Tags: Horse Race, Race.
First run in 1887 the Perth Cup is Western Australia’s premier Thoroughbred horse race and is held at Ascot Racecourse on New Year’s Day each year over a distance of 2400 metres (previously 3200 metres – the distance was changed by former CEO Alasdair Robertson in 2009).The Group two race is run sponsored by Golden River Developments aka Golden Group. As of October 2012 the total prize money is $500000.