Horse race
Liverpool City Cup Class Group 3 Location Randwick Racecourse , Sydney , Australia Inaugurated 1970 Race type Thoroughbred Distance 1,300 metres Surface Turf Track Right-handed Qualification Horses three years old and older Weight Handicap minimum 54 kg Purse $ 200,000 (2023)
The Liverpool City Cup is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality open handicap horse race for horses aged three years old and older, run over a distance of 1300 metres at Randwick Racecourse , Sydney , Australia in late February or early March. Total prize money for the race is A$ 200,000.
The race has had changes in grade, distance and location.[ 1] In 1974 the race was run in 2 divisions.[ 1] The race is held on the same race card as the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes .
Prior to 1970 there was an event called the Liverpool Handicap which was raced at a distance of 7 furlongs.[ 2] In 1969 the race known as the Warwick Farm Autumn Cup was raced in 1970 as the Liverpool City Cup.[ 3]
1970 - 1+ 1 ⁄2 miles (~2400 metres)
1971–1972 - 7 furlongs (~1400 metres)
1973–1978 - 1400 metres
1979–2007 - 1200 metres
2008 onwards - 1300 metres
1970–1978 - Principal Race
1979 onwards - Group 3[ 1]
2023 - Think About It[ 4]
2022 - Ellsberg[ 5]
2021 - Think It Over[ 6]
2020 - Quackerjack[ 7]
2019 - Dreamforce[ 8]
2018 - Crack Me Up
2017 - McCreery[ 9]
2016 - Charlie Boy[ 10]
2015 - It's Somewhat[ 11]
2014 - Terravista[ 12]
2013 - Skyerush[ 13]
2012 - Ofcourseican[ 14]
2011 - Triple Elegance[ 15]
2010 - Dreamscape[ 16]
2009 - Judged[ 17]
2008 - Danleigh[ 18]
2007 - The Free Stater[ 19]
2006 - Utzon[ 20]
2005 - Sam Sung a Song[ 21]
2004 - Carael Boy[ 22]
2003 - Planchet[ 23]
2002 - Bomber Bill[ 24]
2001 - Continuum[ 25]
2000 - Catatonic[ 26]
1999 - Return To Go[ 27]
1998 - Monopolize[ 28]
1997 - Accomplice[ 29]
1996 - Chlorophyll[ 30]
1995 - So Keen[ 31]
1994 - Silver Flyer[ 32]
1993 - Pharaoh[ 33]
1992 - All Archie[ 34]
1991 - All Archie[ 35]
1990 - Boasting[ 36]
1989 - Boasting[ 37]
1988 - Breakfast Creek[ 38]
1987 - Ma Chiquita[ 39]
1986 - Satin Sand[ 40]
1985 - Gunyatti[ 41]
1984 - Seeker's Gold[ 42]
1983 - Rubens[ 43]
1982 - Kalina
1981 - Arbogast
1980 - Le De'Jeuner
1979 - Lady Archon
1978 - Sabre Prince
1977 - Burwana
1976 - Wave King
1975 - Gilt Patten
1974 - †Toltrice / Itchy Feet
1973 - Lord Nelson
1972 - Zambari
1971 - Abdul
1970 - Blue Plume[ 3] [ 44]
† Race run in two divisions