Horse Racing
Going to the races is very much parrt of the fabric of Australian life. Here's information on horse racing and greyhound racing in Australia, race tracks, racing events and related subjects.
Caulfield Racecourse
Caulfield Racecourse, southeast of Melbourne city centre, is best known for being the home track of the Caulfield Cup, a 2400-metre Group 1 handicap race for horses three years old or more.
Caulfield Racecourse, southeast of Melbourne city centre, is best known for being the home track of the Caulfield Cup, a 2400-metre Group 1 handicap race for horses three years old or more.
Flemington Racecourse
Fleminton Racecourse, six kilometres northwest of Melbourne city centre, is the home track of the Melbourne Cup, Australia's richest and biggest horse racing event.
Fleminton Racecourse, six kilometres northwest of Melbourne city centre, is the home track of the Melbourne Cup, Australia's richest and biggest horse racing event.
Golden Slipper: World's Richest Horse Race for Two-Year-Olds
The Golden Slipper is the world's richest horse race for two-year-olds held in the Easter season during the Autumn Racing Carnival in Sydney.
The Golden Slipper is the world's richest horse race for two-year-olds held in the Easter season during the Autumn Racing Carnival in Sydney.
Makybe Diva: First Mare to Win Consecutive Melbourne Cup Races
Makybe Diva is the six-year-old mare (at the time of the 2004 Melbourne Cup) who entered the Australian horse racing record books by being the first mare to win two consecutive Melbourne Cup races (2003, 2004).
Makybe Diva is the six-year-old mare (at the time of the 2004 Melbourne Cup) who entered the Australian horse racing record books by being the first mare to win two consecutive Melbourne Cup races (2003, 2004).
Makybe Diva, Melbourne Cup Champion - Career Highlights
Supermare Makybe Diva is the only racehorse in history to have won three Melbourne Cup races (2003, 2004, 2005), and in successive years, too.
Supermare Makybe Diva is the only racehorse in history to have won three Melbourne Cup races (2003, 2004, 2005), and in successive years, too.
Melbourne Cup
This is the race that stops a nation. It's held on the first Tuesday of November at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
This is the race that stops a nation. It's held on the first Tuesday of November at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
Melbourne Cup 2007
Except under unusual circumstances, the 2007 Melbourne Cup will be run in the afternoon of Tuesday, November 6, at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
Except under unusual circumstances, the 2007 Melbourne Cup will be run in the afternoon of Tuesday, November 6, at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
Melbourne Cup 2006
The 2006 Melbourne Cup will be run in the afternoon of Tuesday, November 7, at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
The 2006 Melbourne Cup will be run in the afternoon of Tuesday, November 7, at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
Phar Lap - Legendary Australian Racehorse
Phar Lap is Australia's legendary racehorse who raced 51 times for 37 wins, three seconds and two thirds and died in North America under mysterious circumstances in 1932.
Phar Lap is Australia's legendary racehorse who raced 51 times for 37 wins, three seconds and two thirds and died in North America under mysterious circumstances in 1932.
Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
Site of some of Sydney's major horse racing events — such as the world's richest horse race for two-year-olds, the Golden Slipper — Rosehill Gardens Racecourse is located in the geographical centre of the Sydney metropolitan area, just east of Parramatta and Harris Park.
Site of some of Sydney's major horse racing events — such as the world's richest horse race for two-year-olds, the Golden Slipper — Rosehill Gardens Racecourse is located in the geographical centre of the Sydney metropolitan area, just east of Parramatta and Harris Park.