Group 1 Races
Group 1 horse racing is the highest standard of thoroughbred racing in Australia. These races, which are designated by the Australian Racing Board, are internationally recognised as the best races in Australia and are also some of the most well-regarded and respected horse races worldwide.
Group 1 races have minimum prize money of $300,000 and there are 64 Group 1 races in Australia each year. These races may be run under conditions such as handicap or weight-for-age, and some Group 1 races are restricted to a certain gender of horse or a particular age group.
Possibly the most famous Group One race in Australia is the Melbourne Cup. The Melbourne Cup attracts owners and trainers from all over the world who want to take part in the prestigious Group 1 race that offers $6 million in prize money.
Other well-known Group 1 races in Australia include the Cox Plate, Caulfield Cup, Blue Diamond Stakes, Golden Slipper, and Crown Oaks. Most of the Group 1 races in Australia take place at either Flemington racecourse in Melbourne, or Randwick racecourse in Sydney.
Owning a horse that has won a Group 1 is not just about the initial prize money. Horses that have won these races often go on to fetch large sums of money in the breeding industry.
Group 1 Horse Races
- AJ Moir Stakes
- All Aged Stakes
- ATC Australian Oaks
- ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes
- Australasian Oaks
- Australian Cup
- Australian Derby
- Australian Guineas
- Black Caviar Lightning Stakes
- Canterbury Stakes
- Caulfield Cup
- CF Orr Stakes
- Champagne Stakes
- Chipping Norton Stakes
- Coolmore Stud Classic
- Coolmore Stud Stakes
- Cox Plate
- Doncaster Mile
- Doomben 10,000
- Doomben Cup
- Empire Rose Stakes
- Epsom Handicap
- Flight Stakes
- Futurity Stakes
- George Main Stakes
- George Ryder Stakes
- Golden Rose
- Golden Slipper
- JJ Atkins
- Kennedy Mile
- Kennedy Oaks
- Kingsford Smith Cup
- Kingston Town Classic
- Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes
- Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas
- Ladbrokes Caulfield Stakes
- Mackinnon Stakes
- Makybe Diva Stakes
- Manikato Stakes
- Melbourne Cup
- Memsie Stakes
- Newmarket Handicap
- Oakleigh Plate
- Patinack Farm Classic
- Queen Elizabeth Stakes
- Queen Of The Turf Stakes
- Queensland Derby
- Queensland Oaks
- Railway Stakes
- Randwick Guineas
- Ranvet Stakes
- Robert Sangster Stakes
- Rosehill Guineas
- Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes
- South Australian Derby
- Spring Champion Stakes
- Stradbroke Handicap
- Surround Stakes
- Sydney Cup
- Tancred Stakes
- Tattersall’s Tiara (Winter Stakes)
- The Galaxy Handicap
- The Goodwood
- The Metropolitan
- Thousand Guineas
- TJ Smith Stakes
- Toorak Handicap
- Turnbull Stakes
- Underwood Stakes
- Victoria Derby
- Vinery Stud Stakes
- VRC Sprint Classic
- William Reid Stakes
- Winterbottom Stakes
- Winx Stakes