The Australian Spring Carnival kicks off with the Sydney Spring Carnival with races split between Royal Randwick and Rosehill Gardens. The feature races are the $1 million Golden Rose and $500,000 Epsom Handicap. The major races are in the Melbourne Cup Carnival hosted at Flemington Racecouse which include the Victoria Derby, Crown Oaks, Emirates Stakes and the flagship race being the $3 million Melbourne Cup.
Race | Date | Racecourse |
Golden Rose | 10th Sep |
Rosehill |
Underwood Stakes |
17th Sep |
Moonee valley |
Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes |
17th Sep |
Caulfield |
Manikato Stakes |
23rd Sep |
Moonee Valley |
George Main Stakes |
24th Sep |
Randwick |
Epsom Handicap | 1st Oct |
Randwick |
The Metropolitan |
1st Oct |
Randwick |
Flight Stakes |
1st Oct |
Randwick |
Spring Champion Stakes |
1st Oct |
Randwick |
Turnbull Stakes |
2nd Oct |
Flemington |
Caulfield Guineas |
8th Oct |
Caulfield |
Yalumba Stakes (Caulfield Stakes) | 8th Oct |
Caulfield |
Toorak Handicap |
8th Oct |
Caulfield |
Thousand Guineas | 12th Oct |
Caulfield |
Caulfield Cup | 15th Oct |
Caulfield |
Cox Plate |
22nd Oct |
Moonee Valley |
Victoria Derby | 29th Oct |
Flemington |
Mackinnon Stakes |
29th Oct |
Flemington |
Coolmore Stud Stakes |
29th Oct |
Flemington |
Myer Classic |
29th Oct |
Flemington |
Melbourne Cup | 1st Nov |
Flemington |
Crown Oaks |
3rd Nov |
Flemington |
Emirates Stakes |
3rd Nov |
Flemington |
Patinack Farm Classic | 5th Nov |
Flemington |