The Cox Plate is one of the most prestigious races on the Australian calendar, held each year during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. Run over a distance of 2040 metres, the WS Cox Plate is named in honour of William Samuel Cox and worth $3 million in prize money. The… Read More »
The Group 1 WS Cox Plate is one of the biggest and most prestigious races in Australia, attracting the very best talent each year to battle it out at Moonee Valley Racecourse. This race is run over 2040 metres and worth $3 million in prize money, a grand sum that… Read More »
The WS Cox Plate is one of the big three thoroughbred races in Australia, and the third richest event behind the Melbourne Cup and Golden Slipper. For many people, however, this race is the most important due to its international reputation and overall stature in the racing community. The WS… Read More »
The WS Cox Plate is one of the richest and most prestigious races in Australia, with this great event always managing to attract a top quality field. The maximum number of horses included in the final Cox Plate field each year is 14, although that relatively small number can be… Read More »
The Turnbull Stakes is a Group 1 race for four year old horses and above, hosted each year in early October during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. As one of the first Group 1 races of the season, this event has always managed to attract a strong field of competitors…. Read More »
The Metropolitan is a Group 1 thoroughbred race for three year olds and upwards, held each year at Royal Randwick Racecourse. Run during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival, this 2400 metre race is run under Handicap conditions for $400,000 in prize money. The Metropolitan has a long and rich history,… Read More »
The Flight Stakes is a Group 1 race for three year old fillies held each year at Royal Randwick Racecourse under set weight conditions. Run over a distance of 1600 metres, this great event is an important part of the Spring thoroughbred season in Sydney. The Flight Stakes was first… Read More »
The Epsom Handicap is one of the biggest thoroughbred races held in Sydney each year, and the premier Handicap event of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival. Hosted each year in early October at Royal Randwick Racecourse, this great event is an important part of Australian horse racing culture. The Epsom… Read More »
The AJ Moir Stakes is one of the first Group 1 races held in Spring, hosted at Moonee Valley as part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. This event has been known by a couple of different names and will still be known to many as the Schweppes Stakes. Originally… Read More »
The Group 1 Underwood Stakes is a weight for age event held each year at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne. This much anticipated race is one of the earliest events in the season, and is held alongside three other Group events at Carnival Preview Day. [include file=”inpost_adrotator.php”] The Underwood Stakes has… Read More »
– The George Main Stakes was originally held over a distance of 8 furlongs, with the inaugural event taking place in 1945. [include file=”inpost_adrotator.php”] – This event has proven to be a good indicator for the WS Cox Plate, with Sunline winning the George Main Stakes before going on to… Read More »
The Underwood Stakes is a well known Group 1 horse race held each year at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne. Taking place each year during late September, the Underwood Stakes is one of the first Group 1 races in the new Spring season. The Underwood Stakes has a long and distinguished… Read More »
The George Main Stakes is a Group 1 thoroughbred horse race held in Sydney each year. Hosted at the famous Randwick Racecourse, this great event is run under weight for age conditions over a distance of 1600 metres. The George Main Stakes has a long history in Australian racing, and… Read More »
Some facts about the world’s richest race for two-year-olds, the $3.5 million Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday:- * Todman won the inaugural running in 1957 by eight lengths and started at 1-6. * Magic Night (1961) was the first filly to win the race. * The Golden… Read More »
The Golden Slipper is one of Australia’s favourite thoroughbred events, a set weights race for two year olds which attracts some of the best horses in the country. The Golden Slipper is a Group 1 race run over a distance of 1200 metres, with a staggering prize pool of $3.5… Read More »
The Victoria Derby is one of the oldest horse races in Australia, with a history that stretches back to 1855. This classic Group 1 race is held at Flemington Racecourse as part of the Melbourne spring racing carnival, on the first day in the lead up to the prestigious Melbourne… Read More »
The Wakeful Stakes is a Group 2 race hosted by Victoria Racing Club, and part of the Melbourne spring racing carnival. This event is for three year old fillies and is held under set weight and penalty conditions. Raced over a distance of 2000 metres, the Wakeful Stakes takes place… Read More »
The Chatham Stakes, known as the TAB.com.au Stakes in 2012, is a Group 3 event hosted by the Victoria Racing Club. Taking place at Flemington Racecourse, this 1400 metre handicap race is held on Derby Day during the Melbourne spring racing carnival. The Chatham Stakes has been run since 1979,… Read More »
The Group 1 Myer Classic is a popular race for three year old horses and above, held over a distance of 1600 metres under weight for age conditions. Held as part of the popular Spring Racing Carnival in Melbourne every season, the Myer Classic is highly anticipated each and every… Read More »
The MacKinnon Stakes is a Group 1 horse race run under weight for age conditions. Hosted by Victoria Racing Club, this event takes place during the famous four day carnival that also includes the prestigious Melbourne Cup. The MacKinnon Stakes is run over a distance of 2000 metres, with $1… Read More »
