Horse race
The Newcastle Gold Cup is a Newcastle Jockey Club Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred open handicap horse race over a distance of 2300 metres, held at Broadmeadow Racecourse in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia in September. Total prize money for the race is A$300,000.[1]
History
1947 racebook
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Front page 1947 NJC Newcastle Cup racebook
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1947 NJC Newcastle Cup raceday officials
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1947 NJC Newcastle Cup General Notices to Public
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Starters and results showing the winner, Buonarroti Boy
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Starters and results of the 1947 Newcastle Cup
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Starters and results of the 1947 Newcastle Cup
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Back cover showing charges at the entrance gates
Grade
- 1898–1980 - Principal Race
- 1981–1984 - Group 3
- 1985–2001 - Group 2
- 2001 onwards - Group 3
Distance
- 1898–1906 - 13⁄8 miles
- 1907 - 11⁄4 miles
- 1908–1935 - 13⁄8 miles
- 1936 - 11⁄4 miles
- 1937 - 13⁄8 miles
- 1938 - 11⁄4 miles
- 1939–1943 - 13⁄8 miles
- 1944 - 11⁄4 miles
- 1945–1971 - 13⁄8 miles
- 1972–1977 – 2250 metres
- 1978 – 2300 metres
- 1979–1980 – 2250 metres
- 1981–1991 – 2300 metres
- 1992–2000 – 2400 metres
- 2001–2015 - 2300 metres
- 2016 - 2200 metres
- 2017 onwards - 2300 metres
Winners
See also
References