Australian Cup

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The Australian Cup is a prestigious Group 1 thoroughbred horse race held annually in Melbourne, Australia.

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Label Occurrences
Australian Cup canonical 4
TAB Australian Cup 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Flat horse race
Group 1 race
Thoroughbred horse race
alsoKnownAs TAB Australian Cup
linked to: Australian Cup
approxPrizeMoney A$1,500,000
category Group 1 stakes races in Australia
Horse races in Australia
Open middle-distance horse races
Sport in Melbourne
city Melbourne
country Australia
distance 2000 metres
formerDistance 1800 metres
2000 metres
2200 metres
2400 metres
2600 metres
2800 metres
3500 metres
3600 metres
formerGrade Principal race
frequency Annual
governingBody Racing Victoria
heldInMonth March
inaugurated 1863
location Melbourne
notableWinner Fiorente
Humidor
Let's Elope
Lonhro
Makybe Diva
Northerly
Saintly
Vo Rogue
Zipping
organiser Victoria Racing Club
qualification Three-years-old and older
raceClass Group 1
raceCode Flat
racecourse Flemington Racecourse
raceType Weight-for-age
region Victoria, Australia
sponsor TAB
Various commercial sponsors over time
state Victoria
surface Turf
track Left-handed
upgradedToGroup1 1979

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flemington Racecourse hostsEvent Australian Cup
Victoria Racing Club organises Australian Cup
Australian Cup alsoKnownAs TAB Australian Cup
linked to: Australian Cup
VRC organisesEvent Australian Cup
VRC notableRace Australian Cup