Curve
- 1909 - Fightaway
- 1908 - Plunder
- 1907 - Haidee
- 1906 - Scorcher
- 1905 - Fitz Grafton
- 1904 - Fitz Grafton
- 1903 - Jessie
- 1902 - Palmer
- 1901 - Rabato
- 1900 - Boreas Ii
- 1899 - Dundonald
- 1898 - Rubydor
- 1897 - Battalion
- 1896 - Tornado
- 1895 - Orville
- 1894 - Yelverton
- 1893 - Tridentate
- 1892 - Splendide
- 1891 - Lurline
- 1890 - Lyndhurst
- 1889 - Quicksilver
- 1888 - Sirius
- 1887 - Wetherondale
- 1886 - Bonnie Bee
- 1885 - Lancer
- 1884 - Legacy
- 1883 - Mozart
- 1882 - Proctor
- 1881 - Lord Clifden
- 1880 - Major
- 1879 - Sydney
- 1878 - †The Dean/Strathearn
- 1877 - Sunrise
- 1876 - Irish Stew
- 1875 - Carbine
- 1874 - Zanco
- 1873 - Wanderer
- 1872 - Zanco
- 1871 - Greyskim
- 1870 - Dandy
- 1869 - Premier
- 1868 - Sydney
- 1867 - North Australian
- 1866 - Forester
† Dead heat
‡ Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic
See also
References
- ^ "Winners and Past Results for the Brisbane Cup". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Good Idea Wins Qld Victory Cup (Official 1946 result Victory Cup 1 1/2 m)". The Barrier Miner, Broken Hill. Trove News Archive (Digitize). 6 May 1946. p. 1 (col.1). Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ "Brisbane Cup". Queensland History of Racing (Australia). 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ "2021 Result – Lexus Brisbane Cup (held 12?June 2021)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Important Information". brc.com.au. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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