| Group I race | |
 Lucrative, 1941 winner Maurice McCarten up | |
| Location | Randwick Racecourse Sydney, Australia |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1862 (as Jockey Club Handicap) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Sponsor | Schweppes (2023) |
| Website | Australian Jockey Club |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 3,200 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three year old and older |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | A$2,000,000 (2023) |
The Sydney Cup is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred handicap horse race, for horses three years old and older, run over 3200 metres at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in the autumn during the ATC Championships series and it is the longest race in the club.[1] Total prize money is A$2,000,000.
The origins of this race are associated with colonial Sydney and the growth of thoroughbred racing in the colony during the 1850s. The Australian Jockey Club initiated an Autumn race meet of initially two days and expanded it as horse racing became the most attended sport meeting.
- ^ "Winners and Past Results for the Sydney Cup". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2015.