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This is a list of Group 1, 2, and 3 races, which are the highest standard of Australian thoroughbred horseraces .
[edit] Group 1
[edit] Group 2
Race Name |
Age |
Sex |
Weight |
Distance |
Racecourse |
Date |
A D Hollindale Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
wfa |
1800 |
Gold Coast |
May |
Ajax Stakes |
Open |
Open |
qlty |
1500 |
Rosehill |
March |
AJC Chairmans Handicap |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
2400 |
Randwick |
April |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1000 |
Warwick Farm |
March |
Alister Clark Stakes |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
1600 |
Moonee Valley |
March |
Angus Armanasco Stakes |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw |
1600 |
Caulfield |
February |
Apollo Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1400 |
Randwick |
February |
Ascot Vale Stakes |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
1200 |
Flemington |
September |
Autumn Classic/Shannons Classic |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
1800 |
Caulfield |
February |
A.J Moir Stakes/Schweppes Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1000 |
Moonee Valley |
October |
A.V Kewney Stakes |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw |
1600 |
Flemington |
March |
Blamey Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
sw+p |
1600 |
Flemington |
March |
C B Cox Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
wfa |
2400 |
Ascot |
December |
Canterbury Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1200 |
Canterbury |
March |
Caulfield Sprint/Dodo Internet Sprint |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1100 |
Caulfield |
October |
Champagne Classic |
2YO |
Open |
sw |
1200 |
Doomben |
May |
Chelmsford Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1600 |
Randwick |
September |
Craiglee Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1600 |
Flemington |
September |
Crystal Mile |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1600 |
Moonee Valley |
October |
Diamond Jubilee Stakes/Sunline Stakes |
3YO+ |
F&M |
wfa |
1600 |
Moonee Valley |
March |
Edward Manifold Stakes |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw |
1600 |
Flemington |
October |
Emancipation Stakes |
3YO+ |
F&M |
sw+p |
1600 |
Randwick |
April |
Euclase Stakes/Yallanbee Classic |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
1200 |
Morphettville |
May |
Expressway Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1300 |
Randwick |
February |
Furious Stakes |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw |
1400 |
Randwick |
September |
Herbert Power Stakes/Winning Edge Stakes |
Open |
Open |
qlty |
2400 |
Caulfield |
October |
Hill Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
wfa |
1900 |
Rosehill |
September |
Hobartville Stakes |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
1400 |
Randwick |
February |
J J Liston Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
wfa |
1400 |
Caulfield |
August |
John F Feehan Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1600 |
Moonee Valley |
September |
Karrakatta Plate |
2YO |
Open |
sw |
1200 |
Ascot |
April |
Lee Steere Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
wfa |
1400 |
Ascot |
November |
Light Fingers Stakes |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw+p |
1100 |
Randwick |
February |
Linlithgow Stakes/Emirates Classic |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1200 |
Flemington |
November |
Magic Night Stakes |
2YO |
Fillies |
sw |
1200 |
Rosehill |
March |
Matriach Stakes |
4YO+ |
Mares |
hcp |
2000 |
Flemington |
November |
Memsie Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
wfa |
1400 |
Caulfield |
August |
Moonee Valley Gold Cup |
3YO+ |
Open |
sw+p |
2500 |
Moonee Valley |
October |
Moonee Valley Oaks |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw |
2040 |
Moonee Valley |
March |
Moonee Valley Stakes/Bill Stutt Stakes |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
1600 |
Moonee Valley |
September |
P J O'Shea Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
wfa |
2400 |
Eagle Farm |
June |
Pago Pago Stakes |
2YO |
C&G |
sw |
1200 |
Rosehill |
March |
Perth Cup |
3YO+ |
Open |
hcp |
3200 |
Ascot |
January |
Phar Lap Stakes |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
1500 |
Rosehill |
March |
Premier Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
wfa |
1200 |
Rosehill |
August |
QTC Cup |
Open |
Open |
qlty |
1200 |
Eagle Farm |
June |
QTC Sires Produce Stakes |
2YO |
Open |
sw |
1400 |
Eagle Farm |
June |
Queen Of The South Stakes/Marsh Classic |
3YO+ |
F&M |
sw+p |
1600 |
Morphettville |
May |
Queensland Guineas |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
1600 |
Eagle Farm |
May |
Reisling Slipper Trial |
2YO |
Fillies |
sw |
1200 |
Rosehill |
March |
Roman Consul Stakes |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
1200 |
Randwick |
September |
Rose Of Kingston Stakes |
4YO+ |
Mares |
sw+p |
1400 |
Flemington |
October |
Royal Sovereign Stakes |
3YO |
C&G |
sw+p |
1100 |
Randwick |
February |
SA Oaks |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw |
2500 |
Morphettville |
May |
Sandown Classic |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
2400 |
Sandown |
November |
Sandown Guineas |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
1600 |
Sandown |
November |
Sapphire Stakes |
Open |
F&M |
sw+p |
1200 |
Randwick |
March |
Schillaci Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
wfa |
1000 |
Caulfield |
October |
Shannon Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
qlty |
1500 |
Rosehill |
September |
Silver Slipper Stakes |
2YO |
Open |
sw |
1100 |
Rosehill |
February |
Sir Byrne Hart Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
wfa |
1400 |
Eagle Farm |
May |
St George Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1800 |
Caulfield |
February |
Stan Fox Stakes |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
1400 |
Randwick |
September |
Stanley Wooton Stakes/Carlyon Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
wfa |
1200 |
Moonee Valley |
January |
Surround Stakes |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw |
1400 |
Warwick Farm |
March |
Tattersall's Winter Stakes |
Open |
F&M |
sw+p |
1500 |
Eagle Farm |
June |
Tea Rose Stakes |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw |
1500 |
Rosehill |
September |
The Debonair |
3YO |
C&G |
sw+p |
1400 |
Flemington |
February |
The MV Vase/Aami Vase |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
2040 |
Moonee Valley |
October |
Theo Marks Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
qlty |
1300 |
Rosehill |
September |
Todman Slipper Trial |
2YO |
C&G |
sw |
1200 |
Rosehill |
March |
Tristarc Stakes |
4YO+ |
Mares |
sw+p |
1400 |
Caulfield |
October |
Tulloch Stakes |
3YO |
C&G |
sw |
2000 |
Rosehill |
April |
Turnbull Stakes |
4YO+ |
Open |
sw+p |
2000 |
Flemington |
October |
Villiers Stakes |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1600 |
Randwick |
December |
VRC Sires Produce Stakes |
2YO |
Open |
sw |
1400 |
Flemington |
March |
VRC Stakes/Salinger Stakes |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1200 |
Flemington |
March |
W H Stocks Stakes |
4YO+ |
Mares |
wfa |
1600 |
Moonee Valley |
September |
WA Guineas |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
1600 |
Ascot |
November |
Wakeful Stakes |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw+p |
2000 |
Flemington |
November |
Warwick Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1400 |
Warwick Farm |
August |
Winterbottom Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
wfa |
1200 |
Ascot |
November |
[edit] Group 3
Race Name |
Age |
Sex |
Weight |
Distance |
Racecourse |
Date |
A J Scahill Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
wfa |
1400 |
Ascot |
December |
Adelaide Guineas |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
1600 |
Morphettville |
May |
Adrian Knox Stakes |
3YO |
Fillies |
qlty |
2000 |
Randwick |
April |
Asian Beau Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
hcp |
1400 |
Ascot |
November |
Auraria Stakes/Lakewood Stud Stakes |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw+p |
1800 |
Cheltenham |
April |
Autumn Stakes |
3YO |
Open |
sw+p |
1400 |
Caulfield |
February |
Baguette Stakes |
Open |
Open |
sw+p |
1200 |
Flemington |
October |
Belmont Sprint |
2YO+ |
Open |
hcp |
1400 |
Belmont |
June |
Bill Ritchie Handicap |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1400 |
Randwick |
September |
Birthday Card Stakes |
3YO+ |
F&M |
qlty |
1200 |
Rosehill |
March |
Bletchingly Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1100 |
Caulfield |
August |
Bloodhorse Breeders Stakes |
2YO |
Fillies |
sw+p |
1200 |
Flemington |
March |
Blue Diamond Prelude C&G |
2YO |
C&G |
sw |
1100 |
Caulfield |
February |
Blue Diamond Prelude Flly |
2YO |
Fillies |
sw |
1100 |
Caulfield |
February |
Bobby Lewis Quality |
Open |
Open |
qlty |
1200 |
Flemington |
September |
Breeders' Classic |
4YO+ |
Mares |
sw+p |
1300 |
Randwick |
January |
Breeders Stakes |
2YO |
Open |
sw |
1200 |
Morphettville |
February |
BTC Chairmans Handicap |
3YO+ |
Open |
qlty |
2020 |
Doomben |
May |
BTC Classic |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
1350 |
Doomben |
May |
BTC Sprint |
Open |
Open |
qlty |
1350 |
Doomben |
May |
C E McDougall 2yo Fillies |
2YO |
Fillies |
sw |
1200 |
Eagle Farm |
December |
Cameron Handicap |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1400 |
Newcastle |
September |
Canterbury Cup |
Open |
Open |
qlty |
1900 |
Canterbury |
March |
Caulfield Guineas Prelude |
3YO |
C&G |
sw+p |
1400 |
Caulfield |
September |
Champion Fillies |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw |
1600 |
Ascot |
November |
Chatham Stakes/Yallambee Stud Stakes |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1400 |
Flemington |
November |
Colin Stephen Quality Handicap |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
2400 |
Randwick |
September |
Colonel Reeves Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
hcp |
1200 |
Ascot |
December |
Concorde Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
qlty |
1100 |
Rosehill |
August |
Coongy Handicap |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
2000 |
Caulfield |
October |
Craven Plate |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
2000 |
Randwick |
October |
D C Mckay Stakes/Honda Stakes |
Open |
Open |
qlty |
1100 |
Morphettville |
May |
Dane Ripper Quality |
Open |
F&M |
qlty |
1300 |
Eagle Farm |
June |
Doomben Classic |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
1615 |
Doomben |
May |
Doomben Roses |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw |
2020 |
Doomben |
May |
Eclipse Stakes |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
2000 |
Caulfield |
November |
Frances Tressady Stakes/Tooheys New Plate |
4YO+ |
Mares |
sw+p |
1400 |
Flemington |
March |
Frank Packer Plate |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
2000 |
Randwick |
April |
Frederick Clissold Stakes |
Open |
Open |
qlty |
1200 |
Rosehill |
February |
Geelong Cup |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
2400 |
Geelong |
October |
Gloaming Stakes |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
1800 |
Rosehill |
September |
Hawkesbury Gold Cup |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1600 |
Hawkesbury |
December |
HDF McNeil Stakes |
3YO |
Open |
sw+p |
1100 |
Caulfield |
August |
Hobart Cup |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
2400 |
Hobart |
February |
Hotham Handicap/Saab Quality |
Open |
Open |
qlty |
2500 |
Flemington |
November |
How Now Stakes |
4YO+ |
Mares |
sw+p |
1200 |
Caulfield |
September |
Hyperion Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
wfa |
1400 |
Ascot |
March |
Ian McEwan Trophy |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1000 |
Moonee Valley |
August |
Kindergarton Stakes |
2YO |
Open |
sw |
1100 |
Warwick Farm |
March |
Kingston Town Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
hcp |
2000 |
Rosehill |
September |
Labour Day Cup/Doomben Carnival Cup |
3YO+ |
Open |
wfa |
2020 |
Doomben |
May |
Launceston Cup |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
2600 |
Launceston |
February |
Lee Steere Classic |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
1400 |
Ascot |
December |
Liverpool City Cup |
Open |
Open |
qlty |
1200 |
Warwick Farm |
March |
Lord Reims Stakes/Carlton Draught Stakes |
Open |
Open |
sw+p |
2600 |
Morphettville |
May |
Mannerism Stakes |
4YO+ |
Mares |
sw+p |
1400 |
Caulfield |
February |
Maribyrnong Plate |
2YO |
Open |
sw+p |
1000 |
Flemington |
November |
Matron Stakes |
4YO+ |
Mares |
sw+p |
1600 |
Flemington |
March |
Milady Stakes/Let's Elope Stakes |
4YO+ |
Mares |
sw+p |
1400 |
Flemington |
September |
Millie Fox Stakes |
Open |
F&M |
qlty |
1200 |
Rosehill |
February |
Missile Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1100 |
Rosehill |
August |
Moonga Stakes/Melbourne Racing Club Stakes |
4YO+ |
Open |
hcp |
1400 |
Caulfield |
October |
MV Champagne Stakes |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw |
1200 |
Moonee Valley |
October |
National Stakes |
2YO |
Open |
sw+p |
1200 |
Morphettville |
May |
Newcastle Gold Cup |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
2300 |
Newcastle |
September |
Newcastle Newmarket Handicap |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1400 |
Newcastle |
March |
Norman Robinson Stakes |
3YO |
Open |
sw+p |
2000 |
Caulfield |
October |
Prime Minister's Cup |
3YO+ |
Open |
hcp |
2400 |
Gold Coast |
May |
Prince Of Wales Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
wfa |
1200 |
Ascot |
December |
QJC Tattersall's Cup |
3YO+ |
Open |
hcp |
2200 |
Eagle Farm |
June |
QTC Grand Prix Stakes |
3YO |
Open |
sw+p |
2100 |
Eagle Farm |
June |
R A Lee Stakes |
Open |
Open |
qlty |
1600 |
Morphettville |
May |
R J Peters Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
hcp |
1500 |
Ascot |
November |
R N Irwin Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1100 |
Victoria Park |
February |
Red Anchor Stakes/C S Hayes Stakes |
3YO |
Open |
sw+p |
1200 |
Moonee Valley |
September |
Research Stakes |
3YO+ |
F&M |
qlty |
1200 |
Rosehill |
September |
Roma Cup |
3YO+ |
Open |
wfa |
1200 |
Belmont |
May |
Rory's Jester Stakes |
3YO |
Open |
sw+p |
1200 |
Flemington |
November |
Rough Habit Plate |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
2020 |
Doomben |
May |
Rubiton Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1100 |
Caulfield |
January |
SAJC Sires' Produce Stakes |
2YO |
Open |
sw |
1600 |
Morphettville |
May |
SAJC Spring Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1200 |
Morphettville |
September |
San Domenico Stakes |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
1000 |
Randwick |
August |
Sandown Stakes |
4YO+ |
Open |
qlty |
1400 |
Sandown |
November |
Silver Shadow Stakes |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw |
1200 |
Canterbury |
August |
Skyline Stakes |
2YO |
C&G |
sw |
1200 |
Canterbury |
March |
South Pacific Classic |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
1400 |
Randwick |
April |
Spring Stakes |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
1600 |
Newcastle |
September |
Standish Handicap |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1200 |
Flemington |
January |
Star Kingdom Stakes |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1100 |
Rosehill |
March |
Strickland Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
wfa |
1800 |
Ascot |
April |
Summer Cup |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
2400 |
Randwick |
December |
Summer Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
qlty |
1200 |
Doomben |
December |
Sweet Embrace Stakes |
2YO |
Fillies |
sw |
1200 |
Canterbury |
March |
T S Carlyon Cup |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1600 |
Caulfield |
February |
Tasmanian Derby |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
2400 |
Hobart |
February |
Tesio Stakes |
4YO+ |
Mares |
hcp |
1600 |
Moonee Valley |
October |
The Shorts |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1100 |
Randwick |
October |
The Vanity |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw+p |
1400 |
Flemington |
February |
Thoroughbred Club Stakes |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw+p |
1200 |
Caulfield |
October |
Tramway Handicap |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1400 |
Randwick |
September |
Tranquil Star Stakes |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw+p |
1400 |
Caulfield |
September |
Up & Coming Stakes |
3YO |
C&G |
sw |
1200 |
Canterbury |
August |
VATC Easter Cup |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
2000 |
Caulfield |
April |
Victoria Handicap |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1400 |
Caulfield |
April |
VRC Carbine Club Stakes |
3YO |
Open |
sw+p |
1600 |
Flemington |
November |
VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes |
Open |
Open |
qlty |
2500 |
Flemington |
November |
W J Healy Stakes |
Open |
Open |
qlty |
1200 |
Eagle Farm |
June |
W W Cockram Stakes |
4YO+ |
Mares |
sw+p |
1200 |
Caulfield |
August |
WA Oaks |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw |
2400 |
Ascot |
March |
WATC Sires Produce |
2YO |
Open |
sw |
1400 |
Ascot |
April |
WATC Winter Cup |
3YO+ |
Open |
hcp |
2400 |
Belmont |
April |
[edit] 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.
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