Group 3 race | |
Location | Randwick Racecourse Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1890 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Sponsor | Schweppes (2021) |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,000 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three years old and older |
Weight | Quality handicap |
Purse | $160,000 (2021) |
The Summer Cup is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race held as a quality handicap for horses three years old and older and run over a distance of 2000 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in late December.[1] Total prize money for the race is A$160,000. The race was first run in 1890.