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The Kingsford Smith Cup – formerly the BTC Cup – is an important Group 1 race held at the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. Since 2017 it has run a fortnight after its former spot on the carnival line-up moving from Doomben Racecourse to Eagle Farm. For the 2013 running of the BTC Cup the race was moved to neighbouring Eagle Farm Racecourse in a bid to lure Black Caviar to the event and this track has been the race’s permanent home since 2017.

Formerly run over 1200m, the new-look Kingsford Smith Cup is contested in late May over 1300m and remains weight-for-age race feature. Offering $1,000,000 in prize money as of 2023, the race now serves as a final stepping stone into Queensland’s richest race – the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m).

Think About It (2023) was the last horse to complete the Kingsford Smith Cup – Stradbroke Handicap double.

The new lead-up race into the Kingsford Smith Cup field is the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m) a fortnight earlier and the Doomben 10,000 – Kingsford Smith Cup double was achieved in 2019 by Kiwi galloper The Bostonian.

Many top horses, usually locally-trained, have run and won the race over the years but none as notable as the mighty Black Caviar who travelled to Queensland to take out the classic over Hay List back in 2011 attracting a capacity crowd at Doomben decked out in her famous salmon and black polka dot colours.

In 2018 the Kingsford Smith Cup took place over 1350m distance back at Doomben Racecourse due to the ongoing issues at Eagle Farm and was won by the previous year’s Stradbroke Handicap champ Impending.

There was no 2020 Kingsford Smith Cup held due to COVID-19.

The 2023 Kingsford Smith Cup form was franked with the winner Think About It going on to win Brisbane’s Stradbroke Handicap nest start before a big spring in Sydney headlined by his victory in the world’s richest turf race – the $20 million The Everest.

The $1 million 2024 Kingsford Smith Cup runs on Saturday June 1, 2024 as a key lead-up to the Stradbroke Handicap.

Kingsford Smith Cup 2024
Date:	Saturday June 1, 2024
Track:	Eagle Farm Racecourse
Distance:	1300m
Race Type:	Weight-For-Age
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$1,000,000

2024 Kingsford Smith Cup Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

2024 Kingsford Smith Cup Betting Odds

Formerly the BTC Cup – the Kingsford Smith Cup 2024 betting odds on the hopeful winter sprinters plus market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be detailed below as soon as released.

Impending ($4.20 equal favourite in 2018) was the last favourite or equal favourite in Kingsford Smith Cup betting to win and the first since Black Caviar (2011) when the event was run over 1200m as the BTC Cup.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2024 KINGSFORD SMITH CUP ODDS 

2024 Kingsford Smith Cup Form Guide

Stay tuned for our comprehensive 2024 Kingsford Smith Cup Form Guide & Preview on all the horses in the mix for the weight-for-age Group 1.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2024 KINGSFORD SMITH CUP FORM GUIDE

2024 Kingsford Smith Cup Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Kingsford Smith Cup 2024 Tips on the million-dollar Brisbane winter showdown.

• To Win: TBD

2024 Kingsford Smith Cup Field

The Kingsford Smith Cup Field – formerly the BTC Cup – attracts a class line-up of local and interstate sprinting talent heading towards the Stradbroke Handicap a fortnight later back at Eagle Farm Racecourse each year. Since 2017, the Kingsford Smith Cup field features gallopers coming off a lead-up run in the Doomben 10,000 two weeks prior.

The official Kingsford Smith Cup 2024 field and barriers are announced  by Racing Queensland on the Tuesday of race week and once released will be published in full below.

2024 Kingsford Smith Cup Nominations

The 2024 Kingsford Smith Cup nominations close on a Tuesday in early May over three weeks out from the race, followed by first acceptances later in the month.

The Kingsford Smith Cup 2024 nominations close on Tuesday the 7th of May, 2024.

BTC Cup / Kingsford Smith Cup History

The race now known as the Kingsford Smith Cup was inaugurated in 1964 as the J.T. Delaney Quality Handicap and has always played a part of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.

It has undergone a host of name changes over the years including the BTC Cup, which it was known as from 2004 – 2016. In 2017 a rescheduled Queensland winter program saw the race name changed to the Kingsford Smith Cup. It also moved from Doomben Racecourse to Eagle Farm Racecourse and the distance was upped from 1200m to 1350m.

The event began as a Principal Race and was elevated to its current Group 1 status in 2006 when Gee I Jane took out top honours. A host of talented sprinters have won the BTC Cup over the years including Apache Cat (2008), Black Caviar (2011), and Malaguerra (2016).

The last back-to-back BTC Cup winner was Buck’s Price (1993-94).

In 2022, local trainer Desleigh Forster celebrated her first Group 1 success with smart four-year-old Apache Chase saluting at $12.

Recent BTC Cup / Kingsford Smith Cup Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2024 Kingsford Smith Cup	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2023 Kingsford Smith Cup	1st	Think About It	1 minute 16.11 seconds
	2nd	Converge
	3rd	Rothfire
2022 Kingsford Smith Cup	1st	Apache Chase	1 minute 16.39 seconds
	2nd	Paulele
	3rd	Eleven Eleven
2021 Kingsford Smith Cup	1st	Vega One	1 minute 16.91 seconds
	2nd	Jonker
	3rd	Signore Fox
2020 Kingsford Smith CupRace Not Held Due to COVID-19	1st	–	TBD
	2nd	–
	3rd	–
2019 Kingsford Smith Cup	1st	The Bostonian	1 minute 15.51 seconds
	2nd	Princess Posh
	3rd	Trekking
2018 Kingsford Smith Cup	1st	Impending	1 minute 19.5 seconds
	2nd	Le Romain
	3rd	Champagne Cuddles
2017 Kingsford Smith Cup	1st	Clearly Innocent	1 minute 19.09 seconds
	2nd	Jungle Edge
	3rd	Counterattack
2016 BTC Cup	1st	Malaguerra	1 minute 08.73 seconds
	2nd	Dothraki
	3rd	Japonisme
2015 BTC Cup	1st	Hot Snitzel	1 minute 09.47 seconds
	2nd	Knoydart
	3rd	Our Boy Malachi
2014 BTC Cup	1st	Famous Seamus	1 minute 9.06 seconds
	2nd	Spirit Of Boom
	3rd	Buffering
2013 BTC Cup	1st	Your Song	1 minute 11.3 seconds
	2nd	Rain Affair
	3rd	Better Than Ready
2012 BTC Cup	1st	Sea Siren	1 minute 08.3 seconds
	2nd	Scenic Blast
	3rd	Beaded
2011 BTC Cup	1st	Black Caviar	1 minute 08.8 seconds
	2nd	Hay List
	3rd	Buffering
2010 BTC Cup	1st	Albert The Fat	1 minute 9.24 seconds
	2nd	Melito
	3rd	Latin News
2009 BTC Cup	1st	Duporth	1 minute 8.9 seconds
	2nd	Bank Robber
	3rd	Apache Cat
2008 BTC Cup	1st	Apache Cat	1 minute 9.3 seconds
	2nd	Vormista
	3rd	Swiss Ace
2007 BTC Cup	1st	Bentley Biscuit	1 minute 8.5 seconds
	2nd	Takeover Target
	3rd	Mitanni
2006 BTC Cup	1st	Gee I Jane	1 minute 8.6 seconds
	2nd	Daunting Lad
	3rd	All Bar One
2005 BTC Cup	1st	Spark Of Life	1 minute 9 seconds
	2nd	St Basil
	3rd	Regimental Gal
2004 BTC Cup	1st	Thorn Park	1 minute 8.7 seconds
	2nd	Star Of Florida
	3rd	Regimental Gal
2003 BTC Cup	1st	Falvelon	1 minute 10 seconds
	2nd	Make Mine Magic
	3rd	Diamond Dane
2002 BTC Cup	1st	Lord Essex	1 minute 8.3 seconds
	2nd	Falvelon
	3rd	Phoenix Park
2001 BTC Cup	1st	Fritz	1 minute 9.1 seconds
	2nd	Show A Heart
	3rd	King Lotto
2000 BTC Cup	1st	Falvelon	1 minute 8.4 seconds
	2nd	Mr Innocent
	3rd	Toledo