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Hawkesbury Gold Cup

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Inaugurated
  
1980

Sponsor
  
Panthers (2016)

Track
  
Right-handed

Purse
  
200,000 AUD (2016)

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - flat

Surface
  
Turf

Distance
  
1,600 m

Location
  
Hawkesbury Racecourse, Clarendon, New South Wales, Australia

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The Hawkesbury Gold Cup is a Hawkesbury Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred open handicap horse race over a distance of 1600 metres, held at Hawkesbury Racecourse in Clarendon, New South Wales, Australia in May. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.

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Race history

Originally this race was held in December and was moved to November in 2008. The race was once again moved in 2013 to August and in 2014 to May.

Race distance

  • 1980–1988 - 2000 metres
  • 1989 onwards - 1600 metres
  • Race grade

  • 1980–1997 - Listed Race
  • 1997 onwards - Group 3
  • References

    Hawkesbury Gold Cup Wikipedia