Launceston Cup
The Launceston Cup is a Tasmanian Turf Club Group 3 open handicap Thoroughbred horse race run over a distance of 2400 metres at Launceston Racecourse in Mowbray, Tasmania, Australia in February. Prize money in the event is A$250,000.
History
The race is part of the Tasmanian Summer Racing Carnival, and is also one of Tasmania's main annual social events. The Cup was first run in 1865.Distance
- 1865-1873 - 3 miles
- 1874-1879 - 2 miles
- 1880-1891 - 1 miles
- 1892-1968 - 1 miles
- 1969-1973 - 1 miles
- 1974-2001 - 2600 metres
- 2002 onwards - 2400 metres
Grade
- 1875–1979 - Principal race
- 1980 onwards - Group 3 race
Winners
- 2025 - Distrustful Award
- 2024 - Excelleration
- 2023 - Aurora's Symphony
- 2022 - Aurora's Symphony
- 2021 - Glass Warrior
- 2020 - Home By Midnight
- 2019 - Eastender
- 2018 - Bondeiger
- 2017 - Big Duke
- 2016 - Up Cups
- 2015 - Genuine Lad
- 2014 - Epingle
- 2013 - Geegees Blackflash
- 2012 - Prevailing
- 2011 - Fast Future
- 2010 - Larrys Never Late
- 2009 - Zavite
- 2008 - Ista Kareem
- 2007 - Hofmeister
- 2006 - Precise Timing
- 2005 - Dakasha
- 2004 - Zacielo
- 2003 - St. Andrews
- 2002 - St. Andrews
- 2001 - Full Of Rhythm
- 2000 - St. Andrews
- 1999 - Streak
- 1998 - King's Landing
- 1997 - Ticking Away
- 1996 - Free Beer
- 1995 - Free Beer
- 1994 - Rich Dreams
- 1993 - Diamond Bases
- 1992 - Star Cheers
- 1991 - Bitter Spring
- 1990 - Down The Pitch
- 1989 - Shykoski
- 1988 - Superior Way
- 1987 - Brave Trespasser
- 1986 - Epigram
- 1985 - Scruples
- 1984 - Martian's Son
- 1983 - Nifty Red
- 1982 - Andrias
- 1981 - Anzaas
- 1980 - Summer
- 1979 - Jessephenie
- 1978 - Recollect
- 1977 - Brallos
- 1976 - Brallos
- 1975 - King Boongarie
- 1974 - Trader
- 1973 - Woodfield
- 1972 - Shipwright
- 1971 - Neamoc
- 1970 - Red Tornado
- 1969 - Rainbow Isle
- 1968 - Limit
- 1967 - San Sebastian
- 1966 - Nicotera
- 1965 - Marco's Folly
- 1964 - Mayno
- 1963 - Juraco
- 1962 - Native Land
- 1961 - Sweet Maine
- 1960 - Overproof
- 1959 - Wing Shades
- 1958 - Tavua
- 1957 - Lord Carrick
- 1956 - Dongarra
- 1955 - Vamos
- 1954 - Vamos
- 1953 - Lord Burleigh
- 1952 - English
- 1951 - Dick Turpin
- 1950 - Tarcombe
- 1949 - The Artist
- 1948 - Manakau
- 1947 - Miss Dart
- 1946 - Gamelin
- 1945 - Hero
- 1944 - Son O'Val
- 1943 - Entitle
- 1942 - Jane Moorhead
- 1941 - Old Days
- 1940 - Beau Roi
- 1939 - Keeping Watch
- 1938 - Radiant Boy
- 1937 - Royal Barb
- 1936 - Coolart
- 1935 - Gabbler
- 1934 - Baanya
- 1933 - Motive
- 1932 - Finsbury
- 1931 - Darpuna
- 1930 - Tarapunga
- 1929 - Laird O'Cockpen
- 1928 - Lycurgides
- 1927 - Head Girl
- 1926 - Spreadeagle
- 1925 - Seignorina
- 1924 - Amazonia
- 1923 - Seignorina
- 1922 - Royal Reserve
- 1921 - Sand Dune
- 1920 - Trusty Blade
- 1919 - Ordella
- 1918 - Ordella
- 1917 - Bucklaw
- 1916 - Rock Temple
- 1915 - Hayston
- 1914 - Hugli
- 1913 - Uncle Matt
- 1912 - Desire
- 1911 - Loyal Blue
- 1910 - Iliad Drumreagh
- 1909 - Golden Gate
- 1908 - Regret
- 1907 - Wathful
- 1906 - Watchful
- 1905 - Hatteras
- 1904 - Southern Cross
- 1903 - Chesterfield
- 1902 - Cordon The Sirdar
- 1901 - Royalty
- 1900 - Eiridsdale
- 1899 - Flintlock
- 1898 - Sortie
- 1897 - Mountaineer
- 1896 - Caller Ou
- 1895 - Golden King
- 1894 - Amadeus
- 1893 - Comedian
- 1892 - Retreat
- 1891 - Dundas
- 1890 - Macquarie
- 1889 - Chaldean
- 1888 - Ruby
- 1887 - The Knave
- 1886 - Duration
- 1885 - Hobart
- 1884 - Sheet Anchor
- 1883 - Rhesus
- 1882 - Stockwell
- 1881 - race not held
- 1880 - Swiveller
- 1879 - Swiveller
- 1878 - Aldinga
- 1877 - Spark
- 1876 - Strop
- 1875 - Ella
- 1874 - Strop
- 1873 - Leo
- 1872 - Misty Morn
- 1871 - Romula
- 1870 - race not held
- 1869 - Strop
- 1868 - Fireworks
- 1867 - Fishhook
- 1866 - Strop
- 1865 - Panic