Hawkesbury Gold Cup

Hawkesbury Gold Cup
Group 3 race
Location	Hawkesbury Racecourse, Clarendon, New South Wales, Australia
Inaugurated	1980
Race type	Thoroughbred - flat
Sponsor	Richmond Club (2022)
Race information
Distance	1,600 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Weight	Open Handicap
Purse	A$200,000 (2022)

The Hawkesbury Gold Cup is a Hawkesbury Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred open handicap horse race over a distance of 1600 metres, held at Hawkesbury Racecourse in Clarendon, New South Wales, Australia. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.

History

Originally this race was held in December and was moved to November in 2008. The race was once again moved in 2013 to August and in 2014 to May.

^(1) Race meeting scheduled for 2 May 2015 was abandoned after the first race on the card due to prolonged rain that affected the condition of the track. The event was rescheduled for later and held on 7 June 2015.
^(2) Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza