Group I race | |
Location | Flemington Racecourse Melbourne, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1863 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Sponsor | TAB (2024) |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,000 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Horses three years old and older Maidens ineligible |
Weight | Weight for Age |
Purse | A$3,000,000 (2024) |
The Australian Cup is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, held under Weight for Age conditions, over a distance of 2000 metres, at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in March during the VRC Autumn Racing Carnival.[1] Total prize money for the race is A$3,000,000.