Adelaide Cup
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The Adelaide Cup is a Group 1 thoroughbred horse race held in South Australia. It is handicap race run over 3200m (two miles) at Morphettville Racecourse in Adelaide Australia.
Effective from 2007 the racing has been downgraded to Group 2 status due to a decision by the Australian Pattern Committe.
[edit] Race history
- From 1884 to 1944 the race was run over 13 furlongs (approximately 2600 metres).
- In 1980 and 2000 the race was run at Victoria Park.
[edit] Past winners
- 2006 - Exalted Time
- 2005 - Demerger
- 2004 - Pantani
- 2003 - Pillage 'N Plunder
- 2002 - The A Train
- 2001 - Apache King
- 2000 - Bohemiath
- 1999 - Sheer Kingston
- 1998 - The Hind
- 1997 - Cronus
- 1996 - French Resort
- 1995 - Scrupulous
- 1994 - Our Pompeii
- 1993 - Our Pompeii
- 1992 - Subzero
- 1991 - Ideal Centreman
- 1990 - Water Boatman
- 1989 - Lord Reims
- 1988 - Lord Reims
- 1987 - Lord Reims
- 1986 - Mr. Lomondy
- 1985 - Toujours Mio
- 1984 - Moss Kingdom
- 1983 - Amarant
- 1982 - Dealer's Choice
- 1981 - Just A Dash
- 1980 - Yashmak
- 1979 - Panamint
- 1978 - Hyperno
- 1977 - Reckless
- 1976 - Grand Scale
- 1975 - Soulman
- 1974 - Phar Ace
- 1973 - Tavel
- 1972 - Wine Taster
- 1971 - Laelia
- 1970 - Tavel
- 1969 - Gnapur
- 1968 - Rain Lover
- 1967 - Fulmen
- 1966 - Prince Camillo
- 1965 - Hunting Horn
- 1964 - Jamagne
- 1963 - Woolstar
- 1962 - Cheong Sam
- 1961 - Far Away Places
- 1960 - Lourdale
- 1959 - Mac
- 1958 - Star Aim
- 1957 - Borgia
- 1956 - Pushover
- 1955 - Storm Glow
- 1954 - Spearfolio
- 1953 - Royal Padjeant
- 1952 - Aldershot
- 1951 - Peerless Fox
- 1950 - Peerless Fox
- 1949 - Colin
- 1948 - Sanctus
- 1947 - Beau Cheval
- 1946 - Little Tich
- 1945 - Blankenburg
- 1944 - Chief Watchman
- 1943 - race not held
- 1942 - race not held
- 1941 - Yodvara
- 1940 - Apostrophe
- 1939 - Son Of Aurous
- 1938 - Dartford
- 1937 - Donaster
- 1936 - Cape York
- 1935 - Mellion
- 1934 - Sir Roseland
- 1933 - Infirmiere
- 1932 - Romany Rye
- 1931 - Suzumi
- 1930 - Temptation
- 1929 - Parallana
- 1928 - Altimeter
- 1927 - Three Kings
- 1926 - Spearer
- 1925 - Stralia
- 1924 - Wynette
- 1923 - King Ingoda
- 1922 - Repique
- 1921 - Sir Marco
- 1920 - Wee Gun
- 1919 - Dependence
- 1918 - Elsdon
- 1917 - Greencap
- 1916 - St. Spasa
- 1915 - Naxbery
- 1914 - Hamburg Belle
- 1913 - Midnight Sun
- 1912 - Eye Glass
- 1911 - Eye Glass
- 1910 - Medaglia
- 1909 - Kooringa
- 1908 - Destinist
- 1907 - Spinaway
- 1906 - Dynamite
- 1905 - Troytown
- 1904 - Sport Royal
- 1903 - Sojourner
- 1902 - The Idler
- 1901 - Gunga Din
- 1900 - Tarquin
- 1899 - Contrast
- 1898 - Paul Pry
- 1897 - Mora
- 1896 - Warpaint
- 1895 - Elswick
- 1894 - Port Admiral
- 1893 - Vakeel
- 1892 - Jericho
- 1891 - Stanley
- 1890 - Shootover
- 1889 - The Lawyer
- 1888 - race not held
- 1887 - race not held
- 1886 - race not held
- 1885 - Lord Wilton
- 1884 - Malua
- 1883 - Sting
- 1882 - Euclid
- 1881 - Totalisator
- 1880 - Firstwater
- 1879 - Banter
- 1878 - Glenormiston
- 1877 - Aldinga
- 1876 - Impudence
- 1875 - Lurline
- 1874 - Ace Of Trumps
- 1873 - Dolphin
- 1872 - Australian Buck
- 1871 - race not held
- 1870 - race not held
- 1869 - Norma
- 1868 - Cupbearer
- 1867 - Cowra
- 1866 - Cowra
- 1865 - Ebor
- 1864 - Falcon