The race was first run in 1900, the year of Federation. It was run again the following year, then nothing happened for a decade until its recommencement in 1911. It has been run virtually every year since, apart from 2007 when the equine flu outbreak meant many of our races weren’t run. The 2011 running was called the 100th City Tatts Club Cup

In 2010 Maluckyday won this race by 4.3 lengths for Team Hawkes then two weeks later won the Group 3 Lexus which qualified him for the Melbourne Cup. Three days later he performed magnificently to beat home very horse except the winner Americain, a French stayer. The horses he beat included the favourite So You Think, 2009 Melbourne Cup winner Shocking, and Precedence who was the last horse trained by Cups King Bart Cummings to run in a Melbourne Cup (Precedence was in the Cup in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014)

The race has been moved from October to early September in 2022.

2024 City Tatts Club Cup Preview and results.

2023 City Tatts Club Cup Preview and results.

2022 City Tatts Club Cup Preview and results.

Last mare to win; Crafty Irna (2012)

Fastest time (2400m): Maluckyday (2001) 2:28:37

Interesting trivia: Race not run in 2007 due to equine influenza.

Winners of past City Tatt’s Club Cups include Maluckyday (2010).