Iron Horse Black Heart Bart will back up in the 2017 Kingsford Smith Cup at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
It was announced on Monday Black Heart Bart would back up after racing last Saturday with the Blackfriars gelding booked to travel to Brisbane on Wednesday night for the 2017 Kingsford Smith Cup at Eagle Farm on .
Following Darren Weir’s announcement, Black Heart Bart has firmed into $6.00 favourite for the Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m).
2017 Kingsford Smith Cup: Nominations and All In Market
2017 KINGSFORD SMITH CUP: RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
The Kingsford Smith Cup is a Group 1 race for the sprinters conducted by the Brisbane Racing Club at Eagle Farm.
The Kingsford Smith Cup was first run in 1964 and was won by Rashlore. It has been known under many names previously but is registered as the BTC Cup.
The Kingsford Smith Cup is now run over 1300m under Weight For Age conditions. It has been run over varying distances but was 1200m from 1991 onwards.
For the 2017 running it has been upped 100m in trip and swapped with the Doomben 10000 as the middle pin of the Brisbane Winter Sprint Triple Crown.
The first running of the Kingsford Smith Cup (BTC Cup) as a G1 was in 2006 won by Gee I Jane.
In the last 20 years only four fillies/mares have won. They are Staging (1999), Gee I Jane (2006), Black Caviar (2011) and Sea Siren (2012).
In 2013 the race was switched to Eagle Farm to try and attract Black Caviar but she was retired after her TJ Smith win.
Apache Cat broke a string of beaten favs but besides Black Caviar, outsiders have been prevalent.
Notable winners of the Kingsford Smith Cup include Eye Liner (1967), Cabochon (1970), Triton (1973), Tontonan (1974), Strawberry Road (1983), St Jude (1991), Buck’s Pride (1993/1994), Chief De Beers (1996), Accomplice (1997), General Nediym (1998), Falvelon (2000), Thorn Park (2004), Bentley Biscuit (2007), Apache Cat (2008) and Black Caviar (2011).
The 2016 Kingsford Smith Cup was won by Malaguerra for Lee & Anthony Freedman from Dothraki with Japonisme third.
WHEN IS THE 2017 KINGSFORD SMITH CUP?
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WHERE: Eagle Farm Racecourse
