Kingsford-Smith Cup Barrier Draw Stats & Info

The Group 1 Kingsford-Smith Cup (1300m) barrier draw and final field will be declared at 9:00am on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. 

This page will be updated following the barrier draw.

Kingsford-Smith Cup Nominations

The Kingsford-Smith Cup, registered as the BTC Cup, is a 1300m sprint race held at Eagle Farm Racecourse. It is run under weight for age conditions.

Nominations for the 2024 Kingsford-Smith Cup will take place at 11:00am on Tuesday, May 07, 2024.

Local sprinters predominantly target the Kingsford-Smith Cup, but interstate horses will sometimes contest the race; we saw this in 2011 when sprinting champion Black Caviar was victorious.

Kingsford-Smith Cup Field & Barrier Draw

The final field and barrier draw for the 2023 Kingsford-Smith Cup will be released at 9:00am on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.

Starting barriers are determined randomly using computer software which produces more than 99% of race fields in Queensland.

Kingsford-Smith Cup Barrier Statistics – Winners From The Past 20 Years

Horses can generally win from any barrier in the Kingsford-Smith Cup. There isn’t an obvious bias based on the table above and below which shows horses have been able to win from draws such as 13 which is what Spark Of Life and Vega One completed in 2005 and 2021 respectively.

Racing pattern is more crucial to sprint racing with backmarkers seldom winning unless they are exceptional like Chautauqua.

No single barrier has had significantly more winners which is great signs for each running of the Kingsford-Smith Cup.

Most Successful Kingsford-Smith Cup Barriers