Joining an online bookmaker and betting online is subject to terms and conditions which are outlined on each bookmaker's landing page. The meeting is headlined by the lucrative $2 million Caulfield Guineas (1600m) for the season’s best middle-distance three-year-olds that may have come off a Sydney lead-up run in the Golden Rose Stakes the month before. Santiago at trackwork last week at the Werribee quarantine centre. Horse racing winning margins and distances explained. Learn about the most common horse racing bet types available in Australia. It's a tough Group 1 handicap event over 2400m that takes place in October at Caulfield racecourse. Country racing also benefit with prize money increases to major Country Cups, including the Ballarat Cup, Cranbourne Cup, Geelong Cup and Bendigo Cup. Santiago at trackwork last week at the Werribee quarantine centre.Credit:Getty Images. 3yoF: Three-year-old Fillies Bendigo Cup Day is another important lead-up race into the following Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup over the two miles at Flemington. The Spring Racing Carnival in Melbourne is a series of thoroughbred horse races held every year in the months of September and November. Saturday October 10, 2020 – Caulfield Racecourse. Mares: Four-year-old and up female horses Traditionally held on the Sunday of the AFL Grand Final long weekend in Melbourne, Underwood Stakes Day is headlined by the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) that serves as a nice Caulfield Cup form race to follow into the 2400m feature in three weeks’ time. While not holding the same prestigious as the Group 1 race meetings of the spring, Geelong Cup Day is huge event and keen punters always keep an eye on the results of the day’s feature – the Group 3 Geelong Cup (2400m) – as a guide to the Melbourne Cup. Saturday October 3, 2020 – Flemington Racecourse. 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The carnival features a number of internationally acclaimed Group 1 races, including the Caufield Cup, the Cox Plate, the Victoria Derby and the Melbourne Cup. There is also a bonus on offer in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes for any horses balloted out of the Melbourne Cup field, making for a top Group 3 event. Punters should also keep an eye on the Herbert Power Stakes results ahead of the following weekend’s Caulfield Cup over the same track / distance. A week after the season’s best stayers do battle, Moonee Valley hosts the Group 1 $5 million Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m). Many horses continue out of the Bendigo Cup to contest the Group 2 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) at Flemington on Emirates Stakes Day and the Group 2 Sandown Classic (2400m). Saturday September 12, 2020 – Flemington Racecourse. Gold Coast Magic Millions racing carnival. Several high quality feature races take place in the early spring. Lawrence Stakes Day, headlined by the Group 2 race for Caulfield Cup-bound horses. He relaxed pretty nicely but travelled nicely at the same time. The Caulfield Cup is the second of the big spring distance races. The first Group 1 race takes place in late August with the running of the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield. O'Brien's leading Caulfield Cup hope Anthony Van Dyck also completed a solid piece of work at Werribee on Wednesday morning alongside stablemate Wichita, who it was later discovered suffered a fractured leg during the gallop. Guidelines for Membership; Ballot for New Membership; ... MELBOURNE CLUB. Any three-year-old that contests the following races and wins the 2020 Cox Plate is eligible for a $1 million bonus. Saturday September 26, 2020 – Caulfield Racecourse. Where the beating heart of racing excitement meets a celebrity-fuelled celebration that surpasses any of the world’s greatest parties. Other prime betting opportunities exist in the form of the Group 3 Sandown Stakes (1500m) and Listed Sandown Cup (3200m). Then we get to the important Caulfield, Moonee Valley and Flemington racing carnivals in late October and early November. The Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes now has its own feature race day having previously been run on Underwood Stakes Day, the race serving as a good lead-up into the Toorak Handicap later in the spring. Melbourne's major racing carnival each spring is the four-day Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington Racecourse in early November. Our horse racing glossary explains common terms and sayings. SW+Pen: Set Weights + Penalty While not featuring any Group 1 status races, John F. Feehan Stakes Day is a key early Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival meeting with Cox Plate types doing battle in the marquee race formerly known as the Dato’ Tan Chin Nam Stakes over the mile. They offer best of three Australian TABs or Starting Price for horse racing plus fantastic betting products for members.