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Geelong Cup
The Geelong Cup is a Geelong Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, held under handicap conditions over a distance of 2400 metres at the Geelong Racecourse, Geelong, Victoria, Australia on a Wednesday in late October. The prize money for the race is A$500,000, and the race is considered one of the most reliable guides to the result of the Melbourne Cup. History The race is run thirteen days before the Melbourne Cup (which is always on the first Tuesday in November). The race has been run on this day since 1947. The day of the race is a public holiday in the city of Geelong. Before 1907 the race was run at the Marshalltown Racecourse. Before 1947 the race was run at various times during the year between January and July. Distance * 1872–1885 – 2 miles (~3200 metres) * 1886–1892 – 1 miles (~2800 metres) * 1893–1894, 1899, 1970–1971 – 1 miles (~2400 metres) * 1900, 1965–1969 – about 1 miles (~2400 metres) * 1895, 1901–1906, 1910–1911, 1919, 1951– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geelong Racecourse
The Geelong Racecourse is a major regional horse racing venue in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The current racecourse dates to 1908. The annual Geelong Cup is held at the course every October, as well as a number of other race meets through the year. History The first race meet in Geelong was on 1 May 1841, at Corio. Three races were held on the day. The next meet was held at "Airey's Flat" on the banks the Moorabool River near Fyansford. In 1849, a start was made on a proper racecourse, with of land beside the Barwon River at Marshalltown chosen. Situated close to Lake Connewarre, the land was subject to frequent flooding. The Geelong Racing Club was formed in 1866, holding its first meet on 18 and 19 January 1866. 23 February 1872 saw the first Geelong Cup held at the Marshalltown course, where a new grandstand was opened. A railway branch line was provided to the course in 1878. In 1907, it was decided to relocate the Geelong Racecourse and Geelong Showgrounds to their curre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gatewood (horse)
Gatewood is a thoroughbred racehorse. A British horse with Australian connections, Gatewood was lightly raced and had plenty of potential. Australian owners OTI realised this potential in 2012 and approached US owner George Strawbridge to purchase the horse. After initially knocking them back, Strawbridge later offered OTI the opportunity to purchase a 50 percent share and they jumped at the chance. OTI's Terry Henderson described the son of Galileo as a “progressive and beautifully bred horse” who was bought with the goal of chasing Melbourne Cup glory. After just seven career starts, Gatewood achieved victory four times and only missed out on a place on one occasion. Gatewood scored the first stakes victory of his career when winning the Listed Wolferton Handicap at Royal Ascot in June 2012. Securing a total of eight wins and ten minor places from just 25 competitive starts, Gatewood travelled to Australian in 2012 and was entered in all the major spring features in 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Middle Distance Horse Races
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Horse Races In Australia
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Tourist Attractions In Geelong
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Sport In Geelong
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Recurring Sporting Events Established In 1872
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List Of Australian Group Races
This List of Australian Group races is recognized as a list of Australia's classified Black type thoroughbred horse races. The Pattern Committee of the Australian Racing Board (ARB) recommends which races shall be designated as Group and Listed races for the racing season. The current list is for the 2019–2020 Australian Racing season and the 2019–2020 which began on Monday, 1 August 2019. Group 1,2 and 3 races Click on the sort symbol at the top of the columns to sort on a particular field. ''Notes:'' Listed races In addition to the above Group 1, 2 and 3 races there are approximately 280 grade 4 races which are known as Listed races. All of these races were collectively known as Principal Races until about 1979. Racecourse distribution The following table displays the distribution of Group Races by racecourses. ''Legend:'' See also * Group races, the European equivalent * Graded stakes race, the North American equivalent * List of British fla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malua (horse)
Malua was the most versatile Australian thoroughbred racehorse in history. Malua won over distances ranging from furlongs to miles (1,100 – 5,200 metres). Breeding He was a son of St. Albans (GB) from Edella by Peter Wilkins (GB). Malua was bred by John Field of "Calstock" in Deloraine, Tasmania, and as a yearling was sold to Thomas Reibey the former Premier of Tasmania. Racing record As a two-year-old the colt raced in Tasmania, where his name was Bagot. He won on three different tracks, but was then sold on the mainland for 500 guineas to J.O. Inglis, who changed the colt's name to Malua.Cavanough, Maurice, "The Melbourne Cup", Jack Pollard P/L, North Sydney, 1976 In 1884, Malua won the Newmarket Handicap () and Oakleigh Plate () carrying . Malua's jockey set a precedent when he took him to the outside (grandstand side) rail to win the Newmarket, a tactic not used before. The term "Malua's track" was coined to name that portion of the Flemington Racecour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Argus (Melbourne)
''The Argus'' was an Australian daily morning newspaper in Melbourne from 2 June 1846 to 19 January 1957, and was considered to be the general Australian newspaper of record for this period. Widely known as a conservative newspaper for most of its history, it adopted a left-leaning approach from 1949. ''The Argus''s main competitor was David Syme's more liberal-minded newspaper, ''The Age''. History The newspaper was originally owned by William Kerr, who was also Melbourne's town clerk from 1851–1856 and had been a journalist at the ''Sydney Gazette'' before moving to Melbourne in 1839 to work on John Pascoe Fawkner's newspaper, the '' Port Phillip Patriot''. The first edition was published on 2 June 1846. The paper soon became known for its scurrilous abuse and sarcasm, and by 1853, after he had lost a series of libel lawsuits, Kerr was forced to sell the paper's ownership to avoid financial ruin. The paper was then published by Edward Wilson. By 1855, it had a daily c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karasi
Karasi (born 1995) is an Australian Racing Hall of Fame champion steeplechase horse bred in Ireland. The horse is best known for winning the world's richest steeplechase race, the Nakayama Grand Jump at Nakayama Racecourse, Japan for three consecutive years (2005, 2006, 2007). He was a top flat performer as a younger horse, with his best performance being a fourth in the 2001 Melbourne Cup, in which he was the highest placed Australian trained runner. He suffered a career-ending injury while in Japan preparing for his fourth Grand Jump. Karasi was indicated to Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2018. See also * Repeat winners of horse races * List of millionaire racehorses in Australia Top prize money earners – Australian and New Zealand horses * denotes still racing The criteria for inclusion in the above list are as follows. The purpose of these criteria is to include only horses that should be recognised as being Austr ... References External linksKarasi Ped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On A Jeune
On A Jeune is a thoroughbred racehorse who ran second in the 2005 Melbourne Cup behind three-time winner, champion mare, Makybe Diva. He is also notable for running second in the 2004 South Australian Derby, behind Hard To Get. His biggest victory came in the 2005 Geelong Cup when jockey Kerrin McEvoy partnered the gelding. Second biggest victory came in the 2009 Cooper Pedy cup when nephew of trainer Peter Montgomerie and son of successful Port Lincoln trainer Graeme Montgomerie, Zane Montgomerie rode him in thrilling fashion to secure Zane's first and only ride of his career. See also List of millionaire racehorses in Australia Top prize money earners – Australian and New Zealand horses * denotes still racing The criteria for inclusion in the above list are as follows. The purpose of these criteria is to include only horses that should be recognised as being Austr ... 2000 racehorse births Thoroughbred family 13-e Racehorses bred in Australia Racehorses trained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
