Liverpool City Cup

The 2017 Liverpool City Cup is a Group 3 race held each year during February March at Warwick Farm Racecourse in Sydney. Held during the famous Sydney autumn racing carnival the event is an open handicap run across a trip of 1300m.

The Liverpool City Cup is held on the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes Day, the major card for Warwick Farm in the autumn season.

It is worth $150,000 but importantly it also provides the winner with a ballot exemption for the Group 1 Doncaster Handicap.

With that in mind the natural route beyond this race is obvious and it will be up to a mile and up in grade for the winners.

For those that don’t quite make the grade something like the Newcastle Newmarket Handicap at Group 3 level may be a better option.

For a form line leading into this look to the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes which is run under the same conditions.

In 2007 The Free Starter won their before winning this event as well.

Other winners include Boasting which went back to back in 1989 and 1990 as well as All Archie that did the same the very next two years.

More recently Bomber Bill won it in 2002, Danleigh in 2008 and Triple Elegance in 2011.

2017 Liverpool City Cup Field

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Hcp Rating
1 6x561019x7 LEEBAZ (NZ) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Tommy Berry 9 60kg 110
2 x3x00352x0 AROD (IRE) Chris Waller Tye Angland 4 58kg 106
3 133x1111x6 CHETWOOD John O’Shea Tim Clark 2 57.5kg 105
4 x6025x7542 BIG MONEY Rodney Northam Robert Thompson 1 57kg 104
5 1x6251162x MCCREERY (GB) Chris Waller Hugh Bowman 7 56kg 102
6 21545×2433 SNIPPETS LAND Peter & Paul Snowden Christian Reith 6 56kg 102
7 21x1782x16 TESTASHADOW Gary Portelli Jason Collett 3 55.5kg 101
8 x110x7111x NEW TIPPERARY Joseph Pride Brenton Avdulla 8 53kg 88
9 76247×2768 WOULDNT IT BE NICE Paul Perry Corey Brown 5 53kg 88

2017 Liverpool City Cup Nominations

# Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Ballot Weight Hcp Rating
1 6x561019x7 LEEBAZ (NZ) G 7 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 1 60kg 110
2 211x1110x8 HE’S OUR ROKKII (NZ) G 4 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig 2 59kg 108
3 x3x00352x0 AROD (IRE) H 6 Chris Waller 3 58kg 106
4 133x1111x6 CHETWOOD G 4 John O’Shea 4 57.5kg 105
5 x6025x7542 BIG MONEY G 7 Rodney Northam 5 57kg 104
6 1x6251162x MCCREERY (GB) G 5 Chris Waller 6= 56kg 102
7 21545×2433 SNIPPETS LAND G 6 Peter & Paul Snowden 6= 56kg 102
8 21x1782x16 TESTASHADOW G 5 Gary Portelli 8 55.5kg 101
9 x110x7111x NEW TIPPERARY G 4 Joseph Pride 9= 53kg 88
10 76247×2768 WOULDNT IT BE NICE G 6 Paul Perry 9= 53kg 88

Liverpool City Cup Winners & Results

Winners and placers in the Liverpool City Cup since 2000 with winning times.

Year Results Winning Time
2017 1 Mcreery 2 Arod 3 Testashadow 1:19.2
2016 1 Charlie Boy 2 Rock Sturdy 3 Good Project 1:15.0
2015 1 It’s Somewhat 2 Rudy 3 Gypsy Diamond  1:15.9
2014 1 Terravista 2 El Roca 3 Ninth Legion  1:16.6
2013 1 Skyerush 2 Riva De Lago 3 Bagman  1:16.4
2012 1 Ofcourseican 2 Somepin Anypin 3 Fast Clip  1:17.9
2011 1 Triple Elegance 2 Graceful Anna 3 Pureness  1:15.9
2010 1 Dreamscape 2 Triple Honour 3 Mr Baritone  1:17.2
2009 1 Judged 2 El Cambio 3 Faulconbridge  1:15.5
2008 1 Danleigh 2 Friday Creek 3 Bobadah  1.16.5
2007 1 The Free Stater 2 Regal Cheer 3 Century Serb  1.10.2
2006 1 Utzon 2 All Bar One 3 Patezza  1.09.5
2005 1 Sam Sung a Song 2 Falkirk 3 Patezza  1.09.8
2004 1 Carael Boy 2 Patezza 3 Amex  1.12.1
2003 1 Planchet 2 Snowland 3 Moon Dragon  1.09.8
2002 1 Bomber Bill 2 Defier 3 Maitland Gold  1.09.7
2001 1 Continuum 2 Phoenix Park 3 Nanny Maroon  1.10.5
2000 1 Catatonic 2 Mr. Bureaucrat 3 King Of Acapulco  1.10.8

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