• Source: Kingsford-Smith Cup

The Kingsford-Smith Cup, registered as the BTC Cup is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred Weight for Age horse race, run over a distance of 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. Total prizemoney is A$1,000,000.




History


The race has been growing in status and was elevated to Group 1 in 2006 and has been won by some notable sprinters such as Apache Cat and Black Caviar.
The original race name was named in honour of former long time committeeman of the Brisbane Amateur Turf Club, J.T. Delaney.
In 2017 the Brisbane Racing Club moved the race from Doomben Racecourse to Eagle Farm Racecourse and renamed the race after Australian aviator Charles Kingsford Smith.




= Name

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1964–1982 - J.T. Delaney Quality Handicap
1983 - Power Hotels Quality
1984 - Stefan Sprint
1985–1990 - Tourist Minister's Cup
1991–1994 - Robin's Kitchen Cup
1995–1997 - Foster's Cup
1998–2000 - Carlton Cup
2001 - Carlton Draught Cup
2002–2003 - Wyndham Estate Cup
2004–2016 - BTC Cup
2017 - Kingsford-Smith Cup




= Grade

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1964–1979 - Principal Race
1980–1982 - Listed Race
1983–1986 - Group 3
1987–2005 - Group 2
2006 onwards - Group 1 race




= Distance

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1964–1972 - 7 furlongs (~1400 metres)
1973–1979 – 1200 metres
1980–1990 – 1350 metres
1991–2016 – 1200 metres
2017 – 1300 metres
2018 – 1350 metres
2019 – 1300 metres




= Venue

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Prior to 2013 - Doomben Racecourse
2013 - Eagle Farm Racecourse
2014–2016 - Doomben Racecourse
2017 - Eagle Farm Racecourse
2018 - Doomben Racecourse
2019 - Eagle Farm Racecourse




Winners






See also


List of Australian Group races
Group races




References

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• Sydney
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• List of Australian Group races
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