Brisbane Cup
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ClassGroup 2
LocationEagle Farm Racecourse
Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane, Australia
Inaugurated1866
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
 Lough Neagh, 1936 winner | |
| Class | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| Location | Eagle Farm Racecourse Brisbane, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1866 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Sponsor | XXXX (2022-2025) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 3,200 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three year old and older |
| Weight | Quality handicap |
| Purse | A$400,000 (2025) |
The Brisbane Cup is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and upwards, run under handicap conditions at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival.[1]
Distance
The race was named as the Victory Cup in 1946 when racing was resumed after World War II in Queensland.[2]
Due to track reconstruction of Eagle Farm Racecourse the event was transferred to Doomben Racecourse with a slightly shorter distance of 2200 metres.[3]
- 1866 - 2+1⁄4 miles (~3600 metres)[4]
- 1867–1882 – 2 miles (~3200 metres)
- 1883 - 1+3⁄4 miles (~2800 metres)
- 1884–1887 – 2 miles (~3200 metres)
- 1888 - 1+3⁄4 miles (~2800 metres)
- 1889–1941 – 2 miles (~3200 metres)
- 1942–1945 - Race not run during World War II
- 1946 - 1+1⁄2 miles (~2400 metres)
- 1947–1972 – 2 miles (~3200 metres)
- 1973–2006 – 3200 metres
- 2007–2014 – 2400 metres
- 2015 – 2200 metres
- 2016 – 2400 metres
- 2017 & 2018 – 2200 metres
- 2019 – 2400 metres
- 2021 onwards – 3200 metres
Grade
- 1866–1979 - Principal race
- 1980–2006 - Group 1
- 2007 onwards - Group 2
Venue
- 2015 - Doomben Racecourse[3]
- 2017 - Doomben Racecourse
- 2018 - Doomben Racecourse