Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival 2013
The Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival is the highlight of the racing calendar year and the city of Melbourne is always abuzz from September to November as thoroughbred racing hits full steam and culminates in the running of our most famous race the Melbourne Cup at Flemington racecourse on the first Tuesday in November.
The Group One Underwood Stakes at Caulfiled signals the onset of the Spring racing carnival and from then on each week we are treated to quality Group One events such as the Caulfield Guineas , Caulfield Cup , WS Cox Plate , Victoria Derby and Crown Oaks . .
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2013 Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival Guide
Saturday 27th July 2013 - Caulfield
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Results
Bletchingly Stakes
Gr 3
1200m
$125,000
Open WFA
Results
Saturday 10th August 2013 - Flemington
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Results
Aurie's Star Handicap
Gr 3
1200m
$150,000
Open Handicap
Results
Saturday 17th August 2013 - Caulfield
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Results
JJ Liston Stakes
Gr 2
1400m
$220,000
Open WFA
Results
Cockram Stakes
Gr 3
1200m
$100,000
Mares SW & P
Results
Saturday 31st August 2013 - Caulfield
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Results
Memsie Stakes
Gr 2
1400m
$220,000
Open WFA
Results
H.D.F. McNeil Stakes
Gr 3
1200m
$125,000
3yo SW & Pen
Results
Saturday 7th September 2013 - Flemington
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Results
Makybe Diva Stakes
Gr 2
1600m
$300,000
Open WFA
Results
Danehill Stakes
Gr 2
1200m
$250,000
3yo SW & Pen
Results
Let's Elope Stakes
Gr 2
1400m
$220,000
Mares SW+Pen
Results
Bobbie Lewis Quality
Gr 3
1200m
$220,000
Quality Hcp
Results
Saturday 14th September 2013 - Moonee Valley
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Results
Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes
Gr 2
1600m
$300,000
Open WFA
Results
WH Stock Stakes
Gr 2
1600m
$220,000
4yo+ Mares WFA
Results
McEwen Trophy
Gr 3
1000m
$220,000
Open WFA
Results
Saturday 21st September 2013 - Caulfield
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Results
Underwood Stakes
Gr 1
1800m
$400,000
3yo+ Open WFA
Results
Thousand Guineas Prelude
Gr 3
1400m
$150,000
3yo F SW & Pen
Results
How Now Stakes
Gr 3
1200m
$150,000
Mares SW & Pen
Results
Naturalism Stakes
Gr 3
2000m
$150,000
Open Hcp
Results
Friday Night 27th September 2013 - Moonee Valley
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Results
Schweppes Stakes
Gr 2
1200m
$300,000
Open WFA
Results
Stutt Stakes
Gr 2
1600m
$220,000
3yo Open SW
Results
JRA Cup
Gr3
2040m
$200,000
Open Hcp
Results
Champagne Stakes
Gr 3
1200m
$150,000
3yoF Set Weights
Results
Sunday 29th September 2013 - Caulfield
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Results
Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes
Gr 1
1400m
$400,000
Open Hcp
Results
Caulfield Guineas Prelude
Gr 3
1400m
$175,000
3yo C&G SW-Pen
Results
Saturday 6th October 2013 - Flemington
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Results
Turnbull Stakes
Gr 1
2000m
$500,000
4yo&up SW & Pen
Results
Edward Manifold Stakes
Gr 2
1600m
$220,000
3yo Fillies SW
Results
Gilgai Stakes
Gr 2
1200m
$220,000
3yo&up SW & Pen
Results
Rose Of Kingston Stakes
Gr 2
1400m
$220,000
Mares SW & Pen
Results
Saturday 12th October 2013 - Caulfield
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Results
Caulfield Guineas
Gr 1
1600m
$1,000,000
3yo Open SW
Results
Yalumba Stakes
Gr 1
2000m
$400,000
WFA
Results
Toorak Handicap
Gr 1
1600m
$400,000
Open Hcp
Results
Herbert Power Stakes
Gr 2
2400m
$220,000
Quality Hcp
Results
Schillaci Stakes
Gr 2
1000m
$220,000
WFA
Results
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
Gr 3
1000m
$125,000
3yo F SW & Pen
Results
Wednesday 16th October 2013- Caulfield
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Results
Thousand Guineas
Gr 1
1600m
$500,000
3yo F Open SW
Results
Saturday 19th October 2013 - Caulfield
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Results
Caulfield Cup
Gr 1
2400m
$2,500,000
Open Hcp
Results
Caulfield Sprint
Gr 2
1000m
$220,000
Open Hcp
Results
Tristarc Stakes
Gr 2
1400m
$220,000
4yo Mares SW & P
Results
Norman Robinson Stakes
Gr 3
2000m
$150,000
3yo Open SW
Results
David Jones Cup
Gr 3
2000m
$150,000
Open Hcp
Results
Moonga Stakes
Gr 3
1400m
$150,000
4yo Up SW & Pen
Results
Friday 25th September 2013 - Moonee Valley
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Results
Manikato Stakes
Gr 1
1200m
$750,000
Open WFA
Results
Moonee Valley Fillies Classic
Gr 2
1600m
$220,000
3yo Fillies
Results
Saturday 26th October 2013 - Moonee Valley
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Results
WS Cox Plate
Gr 1
2040m
$3,000,000
3yo+ WFA
Results
Moonee Valley Cup
Gr 2
2500m
$250,000
4yo Up SW & Pen
Results
Crystal Mile
Gr 2
1600m
$220,000
Open Hcp
Results
AAMI Vase
Gr 2
2040m
$220,000
3yo SW
Results
Inglis Mile
Gr 3
1600m
$150,000
4yo&Up Mares Hcp
Results
Red Anchor Stakes
Gr 3
1200m
$150,000
3yo Sw+Pen
Results
Saturday 2nd November 2013 - Flemington
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Results
Victoria Derby
Gr 1
2500m
$1,500,000
3yo SW
Results
Mackinnon Stakes
Gr 1
2000m
$1,000,,000
WFA
Results
Coolmore Stud Stakes
Gr 1
1200m
$500,000
3yo SW
Results
Myer Classic
Gr 1
1600m
$500,000
F & M WFA
Results
Wakeful Stakes
Gr 2
2000m
$250,000
3yo F SW & Pen
Results
Salinger Stakes
Gr 2
1200m
$250,000
Open Hcp
Results
Carbine Club Stakes
Gr 3
1600m
$200,000
3yo SW & Pen
Results
The Lexus Stakes
Gr 3
2500m
$200,000
Quality Hcp
Results
Chatham Stakes
Gr 3
1400m
$200,000
Open Hcp
Results
Tuesday 5th November 2013 - Flemington
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Results
Melbourne Cup
Gr 1
3200m
$6,175,000
3yo+ Open Hcp
Results
Thursday 7th November 2013 - Flemington
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Results
Crown Oaks
Gr 1
2500m
$1,000,000
3yo Fillies SW
Results
Saturday 9th November 2013 - Flemington
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Results
Emirates Stakes
Gr 1
1600m
$1,000,000
Quality Hcp
Results
Patinack Farm Classic
Gr 1
1200m
$1,000,000
WFA
Results
Matriarch Stakes
Gr 2
2000m
$250,000
Mares SW & Pen
Results
Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Gr 3
2500m
$200,000
Quality Hcp
Results
Maribyrnong Plate
Gr 3
1000m
$150,000
2yo SW
Results
Saturday 16th November 2013 - Sandown
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Results
Sandown Classic
Gr 2
2400m
$350,000
2yo+ Open WFA
Results
Sandown Guineas
Gr 2
1600m
$350,000
3yo SW
Results
Sandown Stakes
Gr 3
1500m
$150,000
Quality Hcp
Results
Eclipse Stakes
Gr 3
1800m
$150,000
Quality Hcp
Results
2013 Spring Carnival Country Cup Guide
The Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival not only excites the city of Melbourne but it also embraces many provincial tracks with a number of Country Cups held during October and November in between the weekly Group one horse racing in the city.
Strong provincial tracks Cranbourne , Seymour , Geelong , Bendigo and Ballarat all host their own country Cups which brings the local community together for their own special horse racing day of the year.
The Geelong Cup meeting in October can sometimes offer up a smokey for the Flemington carnival in November with a strong Cup field usually assembled and the three-year-old Classic over 2200 metres offering a good distance trial for the Victoria Derby which is run over 2500 metres.
2010 Geelong Cup winner Americain and 2011 Geelong Cup winner Dunaden iwent on to win the Melbourne Cup at their next start at Flemington in front of more than 100,000 people while back in 2002 Media Puzzle won the Geelong Cup on his way to taking out the Melbourne Cup.
Zazzman won the Geelong Cup in 2003 and then finished third in the 2004 Melbourne Cup.
On A Jeune took out the Geelong Cup in 2005 and then finished a top second to Makybe Diva in that year's Melbourne Cup, while 2008 winner Bauer was beaten a whisker by Viewed in the 2008 Melbourne Cup, so the Geelong meeting may be one to keep an eye on when it comes around.
Sunday 13th October 2013 - Cranbourne Cup day
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Cranbourne Cup
LR
2025m
$156,000
Open Hcp
Sunday 20th October 2013 - Seymour Cup day
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Seymour Cup
LR
1600m
$150,000
Open Hcp
Wednesday 23rd October 2013 - Geelong Cup day
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Geelong Cup
Gr 3
2400m
$250,000
Open Hcp
Geelong Classic
LR
2200m
$101,500
3yo SW & Pen
Wednesday 30th October 2013 - Bendigo Cup day
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Bendigo Cup
LR
2200m
$150,000
Open Hcp
Sunday 24th November 2013 - Ballarat Cup day
Race Name
Grp
Distance
Prizemoney
Race Type
Ballarat Cup
LR
2200m
$150,000
Open Hcp
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