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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
The second leg of the Australian Triple Crown is the Rosehill Guineas. A horse race since 1910, it is run at the Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, located in Sydney. The third and last leg of the Australian Triple Crown is the Australian Derby. This race, established in 1861, is run at the Randwick Racecourse, in Sydney. All three Group One races ...
Australian Racing Hall of Fame horses (61 P) R. Racehorses bred in Australia (1 C, 275 P) Racehorses trained in Australia (351 P) Pages in category "Australian ...
The resulting live foals are not eligible for entry into the Australian Stud Book, but may be registered as racehorses and to permitted to compete in nearly all races on the Australian turf calendar except for several classics, semi-classics and set-weight races. The Australian Stud Book was a founding member of the International Stud Book ...
Holy Roller (foaled 18 November 1992) was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse in the mid-to late 1990s. He won 12 of his 25 races. Bred and owned by Woodlands Stud, Holy Roller stood at 18.1 hands, compared to the average Thoroughbred of 16 hands. His major wins include the Crystal Mile.
The purpose of these criteria is to include only horses that should be recognised as being Australasian. Horse must have earned at least $5,000,000 (AUD) in total career prizemoney according to Racing Australia. [1] Horse must have earned at least $2,500,000 (AUD) in total career prizemoney in Australian and/or New Zealand races.
The list below shows the leading sire of Thoroughbred racehorses in Australia for each season since 1883–84. This is determined by the amount of prize money won by the sire's progeny during the season.
The Australian Champion Sprinter is awarded annually to the Thoroughbred horse whose performances in Australia over distances between 1000m and 1400m are deemed to be the superior to other horses. It has been awarded since the 1998 - 1999 season.