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Launceston Cup

Launceston Cup
Group III race
Location Launceston Racecourse
Mowbray, Australia
Inaugurated 1865
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Sponsor Luxbet (2017)
Website www.tsrc.com.au
Race information
Distance 2400 metres
Surface Turf
Track Left-handed
Qualification Open
Weight Handicap
Purse A$200,000 (2017)

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$200,000.

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.


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