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$300,000.
History
The inaugural running of the race was in 1979 as the Katies CupName
- 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
The event was moved in 2018 to the Sunshine Coast.
- 2015, 2017 - Doomben Racecourse
- 2018 - Corbould Park Racecourse
- 2022 - Eagle Farm Racecourse
Winners
- 2024 - Vilana
- 2023 - Prince Of Boom
- 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