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 1972 winner of this race, Piping Lane, went on to win the Melbourne Cup later in the year. <br/> 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.
David Pires was the successful jockey in 2016 and 2017. Craig Williams rode the winners in 2008, 2009 and 2014.
Darren Weir trained the winners in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2013.
The following are past winners of the race.
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