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Port Adelaide Cup, the Glossary

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The Port Adelaide Cup is a South Australian Jockey Club Listed Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over, at quality handicap conditions, over a distance of 2,500 metres at the Morphettville Racecourse, Adelaide, Australia in the Autumn Carnival.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 18 relations: Adelaide, Australia, Australian dollar, Burnie, Cheltenham Park Racecourse, Christmas, Group races, Horse racing, List of Australian Group races, Morphettville Racecourse, Port Adelaide Racing Club, Queen's Cup (horse race), South Australia, South Australian Jockey Club, The Advertiser (Adelaide), The Advocate (Tasmania), Thoroughbred, Victoria Park, Adelaide.

  2. Recurring sporting events established in 1906
  3. Sport in Adelaide

Adelaide

Adelaide (Tarntanya) is the capital and most populous city of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The demonym Adelaidean is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Australian dollar

The Australian dollar (sign: $; code: AUD; also abbreviated A$ or sometimes AU$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; and also referred to as the dollar or Aussie dollar) is the official currency and legal tender of Australia, including all of its external territories, and three independent sovereign Pacific Island states: Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu.

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Burnie

Burnie (pirinilaplu/palawa kani: pataway or burdurway) is a port city in Tasmania, Australia, located in Emu Bay on the north-west coast, west from Devonport and east from Wynyard.

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Cheltenham Park Racecourse

Cheltenham Park Racecourse was a horse racing track located in the suburb of Cheltenham in Adelaide, South Australia, between around 1921 and 2009.

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Christmas

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.

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Group races

Group races, also known as Pattern races, or '''Graded races''' in some jurisdictions, are the highest level of races in Thoroughbred horse racing. Port Adelaide Cup and Group races are horse races in Australia.

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Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.

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List of Australian Group races

This List of Australian Group races is recognized as a list of Australia's classified Black type thoroughbred horse races. Port Adelaide Cup and list of Australian Group races are horse races in Australia.

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Morphettville Racecourse

Morphettville Racecourse is the main horse racing course for the Australian state of South Australia, incorporating two separate tracks.

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Port Adelaide Racing Club

The Port Adelaide Racing Club (PARC) was founded in 1890.

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Queen's Cup (horse race)

The Queen's Cup, formerly King's Cup, is a horse race run in different locations across Australia from 1927 in most years until the present day. Port Adelaide Cup and Queen's Cup (horse race) are horse races in Australia.

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South Australia

South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia.

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South Australian Jockey Club

South Australian Jockey Club is the principal race club in South Australia.

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The Advertiser (Adelaide)

The Advertiser is a daily tabloid format newspaper based in the city of Adelaide, South Australia.

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The Advocate (Tasmania)

The Advocate is a local newspaper of North-West and Western Tasmania, Australia.

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Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed for horse racing.

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Victoria Park, Adelaide

Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi, also known as Park 16, is a park located in the Southeastern Park Lands of the South Australian capital of Adelaide.

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See also

Recurring sporting events established in 1906

Sport in Adelaide

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Cup

Also known as Queen's Cup (SAJC).