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- Date Race Name State Prize Money Distance Track
April 2020
- Sat 04 Doncaster Handicap (Group 1) The Championships NSW $1,500,000 1600 metres Randwick
- Sat 04 Tj Smith Stakes (Group 1) The Championships NSW $2,500,000 1200 metres Randwick
- Sat 04 ATC Australian Derby (Group 1) The Championships NSW $2,000,000 2400 metres Randwick
- Sat 04 ATC Sires' Produce Stakes (Group 1) The Championships NSW $1,000,000 1400 metres Randwick
- Sat 11 ATC Queen Elizabeth (Group 1) The Championships NSW $4,000,000 2000 metres Randwick
- Sat 11 Sydney Cup (Group 1) The Championships NSW $2,000,000 3200 metres Randwick
- Sat 11 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (Group 1) The Championships NSW $1,000,000 1600 metres Randwick
- Sat 11 ATC Australian Oaks (Group 1) The Championships NSW $1,000,000 2400 metres Randwick
- Sat 18 All Aged Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival NSW $600,000 1400 metres Randwick
- Sat 18 ATC Champagne Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival NSW $500,000 1600 metres Randwick
May 2020
- Sat 02 Robert Sangster Stakes (Group 1) Adelaide Racing Carnival SA $1,000,000 1200 metres Morphettville
- Sat 02 Australasian Oaks (Group 1) Adelaide Racing Carnival SA $500,000 2000 metres Morphettville
- Sat 09 Doomben 10000 (Group 1) Brisbane Winter Carnival QLD $750,000 1200 metres Doomben
- Sat 09 SA Derby (Group 1) Adelaide Racing Carnival SA $600,000 2500 metres Morphettville
- Sat 09 South Australian Derby (Group 1) Adelaide Racing Carnival SA $500,000 2500 metres Morphettville
- Sat 16 Doomben Cup (Group 1) Brisbane Winter Carnival QLD $650,000 2000 metres Doomben
- Sat 16 The Goodwood (Group 1) Adelaide Racing Carnival SA $1,000,000 1200 metres Morphettville
- Sat 23 Kingsford-Smith Cup (Group 1) Brisbane Winter Carnival QLD $700,000 1300 metres Eagle Farm
- Sat 30 Queensland Oaks (Group 1) Brisbane Winter Carnival QLD $500,000 2200 metres Eagle Farm
June 2020
- Sat 06 Stradbroke Handicap (Group 1) Brisbane Winter Carnival QLD $1,500,000 1350 metres Eagle Farm
- Sat 06 Queensland Derby (Group 1) Brisbane Winter Carnival QLD $600,000 2200 metres Eagle Farm
- Sat 06 JJ Atkins (Group 1) Brisbane Winter Carnival QLD $600,000 1600 metres Eagle Farm
- Sat 20 Tattersalls Tiara (Group 1) Brisbane Winter Carnival QLD $500,000 1350 metres Doomben
August 2020
- Sat 15 PB Lawrence Stakes (Group 2) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $200,000 1400 metres Caulfield
- Sat 22 Winx Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Spring Carnival NSW $500,000 1400 metres Randwick
- Sat 29 Memsie Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $1,000,000 1400 metres Caulfield
September 2020
- Sat 12 Makybe Diva Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $750,000 1600 metres Flemington
- Sat 12 Run To The Rose (Group 2) Sydney Spring Carnival WA $200,000 1200 metres Rosehill
- Sat 19 George Main Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Spring Carnival NSW $500,000 1600 Randwick
- Sat 19 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $500,000 1400 metres Caulfield
- Fri 25 AJ Moir Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $450,000 1000 metres Moonee Valley
- Sat 26 Golden Rose (Group 1) Sydney Spring Carnival WA $1,000,000 1400 metres Rosehill
- Sun 27 Underwood Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $750,000 1800 metres Caulfield
October 2020
- Sat 03 Turnbull Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $500,000 2000 metres Flemington
- Sat 03 Flight Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Spring Carnival NSW $500,000 1600 metres Randwick
- Sat 03 Epsom Handicap (Group 1) Sydney Spring Carnival NSW $1,000,000 1600 metres Randwick
- Sat 03 The Metropolitan (Group 1) Sydney Spring Carnival NSW $750,000 2400 metres Randwick
- Sat 10 Caulfield Guineas (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $2,000,000 1600 metres Caulfield
- Sat 10 Caulfield Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $1,000,000 2000 metres Caulfield
- Sat 10 Toorak Handicap (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $500,000 1600 metres Caulfield
- Sat 10 Thousand Guineas (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $500,000 1600 metres Caulfield
- Sat 10 Spring Champion Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Spring Carnival NSW $500,000 2000 metres Randwick
- Sat 17 Caulfield Cup (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $5,000,000 2400 metres Caulfield
- Sat 17 The Everest (Non-Listed) Sydney Spring Carnival NSW $14 Million 1200 metres Randwick
- Fri 23 Manikato Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $1,000,000 1200 metres Moonee Valley
- Sat 24 W.S. Cox Plate (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $5,000,000 2040 metres Moonee Valley
- Sat 31 Coolmore Stud Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Cup Carnival VIC $1,000,000 1200 metres Flemington
- Sat 31 Myer Classic (Group 1) Melbourne Cup Carnival VIC $500,000 1600 metres Flemington
- Sat 31 Victoria Derby (Group 1) Melbourne Cup Carnival VIC $2,000,000 2500 metres Flemington
- Sat 31 Golden Eagle (Group 1) Sydney Spring Carnival WA $7,500,000 1500 metres Rosehill
- Sat 31 Cantala Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Cup Carnival VIC $1,000,000 1600 metres Flemington
November 2020
- Tue 03 Maybe Mahal Stakes (Group 3) Melbourne Cup Carnival VIC $200,000 1400 metres Flemington
- Tue 03 Ottawa Stakes (Group 3) Melbourne Cup Carnival VIC $150,000 1000 metres Flemington
- Tue 03 Melbourne Cup (Group 1) Melbourne Cup Carnival VIC $7,300,000 3200 metres Flemington
- Thu 05 VRC Oaks (Group 1) Melbourne Cup Carnival VIC $1,000,000 2500 metres Flemington
- Thu 05 Red Roses Stakes (Group 3) Melbourne Cup Carnival VIC $200,000 1000 metres Flemington
- Thu 05 Maribyrnong Plate (Group 3) Melbourne Cup Carnival VIC $150,000 1000 metres Flemington
- Sat 07 VRC Sprint Classic (Group 1) Melbourne Cup Carnival VIC $1,000,000 1200 metres Flemington
- Sat 07 VRC Sprint Classic (Group 1) Melbourne Cup Carnival VIC $2,000,000 1200 metres Flemington
- Sat 07 Golden Gift (Group 1) Sydney Spring Carnival WA $1 million 1100 Rosehill
- Sat 07 Emirates Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Cup Carnival VIC $2,000,000 2000 metres Flemington
- Sat 07 Mackinnon Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Cup Carnival VIC $2,000,000 2000 metres Flemington
- Sat 07 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Group 3) Melbourne Cup Carnival VIC $300,000 2600 metres Flemington
- Sat 21 Railway Stakes (Group 1) Perth Summer Carnival WA $1,000,000 1600 metres Ascot
- Sat 28 Winterbottom Stakes (Group 1) Perth Summer Carnival WA $1,000,000 1200 metres Ascot
December 2020
- Sat 05 Kingston Town Classic (Group 1) Perth Summer Carnival WA $1,000,000 1800 metres Ascot
February 2021
- Sat 06 Expressway Stakes (Group 2) Sydney Autumn Carnival WA $200,000 1200 metres Rosehill
- Sat 06 Sun Met (Grade 1) South African Racing $300,000 2000 metres Kenilworth
- Sat 13 C.F. Orr Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Autumn Carnival VIC $500,000 1400 metres Caulfield
- Sat 20 Futurity Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Autumn Carnival VIC $500,000 1400 metres Caulfield
- Sat 20 Oakleigh Plate (Group 1) Melbourne Autumn Carnival VIC $500,000 1100 metres Caulfield
- Sat 20 Hobartville Stakes (Group 2) Sydney Autumn Carnival WA $400,000 1400 metres Rosehill
- Sat 20 Silver Slipper Stakes (Group 2) Sydney Autumn Carnival WA $250,000 1100 metres Rosehill
- Sat 20 Millie Fox Stakes (Group 2) Sydney Autumn Carnival WA $200,000 1300 metres Rosehill
- Sat 20 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Autumn Carnival VIC $750,000 1000 metres Flemington
- Sat 27 Blue Diamond Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Autumn Carnival VIC $1,500,000 1200 metres Caulfield
- Sat 27 Chipping Norton Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival NSW $600,000 1600 metres Randwick
- Sat 27 The Saudi Cup (Special Conditions) Saudi Arabian Racing $20,000,000 1800 metres King Abdulaziz Racetrack
- Sat 27 Surround Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival NSW $500,000 1400 metres Randwick
- Sat 27 Australian Guineas (Group 1) Melbourne Autumn Carnival VIC $750,000 1600 metres Flemington
March 2021
- Fri 05 Newcastle Newmarket (Group 3) Newcastle Racing NSW $150,000 1400 metres Newcastle Racecourse
- Sat 06 Australian Cup (Group 1) Melbourne Autumn Carnival VIC $1,500,000 2000 metres Flemington
- Sat 06 Newmarket Handicap (Group 1) Melbourne Autumn Carnival VIC $1,250,000 1200 metres Flemington
- Sat 06 Randwick Guineas (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival NSW $1,000,000 1600 metres Randwick
- Sat 06 Canterbury Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival NSW $500,000 1300 metres Randwick
- Mon 08 Adelaide Cup (Group 2) Adelaide Racing Carnival SA $400,000 3200 metres Morphettville
- Sat 13 Coolmore Classic (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival WA $600,000 1500 metres Rosehill
- Sat 13 Phar Lap Stakes (Group 2) Sydney Autumn Carnival WA $200,000 1500 metres Rosehill
- Sat 13 Pago Pago Stakes (Group 2) Sydney Autumn Carnival WA $175,000 1200 metres Rosehill
- Sat 13 All Star Mile (Special Conditions) Melbourne Autumn Carnival VIC $5,000,000 1600 metres Caulfield
- Fri 19 William Reid Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Autumn Carnival VIC $500,000 1200 metres Moonee Valley
- Sat 20 Ranvet Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival WA $700,000 2000 metres Rosehill
- Sat 20 George Ryder Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival WA $1,000,000 1500 metres Rosehill
- Sat 20 Rosehill Guineas (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival WA $600,000 2000 metres Rosehill
- Sat 20 Golden Slipper Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival WA $3,500,000 1200 metres Rosehill
- Sat 20 The Galaxy (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival WA $350,000 1100 metres Rosehill
- Sat 27 Vinery Stud Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival WA $500,000 2000 metres Rosehill
- Sat 27 Tancred Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival WA $1,5000,000 2400 metres Rosehill
Horse Racing Carnival Bookmaker Promotions
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Check our specific carnival pages to see the latest news and information on which bookmakers are offering horse racing carnival promotions.
Horse Racing Carnival Fixtures
The fixtures for the major Australian group races can be found at the top of this page.
Horse Racing Carnival Tips
We will have all your horse racing carnival tips for every Group One race during every carnival.
There's almost 90 Group One races that we will have covered, so punters can rest easy knowing they'll have our experts working hard to generate a winning tip.
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