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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] |
Black Type
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 ... [...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] |
Begonia Belle Stakes
The Begonia Belle Stakes, raced as Furphy Sprint (2019) is a registered Victoria Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for mares aged four years old and upwards, run at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1100 metres, held annually at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in November during the VRC Spring Carnival on Victoria Derby Day. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000. History The registered race is named after Begonia Belle, winner of the 1969 Newmarket Handicap. The race was originally raced on the third day of the VRC Spring Carnival, VRC Oaks day but was moved in 2016 to the first day of the carnival. Name * 2005 - The Heaven Sprint * 2006–2007 - Crown Trophy * 2008 - Crown Promenade Trophy * 2009–2010 - Crown Promenade Stakes * 2011–2015 - G.H. Mumm Stakes * 2016 - Sensis Stakes * 2017 - Skip Sprint * 2018 onwards - Furphy Sprint Distance * 2005 onwards - 1100 metres. Grade * 2005–2008 - Handicap * 2009–2013 - Listed Race * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B J McLachlan Stakes
B J McLachlan Stakes is a registered Brisbane Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-olds run at set weights over a distance of 1200 metres at Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia in late December. Total prizemoney is A$250,000. History The race is named in honour of former horse trainer Bruce McLachlan. McLachlan won 16 Brisbane Metropolitan Training Premierships, and trained over 3000 winners in a forty-year training career. Name *1982–1986 - O'Brien Glass Plate *1987–1993 - Chinatown Stakes *1994–1997 - BATC Stakes *1998–2008 - Tommy Smith Slipper *2009 onwards - B J McLachlan Stakes Grade *1982–2010 - Listed Race *2011 onwards - Group 3 Venue *1982–2013 - Doomben Racecourse *2014–2015 - Gold Coast Racecourse (due to renovations at Eagle Farm the BRC has moved the event) *2016 - Eagle Farm Racecourse *2017–2018 - Doomben Racecourse *2019 - Eagle Farm Racecourse Winners *2021 - Coolangatta *2020 - Alpi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autumn Stakes (MRC)
The Autumn Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1400 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia run in February. Total prizemoney for the race is A$300,000. History Name *1979–1990 - Autumn Stakes *1991 - Tattersall's Stakes *1992–1995 - Autumn Stakes *1996–1997 - Japan Racing Association Autumn Stakes *1998–2001 - Autumn Stakes *2002 - Australia Day Vase *2003–2004 - Autumn Stakes *2005–2007 - Schweppervescence Cup *2008 - Perri Cutten Cup *2009–2011 - D'Urban Stakes *2012 onwards - Autumn Stakes Distance *1979–1986 – 1200 metres *1987 onwards - 1400 metres Grade *1968–1978 - Unlisted race *1979 - Listed race *1980–2007 - Group 3 *2008 onwards - Group 2 Venue *1966–1985 - Sandown Racecourse *1986 - Caulfield Racecourse *1987–1996 - Sandown Racecourse *1997–2022 - Caulfield Racecourse *2023 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Guineas
The Australian Guineas is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run at set weights, over a distance of 1600 metres at Flemington Racecourse, in Melbourne, Australia in March during the VRC Autumn Racing Carnival. Total prize money is A$1,000,000. History Name * 1986–2004 - Australasian Guineas * 2005–2009 - Cadbury Guineas * 2010 - Crown Guineas * 2011 onwards - Australian Guineas Distance * 1986–1997 – 1600 metres * 1998–2000 – 2000 metres * 2001 onwards - 1600 metres Grade * 1986 - Group 3 * 1987 onwards - Group 1 Venue * The race was run at Caulfield Racecourse in 2007 due to reconstruction of the Flemington racetrack. Winners * 2022 - Hitotsu * 2021 - Lunar Fox * 2020 - Alligator Blood * 2019 - Mystic Journey * 2018 - Grunt * 2017 - Hey Doc * 2016 - Palentino * 2015 - Wandjina * 2014 - Shamus Award * 2013 - Ferlax * 2012 - Mosheen * 2011 - Shamrocker * 2010 - Rock Classic * 2009 - Heart Of Dreams * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Cup
The Australian Cup is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, held under Weight for Age conditions, over a distance of 2000 metres, at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in March during the VRC Autumn Racing Carnival. Total prize money for the race is A$1,500,000. History The race was once Australia's premier long distance race, raced at a distance of 18 furlongs (3621m) - thus, longer than the Melbourne Cup. In 1943 the race was shortened to 17 furlongs 110 yards to allow the race to be started from the top of Flemington's famous Straight Six, to have bigger fields. The VRC in the early 1960s shortened the distance to miles to attract classier middle distance gallopers. Stakes were increased from $1 million to $1.5 million in 2016. 1954 racebook File:1954 VRC Australian Cup P1.jpg, Front cover of the 1954 VRC Australian Cup racebook. File:1954 VRC Australian Cup P2.jpg, 1954 Australian Cup showing raceday of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia Stakes
The Australia Stakes, registered as the Stanley Wootton Stakes, is a Moonee Valley Racing Club Group races, Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race raced under weight for age conditions, for three year olds and older, over a distance of 1200 metres at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia in late January. Total prize money for the race is A$350,000. History Originally the race was scheduled in March, but in 2002 the MVRC moved the race to late January. The renaming of the race to the current name coincides with the Australia Day public holiday. Grade *1989 - Listed Race *1990–1993 - Group 3 *1994 onwards Group 2 Name *1989–1997 - Stanley Wootton Stakes *1998–2009 - Norman Carlyon Stakes *2010 onwards - Australia Stakes Venue In 1995 the race was held at Flemington Racecourse. Record Hareeba ran the race record time of 1:08.4 down the straight track at Flemington Racecourse. The race record at Moonee Valley was recorded by Dark Beau with a time of 1:09.1. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurie's Star Handicap
The Aurie's Star Handicap is a Victoria Racing Club Group 3 horse race held under open handicap conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres, held annually at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia in August. The total prize money is A$200,000. History The event is the first Group race in the new racing calendar in Victoria. The race is named in honour of Auries's Star, a gelding who won 28 of his 89 starts, including the 1937 Newmarket Handicap, the 1937 and 1939 Oakleigh Plate as well as the 1940 Goodwood Handicap. Grade * 1996–2004 - Unlisted handicap * 2005–2009 - Listed Race * 2010 onwards - Group 3 Venue * 1996–2006: Flemington Racecourse * 2007: Moonee Valley Racecourse * 2008 onwards: Flemington Racecourse Winners * 2021 - The Astrologist * 2020 - Home Of The Brave * 2019 - So Si Bon * 2018 - Voodoo Lad * 2017 - Hey Doc * 2016 - Sooboog * 2015 - Shiraz * 2014 - Tiger Tees * 2013 - Broken * 2012 - Shan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Oaks
The Australian Oaks is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three year old fillies at set weights run over a distance of 2,400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney in the autumn during the ATC Championships series. The Australian Oaks is the premier staying race for three-year-old fillies during the Sydney autumn racing carnival. Total prize money is A$1,000,000. History From inception in 1885 to 1894 this race was known as the AJC Oaks. The race was not held between 1895 and 1921, and when it was resumed it was known as the Adrian Knox Oaks Stakes until 1956. Since 1994 this race has been known as the AJC Australian Oaks and after the merger of the AJC and STC as the ATC Australian Oaks. Between 1922 and 1945 the race was held in January. Record time for the 2400 distance was set in 2006 by Serenade Rose with the time of 2:28.6 seconds. Distance * 1885–1894 - miles (~2400 metres) * 1922–1945 - 1 mile (~1600 metres) * 1946–1955 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Derby
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Aspiration Quality
The Aspiration Quality is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race, for fillies and mares aged three-years-old and upwards, over a distance of 1600 metres at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March. Total prize money for the race is A$160,000. History The race has been held on the Randwick Guineas race card since inception. Grade *2006–2013 - Listed race *2014 onwards - Group 3 Venue *2006–2010 - Randwick Racecourse * 2011 - Warwick Farm Racecourse * 2012 - Randwick Racecourse * 2013 - Warwick Farm Racecourse * 2014 onwards - Randwick Racecourse Winners * 2022 - Le Lude * 2021 - Missybeel * 2020 - Nettoyer * 2019 - Nettoyer * 2018 - Karavali * 2017 - Elle Lou * 2016 - Heavens Above *2015 - Adorabeel *2014 - Diamond Drille *2013 - Thy *2012 - Fibrillation *2011 - Warpath *2010 - Sacred Choice *2009 - Illuminates *2008 - Pravana *2007 - Banc De Fortune *2006 - Lord Of The Land See also * List of Australian Group race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
