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Liverpool City Cup

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Inaugurated
  
1970

Surface
  
Turf

Distance
  
1,300 m

Race type
  
Thoroughbred

Track
  
Right-handed

Purse
  
150,000 USD (2017)

Location
  
Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia

Sponsor
  
Openmarkets and BYMG (2017)

2017 liverpool city cup


The Liverpool City Cup is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality open handicap horse race for horses aged three year old and older, run over a distance of 1300 metres at Warwick Farm Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in late February or early March. Total prize money for the race is A$150,000.

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Race history

The race has had changes in grade, distance and location. In 1974 the race was run in 2 divisions. The race is held on the same race card as the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes.
Prior to 1970 there was an event called the Liverpool Handicap which was a raced at a distance of 7 furlongs. In 1969 the race known as the Warwick Farm Autumn Cup was raced in 1970 as the Liverpool City Cup.

Race distance

  • 1970 - 1 12 miles (~2400 meters)
  • 1971–1972 - 7 furlongs (~1400 metres)
  • 1973–1978 - 1400 metres
  • 1979–2007 - 1200 metres
  • 2008 onwards - 1300 metres
  • Race grade

  • 1970–1978 - Principal Race
  • 1979 onwards - Group 3
  • Race venue

  • 1979 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
  • 1980–1981 - Randwick Racecourse
  • 1982–2000 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
  • 2001 - Randwick Racecourse
  • 2002–2007 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
  • 2008–2009 - Randwick Racecourse
  • 2010–2015 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
  • 2016 onwards - Randwick Racecourse
  • References

    Liverpool City Cup Wikipedia