Adelaide Cup

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The Adelaide Cup is a Group 2 thoroughbred horse race held in South Australia. It is handicap race run over 3200m (two miles) at Morphettville Racecourse in Adelaide Australia.

The cup is held on the second Monday of March since March 2006. Before 2006 it was held in May.

Effective from 2007 the race has been downgraded from Group 1 to Group 2 status due to a decision by the Australian Pattern Committee.

[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

2008 - Lacey Underall 2007 - Gallic 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

[edit] References

Australian Studbook - SAJC Adelaide Cup Race Winners