Doomben Cup
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Brisbane, Australia
 Bernborough,1946 winner | |
| Class | Group 1 |
|---|---|
| Location | Doomben Racecourse Brisbane, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1933 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Sponsor | XXXX (2025) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Horses three years old and older |
| Weight | Weight for Age |
| Purse | A$1,000,000 (2025) |
The Doomben Cup is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, run under Weight for Age conditions over a distance of 2000 metres at Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival.[1] Total prize money is A$1,000,000.
Name
The race was first held in 1933 as a principal race won by Pentheus in a time of 2.05.7 over the 10 furlongs.[1] Among the outstanding stayers to win the Doomben Cup in its early years include Bernborough in 1946.[1] The New Zealand bred Rough Habit won the race three times from 1991–1993.[1] The only dual winners are Earlwood (1959–1960), Scenic Shot (2009 and 2011) and Huetor (2022–2023).
Only two horses have won the Doomben Cup-Brisbane Cup double:[1]
Lord Hybrow (1988) and Scenic Shot (2009)
- 1933–1982 - BATC Doomben Cup
- 1983–1987 - XXXX Cup
- 1988 - Channel Nine Cup[2]
- 1989–1991 - XXXX Cup
- 1992 onwards - Doomben Cup
Grade
- 1933–1979 - Principal Race
- 1980 onwards - Group 1
Distance
Records
Two jockeys have won the race three times:[5]
- Maurice McCarten (1933, 1934, 1940) and also as a trainer in 1952
- Jim Cassidy (1991–1993) on Rough Habit
Two trainers have won the race three times:[5]
- T J Smith (1973, 1976, 1978)
- John Wheeler (1991–1993) with Rough Habit
1949 racebook
1949 BATC Doomben Cup racebook front cover
1949 BATC Doomben Cup racebook showing hoisting of the flags
1949 BATC Doomben Cup showing raceday officials
1949 BATC Doomben Cup showing the winner, Rio Fe
1949 BATC Doomben Cup showing urgent messages to patrons
Back cover showing totalisator odds indicator
