Premier's Cup (ATC)
# Premier's Cup (ATC)

The Premier's Cup is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race, for horses aged three years old and older, over a distance of 1,900 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in August. Total prize money for the race is A$160,000.

## History

### Name

* 1947–1988 - Rosehill Cup
* 1989–1998 - Premier's Cup
* 1999–2004 - Premier's Quality Cup
* 2005 onwards - Premier's Cup

### Distance

* 1947–1951 - 11⁄2 miles (~2400 metres)
* 1952–1955 - 11⁄4 miles (~2000 metres)
* 1956 - 11⁄8 miles (~1800 metres)
* 1957–1971 - 11⁄4 miles (~2000 metres)
* 1972–1986 – 2,000 metres
* 1987 - 1,900 metres
* 1988 - 2,000 metres
* 1989–2002 – 1,900 metres
* 2003–2015 – 1,800 metres
* 2016 onwards - 1,900 metres

### Grade

* 1947–1978 - Principal Race
* 1979–2017 - Listed Race
* 2018 onwards - Group III

## Winners

* 2021 - Harpo Marx
* 2020 - Mugatoo
* 2019 - Wu Gok
* 2018 - Avilius
* 2017 - Dee I Cee
* 2016 - Sense Of Occasion
* 2015 - Magic Hurricane
* 2014 - Greatwood
* 2013 - Less Is More
* 2012 - Glencadam Gold
* 2011 - Break Card
* 2010 - Snow Alert
* 2009 - Emperor Bonaparte
* 2008 - Red Lord
* 2007 - †race not held
* 2006 - Activation
* 2005 - Railings
* 2004 - Bush Honey
* 2003 - Domine
* 2002 - Gamesman
* 2001 - Mulan Princess
* 2000 - Super Revenir
* 1999 - Catapult
* 1998 - Joss Sticks
* 1997 - Ask The Waiter
* 1996 - ‡Meeting abandoned
* 1995 - Ardeed
* 1994 - Century Reign
* 1993 - O'Hara
* 1992 - Donegal Mist
* 1991 - Hammond
* 1990 - Kessem
* 1989 - Port Kingdom
* 1988 - Natural Habit
* 1987 - Northern Plain
* 1986 - Fix The Date
* 1985 - Colour Page
* 1984 - Just For Tristram
* 1983 - Tulsa Knight
* 1982 - Bourbon Boy
* 1981 - Coe
* 1980 - Diamond Park
* 1979 - In Luck
* 1978 - Leonotis
* 1977 - Such Fun
* 1976 - Northbridge Lad
* 1975 - Americano
* 1974 - Broadway Hit
* 1973 - Drum Roll
* 1972 - Red God
* 1971 - Oncidon
* 1970 - Tails
* 1969 - Tails
* 1968 - By Gee
* 1967 - Tupaki
* 1966 - Victory Roll
* 1965 - Duo
* 1964 - Striking Force
* 1963 - Alpensea
* 1962 - Tamure
* 1961 - Gemstone
* 1960 - Boorala
* 1959 - Bardshah
* 1958 - Caranna
* 1957 - Turkestan
* 1956 - Regal Forest
* 1955 - Talisman
* 1954 - El Ziet
* 1953 - Maynard
* 1952 - Hydrogen
* 1951 - Amused
* 1950 - Hurry Up
* 1949 - Dark Marne
* 1948 - Paktong
* 1947 - Courier

† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza

‡ Meeting was abandoned due to weather

