Caulfield Racecourse

Every year at Caulfield Racecourse they celebrate Australia’s top international Group 1 race which is known as the Caulfield Cup. Held over 2,400 metres with handicap rules the race challenges both physical endurance and race-planning skill by bringing middle-distance runners together from international markets and Australia. The Caulfield Cup acts as a critical race series that helps horses and their teams qualify for the Melbourne Cup national event status-making competition. Stars like Might and Power and Incentivise became famous after winning the Caulfield Cup before going on to achieve Melbourne Cup success. This race keeps its place each fall at the forefront of Australian horseracing.

In Australia, the Caulfield Guineas stands as the best race for three-year-old horses. As a top Group 1 race the 1,600-metre event highlights new talents to watch before they reach better heights. People call this race the “stallion-making event” because of its strong competition and exciting race endings. The Spring Carnival’s most important race gained fame through winning performances by Redoute’s Choice and Lonhro.

Only three-year-old female horses race the 1,600 metres at Caulfield in the exclusive Group 1 Thousand Guineas event. This race lights up the season by giving young female racehorses their chance to display excellence at their game’s highest level. The Thousand Guineas race tests both quickness and staying power as it develops future champions. Past winners Miss Finland and Atlantic Jewel showed this when the race helped them win numerous major titles. The event proves popular each year during the Spring Carnival as viewers seek out expert female horseracing performances.

As Victoria’s top race for two-year-olds the Blue Diamond Stakes ranks among Australia’s largest venues for young racehorses. The 1,200-metre Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes displays the quickest emerging talents while setting the stage for racing greatness. During the Melbourne Autumn Carnival, the event brings together top racing horses which helped create Australian racing legends Sepoy and Earthquake. Carting young thoroughbreds in the Blue Diamond Stakes provides audiences with their initial view of promising racing prospects.