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Thoroughbred horse racing is a spectator sport in Australia, and gambling on horse races is a very popular pastime with A$14.3 billion wagered in 2009/10 [1] with bookmakers and the Totalisator Agency Board (TAB). The two forms of Thoroughbred horseracing in Australia are flat racing, and races over fences or hurdles in Victoria and South Australia
Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is the world's richest handicap and the world's richest 3200-metre horse race.
The Melbourne Cup is an annual Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia, at the Flemington Racecourse.It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and older, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club that forms part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
This List of Australian Group races is recognized as a list of Australia's classified Black type thoroughbred horse races. [1] The Pattern Committee of the Australian Racing Board (ARB) [2] recommends which races shall be designated as Group and Listed races for the racing season. The current list is for the 2019–2020 Australian Racing season ...
Sky Racing (previously Sky Channel) is an Australian broadcaster primarily telecasting live thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing. It is owned by Tabcorp and operates a number of television channels and a radio service. The broadcaster generally telecasts all race meetings that are covered by the various Australian TABs. This includes both ...
In addition to live New Zealand racing, the channel introduced racing replay, preview and review shows, and live racing and racing shows from Australia. The channel began broadcasting in widescreen from 15 December 2008. [17] In October 2009, TAB introduced a second channel - TAB TV - to accommodate live racing from Hong Kong and Singapore.
The most important races include the AAMI Golden Slipper Stakes, the world's richest race for two-year-old horses, [1] the BMW Stakes, the Rosehill Guineas, the Australian Derby, the Doncaster Handicap and the Sydney Cup. The 2015 Sydney Autumn Carnival consists of 20 Group 1 races, and offers $26.5 million in prize money. [2]
The Grand Annual is an Australian Thoroughbred steeplechase for horses that run at Warrnambool, Victoria during its annual May Racing Carnival. The distance is officially listed as about 5500 metres because many sections of the race are run in open paddocks with little or no fences. The race is the longest horse race run in Australia on a ...