Class | Group 3 |
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Location | Bendigo Racecourse, Bendigo, Australia |
Inaugurated | 1868 [1] |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Apiam (2023) [1] |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,400 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Open |
Weight | Handicap |
Purse | $500,000 (2023) |
The Bendigo Cup, previously called the Sandhurst Cup, [1] is a Bendigo Jockey Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, held under handicap conditions over a distance of 2400 metres at the Bendigo Racecourse, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia on a Wednesday in late October or early November. [1] The race has a total prize money of $500,000, [1] and is a local public holiday. [2]