2009 Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival  

Posted by Female Punter

The Melbourne spring racing carnival is one of the biggest carnivals in the world and Horse Racing Info has a complete guide to all the major Group races at Flemington, Caulfield, Moonee Valley and Sandown.

The 2009 Melbourne Cup is the feature event of the spring carnival and it is worth $5,650,000 in prizemoney. It is a real staying test for horses over 3200 metres, which is equivalent to 2 miles.

The below races are all the group races taking place in Melbourne during the spring carnival.

Caulfield - Saturday August 1
Gr 3 Bletchingly Stakes 1200m WFA

Caulfield - Saturday August 15
Gr 2 Liston Stakes 1400m WFA

Caulfield - Saturday August 29
Gr 2 Memsie Stakes 1400m WFA
Gr 3 McNeil Stakes 1200m 3yo SW & Pen

Flemington - Saturday September 5
Gr 2 Makybe Diva Stakes 1600m WFA
Gr 3 Danehill Stakes 1200m 3yo SW & Pen
Gr 3 Bobbie Lewis Quality 1200m Quality
Gr 3 Let's Elope Stakes 1400m Mares SW+Pen

Moonee Valley - Saturday September 12
Gr 2 Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes 1600m WFA
Gr 2 Stock Stakes 1600m 4yo+ Mares WFA
Gr 3 McEwen Trophy 1000m WFA


Caulfield - Saturday September 19
Gr 1 Underwood Stakes 1800m WFA
Gr 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 1400m Open Hcp
Gr 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude 1400m 3yo C&G SW-Pen
Gr 3 Thousand Guineas Prelude 1400m 3yoF SW & Pen
Gr 3 How Now Stakes 1200m Mares SW & Pen

Moonee Valley - Friday Night September 25
Gr 1 Manikato Stakes 1200m WFA
Gr 2 Stutt Stakes 1600m 3yo Open SW
Gr 3 Champagne Stakes 1200m 3yoF SW

Flemington - Saturday October 3
Gr 1 Turnbull Stakes 2000m 4yo&up SW & Pen
Gr 2 Edward Manifold Stakes 1600m 3yoF SW
Gr 2 Gilgai Stakes 1200m 3yo&up SW & Pen
Gr 2 Rose of Kingston Stakes 1400m Mares SW & Pen

Caulfield - Saturday October 10
Gr 1 Caulfield Guineas 1600m 3yo Open SW
Gr 1 Toorak Handicap 1600m Open Hcp
Gr 1 Yalumba Stakes 2000m WFA
Gr 2 Presentation Stakes 2400m Quality
Gr 2 Schillaci Stakes 1000m WFA
Gr 3 Thoroughbred Club Stakes 1000m 3yoF SW & Pen

Caulfield - Wednesday October 14
Gr 1 Thousand Guineas 1600m 3yoF Open SW

Caulfield - Saturday October 17
Gr 1 Caulfield Cup 2400m Open Hcp
Gr 2 Caulfield Sprint 1000m Open Hcp
Gr 2 Tristarc Stakes 1400m 4yo Mares SW & P
Gr 3 Norman Robinson Stakes 2000m 3yo Open SW
Gr 3 David Jones Cup 2000m Open Hcp
Gr 3 Moonga Stakes 1400m 4yo&Up SW & Pen

Moonee Valley - Saturday October 24
Gr 1 WS Cox Plate 2040m WFA
Gr 2 Cathay Pacific Airways Cup 2500m 4yo&Up SW & Pen
Gr 2 Schweppes Stakes 1200m WFA
Gr 2 Crystal Mile 1600m Open Hcp
Gr 2 AAMI Vase 2040m 3yo SW
Gr 3 Inglis Mile 1600m 4yo&Up Mares Hcp
Gr 3 Red Anchor Stakes 1200m 3yo Sw+Pen

Flemington Saturday October 31
Gr 1 AAMI Victoria Derby 2500m 3yo SW
Gr 1 Mackinnon Stakes 2000m WFA
Gr 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes 1200m 3yo SW
Gr 1 Myer Classic 1600m F&M WFA
Gr 2 Wakeful Stakes 2000m 3yoF SW & Pen
Gr 2 Salinger Stakes 1200m Open Hcp
Gr 3 Carbine Club Stakes 1600m 3yo SW & Pen
Gr 3 Saab Quality 2500m Quality
Gr 3 Chatham Stakes 1400m Open Hcp

Flemington - Tuesday November 3
Gr 1 Melbourne Cup 3200m 3yo&Up Open Hcp

Flemington - Thursday November 5
Gr 1 Crown Oaks 2500m 3yo Fillies SW

Flemington - Saturday November 7
Gr 1 Emirates Stakes 1600m Quality Hcp
Gr 1 Age Classic 1200m WFA
Gr 2 Matriarch Stakes 2000m Mares SW & Pen
Gr 3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2500m Quality Hcp

Sandown - Saturday November 14
Gr 2 Sandown Classic 2400m WFA
Gr 2 Sandown Guineas 1600m 3yo SW
Gr 3 Sandown Stakes 1500m Quality

Sandown - Saturday November 21
Gr 3 Eclipse Stakes 2100m Quality

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Best of luck everyone,

Female Punter

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