QTC Cup
| QTC Cup | |
|---|---|
| Group 2 race | |
| Location |
Eagle Farm Racecourse Brisbane, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1979 (as Katies Cup) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Sponsor | Magic Millions (2013) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,300 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3 year old and older |
| Weight | Quality Handicap |
| Purse | A$175,000 (2014) |
The QTC (Queensland Turf Club) Cup is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held under open handicap conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1300 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse in Brisbane in late May or early June.[1] Prizemoney is A$175,000.[2]
Race history
The inaugural running of the race was in 1979 as the Katies Cup[3]
Race 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 onwards - QTC Cup
Race grade
- 1979–1983 - Group 3
- 1984 onwards - Group 2 race
Race distance
- 1979–2005 - 1200 metres
- 2006 onwards - 1300 metres
The winners
- 2014 - Sacred Star[4]
- 2013 - Galah[5]
- 2012 - Celtic Dancer[6]
- 2011 - Varrena Miss[7]
- 2010 - Catapulted[8]
- 2009 - Ortensia[9]
- 2008 - Chinchilla Rose[10]
- 2007 - Nova Star[11]
- 2006 - Messiaen[12]
- 2005 - Sir Breakfast[13]
- 2004 - Falkirk[14]
- 2003 - Into The Night[15]
- 2002 - Pembleton[16]
- 2001 - Century Kid[17]
- 2000 - Gallopini[18]
- 1999 - race not held
- 1998 - Scandinavia[19]
- 1997 - Celestial Choir[20]
- 1996 - Hareeba[21]
- 1995 - Bulldog Yeats[22]
- 1994 - Bellzevir[23]
- 1993 - Overpitch[24]
- 1992 - Schillaci[25]
- 1991 - Heavenly Knight[26]
- 1990 - Rechabite[27]
- 1989 - Vitalic[28]
- 1988 - race not held
- 1987 - Tolai[29]
- 1986 - Eye Of The Sky[30]
- 1985 - Pete’s Choice[31]
- 1984 - Manuan[32]
- 1983 - Nosey Parker[33]
- 1982 - My Gold Hope[34]
- 1981 - Tulip Town
- 1980 - Winter’s Dance[35]
- 1979 - Famoso Gris[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Winners and Past Results for the QTC Cup". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "QTC Cup". Brisbane Racing Club. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Eagle Farm Results (Official 1979 result Race 5 Katies Cup 1200m.)". The Sydney Morning Herald (Google News Archive (Digitize)). 10 June 1979. p. 65 (column 3). Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ 2014 result
- ↑ 2013 result
- ↑ 2012 result
- ↑ 2011 result
- ↑ 2010 result
- ↑ 2009 result
- ↑ 2008 result
- ↑ 2007 result
- ↑ 2006 result
- ↑ 2005 result
- ↑ 2004 result
- ↑ 2003 result
- ↑ "2002 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "2001 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "2000 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "1998 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "1997 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "1996 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "1995 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "1994 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "1993 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "1992 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "1991 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "1990 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "1989 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "1987 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "1986 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "1985 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "1984 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "1983 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "Eagle Farm Results (Official 1982 result Race 5 Katies Cup 1200m.)". The Sydney Morning Herald (Google News Archive (Digitize)). 6 June 1982. p. 69 (column 6,7). Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "Eagle Farm Results (Official 1980 result Race 6 Katies Cup 1200m.)". The Sydney Morning Herald (Google News Archive (Digitize)). 8 June 1980. p. 56 (column 3). Retrieved 26 May 2013.