Flemington

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448 Epsom Rd, Flemington, 3031 Ph: 1300 727 575

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Flemington Racecourse is Australia's premier horse racing venue and home to the world's richest handicap race, the Melbourne Cup. The track is owned and operated by the Victoria Racing Club.Where is Flemington Racecourse?Flemington Racecourse can be found at 448 Epsom Rd, Flemington Vic 3031.The track is located just 8kms from the Melbourne CBD and is easily accessible by public transport (both train and tram), by private vehicle or taxi. The track itself backs onto the Maribyrnong River and sits across from the picturesque Footscray Park.Flemington Track InfoFlemington Racecourse - Fact File2312mStraight Length:450m (from the turn); 1200m (down the straight)Track Width:30mDirection:Anti-clockwiseDistance Range:1000-3200mAddress:448 Epsom Rd, Flemington, 3031Flemington RacesFlemington is renowned for its Spring Racing Carnival, which not only boasts the Melbourne Cup, Australia's most famous horse race, but it is also includes Derby Day, widely considered the most competitive race meeting in the country with an entire card of Group racing. Both of these events fall within theMelbourne Cup Carnival, which is the biggest week of racing on the Australian racing calendar. The carnival consists of four feature racedays conducted over the course of a week. These four meetings are (in order) Derby Day, Melbourne Cup Day, Oaks Days and Stakes Day.Racedays:Flemington will host 23 racedays throughout the course of the 2015/2016 racing seasonGroup Ones:Flemington will host 14 Group OnesThe Melbourne CupEvery year on the first Tuesday in November, Flemington plays host to Australia's most famous horse race, the Melbourne Cup. The race permits up to 24 competitors to slug it out over a gruelling two miles, with the winner laying claim to the lion's share of the $6 million in prize money on offer. This prize pool makes the Melbourne Cup the richest handicap in the world.The 2016 Melbourne Cup was held on Tuesday 31 November, with the Robert Hickmott-trained Almandin proving too good for his rivals, thanks in part to a brilliant steer from jockey Kerrin McEvoy.Check out ourMelbourne Cuppage for more info!Flemington race distances and barrier info1000m - Races begin in the chute off the main straight. Barriers rarely come into play as it is a straight race from start to finish.1200m - Also started in the chute and thus also provide a straight race from start to finish.1400m - Begins in a chute on the opposite side of the course to the 1000 and 1200 metre races. The chute runs straight into the home turn and makes inside barriers greatly important.1600m - Inside barriers are of high importance over this distance as the short starting chute leads straight into the massive home turn, which finds the field spending more than half of the race on the turn1800m - No chute here, the race starts on the course's back straight and runners gallop for about 300 metres before hitting the home turn. Inside barriers are favoured.2000m - Commencing at the start of the back straight gives runners more time to jostle for position, but inside barriers are still at an advantage.2500m - The field jumps at the start just a small distance before the start finish post and the first turn. Getting out to these larger distances see inside barriers lose a bit of the advantage that may have been enjoyed in shorter races.3200m - Getting back to the chute on the home straight, these longer races start with gallop of about 1000 metres before the first turn is reached thus making the barriers of little or no importance.Feature RacesJanuaryStandish Handicap G3 Open hcp 1200mFebruaryLightning StakesG1 Open wfa 1000mC S Hayes Stakes G3 3YO C&G sw+p 1400mThe Vanity G3 3YO Fillies sw+p 1200mMarchAustralian GuineasG1 3YO Open sw 1600mFrances Tressady Stakes G3 4YO+ Mares sw+p 1400mNewmarket HandicapG1 Open hcp 1200mAustralian CupG1 Open wfa 2000mKewney Stakes G2 3YO Fillies sw 1400mVRC Sires Produce Stakes G2 2YO Open sw 1400mBlamey Stakes G2 3YO+ Open sw+p 1600mMatron Stakes G3 4YO+ Mares sw+p 1600mThoroughbred Breeders Stakes G3 2YO Fillies sw+p 1200mAugustAurie's Star Handicap G3 Open hcp 1200mSeptemberMakybe Diva StakesG1 Open Open wfa 1600mDanehill Stakes G2 3YO Open sw+p 1200mLet's Elope Stakes G2 4YO+ Mares sw+p 1400mBobbie Lewis Quality G3 Open qlty 1200mOctoberTurnbull StakesG1 4YO+ Open sw+p 2000mGilgai Stakes G2 Open sw+p 1200mEdward Manifold Stakes G2 3YO Fillies sw 1600mRose Of Kingston Stakes G2 4YO+ Mares sw+p 1400mOctober/November(Derby Day)Victoria DerbyG1 3YO Open sw 2500mCantala StakesG1 Open hcp 1600mCoolmore Stud StakesG1 3yo Open sw 1200mMyer ClassicG1 3YO+ F&M wfa 1600mWakeful Stakes G2 3YO Fillies sw+p 2000mSalinger Stakes G2 3YO+ Open Hcp 1200mChatham Stakes G3 Open hcp 1400mHotham Handicap/Lexus Stakes G3 Open qlty 2500mVRC Carbine Club Stakes G3 3YO Open sw+p 1600mNovemberMelbourne CupG1 Open hcp 3200mVRC Oaks/Crown OaksG1 3YO Fillies sw 2500mEmirates (formerly Mackinnon) StakesG1 Open wfa 2000mDarley ClassicG1 Open wfa 1200mMatriarch Stakes G2 4YO+ Mares hcp 2000mVRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes G3 Open qlty 2600mMaribyrnong Plate G3 2YO Open sw+p 1000m