The Aurie's Star Handicap is a
Victoria Racing Club
The Victoria Racing Club was founded in 1864. It was formed following the disbanding of the Victoria Turf Club and the Victoria Jockey Club. A legacy passed from the Victoria Turf Club was the annual "race that stops a nation", the Melbourne Cup ...
Group 3 Group 3 may refer to:
*Group 3 element, chemical element classification
*Group 3 (racing), FIA classification for auto racing
* Group 3, the third tier of races in worldwide Thoroughbred horse racing
* Group 3 image format, Group 3 & Group 4 are ...
horse race
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...
held under open handicap conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres, held annually at
Flemington Racecourse
Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is the world's richest handicap and the world's richest 3200-metre horse race. The racecou ...
in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
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
A gelding is a castrated male horse or other equine, such as a pony, donkey or a mule. Castration, as well as the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male equine to be calmer and better-behaved, makin ...
who won 28 of his 89 starts, including the 1937
Newmarket Handicap
The Newmarket Handicap is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred open handicap horse race over a distance of 1200 metres, at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia on Super Saturday in March during the VRC Autumn Racing Carnival. Prize ...
, the 1937 and 1939
Oakleigh Plate
The Oakleigh Plate is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred open handicap horse race, run over a distance of 1100 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in late February. Total prize money is A$750,000.
History
The Oakleigh ...
as well as the 1940
Goodwood Handicap
The Goodwood is a South Australian Jockey Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three years old and older, run at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres at Morphettville Racecourse, Adelaide, South Australia in the SAJC Au ...
.
Grade
* 1996–2004 - Unlisted handicap
* 2005–2009 - Listed Race
* 2010 onwards - Group 3
Venue
* 1996–2006:
Flemington Racecourse
Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is the world's richest handicap and the world's richest 3200-metre horse race. The racecou ...
* 2007:
Moonee Valley Racecourse
Moonee Valley Racecourse, currently marketed as The Valley, is a horse-racing track in Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria Australia.
History
Moonee Valley Racecourse was established in 1883 by William Samuel (W.S.) Cox, who purchased a farm ...
* 2008 onwards:
Flemington Racecourse
Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is the world's richest handicap and the world's richest 3200-metre horse race. The racecou ...
Winners
* 2021 - The Astrologist
* 2020 - Home Of The Brave
* 2019 - So Si Bon
* 2018 - Voodoo Lad
* 2017 -
Hey Doc
Hey Doc (foaled 7 September 2013) is a retired Australian bred thoroughbred racehorse that won four Group 1 races, most notably the Manikato Stakes on two occasions.
Background
Hey Doc was sold at the Inglis Victorian yearling sales for the a ...
* 2016 - Sooboog
* 2015 - Shiraz
* 2014 - Tiger Tees
* 2013 - Broken
* 2012 - Shanghai Warrior
* 2011 - Temple Of Boom
* 2010 - Elusive Touch
* 2009 - Mic Mac
* 2008 - Grand Duels
*2007 - Monet Rules
*2006 - Bel Danoro
*2005 - Niconero
*2004 - General Bayton
*2003 - Sports
*2002 -
Fields Of Omagh
Fields Of Omagh (foaled 1997) is a champion middle distance Australian Thoroughbred racehorse of the early-mid-2000s. He was a half-brother to the stakeswinners, King Brian (Bunbury Cup, Pinjarra Cup), Malcolm (STC Canterbury Stakes, Ajax Stak ...
*2001 - Sound The Alarm
*2000 - Roktzar
*1999 - Hula Wonder
*1998 - Source of Divorce
*1997 - Penghulu
*1996 - Homestead
See also
*
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 r ...
*
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'A ...
References
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Horse races in Australia
Flemington Racecourse