Launceston Cup
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The Launcston Cup is a Tasmanian Turf Club Group 3
open handicap Thoroughbred
horse race run over a distance of 2400 metres at Launceston Racecourse in Mowbray
in February. It is competed for prize money of A$
300,000.
It is part of the Tasmanian Summer Racing Carnival, and is also one of Tasmania's main annual social events. The Cup was first run in 1865.
Group races
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open handicap Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
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horse race run over a distance of 2400 metres at Launceston Racecourse in Mowbray
Mowbray, Tasmania
Mowbray is a suburb of Launceston in the Australian state of Tasmania, it also contains the minor suburbs of Mowbray Heights and Vermont.The name 'Vermont' was given to the area of Mowbray in about 1823 by William Effingham Lawrence, a famous Tasmanian pioneer and colonist...
in February. It is competed for prize money of A$
Australian dollar
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300,000.
It is part of the Tasmanian Summer Racing Carnival, and is also one of Tasmania's main annual social events. The Cup was first run in 1865.
Distance
- 1865–1873 the race distance was 3 miles
- 1874 - 1879 the race distance was 2 miles
- 1880–1891 the race distance was 14 furlongs
- 1892–1968 the race distance was 12 furlongs
- 1969–1973 the race distance was 12 furlongs
- 1974–2001 the race distance was 2600 metres
- 2002 onwards the race distance was 2400 metres
Past winners
- 2011 Fast Future
- 2010 Larrys Never Late
- 2009 Zavite
- 2008 Ista Kareem
- 2007 Hofmeister
- 2006 Precise Timing
- 2005 Dakasha
- 2004 Zacielo
- 2003 St. Andrews
- 2002 St. Andrews
- 2001 Full Of Rhythm
- 2000 St. Andrews
- 1999 Streak
- 1998 King's Landing
- 1997 Ticking Away
- 1996 Free Beer
- 1995 Free Beer
- 1994 Rich Dreams
- 1993 Diamond Bases
- 1992 Star Cheers
- 1991 Bitter Spring
- 1990 Down The Pitch
- 1989 Shykoski
- 1988 Superior Way
- 1987 Brave Trespasser
- 1986 Epigram
- 1985 Scruples
- 1984 Martian's Son
- 1983 Nifty Red
- 1982 Andrias
- 1981 Anzaas
- 1980 Summer
- 1979 Jessephenie
- 1978 Recollect
- 1977 Brallos
- 1976 Brallos
- 1975 King Boongarie
- 1974 Trader
- 1973 Woodfield
- 1972 Shipwright
- 1971 Neamoc
- 1970 Red Tornado
- 1969 Rainbow Isle
- 1968 Limit
- 1967 San Sebastian
- 1966 Nicotera
- 1965 Marco's Folly
- 1964 Mayno
- 1963 Juraco
- 1962 Native Land
- 1961 Sweet Maine
- 1960 Overproof
- 1959 Wing Shades
- 1958 Tavua
- 1957 Lord Carrick
- 1956 Dongarra
- 1955 Vamos
- 1954 Vamos
- 1953 Lord Burleigh
- 1952 English
- 1951 Dick Turpin
- 1950 Tarcombe
- 1949 The Artist
- 1948 Manakau
- 1947 Miss Dart
- 1946 Gamelin
- 1945 Hero
- 1944 Son O'Val
- 1943 Entitle
- 1942 Jane Moorhead
- 1941 Old Days
- 1940 Beau Roi
- 1939 Keeping Watch
- 1938 Radiant Boy
- 1937 Royal Barb
- 1936 Coolart
- 1935 Gabbler
- 1934 Baanya
- 1933 Motive
- 1932 Finsbury
- 1931 Darpuna
- 1930 Tarapunga
- 1929 Laird O'Cockpen
- 1928 Lycurgides
- 1927 Head Girl
- 1926 Spreadeagle
- 1925 Seignorina
- 1924 Amazonia
- 1923 Seignorina
- 1922 Royal Reserve
- 1921 Sand Dune
- 1920 Trusty Blade
- 1919 Ordella
- 1918 Ordella
- 1917 Bucklaw
- 1916 Rock Temple
- 1915 Hayston
- 1914 Hugli
- 1913 Uncle Matt
- 1912 Desire
- 1911 Loyal Blue
- 1910 Iliad Drumreagh
- 1909 Golden Gate
- 1908 Regret
- 1907 Wathful
- 1906 Watchful
- 1905 Hatteras
- 1904 Southern Cross
- 1903 Chesterfield
- 1902 Cordon The Sirdar
- 1901 Royalty
- 1900 Eiridsdale
- 1899 Flintlock
- 1898 Sortie
- 1897 Mountaineer
- 1896 Caller Ou
- 1895 Golden King
- 1894 Amadeus
- 1893 Comedian
- 1892 Retreat
- 1891 Dundas
- 1890 Macquarie
- 1889 Chaldean
- 1888 Ruby
- 1887 The Knave
- 1886 Duration
- 1885 Hobart
- 1884 Sheet Anchor
- 1883 Rhesus
- 1882 Stockwell
- 1881 not held
- 1880 Swiveller
- 1879 Swiveller
- 1878 Aldinga
- 1877 Spark
- 1876 Strop
- 1875 Ella
- 1874 Strop
- 1873 Leo
- 1872 Misty Morn
- 1871 Romula
- 1870 not held
- 1869 Strop
- 1868 Fireworks
- 1867 Fishhook
- 1866 Strop
- 1865 Panic