The Spring Racing Carnival is a bumper schedule of 39 Group 1 or $1 million races, culminating in the three Group 1s in Perth in late November and early December.
All of the Champion Bets racing analysts will of course be heavily engaged over the Spring Racing Carnival… Trevor Lawson, Cameron O’Brien, Dean Evans and Gareth Phillips cover racing in Melbourne, Sydney and/or Perth… after the long winter, they’re raring to go for the Spring Racing Carnival, the best time of the year!
Spring Racing Carnival: G1 and $1m races
Two-year-olds
Date |
Venue |
Race |
$ |
Sat 7 Nov |
Rosehill |
Golden Gift (1100m) |
$1m |
Winner: Sneaky Five SP: $9.50 |
Three-year-old fillies
Date |
Venue |
Race |
$ |
Sat 3 Oct |
Randwick |
Flight Stakes (1600m) |
$500k |
Winner: Montefilia SP: $12 |
Sat 10 Oct |
Caulfield |
Thousand Guineas (1600m) |
$1m |
Winner: Odeum SP: $9 |
Thu 5 Nov |
Flemington |
VRC Oaks (2500m) |
$1m |
Winner: Personal SP: $6 |
Three-year-olds
Date |
Venue |
Race |
$ |
Sat 26 Sep |
Rosehill |
Golden Rose (1400m) |
$1m |
Winner: Ole Kirk SP: $7 |
Sat 10 Oct |
Randwick |
Spring Champion (2000m) |
$1m |
Winner: Montefilia SP: $2.70 |
Sat 10 Oct |
Caulfield |
Caulfield Guineas (1600m) |
$2m |
Winner: Ole Kirk SP: $4.20 |
Sat 24 Oct |
Randwick |
Bondi Stakes (1600m) |
$1m |
Winner: Peltzer SP: $2.80 |
Sat 31 Oct |
Flemington |
Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) |
$1.5m |
Winner: September Run SP: $4 |
Sat 31 Oct |
Flemington |
Victoria Derby (2500m) |
$2m |
Winner: Johnny Get Angry SP: $21 |
Sprinters
Date |
Venue |
Race |
$ |
Fri 25 Sep |
Moonee Valley |
Moir Stakes (1000m) |
$1m |
Winner: Pippie SP: $6.50 |
Sat 17 Oct |
Randwick |
The Everest (1200m) |
$15m |
Winner: Classique Legend SP: $4.20 |
Fri 23 Oct |
Moonee Valley |
Manikato Stakes (1200m) |
$1m |
Winner: Hey Doc SP: $10 |
Sat 31 Oct |
Rosehill |
Yes Yes Yes Stakes (1300m) |
$1m |
Winner: Gytrash SP: $3.60 |
Sat 7 Nov |
Flemington |
VRC Sprint Classic (1200m) |
$1.5m |
Winner: Bivouac SP: $3.20 |
Sat 28 Nov |
Ascot |
Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) |
$1m |
Winner: Elite Street SP: $31 |
Fillies & mares
Date |
Venue |
Race |
$ |
Sat 31 Oct |
Flemington |
Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) |
$1m |
Winner: Shout The Bar SP: $31 |
Middle-distance
Date |
Venue |
Race |
$ |
Sat 22 Aug |
Randwick |
Winx Stakes (1400m) |
$500k |
Winner: Verry Elleegant SP: $7.50 |
Sat 29 Aug |
Caulfield |
Memsie Stakes (1400m) |
$750k |
Winner: Behemoth SP: $3.30 |
Sat 12 Sep |
Flemington |
Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) |
$750k |
Winner: Fierce Impact SP: $4 |
Sat 19 Sep |
Caulfield |
Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) |
$500k |
Winner: Behemoth SP: $3.80 |
Sat 19 Sep |
Randwick |
George Main Stakes (1600m) |
$500k |
Winner: Kolding SP: $9.50 |
Sat 26 Sep |
Caulfield |
Underwood Stakes (1800m) |
$750k |
Winner: Russian Camelot SP: $1.55 |
Sat 3 Oct |
Randwick |
Epsom Handicap (1600m) |
$1m |
Winner: Probabeel SP: $6.50 |
Sat 3 Oct |
Flemington |
Turnbull Stakes (2000m) |
$500k |
Winner: Verry Elleegant SP: $5 |
Sat 10 Oct |
Caulfield |
Toorak Handicap (1600m) |
$500k |
Winner: Mr Quickie SP: $21 |
Sat 10 Oct |
Caulfield |
Caulfield Stakes (2000m) |
$1m |
Winner: Arcadia Queen SP: $5.50 |
Sat 24 Oct |
Moonee Valley |
Cox Plate (2040m) |
$5m |
Winner: Sir Dragonet SP: $7.50 |
Sat 31 Oct |
Flemington |
Cantala Stakes (1600m) |
$1.5m |
Winner: Yulong Prince SP: $10 |
Sat 7 Nov |
Flemington |
Mackinnon Stakes (2000m) |
$2m |
Winner: Arcadia Queen SP: $2.45 |
Sat 14 Nov |
Newcastle |
The Hunter (1300m) |
$1m |
Winner: Sweet Deal SP: $10 |
Sat 21 Nov |
Ascot |
Railway Stakes (1600m) |
$1m |
Winner: Inspirational Girl SP: $2.60 |
Sat 21 Nov |
Kembla Grange |
The Gong (1600m) |
$1m |
Winner: Archedemus SP: $18 |
Sat 5 Dec |
Ascot |
Kingston Town Classic (1800m) |
$1m |
Winner: Truly Great SP: $18 |
Stayers
Date |
Venue |
Race |
$ |
Sat 3 Oct |
Randwick |
The Metropolitan (2400m) |
$750k |
Winner: Mirage Dancer SP: $10 |
Sat 17 Oct |
Caulfield |
Caulfield Cup (2400m) |
$5m |
Winner: Verry Ellegant SP: $5 |
Tue 3 Nov |
Flemington |
Melbourne Cup (3200m) |
$7.75m |
Winner: Twilight Payment SP: $26 |
Special races
Date |
Venue |
Race |
$ |
Sat 17 Oct |
Randwick |
The Kosciusko (1200m) |
$1.3m |
Winner: It’s Me SP: $2 |
Sat 31 Oct |
Rosehill |
Golden Eagle (1500m) |
$7.5m |
Winner: Colette SP: $10 |
The Kosciusko is for NSW country-trained horses only. The Golden Eagle is for four-year-olds only.
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