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Flemington Racecourse

Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is Australia’s richest horse race. The racecourse is situated on low alluvial flats, next to the Maribyrnong River. The area was first used for horse racing in March, 1840.

The Flemington Racecourse site comprises 1.27 square kilometres of Crown land. The course was originally leased to the Victoria Turf Club in 1848, which merged with the Victoria Jockey Club in 1864 to form the Victoria Racing Club. The first Melbourne Cup was run in 1861. In 1871 the Victoria Racing Club Act was passed, giving the VRC legal control over Flemington Racecourse.

The racecourse is shaped not unlike a pear, and boasts a six-furlong (1200 m) straight known as ‘the Straight Six.’ The track has a circumference of 2312 metres and a final straight of 450 metres for race distances over 1200 metres.

Group Race Name Age Sex Weight Distance Date
1 Ascot Vale Stakes 3yo Open sw 1200 November
1 Australian Cup Open Open wfa 2000 March
1 Australian Guineas/Cadbury Guineas 3yo Open sw 1600 February
1 Cantala Stakes/Emirates Stakes Open Open hcp 1600 November
1 Myer Classic 3yo + F&M wfa 1600 November
1 Lightning Stakes Open Open wfa 1000 February
1 LKS Mackinnon Stakes Open Open wfa 2000 November
1 Melbourne Cup Open Open hcp 3200 November
1 Newmarket Handicap Open Open hcp 1200 March
2 Salinger Stakes Open Open hcp 1200 November
1 The Age Classic Open Open wfa 1200 November
1 Turnbull Stakes 4yo + Open sw+p 2000 October
1 Victoria Derby 3yo Open sw 2500 November
1 VRC Oaks/Crown Oaks 3yo Fillies sw 2500 November
2 A.V Kewney Stakes 3yo Fillies sw 1600 March
2 Blamey Stakes 3yo + Open sw+p 1600 March
2 Craiglee Stakes Open Open wpa 1600 September
2 Edward Manifold Stakes 3yo Fillies sw 1600 October
2 Gilgai Stakes Open Open sw+p 1200 October
2 Hilton International Stakes 4yo + Mares hcp 2000 November
2 Rose of Kingston Stakes 4yo + Mares sw+p 1400 October
2 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2yo Open sw 1400 March
2 Wakeful Stakes 3yo Fillies sw+p 2000 November
3 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes 2yo Fillies sw+p 1200 March
3 Bobby Lewis Quality Open Open qlty 1200 September
3 Chatham Stakes/Yallambee Stud Stakes Open Open hcp 1400 November
3 Frances Tressady Stakes/Tooheys New Plate 4yo + Mares sw+p 1400 March
3 Hotham Handicap/Saab Quality Open Open qlty 2500 November
3 Maribyrnong Plate 2yo Open sw+p 1000 November
3 Matron Stakes 4yo + Mares sw+p 1600 March
3 Let’s Elope Stakes 4yo + Mares sw+p 1400 September
3 Rory’s Jester Stakes 3yo Open sw+p 1200 November
3 Standish Handicap Open Open hcp 1200 January
3 C S Hayes Stakes 3yo C&G sw+p 1400 February
3 The Vanity 3yo Fillies sw+p 1400 February
3 VRC Carbine Club Stakes 3yo Open sw+p 1600 November
3 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes Open Open qlity 2500 November
L VRC St Leger Stakes 3yo Open sw+p 2500 April

Flemington from Skyview

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