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Adelaide Racing Carnival 2021

The Adelaide Racing Carnival takes place at Morphettville racecourse each year from March through to May and is highlighted by four Group 1 races, with the feature event being the Goodwood sprint on the final day of the carnival in May.

The South Australia Jockey Club administers racing in Adelaide and the first major race of the autumn is the Group 2 Adelaide Cup on the Monday of the Labour day weekend in March.

The major Adelaide racing carnival takes place over three consecutive Saturdays in May with the first group one races being the Australasian Oaks for 3yo fillies and the Robert Sangster Stakes for fillies & mares on the first day of the three-day carnival.

On the following Saturday the best local three-year-old stayers assemble for the Group 1 South Australian Derby, which is the feature race of the day on the second day.

The major race of the Adelaide autumn carnival is the Group 1 Goodwood for sprinters, and takes place on the final day of the Adelaide racing carnival in May.

2021 Adelaide Racing Carnival Guide

Saturday 27th February 2021, Morphettville, SA
Status Race Name Prize Money Distance Race Type
Group 3Lord Reims Stakes$120,0002600mOpen SW+P
Monday 8th March 2021, Morphettville, SA
Status Race Name Prize Money Distance Race Type
Group 2Adelaide Cup$400,0003200mOpen Hcp
Saturday 10th April 2021, Morphettville, SA
Status Race Name Prize Money Distance Race Type
Group 3Auraria Stakes$120,0001800m3yoF SW+P
Group 3RN Irwin Stakes$120,0001100mWeight-for-age
Saturday 24th April 2021, Morphettville, SA
Status Race Name Prize Money Distance Race Type
Group 3SA Chairmans Stakes$120,0002000m3yo SW
Group 3SA Breeders Stakes$120,0001200m2yo SW
Saturday 1st May 2021, Morphettville, SA
Status Race Name Prize Money Distance Race Type
Group 1Robert Sangster Stakes$1,000,0001200mF&M WFA
Group 1Australasian Oaks$500,0002000m3yoF SW
Group 2Euclase Stakes$500,0001200m3yo SW
Group 2Queen Of The South Stakes$275,0001600mF&M SW+P
Group 3DC Mckay Stakes$120,0001100mQuality Hcp
Saturday 8th May 2021, Morphettville, SA
Status Race Name Prize Money Distance Race Type
Group 1SA Derby$600,0002500m3yo SW
Group 3SA Sires Produce Stakes$175,0001400m2yo SW
Saturday 15th May 2021, Morphettville, SA
Status Race Name Prize Money Distance Race Type
Group 1Goodwood$1,000,0001200mOpen SW+P
Group 3RA Lee Stakes$250,0001600mOpen SW+P
Group 3National Stakes$200,0001200m2yo SW+P
Group 3SA Oaks$175,0002500m3yoF SW
Group 3Proud Miss Stakes$175,0001200mF&M SW+P

2021 Adelaide Spring Racing Carnival

Saturday 14th August 2021, Morphettville, SA
Status Race Name Prize Money Distance Race Type
Group 3Spring Stakes$125,0001200mWeight-for-age

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Other Australian Racing Carnivals

Below carnivals below include Melbourne and Sydney autumn and spring carnivals, along with Perth, Brisbane, Tasmania, and the Gold Coast Magic Millions in Queensland.

Legend
2yo: Two-year-old
2yoC&G: Two-year-old Colts and Geldings
2yoF: Two-year-old Fillies
2yo&Up: Two-year-old horses and Upwards
3yo: Three-year-old
3yoC&G: Three-year-old Colts and Geldings
3yoF: Three-year-old Fillies
3yo&Up: Three-year-old an upwards
F&M: Fillies and Mares
Mares: Four-year-old and up female horses
SW+Pen: Set Weights + Penalty
Open Hcp: Open Handicap
Qlty Hcp: Quality Handicap
WFA: Weight-for-age
Gr 1: Group 1 race
Gr 2: Group 2 race
Gr 3: Group 3 race
LR: Listed race