Liverpool City Cup
The Liverpool City Cup is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality open handicap horse race for horses aged three years old and older, run over a distance of 1300 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in late February or early March. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000. History 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 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. Distance 1970 - miles (~2400 metres) 1971–1972 - 7 furlongs (~1400 metres) 1973–1978 - 1400 metres 1979–2007 - 1200 metres 2008 onwards - 1300 metres Grade 1970–1978 - Principal Race 1979 onwards - Group 3 Venue 1979 - Warwick Farm Racecourse 1980–1981 - Randwick Racecourse 1982–2000 - Warwick Farm Racecourse 2001 - Randwick Racecourse 2002–2007 - Warwick Farm Racecourse 2008–2009 - Randwick Racecourse 2010–2015 - Warwick Farm Racecourse 2016 onwards - Randwick Racecourse