Group Racing
The highest standard in Australian thoroughbred racing are the Group races, which are designated by the the Australian Racing Board and are internationally recognised as Australia's best races. Australia has up to 550 Group races and 21,000 races per season.
The four grades of Group Races in Australia are:
Group 1 - minimum prize money $250,000.
Group 2 - minimum prize money $125,000.
Group 3 - minimum prize money $75,000.
Listed Races - minimum prize money $50,000.
List of Group 1 Races in Australia.
Race Name
|
Age
|
Sex
|
Weight
|
Distance
|
Racecourse
|
Date
|
| AJC Derby |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
2400 |
Randwick |
April |
| AJC Oaks |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw |
2400 |
Randwick |
April |
| AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
2000 |
Randwick |
April |
| AJC Sires Produce Stakes |
2YO |
Open |
sw |
1400 |
Randwick |
April |
| All Aged Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1400 |
Randwick |
April |
| Australasian Oaks |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw |
2000 |
Morphettville |
May |
| Australian Cup |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
2000 |
Flemington |
March |
| Australian Guineas/Cadbury Guineas |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
1600 |
Flemington |
February |
| Blue Diamond Stakes |
2YO |
Open |
sw |
1200 |
Caulfield |
February |
| BTC Cup |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1200 |
Doomben |
May |
| C F Orr Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1400 |
Caulfield |
February |
| Cantala Stakes/Emirates Stakes |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1600 |
Flemington |
November |
| Caulfield Cup |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
2400 |
Caulfield |
October |
| Caulfield Guineas |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
1600 |
Caulfield |
October |
| Caulfield Stakes/Yalumba Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
wfa |
2000 |
Caulfield |
October |
| Champagne Stakes |
2YO |
Open |
sw |
1600 |
Randwick |
April |
| Chipping Norton Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1600 |
Warwick Farm |
March |
| Doncaster Handicap |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1600 |
Randwick |
April |
| Doomben 10,000 |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1350 |
Doomben |
May |
| Doomben Cup |
3YO+ |
Open |
wfa |
2200 |
Doomben |
May |
| Empire Rose Stakes/Peters Classic |
3YO+ |
F&M |
wfa |
1600 |
Flemington |
November |
| Epsom Handicap |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1600 |
Randwick |
October |
| Flight Stakes |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw |
1600 |
Randwick |
October |
| Futurity Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1400 |
Caulfield |
February |
| George Main Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1600 |
Randwick |
September |
| George Ryder Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1500 |
Rosehill |
April |
| Golden Slipper Stakes |
2YO |
Open |
sw |
1200 |
Rosehill |
April |
| Goodwood Handicap |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1200 |
Morphettville |
May |
| Invitation Stakes/Dubai Racing Club Cup |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1400 |
Caulfield |
September |
| Kingston Town Classic/Fruit 'N' Veg Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
wfa |
2000 |
Ascot |
December |
| Lightning Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1000 |
Flemington |
February |
| LKS MacKinnon Stakes/Melbourne Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
2000 |
Flemington |
November |
| Manikato Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1200 |
Moonee Valley |
September |
| Melbourne Cup |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
3200 |
Flemington |
November |
| Newmarket Handicap |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1200 |
Flemington |
March |
| Oakleigh Plate |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1100 |
Caulfield |
February |
| Queen Of The Turf Stakes |
3YO+ |
F&M |
qlty |
1500 |
Rosehill |
March |
| Queensland Derby |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
2400 |
Eagle Farm |
June |
| Queensland Oaks |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw |
2400 |
Eagle Farm |
June |
| Railway Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
hcp |
1600 |
Ascot |
November |
| Randwick Guineas |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
1600 |
Randwick |
March |
| Rawson Stakes/Ranvet Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
2000 |
Rosehill |
March |
| Rosehill Guineas |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
2000 |
Rosehill |
March |
| Salinger Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
Hcp |
1200 |
Flemington |
November |
| South Australian Derby |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
2500 |
Morphettville |
May |
| Spring Champion Stakes |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
2000 |
Randwick |
October |
| Storm Queen Stakes/Arrowfield Stakes |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw |
2000 |
Rosehill |
April |
| Stradbroke Handicap |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1400 |
Eagle Farm |
June |
| Swettenham Stud Stakes |
Open |
F&M |
wfa |
1200 |
Morphettville |
February |
| Sydney Cup |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
3200 |
Randwick |
April |
| T J Smith Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1200 |
Randwick |
March |
| T A D Kennedy Stakes/Coolmore Classic |
Open |
F&M |
qlty |
1500 |
Rosehill |
March |
| The BMW Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
2400 |
Rosehill |
April |
| The Galaxy |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1100 |
Randwick |
April |
| AJC Metropolitan Handicap |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
2400 |
Randwick |
October |
| The T J Smith |
2YO |
Open |
hcp |
1600 |
Eagle Farm |
June |
| The Thousand Guineas |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw |
1600 |
Caulfield |
October |
| Toorak Handicap |
Open |
Open |
hcp |
1600 |
Caulfield |
October |
| Underwood Stakes |
3YO+ |
Open |
wfa |
1800 |
Caulfield |
September |
| Victoria Derby |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
2500 |
Flemington |
November |
| VRC Oaks/Crown Oaks |
3YO |
Fillies |
sw |
2500 |
Flemington |
November |
| W S Cox Plate |
3YO+ |
Open |
wfa |
2040 |
Moonee Valley |
October |
| WATC Derby |
3YO |
Open |
sw |
2400 |
Ascot |
April |
| William Reid Stakes/Australia Stakes |
Open |
Open |
wfa |
1200 |
Moonee Valley |
March |
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Worldwide Group Racing information coming soon...
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