Group 2 race | |
Location | Eagle Farm Racecourse Brisbane, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1866 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Sponsor | XXXX (2022) |
Race information | |
Distance | 3,200 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three year old and older |
Weight | Quality handicap |
Purse | A$400,000 (2022) |
The Brisbane Cup is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and upwards, run under handicap conditions over a distance of 3200 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival.[1] Prize money is A$400,000.
Due to track reconstruction of Eagle Farm Racecourse for the 2014–15 racing season the event was transferred to Doomben Racecourse with a slightly shorter distance of 2200 metres.[2]