title: Liverpool City Cup
text: # 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 - 1+1⁄2 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
  
  ## Winners
  
  * 2023 - Think About It
  * 2022 - Ellsberg
  * 2021 - Think It Over
  * 2020 - Quackerjack
  * 2019 - Dreamforce
  * 2018 - Crack Me Up
  * 2017 - McCreery
  * 2016 - Charlie Boy
  * 2015 - It's Somewhat
  * 2014 - Terravista
  * 2013 - Skyerush
  * 2012 - Ofcourseican
  * 2011 - Triple Elegance
  * 2010 - Dreamscape
  * 2009 - Judged
  * 2008 - Danleigh
  * 2007 - The Free Stater
  * 2006 - Utzon
  * 2005 - Sam Sung a Song
  * 2004 - Carael Boy
  * 2003 - Planchet
  * 2002 - Bomber Bill
  * 2001 - Continuum
  * 2000 - Catatonic
  * 1999 - Return To Go
  * 1998 - Monopolize
  * 1997 - Accomplice
  * 1996 - Chlorophyll
  * 1995 - So Keen
  * 1994 - Silver Flyer
  * 1993 - Pharaoh
  * 1992 - All Archie
  * 1991 - All Archie
  * 1990 - Boasting
  * 1989 - Boasting
  * 1988 - Breakfast Creek
  * 1987 - Ma Chiquita
  * 1986 - Satin Sand
  * 1985 - Gunyatti
  * 1984 - Seeker's Gold
  * 1983 - Rubens
  * 1982 - Kalina
  * 1981 - Arbogast
  * 1980 - Le De'Jeuner
  * 1979 - Lady Archon
  * 1978 - Sabre Prince
  * 1977 - Burwana
  * 1976 - Wave King
  * 1975 - Gilt Patten
  * 1974 - †Toltrice / Itchy Feet
  * 1973 - Lord Nelson
  * 1972 - Zambari
  * 1971 - Abdul
  * 1970 - Blue Plume
  
  † Race run in two divisions
  
  