The motion by no means stops at Flemington. Equipped
Katie Cunningham | Offered by Victoria Racing Membership
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The Melbourne Cup is the race that stops a nation®. However given it solely occurs annually, it is a lengthy wait from one November to the subsequent.
The excellent news? You do not have to carry out till spring for thrilling racing occasions. The Flemington Racing Spectacular boasts a powerful autumn racing calendar, together with premium occasions like The All-Star Mile. Which implies now you can get your racing repair throughout three Saturdays of Group 1 racing at Flemington.
There’s loads of thrilling on-track motion on supply, with three function race days to be at. This is what that you must find out about this yr’s massive autumn racing calendar.
Howden Australian Guineas Day — Saturday March 1
The Group 1 Howden Australian Guineas deliver collectively the nation’s finest three-year-old horses to compete over the enduring Flemington mile.
The race has a prestigious honour roll with earlier winners together with Hitotsu, Grunt, Miss Finland and Apache Cat.
Sepals strengthened his Guineas credentials with a commanding victory within the Group 3 C.S Hayes Stakes (1400m) on Black Caviar Lightning Race Day. Since 2015, 4 Guineas winners have received the C.S Hayes Stakes within the lead-up.
Angel Capital heads the market and his jockey can be sporting new silks after Yulong bought the son of Harry Angel forward of the Group 1 mile contest. He completed just below 4 lengths off Non-public Life within the 2024 Caulfield Guineas (1600m).
Additionally on the cardboard is the $300,000 Group 2 TAB Blamey Stakes (1600m) and the $1 million Inglis Dash (1200m).
Tremendous Saturday that includes the All-Star Mile — Saturday March 8
The racing thrills proceed in March. Equipped
Tremendous Saturday is the jewel within the crown of Flemington’s autumn racing schedule.
And the large information this yr is that Tremendous Saturday is now residence to the All-Star Mile, which carries Group 1 standing for the primary time. It was introduced in August that Flemington had been chosen as the house of the All-Star Mile for the subsequent three years, which means that is only the start of even greater Tremendous Saturdays at Flemington.
Additionally on the day is the unmissable Group 1 Yulong Newmarket Handicap (1200m), a showcase of the nation’s finest sprinters. It is broadly thought to be Australia’s largest and finest dash race, having even been voted the world’s finest dash race by Longines World Racing Awards.
This yr marks the 152nd working of the Yulong Newmarket Handicap, which boasts a powerful honour roll of legendary dash champions and unforgettable underdogs.
The mares obtained the higher of the three-year-old colts within the Black Caviar Lightning (1000m), with Skybird stunning on the longest beginning worth within the dash race’s historical past.
After a fourth-placed end within the Lightning, 2024 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) winner Switzerland sits atop of the betting for the Newmarket with three-year-olds accounting for 48 wins within the six furlong handicap first run at Flemington in 1874.
TAB Australian Cup Day — Saturday March 29
James McDonald driving Atishu to win the Tab Matriarch Stakes. Equipped
The Flemington Racing Spectacular involves an exhilarating conclusion on Saturday March 29 on TAB Australian Cup Day.
The marquee occasion is the place you may expertise the thrill of the high-stakes $2.5 million Group 1 TAB Australian Cup (2000m), the place legends like Dulcify, Bonecrusher, Octagonal, Lonhro and Makybe Diva have all left their mark through the years.
With back-to-back winner Cascadian retired, Flemington will crown a brand new Australian Cup hero to cap off the Flemington Racing Spectacular.
Chris Waller can have a say within the race with horses like Atishu and Buckaroo earmarked to focus on the 2000-metre Group 1 function.
Caulfield Cup winner Duke De Sessa, 2023 Lexus Melbourne Cup winner With out A Struggle and final yr’s Cup hero Knight’s Selection are all within the combine.
That is not all of the day has in retailer. The undercard options the extremely anticipated $500,000 Listed Lexus Roy Higgins (2600m), providing the primary golden ticket for the 2025 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m).
It is an action-packed day – and, like all of Flemington’s autumn racing calendar, one to not be missed.
Tickets on sale now at vrc.com.au.
