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October 1, 2011, Posted in Caulfield races

The next Caulfield Cup will be held at Caulfield Races on a Saturday on October 15. The Caulfield Cup is considered to be one of the toughest handicap race events in the whole world. It is a 2,400 meter race held in the Caulfield Racecourse located in Melbourne. This race is held annually during the Spring Carnival in the Caulfield Racecourse.

August 11, 2011, Posted in Caulfield races

The Caulfield Racecourse is one of the most famous race tracks in Australia. It has a track with a long straight direction before the home bend, which is about 367 meters. The track has a circumference of about 2,080 meters and they keep the grass long and lush all the time. When it rains horses tend to avoid the track close to the inside fence because this portion tends to be sticky. Horses that are pace runners or leaders have an advantage on this track when they reach after 6 meters from the rail. The winning post of this track is situated at the front of where the mounting yard is and spectators can get a great view of it from the grandstand.

July 22, 2011, Posted in Caulfield races

The Caulfield races are a much-awaited event in all of Melbourne. People from all over Melbourne and probably the whole nation either come over to watch this great spectacle or go online to see the horses that are running. Most Australians, and even people from other countries, gather around for this event because the Caulfield races is probably the richest racing event for thoroughbreds in Australia.

July 14, 2011, Posted in Caulfield Races Offers News

Melbourne is famous for the wide array of sporting events that are being held here regularly. Tennis fans gather here to watch the Australian Open, motor sports enthusiasts come here to see who will become the next Grand Prix champion and football fans join together to support the local Australian Football League. But another sporting event being held here garners much spectators as all the other sporting events and they come together at the Caulfield Racecourse where the most-watched horse racing events are being held.

Caulfield Races

About The Races At Caulfield

The Caulfield Races is one of the most renowned racecourses in Australia and it is the home to the distinguished Melbourne Racing Club. It is better known as “The Heath” because jockeys who had to come here before had to go through heath, bush and small sand hills. It was in 1876 when proper races started being held here and after that the course improved and has become a wonderful race track for steeplechase events and flat races.

It had its first race event in 1879 with a 2400m race.

The racecourse underwent changes between the years 1995 and 1996, and it was widened up to 30 metres and they increased the circumference to 43 metres. Presently, the racetrack is 367m in length and 2080m in circumference. The Caulfield Racecourse has an anticlockwise track with a triangular shape and sharp bends.

Caulfield Races have about 20 race days for each season and it hosts about eleven Group 1 race events all throughout the year. It has two major race meetings—the Spring and Autumn Racing Carnivals.

Major Events

The Blue Diamond Stakes are held here during the Autumn Carnival and it is set for two year old horses on a 1200m set weight race. The Blue Diamond Stakes race is a Group 1 race event with a $1 million prize money and next to it is the CF Orr Stakes which is also a Group 1 race with a $300,000 prize money.

Another race that is being held here is the Futurity Stakes wherein strong sprinting horses and middle distance horses are usually accommodated. They race across a 1600m track and the prize money is about $700,000. The most recent major race meeting held here was the Group 1 race set at 1100m during the Autumn Carnival which was worth $350,000.

During springtime Caulfield holds lots of race events especially during the Caulfield Cup Carnival which lasts for three days. The first race during this event is the Group 1 Underwood Stakes which is a 1800m weight for age event which the winner can take home $353,000 in prize money. However, the biggest race in this event is the Group 1 Caulfield Cup which is set at 2400m with a prize money of $2,555,000 with an additional $44,000 for the trophies.

The Caulfield Guineas is another Group 1 race that is worth $1 million and is set for 3 year old horses. The racecourse is set at 1600m.

Caulfield Races are a major event in Australia

When you mention the word Caulfield Races to an Australian, it is bound to bring up a whole lot of excitement and joy to them. It refers to the races that take place at the Caulfield Racecourse that is situated strategically at just about 8kms away from Melbourne. This makes these races extremely easy to reach and get to.

The Caulfield Races houses the Melbourne Racing Club and is often enough times referred to as the Heath. This is because the first jockeys that took part in the Caulfield Races did not really have it easy. they had to fight through the heat and bush to get there. It was only in the year 1876 that there began some semblance of racing and certain racing protocols that needed to be followed and adhered to at the Caulfield Races.

As times went on, the Caulfield Races have featured predominantly in the racing circuits for the spectacular racing tracks, horses and the high society crowd that is seen here. The race tracks for the Caulfield Races were widened and several changes that were brought about between the years of 1995 and 1996. The Caulfield Races has seasons and each of them last till 20 racing days. The track called eleven Group 1 has races run all round the year on it. T

here is a whole lot of excitement throughout the year however two of the events at Caulfield Races that are must see are the Autumn and Spring Racing Carnivals that take place every year. They attract a whole lot of people to them and the crowds and the fun on these days are a must have experience. Caulfield Races is an extremely popular spot for Australians to spend a leisurely day at the races.

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