The major players in next year’s Gr.1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) will be in line
for bonus payments.
Owners will receive a total A$100,000 bonus and the trainer a total A$50,000 bonus if their
horse goes on to win or place in the 2018 Schweppes Sydney Cup, the Australian Turf Club has announced.
The Gr.1 Metropolitan (2400m), the Gr.2 Perth Cup (2400m), the Gr.2 Adelaide Cup (3200m)
and the Gr.3 Manion Cup (2400m) are races also involved in the Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m) bonus scheme.
"We want to promote this A$2 million race as one which features a contest between in-form horses from around Australia as well as internationally, and acts as the staying championship of the Sydney autumn carnival,” ATC chairman Laurie Macri said.