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Caulfield Racecourse Reserve
Caulfield Racecourse Reserve is located nine kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, on the boundary of Caulfield and Caulfield East in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs. The Reserve was set aside for three purposes, racing, recreation and a public park. The ''Caulfield Racecourse Reserve'' Act 2017, established a Trust to plan for the future of the reserve, develop and maintain the reserve. https://www.crrt.org.au/ The Trust reports publicly on its activities through an Annual Report which is reported to the Victorian Parliament and available on the Trust's Web page. https://www.crrt.org.au/ The Land Management Plan sets a bold vision for the future of the Reserve as a place for everyone is also available on the Trust's Web page Caulfield Racecourse is one of Melbourne, Australia's best-known horse-racing tracks. Commonly known as "The Heath" by local racegoers, It is home to the Melbourne Racing Club. The track has a triangular shaped layout, comprising three straights, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caulfield Railway Station
Caulfield railway station is a Commuter rail, commuter railway station on the northern boundary of Caulfield East, Victoria, Caulfield East, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, and was opened on 7 May 1879. The station is named after the nearby suburb of Caulfield, Victoria, Caulfield—located south-west of the station. The station consists of an island platform and two Side platform, side platforms all accessed by a Subway (underpass), pedestrian underpass. There are three principal station buildings located on the platforms, including a small brick building located on Platform 1, near the main platform building. This building was provided in 1974, and originally served as a race ticket office. The station is only partially Accessibility, accessible due to a steep access ramp. Caulfield railway station is served by the Pakenham railway line, Pakenham, Cranbourne railway line, Cranbourne, Frankston railway line, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caulfield Sprint
The Caulfield Sprint is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race held under open handicap conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1000 metres, held at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in October. Total prize money for the race is A$300,000. History The event is scheduled on the third day of the MRC Spring Carnival (Caulfield Cup Day). After the champion sprinter Schillaci won this race in 1994, the following year the race was renamed after the thoroughbred to the Schillaci Stakes. The race was run from 1995 to 1999 under the new name but the following year the Victoria Amateur Turf Club made a decision to rename the Chirnside Stakes to the Schillaci Stakes. This event was run as the Mercedes-Benz Sprint in 2000. Grade * 1983–1992 - Listed race * 1993–1998 - Group 3 * 1999 onwards - Group 2 Name * 1983–1984 - Racing Museum Sprint * 1985 - Brylcreem Sprint Championship * 1986 - National Sprint Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caulfield Autumn Classic
The Caulfield Autumn Classic is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old held under Set Weights conditions, over a distance of 1800 metres at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia in February. Total prizemoney for the race is A$300,000. History Name * 1957–1986 - Stanley Plate * 1987–1990 - Caulfield Autumn Classic * 1991 - Tattersalls Classic * 1991–1997 - Caulfield Autumn Classic * 1998–2000 - AAMI Classic * 2001–2004 - Shannons Classic * 2005–2006 - Caulfield Autumn Classic * 2007 - National Jockey Celebration Day * 2008 - Pol Roger Stakes * 2009 - The Yalumba 160 * 2010 - The Yalumba 161 * 2011 - The Yalumba 162 * 2012 onwards - Caulfield Autumn Classic Distance * 1957–1970 - 1 miles (~2000 metres) * 1971 - 1 (~1800 metres) * 1972 - 1 miles (~2000 metres) * 1973–1986 – 2000 metres * 1987 onwards - 1800 metres Grade * 1957–1978 - Principal Race * 1979–1988 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angus Armanasco Stakes
The Angus Armanasco Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, held under Set Weights conditions with penalties, over a distance of 1400 metres at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia in late February. Total prizemoney is A$300,000. History The race is named in honour of the late Australian Racing Hall of Fame horse trainer, Angus Armanasco. Name * 1976–1990 - Tranquil Star Stakes * 1991–1993 - The Dalgety Stakes * 1994 - The Inglis Premier Sale Stakes * 1995 - The Jewel Stakes * 1996 onwards - Angas Armanasco Stakes Distance * 1976–1981 – 1400 metres * 1982–1985 – 1600 metres * 1986–1996 – 1400 metres * 1997–2009 – 1600 metres * 2010 onwards - 1400 metres Grade * 1976–1979 - Principal Race * 1980–1999 - Group 3 * 2000 onwards - Group 2 Venue In 1996 and 2023 the event was held at Sandown Racecourse. Winners * 2023 - Shuffle Dancer * 2022 - Lavish Girl * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memsie Stakes
The Memsie Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held under weight for age conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1400 metres. It is held at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia as a lead in to the Spring Racing Carnival. Total prize money for the race is A$1,000,000. History The race is often used as a lead-up race by good horses preparing for the longer feature races such as the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup. Such horses typically compete against less glamorous, and usually fitter, sprinter-milers who have been trained specifically for this race. Speed and fitness seem to prevail over class about half the time, as can be seen in the list of recent winners. As the race comes early in the Spring, it will often indicate how well a horse has come back after its customary winter spell. There is sometimes just as much interest in the horses running on well from the back of the field, as there is in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toorak Handicap
The Toorak Handicap is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run as an open handicap race, over a distance of 1,600 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia. Currently, the prizemoney is A$1,000,000. History The race is held annually in October on Caulfield Guineas day, the first day of the MRC Spring Carnival. During World War II the race was run at Flemington Racecourse. The G1 1400 metre Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, held three weeks earlier under the same handicap conditions at Caulfield is considered the predominant lead up race. Thoroughbreds which perform well usually follow up by entering the G1 Cantala Stakes on Victoria Derby day. Some of the classier thoroughbreds do extend in distance and are successful. 1922 racebook File:1922 VATC Caulfield Guineas Racebook P1.jpg, Front cover 1922 Toorak Handicap Racebook. File:1922 VATC Caulfield Guineas Racebook P2.jpg, Inside cover showing Raceday Officials & Visitor Notices. File:1922 VATC T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thousand Guineas
The Thousand Guineas is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three year old fillies at set weights run over a distance of 1600 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in early October. Total prize money for the race is A$1,000,000. History Between 1988 and 2013 the race was scheduled on the second day of the MRC Spring Carnival which is held on a Wednesday but it was moved to the first day in 2014. Prior to 1988 the race was run on the third day of the carnival on the Caulfield Cup racecard. Distance * 1946–1971 - 1 mile (~1600 metres) * 1972 onwards - 1600 metres Grade * 1946–1978 - Principal Race * 1979 onwards - Group 1 1950 Racebook File:1950 VATC Caulfield Cup Racebook P1.jpg, Front page 1950 VATC Caulfield Cup racebook. File:1950 VATC Caulfield Cup Racebook P2.jpg, 1950 VATC Caulfield Cup raceday officials. File:1950 VATC One Thousand Guineas Racebook P1.jpg, 1950 One Thousand Guineas page showing starters & results. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes
The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, registered as the Invitation Stakes, is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred open handicap horse race, run over a distance of 1400 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in late September. Total prize money for the race is A$1,000,000. History Prior to 1994, the race was held on Royal Melbourne Show Day, which was observed on the Thursday in the last full week of September as a public holiday. The race was renamed in 2005 after former chairman of the Victorian Amateur Turf Club, Sir Rupert Clarke, who died in 2005. Name * 1951–1974 - Invitation Stakes * 1975–1988 - Marlboro Cup * 1989–1991 - Show Day Cup * 1992–1999 - Vic Health Cup * 2000–2001 - Eat Well Live Well Cup * 2002–2005 - Dubai Racing Club Cup * 2006–2013 - Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes * 2014 - Sir Rupert Clarke Charity Cup * 2015 onwards - Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Grade *1951–1978 - Principal Race *1979 onwards Group 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caulfield Stakes
The Might and Power, registered as the Caulfield Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group One, Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run under weight-for-age conditions, for three-year-olds and upwards, run over a distance of 2,000 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia. Prizemoney is A$1,000,000. History The race is held annually in October on Caulfield Guineas day, the first day of the MRC Spring Carnival. The conditions of the race in regard to distance and WFA is similar to the W. S. Cox Plate, held a fortnight after the Caulfield Stakes, and many Cox Plate contenders will use this race as a preparatory race. During World War II the race was run at Flemington Racecourse. The 2016 edition of the race attracted only three entries, the smallest ever G1 race in Australia with champion mare Winx scaring off potential rivals. In 2021 the race was renamed The Might and Power to honour the 1997 Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup winner who won this race back in 1998. Name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. They include most of the world's iconic races, such as, in Europe, the Derby, Irish Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, in Australia, the Melbourne Cup and in the United States, the Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup races. Victory in these races marks a horse as being particularly talented, if not exceptional, and they are extremely important in determining stud values. They are also sometimes referred to as Black type races, since any horse that has won one of these races is printed in bold type in sales catalogues. By country Australia In Australia, the Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board (ARB) which races shall be designated as Group races. The list of races approved by the ARB is accepted by the International Cataloguing Standards Committee (ICSC) for publication by The Jockey Club (US) in The Blue B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flinders Street Railway Station
Flinders Street railway station is a train station located on the corner of Flinders Street, Melbourne, Flinders and Swanston Street, Swanston streets in the Melbourne city centre, central business district (CBD) of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Opened in 1854, the historic station serves the entire Public Transport Victoria, metropolitan rail network, as well as some country services to eastern Victoria. Backing onto the Yarra River in the heart of the city, the complex includes platforms and structures that stretch over more than two whole city blocks, from east of Swanston Street nearly to Market Street, Melbourne, Market Street. Flinders Street is served by Metro Trains Melbourne, Metro's List of Melbourne railway stations, suburban services, and V/Line regional services to Bairnsdale V/Line rail service, Gippsland. It is the busiest station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with an average of 77,153 daily entries recorded in the 2017/18 fiscal yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
