Distance 1,615 metres | Surface Turf | |
Location Doomben Racecourse
Brisbane, Australia Inaugurated 1956
(known as the BATC Labour Day Cup) Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Sponsor Programmed Property Services (2016) | ||
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 1615 metres at Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. Total prizemoney is A$125,000.
Race history
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. The race was upgraded to a Listed race in 1979. 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. In 2005 the race was set to the current name Lord Mayor's Cup and since 2006 the race is on the Doomben Cup racecard.
The race has had several changes in the running distance.