Australian Group 1 Races are the premier races for thoroughbreds during the racing season in Australia. Group One races have the highest prizemoney on offer and owners, jockeys, and trainers set their sights on winning Group 1 races because of the prestige and value associated for winning horses, especialliy those horses and mares being set for a career at stud.

The most recognised Group 1 races in Australia are the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup, WS Cox Plate, and Golden Slipper, which are all races offering the highest prizemoney in Australia each year.

Group 1 races are held in the 5 major states of Australia at the principal metropolitan tracks in each capital city.

State	City
Victoria	Melbourne
New South Wales	Sydney
Queensland	Brisbane
South Australia	Adelaide
Western Australia	Perth

The Australian racing season runs from August to July each year and below you will find all the Group 1 races held each year on the racing calendar.

Australian Group 1 Races

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VICTORIA - MELBOURNE
Date	Track	Race Name	Prizemoney	Distance	Race Type
Sep13-08	M. Valley	Manikato Stakes	$403,000	1200m	Open WFA
Sep20-08	Caulfield	Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes	$353,000	1400m	Open Hcp
Sep20-08	Caulfield	Underwood Stakes	$353,000	1800m	3yo+ WFA
Oct04-08	Flemington	Turnbull Stakes	$502,000	2000m	4yo+ SWP
Oct11-08	Caulfield	Caulfield Guineas	$1,000,000	1600m	3yo SW
Oct11-08	Caulfield	Yalumba Stakes	$353,000	1600m	Open Hcp
Oct11-08	Caulfield	Toorak Handicap	$403,000	2000m	3yo+ WFA
Oct15-08	Caulfield	Thousand Guineas	$503,000	1600m	3yoF SW
Oct18-08	Caulfield	Caulfield Cup	$2,500,000	2400m	Open Hcp
Oct25-08	M. Valley	Ws Cox Plate	$3,050,000	2040m	3yo+ WFA
Nov01-08	Flemington	Myer Classic	$502,500	1200m	3yo SW
Nov01-08	Flemington	LKS Mackinnon Stakes	$753,500	2000m	Open WFA
Nov01-08	Flemington	Coolmore Stud Stakes	$502,500	1600m	F&M WFA
Nov01-08	Flemington	AAMI Victoria Derby	$1,510,000	2500m	3yo SW
Nov04-08	Flemington	Melbourne Cup	$5,650,000	3200m	Open Hcp
Nov06-08	Flemington	Crown Oaks	$1,005,000	2500m	3yoF SW
Nov08-08	Flemington	Age Classic	$502,500	1200m	Open WFA
Nov08-08	Flemington	Emirates Stakes	$1,005,000	1600m	Open Qlty
Jan01-09	Flemington	Lightning Stakes	$500,000	1000m	Open WFA
Feb07-09	Caulfield	CF Orr Stakes	$300,000	1400m	Open WFA
Feb14-09	M. Valley	Australia Stakes	$400,000	1200m	Open WFA
Feb21-09	Caulfield	Blue Diamond Stakes	$1,000,000	1200m	2yo SW
Feb21-09	Caulfield	Oakleigh Plate	$350,000	1100m	Open Hcp
Feb28-09	Caulfield	Futurity Stakes	$700,000	1600m	Open WFA
Mar07-09	Flemington	Australian Cup	$1,000,000	2000m	Open WFA
Mar07-09	Flemington	Newmarket Handicap	$1,000,000	1200m	Open Hcp
Mar07-09	Flemington	Australian Guineas	$750,000	1200m	3yo SW
NEW SOUTH WALES - SYDNEY
Date	Track	Race Name	Prizemoney	Distance	Race Type
Oct04-08	Randwick	Epsom Handicap	$600,000	1600m	3yo+ Hcp
Oct04-08	Randwick	Flight Stakes	$400,000	1600m	3yoF SW
Oct04-08	Randwick	Spring Champion Stakes	$400,000	2000m	3yo SW
Oct04-08	Randwick	The Metropolitan	$600,000	2400m	3yo+ Hcp
Mar07-09	W. Farm	Chipping Norton Stakes	$300,000	1600m	3yo+ WFA
Mar14-09	Randwick	Randwick Guineas	$550,000	1600m	3yo SW
Mar21-09	Randwick	Ranvet Stakes	$400,000	2000m	3yo+ WFA
Mar21-09	Randwick	Coolmore Classic	$600,000	1500m	F&M Qlty
Mar28-09	Rosehill	Rosehill Guineas	$500,000	2000m	3yo SW
Apr04-09	Rosehill	Golden Slipper Stakes	$3,500,000	1200m	2yo SW
Apr04-09	Rosehill	The BMW	$2,250,000	2400m	Open WFA
Apr04-09	Rosehill	George Ryder Stakes	$400,000	1500m	Open WFA
Apr04-09	Rosehill	Queen Of The Turf Stakes	$400,000	1500m	F&M WFA
Apr04-09	Rosehill	Arrowfield Stud Stakes	$400,000	2000m	3yoF SW
Apr11-09	Randwick	AJC Australian Derby	$1,600,000	2400m	3yo SW
Apr11-09	Randwick	The Galaxy	$350,000	1000m	Open Hcp
Apr18-09	Randwick	AJC Australian Oaks	$500,000	2400m	3yoF SW
Apr18-09	Randwick	Doncaster Handicap	$2,000,000	1600m	3yo+ Hcp
Apr18-09	Randwick	Sires Produce Stakes	$450,000	1400m	2yo SW
Apr18-09	Randwick	TJ Smith Stakes	$500,000	1200m	Open WFA
Apr25-09	Randwick	All Aged Stakes	$400,000	1400m	Open WFA
Apr25-09	Randwick	Champagne Stakes	$400,000	1600m	2yo SW
Apr25-09	Randwick	Queen Elizabeth Stakes	$500,000	2000m	Open WFA
Apr25-09	Randwick	Sydney Cup	$700,000	3200m	Open Hcp
QUEENSLAND - BRISBANE
Date	Track	Race Name	Prizemoney	Distance	Race Type
May09-09	Doomben	Btc Cup	$400,000	1200m	Open WFA
May16-09	Doomben	Doomben Cup	$500,000	2020m	3yo+ WFA
May23-09	Doomben	Doomben 10,000	$650,000	1350m	Open WFA
May30-09	Eagle Farm	Queensland Oaks	$400,000	2400m	3yoF SW
Jun06-09	Eagle Farm	TJ Smith Stakes	$500,000	1600m	2yo SW
Jun06-09	Eagle Farm	Stradbroke Handicap	$1,000,000	1400m	Open Hcp
Jun06-09	Eagle Farm	Queensland Derby	$500,000	2400m	3yo SW
Jun20-09	Eagle Farm	Winter Stakes	$500,000	1400m	F&M WFA
SOUTH AUSTRALIA - ADELAIDE
Date	Track	Race Name	Prizemoney	Distance	Race Type
Mar21-09	Morphetville	Australasian Oaks	$300,000	2000m	3yoF SW
Mar21-09	Morphetville	Robert Sangster Stakes	$300,000	1200m	F&M WFA
May02-09	Morphetville	Goodwood Handicap	$300,000	1200m	Open SWP
May02-09	Morphetville	SA Derby	$300,000	2500m	3yo SW
WESTERN AUSTRALIA - PERTH
Date	Track	Race Name	Prizemoney	Distance	Race Type
Nov22-08	Ascot	Railway Stakes	$1,000,000	1600m	3yo+ Hcp
Dec06-08	Ascot	Kingston Town Classic	$500,000	1800m	3yo+ WFA
Apr11-09	Ascot	WATC Derby	$500,000	2400m	3yo SW

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