Moreton Cup
# Moreton Cup

The Moreton Cup is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held under open handicap conditions, over a distance of 1200 metres at Doomben Racecourse in Brisbane, Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. Prizemoney is A$250,000.

## History

The inaugural running of the race was in 1979 as the Katies Cup

### Name

* 1979–1982 - Katies Cup
* 1983 - Westfield Cup
* 1984–1990 - Ansett Cup
* 1991 - Ansett Australia Cup
* 1992 - QTC Cup
* 1993–1995 - Qantas Cup
* 1996–2016 - QTC Cup
* 2017 onwards - Moreton Cup

### Grade

* 1979–1983 - Group 3
* 1984 onwards - Group 2 race

### Distance

* 1979–2005 – 1200 metres
* 2006–2014 – 1300 metres
* 2015 – 1200 metres
* 2016 – 1300 metres
* 2017 onwards – 1200 metres

### Venue

Due to track reconstruction of Eagle Farm Racecourse for the 2014–15 racing season the event was transferred to Doomben Racecourse. The event was moved in 2018 to the Sunshine Coast.

* 2015, 2017 - Doomben Racecourse
* 2018 - Corbould Park Racecourse
* 2022 - Eagle Farm Racecourse

## Winners

* 2022 - Baller
* 2021 - Baller
* 2020 - ‡race not held
* 2019 - Pretty In Pink
* 2018 - The Monstar
* 2017 - Deploy
* 2016 - Spill The Beans
* 2015 - Ball Of Muscle
* 2014 - Sacred Star
* 2013 - Galah
* 2012 - Celtic Dancer
* 2011 - Varrena Miss
* 2010 - Catapulted
* 2009 - Ortensia
* 2008 - Chinchilla Rose
* 2007 - Nova Star
* 2006 - Messiaen
* 2005 - Sir Breakfast
* 2004 - Falkirk
* 2003 - Into The Night
* 2002 - Pembleton
* 2001 - Century Kid
* 2000 - Gallopini
* 1999 - race not held
* 1998 - Scandinavia
* 1997 - Celestial Choir
* 1996 - Hareeba
* 1995 - Bulldog Yeats
* 1994 - Bellzevir
* 1993 - Overpitch
* 1992 - Schillaci
* 1991 - Heavenly Knight
* 1990 - Rechabite
* 1989 - Vitalic
* 1988 - race not held
* 1987 - Tolai
* 1986 - Eye Of The Sky
* 1985 - Pete's Choice
* 1984 - Manuan
* 1983 - Nosey Parker
* 1982 - My Gold Hope
* 1981 - Tulip Town
* 1980 - Winter's Dance
* 1979 - Famoso Gris

‡ Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic

