Moreton Cup

Moreton Cup
Group 2 race
LocationDoomben Racecourse
Brisbane, Australia
Inaugurated1979 (as Katies Cup)
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
SponsorAscot Green (2022)
Race information
Distance1,200 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
WeightQuality Handicap
PurseA$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]

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

  • 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 onwards – 1200 metres

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

  • 2022 - Baller[6]
  • 2021 - Baller[7]
  • 2020 - ‡race not held[8]
  • 2019 - Pretty In Pink[9]
  • 2018 - The Monstar[10]
  • 2017 - Deploy[11]
  • 2016 - Spill The Beans[12]
  • 2015 - Ball Of Muscle[13]
  • 2014 - Sacred Star[14]
  • 2013 - Galah[15]
  • 2012 - Celtic Dancer[16]
  • 2011 - Varrena Miss[17]
  • 2010 - Catapulted[18]
  • 2009 - Ortensia[19]
  • 2008 - Chinchilla Rose[20]
  • 2007 - Nova Star[21]
  • 2006 - Messiaen[22]
  • 2005 - Sir Breakfast[23]
  • 2004 - Falkirk[24]
  • 2003 - Into The Night[25]
  • 2002 - Pembleton[26]
  • 2001 - Century Kid[27]
  • 2000 - Gallopini[28]
  • 1999 - race not held
  • 1998 - Scandinavia[29]
  • 1997 - Celestial Choir[30]
  • 1996 - Hareeba[31]
  • 1995 - Bulldog Yeats[32]
  • 1994 - Bellzevir[33]
  • 1993 - Overpitch[34]
  • 1992 - Schillaci[35]
  • 1991 - Heavenly Knight[36]
  • 1990 - Rechabite[37]
  • 1989 - Vitalic[38]
  • 1988 - race not held
  • 1987 - Tolai[39]
  • 1986 - Eye Of The Sky[40]
  • 1985 - Pete's Choice[41]
  • 1984 - Manuan[42]
  • 1983 - Nosey Parker[43]
  • 1982 - My Gold Hope[44]
  • 1981 - Tulip Town
  • 1980 - Winter's Dance[45]
  • 1979 - Famoso Gris

‡ Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic

See also

References

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  2. ^ "QTC Cup". Brisbane Racing Club. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ 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. ^ a b "Winter Carnival Dates 2018". Racing Queensland. January 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  6. ^ "2022 Result – Ascot Green Moreton Cup (held 4 June 2022)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  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.
  9. ^ "2019 Result – Sky Racing Moreton Cup (held 1 June 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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  13. ^ "2015 Result – Magic Millions Qtc Cup (held 30 May 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
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  22. ^ "2006 Result – Q T C Cup (held 3 June 2006)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
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  29. ^ "1998 Result – Q.T.C. Cup (held 30 May 1998)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  30. ^ "1997 Result – Q.T.C. Cup (held 31 May 1997)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  31. ^ "1996 Result – Q.T.C. Cup (held 25 May 1996)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  32. ^ "1995 Result – The Qantas Cup (held 3 June 1995)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  33. ^ "1994 Result – Qantas Cup (held 4 June 1994)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  34. ^ "1993 Result – The Qantas Cup (held 5 June 1993)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  35. ^ "1992 Result – Q.T.C. Cup (held 30 May 1992)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  36. ^ "1991 Result – Ansett Australia Cup (held 1 June 1991)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  37. ^ "1990 Result – Ansett Cup (held 2 June 1990)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  38. ^ "1989 Result – Ansett Cup (held 3 June 1989)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  39. ^ "1987 Result – Ansett Cup (held 30 May 1987)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  40. ^ "1986 Result – Ansett Cup (held 31 May 1986)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
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  43. ^ "1983 Result – Westfield Cup (held 4 June 1983)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  44. ^ "Eagle Farm Results (Official 1982 result Race 5 Katies Cup 1200m.)". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 June 1982. p. 69 (column 6,7). Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  45. ^ "Eagle Farm Results (Official 1980 result Race 6 Katies Cup 1200m.)". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 June 1980. p. 56 (column 3). Retrieved 26 May 2013.