Lord Mayors Cup News
Betting odds have been announced for the Group 3 Lord Mayor’s Cup, which is scheduled to run at Doomben Racecourse this Saturday May 18, 2013. Solzhenitsyn is currently favourite to win the 2013 Lord Mayor’s Cup and is paying odds of $2.30 at . The six-year-old finished seventh in the…
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LORD MAYORS CUP
Queensland is a terrific place for horse racing enthusiasts and punters to get in on some excellent action, as it has a long and rich history of quality group races, including the Lord Mayor’s Cup run by the Brisbane Turf Club.
The showcase event on the Queensland racing calendar is the Brisbane Winter Carnival, which is host to all of the state’s Group 1 races and provides spectators with the most thrilling and entertaining race days. The Group 3 Lord Mayor’s Cup is held on the XXXX Doomben Cup Day at Doomben racecourse in May each year. Although the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2020m) is the highlight of the meeting, the line-up of other races still draws an impressive crowd and the Lord Mayor’s Cup is considered a quality weight-for-age race run over 1,615 metres. With prize money of $100,000, it provides horses with a great practice run in the lead-up to the more famous and lucrative races of the carnival like the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m).
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Generally the field of runners is made up of leading local gallopers, and gives them a chance to develop their racing skills. You will not find many interstate or champion horses running in the Lord Mayor’s Cup, however it is still an excellent chance for punters to make some money! Although winners of the Lord Mayor’s Cup are usually versatile but fairly standard horses, some surprise high class horses have snuck into the race including Sky Heights (2001) the winner of the 1999 Caulfield Cup.
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Race Information
Date: 2nd Saturday in May
Track: Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Queensland
Race Status: Group 3
Race Conditions: Weight-for-age
Distance: 1615m
Prizemoney: $100 000
Inauguration: 1979
So make sure you get in on the Lord Mayor’s Cup betting action at the next Brisbane Winter Carnival. There is a range of exciting wagers available through leading online bookmakers on the race. And although it may not be the most lucrative race on the card for the contenders, it could certainly turn out to be a profitable day for you if you pick the winning horse!