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The Kingsford-Smith Cup, registered as the BTC Cup is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred Weight for Age horse race, run over a distance of 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival.[1] Total prizemoney is A$1,000,000.
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History
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The race has been growing in status and was elevated to Group 1 in 2006 and has been won by some notable sprinters such as Apache Cat and Black Caviar.[1]
The original race name was named in honour of former long time committeeman of the Brisbane Amateur Turf Club, J.T. Delaney.[2]
In 2017 the Brisbane Racing Club moved the race from Doomben Racecourse to Eagle Farm Racecourse and renamed the race after Australian aviator Charles Kingsford Smith.[3]
Name
- 1964–1982 - J.T. Delaney Quality Handicap
- 1983 - Power Hotels Quality[4]
- 1984 - Stefan Sprint[5]
- 1985–1990 - Tourist Minister's Cup[6]
- 1991–1994 - Robin's Kitchen Cup[7]
- 1995–1997 - Foster's Cup[8]
- 1998–2000 - Carlton Cup[9]
- 2001 - Carlton Draught Cup[10]
- 2002–2003 - Wyndham Estate Cup[11]
- 2004–2016 - BTC Cup
- 2017 - Kingsford-Smith Cup
Grade
- 1964–1979 - Principal Race
- 1980–1982 - Listed Race
- 1983–1986 - Group 3
- 1987–2005 - Group 2
- 2006 onwards - Group 1 race
Distance
- 1964–1972 - 7 furlongs (~1400 metres)
- 1973–1979 – 1200 metres
- 1980–1990 – 1350 metres
- 1991–2016 – 1200 metres
- 2017 – 1300 metres
- 2018 – 1350 metres
- 2019 – 1300 metres
Venue
- Prior to 2013 - Doomben Racecourse
- 2013 - Eagle Farm Racecourse
- 2014–2016 - Doomben Racecourse
- 2017 - Eagle Farm Racecourse
- 2018 - Doomben Racecourse
- 2019 - Eagle Farm Racecourse
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Winners
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- 2025 - Joliestar[12]
- 2024 - I Wish I Win[12]
- 2023 - Think About It[13]
- 2022 - Apache Chase[14]
- 2021 - Vega One[15]
- 2020 - ‡race not held[16]
- 2019 - The Bostonian[17]
- 2018 - Impending[18]
- 2017 - Clearly Innocent[19]
- 2016 - Malaguerra[20]
- 2015 - Hot Snitzel[21]
- 2014 - Famous Seamous[22]
- 2013 - Your Song[23]
- 2012 - Sea Siren[24]
- 2011 - Black Caviar[25]
- 2010 - Albert The Fat[26]
- 2009 - Duporth[27]
- 2008 - Apache Cat[28]
- 2007 - Bentley Biscuit[29]
- 2006 - Gee I Jane[30]
- 2005 - Spark Of Life[31]
- 2004 - Thorn Park[32]
- 2003 - Falvelon[11]
- 2002 - Lord Essex[33]
- 2001 - Fritz[10]
- 2000 - Falvelon[34]
- 1999 - Staging[35]
- 1998 - General Nediym[9]
- 1997 - Accomplice[36]
- 1996 - Chief De Beers[8]
- 1995 - Seawinne[37]
- 1994 - Buck's Pride[7]
- 1993 - Buck's Pride[38]
- 1992 - Barrosa Boy[39]
- 1991 - St. Jude[40]
- 1990 - Gypsy Rogue[41]
- 1989 - High Regard[42]
- 1988 - Cool Report[43]
- 1987 - Broad Reach[44]
- 1986 - Goldorme[45]
- 1985 - Sports Ruler[6]
- 1984 - Mr. Illusion[5]
- 1983 - Strawberry Road[4]
- 1982 - Todonic
- 1981 - Grand Rocky
- 1980 - Vinegar Joe
- 1979 - Stylee
- 1978 - March Legend
- 1977 - Innisfree
- 1976 - Ima Shadow
- 1975 - Martindale
- 1974 - Tontonan
- 1973 - Triton
- 1972 - Charlton Boy
- 1971 - Ricochet
- 1970 - Cabochon
- 1969 - Dual Control
- 1968 - Prince Gauntlet
- 1967 - Eye Liner
- 1966 - Flying Fancy
- 1965 - Todwana
- 1964 - Rashlore
‡ Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic
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