Autumn Racing Carnival
Autumn Racing Carnival
Autumn racing is hugely popular in Australia. There are two major carnivals, with the Sydney Autumn Carnival and the Melbourne Autumn Carnival. While Autumn racing is not as big as Spring racing, it does still generate a lot of interest among racing enthusiasts and there are some massive races, with races such as the Golden Slipper among the most prestigious and richest in Australia.
The Sydney Autumn Carnival is the bigger of the two and is Sydney’s answer to the Melbourne Spring Carnival. The Sydney Carnival is run during March and April, but the Group racing action actually kicks off in early February. Metropolitan racing comes from Rosehill, Randwick, Canterbury and Warwick Farm, while country clubs also boast their own big events.
The Melbourne Autumn Carnival is also popular, but there are less quality horses participating as the quality horses are usually participating in Sydney. Metropolitan racing comes from Flemington, Caulfield and Moonee Valley with the Blue Diamond Stakes, Newmarket Handicap and Australia Cup the biggest races of the carnival, all boasting $1 million in prize money.
Further Reading on the Autumn Carnival
We’ve devoted an article to both the Sydney Autumn Carnival and the Melbourne Autumn Carnival which you can find at the links below. Each will have detailed information about the carnival and a detailed race calendar with dates of all the major Group races.
Sydney Autumn Carnival upcoming Group 1 race dates
| Date | Race Name | Venue | Dist | $ | Age | Sex | Type | |
| Mar 20th | G1 | TAD KENNEDY STAKES | Rosehill | 1500m | 600k | 3yo+ | F&M | Qlty |
| Mar 20th | G1 | RANVET STAKES | Rosehill | 2000m | 400k | 3yo+ | O | WFA |
| Mar 27th | G1 | ROSEHILL GUINEAS | Rosehill | 2000m | 500k | 3yo | O | SW |
| Apr 3rd | G1 | GOLDEN SLIPPER STAKES | Rosehill | 1200m | 3m | 2yo | O | SW |
| Apr 3rd | G1 | GEORGE RYDER STAKES | Rosehill | 1500m | 400k | 3yo+ | O | WFA |
| Apr 3rd | G1 | QUEEN OF THE TURF STAKES | Rosehill | 1500m | 400k | 3yo+ | F&M | WFA |
| Apr 3rd | G1 | STORM QUEEN STAKES | Rosehill | 2000m | 400k | 3yo | F | SW |
| Apr 3rd | G1 | THE BMW | Rosehill | 2400m | 2m | 3yo+ | O | WFA |
| Apr 10th | G1 | AJC AUSTRALIAN DERBY | Randwick | 2400m | 1m | 3yo | O | SW |
| Apr 10th | G1 | AJC SIRES PRODUCE STAKES | Randwick | 1400m | 300k | 2yo | O | SW |
Melbourne Autumn Carnival upcoming Group 1 race dates
| Date | Race Name | Venue | Dist | $ | Age | Sex | Type |
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