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Australia's Horse Racing Group 1 Calendar 2022

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Racing at Flemington. (AAP Image/Julian Smith)

Australia has over 60 group one races in 2022, and The Roar has you covered with a complete state-by-state guide to every one of them. Here is your complete guide to Australia’s horse racing calendar for 2022.

Horse Racing in Australia happens nearly every single day of the year, but Group 1 races are the pinnacle of the sport, that come with more prize money and fame for winning.

They are headlined by the Melbourne Cup, run at Flemington on the first Tuesday in November every year.

Victorian Group 1 races

Date	Course	Race	Prizemoney	Distance
February 12	Caulfield	CF Orr Stakes	$750,000	1400m
February 19	Flemington	Black Caviar Lightning Stakes	$1,000,000	1000m
February 26	Caulfield	Blue Diamond Stakes	$1,500,000	1200m
February 26	Caulfield	Oakleigh Plate	$750,000	1100m
February 26	Caulfield	Futurity Stakes	$750,000	1400m
March 5	Flemington	Australian Guineas	$1,000,000	1600m
March 12	Flemington	Newmarket Handicap	$1,500,000	1200m
March 12	Flemington	Australian Cup	$1,500,000	2000m
March 19	Flemington	All-Star Mile	$5,000,000	1600m
March 25	Moonee Valley	William Reid Stakes	$1,000,000	1200m
August 27	Caulfield	Memsie Stakes	$1,000,000	1400m
September 10	Flemington	Makybe Diva Stakes	$1,000,000	1600m
September 17	Caulfield	Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes	$1,00,000	1400m
September 23	Moonee Valley	Moir Stakes	$1,000,000	1000m
September 25	Sandown Hillside	Underwood Stakes	$1,00,000	1800m
October 1	Flemington	Turnbull Stakes	$1,000,000	2000m
October 8	Caulfield	Caulfield Guineas	$2,000,000	1600m
October 8	Caulfield	Toorak Handicap	$1,000,000	1600m
October 8	Caulfield	Caulfield Stakes	$1,000,000	2000m
October 12	Caulfield	Thousand Guineas	$1,000,000	1600m
October 15	Caulfield	Caulfield Cup	$5,000,000	2400m
October 21	Moonee Valley	Manikato Stakes	$1,000,000	1200m
October 22	Moonee Valley	Cox Plate	$5,000,000	2040m
October 29	Flemington	Cantala Stakes	$2,000,000	1600m
October 29	Flemington	Coolmore Stud Stakes	$1,500,000	1200m
October 29	Flemington	Empire Rose Stakes	$1,000,000	1600m
October 29	Flemington	Victoria Derby	$2,000,000	2500m
November 1	Flemington	Melbourne Cup	$7,750,000	3200m
November 3	Flemington	VRC Oaks	$1,000,000	2500m
November 5	Flemington	Darley Sprint Classic	$2,000,000	1200m
November 5	Flemington	Mackinnon Stakes	$2,000,000	2000m

New South Wales Group 1 races

Date	Course	Race	Prizemoney	Distance
February 5	Randwick	Inglis Millennium	$2,000,000	1100m
February 26	Randwick	Surround Stakes	$500,000	1400m
February 26	Randwick	Chipping Norton Stakes	$600,000	1600m
March 5	Randwick	Randwick Guineas	$1,000,000	1600m
March 5	Randwick	Canterbury Stakes	$500,000	1300m
March 12	Rosehill	Coolmore Classic	$600,000	1500m
March 19	Rosehill	Ranvet Stakes	$700,000	2000m
March 19	Rosehill	The Galaxy	$700,000	1100m
March 19	Rosehill	George Ryder Stakes	$1,000,000	1500m
March 19	Rosehill	Rosehill Guineas	$600,000	2000m
March 19	Rosehill	Golden Slipper	$5,000,000	1200m
March 26	Rosehill	Tancred Stakes	$1,500,000	2400m
March 26	Rosehill	Vinery Stud Stakes	$500,000	2000m
April 2	Randwick	Doncaster Mile	$3,000,000	1600m
April 2	Randwick	TJ Smith Stakes	$2,500,000	1200m
April 2	Randwick	Sires Produce Stakes	$1,000,000	1400m
April 2	Randwick	Australian Derby	$2,000,000	2400m
April 2	Randwick	Country Championships	$500,000	1400m
April 9	Randwick	Queen Elizabeth Stakes	$4,000,000	2000m
April 9	Randwick	Australian Oaks	$1,000,000	2400m
April 9	Randwick	Queen of the Turf	$1,000,000	1600m
April 9	Randwick	Sydney Cup	$2,000,000	3200m
April 9	Randwick	Provisional Championships	$500,000	2000m
April 16	Randwick	Champagne Stakes	$500,000	1600m
April 16	Randwick	All Aged Stakes	$600,000	1400m
May 7	Gosford	The Coast	$500,000	1600m
August 20	Randwick	Winx Stakes	$500,000	1400m
September 17	Randwick	George Main Stakes	$1,000,000	1600m
September 24	Rosehill	Golden Rose	$1,000,000	1400m
October 1	Randwick	Epsom Handicap	$1,500,000	1600m
October 1	Randwick	The Metropolitan	$750,000	2400m
October 1	Randwick	Flight Stakes	$750,000	1600m
October 8	Randwick	Spring Champion Stakes	$1,000,000	2000m
October 8	Randwick	The Silver Eagle	$500,000	1300m
October 15	Randwick	The Everest	$15,000,000	1200m
October 15	Randwick	The Kosciuszko	$1,300,000	1200m
October 22	Randwick	Bondi Stakes	$1,000,000	1600m
October 22	Randwick	The Invitation	$2,000,000	1400m
October 29	Rosehill	The Golden Eagle	$8,000,000	1500m
October 29	Rosehill	Rosehill Gold Cup	$750,000	2000m
October 29	Rosehill	Winners Stakes	$1,000,000	1300m
November 5	Rosehill	Golden Gift	$1,000,000	1100m
November 12	Newcastle	The Hunter	$1,000,000	1300m
November 19	Kembla	The Gong	$1,000,000	1600m

Queensland Group 1 races

Date	Course	Race	Prizemoney	Distance
May 14	Doomben	Doomben 10,000	$1,000,000	1200m
May 21	Doomben	Doomben Cup	$1,000,000	2000m
May 28	Eagle Farm	Kingsford Smith Cup	$700,000	1300m
May 28	Eagle Farm	Queensland Derby	$1,000,000	2400m
June 4	Eagle Farm	Queensland Oaks	$700,000	2200m
June 11	Eagle Farm	Q22	$1,200,000	2200m
June 11	Eagle Farm	JJ Atkins Stakes	$1,000,000	1600m
June 11	Eagle Farm	Stradbroke Handicap	$1,500,000	1400m
June 25	Eagle Farm	Tattersall’s Tiara	$700,000	1400m

South Australia Group 1 races

Date	Course	Race	Prizemoney	Distance
April 30	Morphettville	Schweppes Australasian Oaks	$400,000	2000m
May 7	Morphettville	Robert Sangster Stakes	$400,000	1200m
May 14	Morphettville	South Australian Derby	$400,000	2500m
May 21	Morphettville	The Goodwood	$400,000	1200m

Western Australia Group 1 races

Date	Course	Race	Prizemoney	Distance
November 19	Ascot	Railway Stakes	$1,000,000	1600m
November 26	Ascot	Winterbottom Stakes	$1,000,000	1200m
December 3	Ascot	Kingston Town Classic	$1,000,000	1800m