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Moreton Cup

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History

PRINCE OF BOOM winning the THE STAR MORETON CUP
PRINCE OF BOOM winning the THE STAR MORETON CUP Picture: Michael McInally/Racing Queensland

The Moreton Cup is a Group 2 race conducted by the Brisbane Racing Club as a feature sprint event of the Brisbane racing carnival.

The Moreton Cup was introduced in 1979 as the Katies Cup and subsequently carried other sponsor names race before it was established as the QTC Cup in 1992.

2017 was the first running of the race under the title of the Moreton Cup. The Queensland Turf Club (QTC) merged with the Brisbane Racing Club in 2010.

The QTC Cup/Moreton Cup is run over 1200m under set weights and penalty conditions and is the traditional final lead-up race to the Stradbroke Handicap.

The QTC Cup/Moreton Cup has been run at 1200m since its inception in 1979 apart from the years 2006-2014 when the distance was increased to 1300m.

The QTC Cup/Moreton Cup was introduced as a Group 3 race in 1979 and was promoted to Group 2 in 1984.

The race has been run at Eagle Farm every year with exception of 2015 when it was transferred to Doomben. Caloundra then hosted it in 2018 and it was run at Doomben in 2019.

Although giving the winner penalty free ballot exemption for the Stradbroke Handicap, no horse has won the QTC Cup/Stradbroke double, perhaps because of the short seven day time span between the two races.

The race has been won eight times by fillies/mares and three-year-olds boast a strong record in the race.

Pretty in Pink lost the 2019 running due to a swab.

The 2020 Moreton Cup was abandoned due to the coronavirus.

In 2023 it was worth prizemoney of $300,000.

Notable winners of the QTC Cup include Winter's Dance, Tulip Town, My Gold Hope, Manuan, Eye Of The Sky, Vitalic, Rechabite, Schillaci, Hareeba, Scandinavia, Falkirk, Sir Breakfast, Ortensia, Sacred Star, Ball Of Muscle and Baller x2.

The 2023 Moreton Cup was won by Prince Of Boom from Far Too Easy and Contemptuous.


Racing and Sports

Previous Moreton Cup Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
PRINCE OF BOOM (AUS) 4G
SPIRIT OF BOOM (AUS) - DAZZLING DISPLAY (AUS) RED DAZZLER (AUS)
TIM CLARK 56.0 ROBERT HEATHCOTE 4
BALLER (AUS) 6G
HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - FUWA (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS)
HUGH BOWMAN 57.0 TONY GOLLAN 3
BALLER (AUS) 5G
HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - FUWA (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS)
G BOSS 55.5 TONY GOLLAN 6
BRAVE SONG (AUS) 4G
YOUR SONG (AUS) - BRAVE CHOICE (AUS) DR FONG (USA)
JAMES MCDONALD 56.0 P & P SNOWDEN 8
THE MONSTAR (AUS) 7G
CALIFORNIA DANE (AUS) - SIROCCO MIST (AUS) BROCCO (USA)
MS S BOGEN-HUBER 57.0 BRETT CAVANOUGH 5
DEPLOY (AUS) 4G
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - CRIMSON REIGN (AUS) RED RANSOM (USA)
TIM CLARK 53.0 GERALD RYAN 10
SPILL THE BEANS (AUS) 3C
SNITZEL (AUS) - MISS DODWELL (AUS) FALBRAV (IRE)
TIM CLARK 53.0 GERALD RYAN 11
BALL OF MUSCLE (AUS) 4G
DUBAWI (IRE) - PARFORE (NZ) GOLD BROSE (AUS)
G SCHOFIELD 56.5 JOSEPH PRIDE 1
SACRED STAR (AUS) 4G
FLYING SPUR (AUS) - IRISH NOVA (NZ) O'REILLY (NZ)
TIMOTHY BELL 54.5 TONY PIKE 4
GALAH (AUS) 4H
REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - RINKY DINK (AUS) DISTORTED HUMOR (USA)
K MCEVOY 53.0 PETER SNOWDEN 10
CELTIC DANCER (AUS) 4G
CHOISIR (AUS) - LITTLE WONDER WHY (AUS) KALA DANCER (GB)
TIMOTHY BELL 54.5 NOEL DOYLE 1
VARENNA MISS (AUS) 4M
REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - MICA'S PRIDE (AUS) BITE THE BULLET (USA)
D DUNN 53.5 TONY NOONAN 15
CATAPULTED (AUS) 4G
CATBIRD (AUS) - SIREN MISS (AUS) UMATILLA (NZ)
DAMIEN OLIVER 57.0 MARK KAVANAGH 6
ORTENSIA (AUS) 3F
TESTA ROSSA (AUS) - AERATE'S PICK (AUS) PICNICKER (AUS)
CRAIG WILLIAMS 52.0 TONY NOONAN 6
CHINCHILLA ROSE (AUS) 3F
LION HUNTER (AUS) - CHIARA (AUS) LAST TYCOON (IRE)
S BASTER 52.0 STEELE RYAN 4
NOVA STAR (AUS) 4M
IGLESIA (AUS) - FILNOVA (AUS) LUSKIN STAR (AUS)
M RODD 53.5 KELLY SCHWEIDA 10
MESSIAEN (AUS) 6G
CELESTIAL DANCER (IRE) - GRAND SHOWER (AUS) GRAND ROCKY (AUS)
J HOLDER 56.5 R K MCCALL 12
SIR BREAKFAST (AUS) 5G
BREAKFAST CREEK (AUS) - REVIEWED (AUS) DOUBLE CENTURY (AUS)
D NIKOLIC 53.0 LIAM BIRCHLEY 8
FALKIRK (NZ) 3C
TALE OF THE CAT (USA) - MADAM VALETA (NZ) PALACE MUSIC (USA)
S GALLOWAY 53.5 P O'SULLIVAN 7
INTO THE NIGHT (AUS) 4G
RHYTHM (USA) - MARSHOW (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS)
S SEAMER 54.5 KEITH DRYDEN 11
PEMBLETON (AUS) 4G
MARAUDING (NZ) - ROYAL ARIA (NZ) PALACE MUSIC (USA)
B YORK 55.0 JOHN MORRISEY 7
CENTURY KID (NZ) 3G
CENTAINE (AUS) - ZEFFI (NZ) POMPEII COURT (USA)
L BEASLEY 54.0 GRAEME ROGERSON 9
GALLOPINI (AUS) 4G
CANNY LAD (AUS) - RANCHEETAH (AUS) RANCHER (AUS)
MICHAEL CAHILL 51.5 DAVID HALL 2

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