Moreton Cup

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Moreton Cup
Group 2 race
Location Doomben Racecourse
Brisbane, Australia
Inaugurated1979 (as Katies Cup)
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Sponsor Ascot Green (2022)
Race information
Distance1,200 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
WeightQuality Handicap
Purse A$250,000 (2022)
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$250,000. [2]

Contents

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 onwards - Moreton Cup

Grade

Distance

Venue

Due to track reconstruction of Eagle Farm Racecourse for the 2014–15 racing season the event was transferred to Doomben Racecourse. [4] The event was moved in 2018 to the Sunshine Coast. [5]

Winners

‡ Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "QTC Cup". Brisbane Racing Club. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Eagle Farm Results (Official 1979 result Race 5 Katies Cup 1200m.)". The Sydney Morning Herald . 10 June 1979. p. 65 (column 3). Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  4. 1 2 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.
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  7. ↑ "2021 Result – Ascot Green Moreton Cup (held 5 June 2021)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Important Information". brc.com.au. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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