The Hobart Cup is a Tasmanian Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race held as an open handicap race over a distance of 2400 metres at Elwick Racecourse in Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia. The Cup is usually held on the first or second Monday in February. Total prizemoney is A$300,000.

History

The 1972 winner of this race, Piping Lane, went on to win the Melbourne Cup later in the year. The Assyrian is the only other horse to win both the Melbourne Cup and Hobart cup in 1882/83. <Br/> In the past the race has been held on the Australia Day holiday. It is part of the Tasmanian Summer Racing Carnival, and is also one of Tasmania's main annual social events.

Distance

Grade

Winners

† Dead heat