Moreton Cup
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History
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.
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 |