The event was previously held on Flemington’s Super Saturday alongside the Newmarket Handicap (1200m) for the sprinters in mid-March. Ahead of the 2023 edition the Australian Cup was moved to its own ...

The Schillaci Stakes is a 1100m short-distance event run under weight-for-age conditions worth a lucrative $300,000 in total prize money. There are a number of other great lead-up races held earlier ...

The best Melbourne Cup Tips on the ‘race that stops a nation’ every year are those based on the form and statistics of the 24-horse Melbourne Cup field. It’s not only the Group 1 $8.56 million Lexus ...

Each October at Caulfield Racecourse another top stayer adds its name to the glowing list of famous Caulfield Cup winners when the Group 1 handicap staying showdown runs as part of the wider Melbourne ...

For the 2020 edition, the TJ Smith Stakes prizemoney was reduced to $1.25 million to help reduce the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but was back up to $2.5 million again in 2021 before ...

It is held under handicap conditions and pays $200,000 in prize money and has been run in mid-January since 2022 having been moved from its traditional spot on the New Year’s Day race card at HQ. As a ...

Run over a middle sprint distance of 1400m, the country’s best sprinters and milers compete for a chance to win $750,000 in prize money. There are three Group 1 races held at the meeting with the ...

The 2023 Kevin Heffernan Stakes took place on the first Saturday in December, while in 2024 the event will run on the last Saturday in November. Raced over 1400m (increased from 1300m in 2021), the ...

The Moonee Valley Vase is a staying race run over 2040m by three-year-olds at set weights and is currently worth $400,000 in total prize. Runners may have previously contested some of the other set ...

The day previously featured the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) which was moved to its own feature meeting later in the month ahead of 2023. Newmarket Handicap Day 2025 also features the recently ...

Held under set weights plus penalties conditions, the Carbine Club Stakes is restricted to three-year-old horses and pays a healthy $500,000 in prize money after stakes were doubled in 2021. Sydney’s ...

The event is conducted on Day 2 of the major Perth Summer Racing Carnival in Western Australia, which also features the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) the weekend before and the Group 1 Kingston Town ...