Group 3 race | |
Location | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1970 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Openmarkets and BYMG (2017) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,300 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Horses three years old and older |
Weight | Handicap minimum 54 kg |
Purse | $150,000 (2017) |
The Liverpool City Cup is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality open handicap horse race for horses aged three year old and older, run over a distance of 1300 metres at Warwick Farm Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in late February or early March. Total prize money for the race is A$150,000.
The race has had changes in grade, distance and location. In 1974 the race was run in 2 divisions. The race is held on the same race card as the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes.
Prior to 1970 there was an event called the Liverpool Handicap which was a raced at a distance of 7 furlongs. In 1969 the race known as the Warwick Farm Autumn Cup was raced in 1970 as the Liverpool City Cup.
† Race run in two divisions