Horse Racing Calendar
Your guide to the biggest races in Australia and beyond
Australian Horse Racing Calendar
The Australian horse racing calendar is packed with prestigious Group 1 races. Here we showcase the biggest horse races of the year including The Melbourne Cup, The Caulfield Cup, The WS Cox Plate, and the Golden Slipper. Group 1 races take place across the five major states, mostly during the major racing carnivals in Melbourne and Sydney each autumn and spring.
| Date | Race | Track | State | Distance | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 5th | Australian Derby | Randwick | NSW | 2400m | $2,000,000 |
| Saturday 5th | Inglis Sires Produce Stakes | Randwick | NSW | 1400m | $1,000,000 |
| Sunday 6th | TJ Smith Stakes | Randwick | NSW | 1200m | $3,000,000 |
| Monday 7th | Doncaster Mile | Randwick | NSW | 1600m | $4,000,000 |
| Saturday 12th | Sydney Cup | Randwick | NSW | 3200m | $2,000,000 |
| Saturday 12th | Queen Of The Turf Stakes | Randwick | NSW | 1600m | $1,000,000 |
| Saturday 12th | Australian Oaks | Randwick | NSW | 2400m | $1,000,000 |
| Saturday 12th | Queen Elizabeth Stakes | Randwick | NSW | 2000m | $5,000,000 |
| Saturday 19th | All Aged Stakes | Randwick | NSW | 1400m | $600,000 |
| Saturday 19th | Champagne Stakes | Randwick | NSW | 1600m | $500,000 |
| Saturday 26th | Robert Sangster Stakes | Morphettville | SA | 1200m | $500,000 |
| Saturday 26th | The Quokka | Ascot | WA | 1200m | $5,000,000 |
| Saturday 26th | Australasian Oaks | Morphettville | SA | 2000m | $500,000 |
| Sunday 27th | FWD Queen Elizabeth II Cup | Sha Tin | HK | 2000m | HK$25,000,000 |
| Date | Race | Track | State | Distance | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 3rd | SA Derby | Morphettville | SA | 2500m | $1,000,000 |
| Saturday 10th | The Goodwood Handicap | Morphettville | SA | 1200m | $1,000,000 |
| Saturday 17th | Doomben 10,000 | Doomben | QLD | 1200m | $1,000,000 |
| Saturday 24th | Doomben Cup | Doomben | QLD | 2100m | $1,000,000 |
| Saturday 31st | Queensland Derby | Eagle Farm | QLD | 2400m | $1,000,000 |
| Saturday 31st | Kingsford Smith Cup | Eagle Farm | QLD | 1300m | $1,000,000 |
| Date | Race | Track | State | Distance | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 7th | Queensland Oaks | Eagle Farm | QLD | 2200m | $700,000 |
| Saturday 14th | Stradbroke Handicap | Eagle Farm | QLD | 1400m | $3,000,000 |
| Saturday 14th | JJ Atkins Stakes | Eagle Farm | QLD | 1600m | $1,000,000 |
| Saturday 28th | Tattersalls Tiara | Eagle Farm | QLD | 1400m | $700,000 |
| Date | Race | Track | State | Distance | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 23rd | Winx Stakes | Randwick | NSW | 1400m | $1,000,000 |
| Saturday 30th | Memsie Stakes | Caulfield | VIC | 1000m | $750,000 |
| Date | Race | Track | State | Distance | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 6th | Moir Stakes | Moonee Valley | VIC | 1000m | $750,000 |
| Saturday 13th | Makybe Diva Stakes | Flemington | VIC | 1600m | $750,000 |
| Saturday 20th | Underwood Stakes | Caulfield | VIC | 1800m | $750,000 |
| Friday 26th | Manikato Stakes | Moonee Valley | VIC | 1200m | $2,000,000 |
| Saturday 27th | Golden Rose | Rosehill | NSW | 1400m | $1,000,000 |
| Date | Race | Track | State | Distance | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 4th | Turnbull Stakes | Flemington | VIC | 2000m | $500,000 |
| Saturday 4th | Flight Stakes | Randwick | NSW | 1600m | $750,000 |
| Saturday 4th | The Metropolitan | Randwick | NSW | 2400m | $750,000 |
| Saturday 4th | Epsom Handicap | Randwick | NSW | 1600m | $1,500,000 |
| Saturday 11th | Toorak Handicap | Caulfield | VIC | 1600m | $1,000,000 |
| Saturday 11th | Might And Power Stakes | Caulfield | VIC | 2000m | $1,000,000 |
| Saturday 11th | Caulfield Guineas | Caulfield | VIC | 1600m | $3,000,000 |
| Saturday 18th | Caulfield Cup | Caulfield | VIC | 2400m | $5,000,000 |
| Saturday 18th | King Charles III Stakes | Randwick | NSW | 1600m | $5,000,000 |
| Saturday 18th | The Everest | Randwick | NSW | 1200m | $20,000,000 |
| Saturday 25th | Cox Plate | Moonee Valley | VIC | 2040m | $5,000,000 |
| Saturday 25th | Spring Champion Stakes | Randwick | NSW | 2000m | $2,000,000 |
| Date | Race | Track | State | Distance | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 1st | Coolmore Stud Stakes | Flemington | VIC | 1200m | $2,000,000 |
| Saturday 1st | Empire Rose Stakes | Flemington | VIC | 1600m | $1,000,000 |
| Saturday 1st | Victoria Derby | Flemington | VIC | 2500m | $2,000,000 |
| Tuesday 4th | Melbourne Cup | Flemington | VIC | 3200m | $8,000,000 |
| Thursday 6th | VRC Crown Oaks | Flemington | VIC | 2500m | $1,000,000 |
| Saturday 8th | Champions Sprint | Flemington | VIC | 1200m | $3,000,000 |
| Saturday 8th | Champions Stakes | Flemington | VIC | 2000m | $3,000,000 |
| Saturday 8th | Champions Mile | Flemington | VIC | 1600m | $3,000,000 |
| Saturday 15th | Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes | Caulfield | VIC | 1400m | $500,000 |
| Saturday 15th | Thousand Guineas | Caulfield | VIC | 1600m | $1,000,000 |
| Saturday 22nd | Railway Stakes | Ascot | WA | 1600m | $1,500,000 |
| Saturday 29th | Winterbottom Stakes | Ascot | WA | 1200m | $1,500,000 |
| Date | Race | Track | State | Distance | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 6th | Northerly Stakes | Ascot | WA | 1800m | $1,500,000 |
| Date | Race | Track | State | Distance | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 7th | CF Orr Stakes | Caulfield | VIC | 1400m | $750,000 |
| Saturday 14th | Black Caviar Lightning Stakes | Flemington | VIC | 1000m | $1,000,000 |
| Saturday 21st | Oakleigh Plate | Caulfield | VIC | 1100m | $750,000 |
| Saturday 21st | Blue Diamond Stakes | Caulfield | VIC | 1200m | $2,000,000 |
| Saturday 21st | Futurity Stakes | Caulfield | VIC | 1400m | $750,000 |
| Saturday 28th | Australian Guineas | Flemington | VIC | 1600m | $1,000,000 |
| Saturday 28th | Surround Stakes | Randwick | NSW | 1400m | $750,000 |
| Saturday 28th | Verry Elleegant Stakes | Randwick | NSW | 1600m | $1,000,000 |
| Date | Race | Track | State | Distance | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 7th | Newmarket Handicap | Flemington | VIC | 1200m | $1,500,000 |
| Saturday 7th | All Star Mile | Flemington | VIC | 1600m | $3,650,000 |
| Saturday 7th | Randwick Guineas | Randwick | NSW | 1600m | $1,000,000 |
| Saturday 7th | Canterbury Stakes | Randwick | NSW | 1300m | $600,000 |
| Saturday 14th | Coolmore Classic | Rosehill | NSW | 1500m | $600,000 |
| Saturday 21st | William Reid Stakes | Moonee Valley | VIC | 1200m | $1,000,000 |
| Saturday 21st | The Galaxy | Rosehill | NSW | 1100m | $1,000,000 |
| Saturday 21st | Golden Slipper | Rosehill | NSW | 1200m | $5,000,000 |
| Saturday 21st | Ranvet Stakes | Rosehill | NSW | 2000m | $1,000,000 |
| Saturday 21st | George Ryder Stakes | Rosehill | NSW | 1500m | $1,000,000 |
| Saturday 21st | Rosehill Guineas | Rosehill | NSW | 2000m | $600,000 |
| Saturday 28th | Australian Cup | Flemington | VIC | 2000m | $1,500,000 |
| Saturday 28th | Vinery Stud Stakes | Rosehill | NSW | 2000m | $500,000 |
| Saturday 28th | Tancred Stakes | Rosehill | NSW | 2400m | $1,500,000 |