. . . . . "The Sydney Cup is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred handicap horse race, for three year olds and older, run over 3200 metres at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australiain the autumn during the ATC Championships series and it is the longest race in the club. Total prize money is A$1,600,000.The origins of this race are associated with colonial Sydney and the growth of thoroughbred racing in the colony during the 1850s."@en . .