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The 2024 Melbourne Cup, known commercially as the 2024 Lexus Melbourne Cup, was the 164th running of the Melbourne Cup, an Australian thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 5 November 2024 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse. [2] The final field for the race was declared on 2 November 2024. [3]
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 first leg of the Australian Triple Crown is the Randwick Guineas. It is run at the Randwick Racecourse in Sydney. The race replaced the former Canterbury Guineas (1900 metres), which was discontinued after the 2005 racing season. That race, which originated in 1935, was run at the Canterbury Park Racecourse, also at Sydney, New South Wales ...
The Australian Stud Book, an independent organisation, and the Registrar of Racehorses also submit reports to the Australian Racing Board.In September 2014 the Board announced it would merge with the Australian Stud Book and Racing Information Services Australia to form a new national body to administer thoroughbred racing, to be called Racing Australia.
Giga Kick made his debut in an 1100m maiden race at Sale on 13 February, 2022. Leading all the way, it was an "impressive" win. [1] He was then spelled for 18 weeks. After two trials, Giga Kick returned at Flemington on 16 July. Jockey Matthew Cartwright, "capitalised on Giga Kick’s natural speed to have the chestnut near the lead early before t
The Canberra Racing Club was formed in 1925, with the first race meeting conducted at the Acton racetrack, now submerged beneath Lake Burley Griffin. [6] Approval for a new racecourse at the contemporary site was granted in 1950, but racing continued at the Acton racetrack until 1962 when the club moved to its current location in Lyneham.
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 ...
The ATC came into being on 7 February 2011 when the Australian Jockey Club (AJC) and the Sydney Turf Club (STC) merged. [2] The ATC primarily operates out of their offices at Randwick Racecourse and employs approximately 270 full-time staff and over 1,000 casual staff across the five venues.