Lord Mayor's Cup (BRC)
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Brisbane, Australia
(known as the BATC Labour Day Cup)
| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Eagle Farm Racecourse Brisbane, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1956 (known as the BATC Labour Day Cup) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Sponsor | Sky Racing (2022) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,800 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Horses three years old and older |
| Weight | Weight for Age |
| Purse | A$150,000 (2022) |
The Lord Mayor's Cup is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, run under Weight for Age conditions over a distance of 1800 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival.[1] Total prizemoney is A$140,000.
Name
The first time the race was run as the Labour Day Cup was on 7 May 1956 as a 10 furlong event on a seven race meeting at Doomben and was held on Labour Day which at the time was the first Monday in May.[2] The race was upgraded to a Listed race in 1979.[3] The race continued to be held on Labour Day until 2003 when it was rescheduled for late April with the name change to Doomben Carnival Cup.[4] In 2005 the race was set to the current name Lord Mayor's Cup[5] and since 2006 the race is on the Doomben Cup racecard.[1]
The race has had several changes in the running distance.[5]
Grade
- 1979–1999 - Listed Race
- 2000 onwards - Group 3
Distance
- 1956–1972 - 1+1⁄4 miles[2] (~2000 metres)
- 1973–1985 – 2200 metres
- 1986–1987 – 2020 metres
- 1988 – 2026 metres
- 1989 – 2031 metres
- 1990 – 2037 metres
- 1991 – 2025 metres
- 1992 – 2045 metres
- 1993 – 2043 metres
- 1994 – 2046 metres
- 1995 – 2037 metres
- 1998 – 2030 metres
- 1999–2004 – 2040 metres[7]
- 2005 – 2020 metres[8]
- 2006–2011 – 1615 metres
- 2012–2013 – 1600 metres
- 2014 – 1615 metres
- 2015 – 1600 metres
- 2016 – 1615 metres
- 2017 – 1600 metres
- 2018 – 1630 metres
- 2019 – 1600 metres
Venue
- Prior to 2016 - Doomben Racecourse
- 2017 - Eagle Farm Racecourse
- 2018 - Doomben Racecourse
- 2019 - Eagle Farm Racecourse