Golden Rose Stakes

August 13, 2011, Posted in Golden Rose Stakes News

One of the most famous race events in the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival is the Golden Rose Stakes. This race event is a set weight race in the Group 1 category for three year old horses and it is held annually at the Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney. The Golden Rose Stakes is held in September and it marks the start of the racing season for Group 1 horses and this race is set with a distance of 1,400 meters. Winners of this race can take home about $1 million in prize money which is why a lot of punters monitor this race and the previous race events that serve as qualifying races for the Golden Rose Stakes. In 2010, Toorak Toff won the Golden Rose Stakes with Squamosa at second and Ilovethiscity finishing in third place.

Rosehill Race Events

July 29, 2011, Posted in Rosehill race events

Rosehill is filled with horse racing events this weekend, which is sure to be packed with spectators, horse race enthusiasts and punters from across the nation. It is the last racing event to cap off the racing season, so punters around the world are sure to check in on the horses that will be competing.

Rosehill Races

About The Rosehill Race Track

One of Sydney's major attractions is a racecourse located twenty minutes from the center of the city. The Rosehill Gardens is an elegant racecourse which serves as the home of the Sydney Turf Club, a reputable horse-race club that has been in existence for so many years. Rosehill is host to the spring racing carnival and the autumn carnival making it one of the busiest racecourses in Australia. The surface track of Rosehill has a circumference of 2048 metres and a straight measurement of 408 metres. The track is on a clockwise direction with sweeping turns.

This racecourse was built in 1885 on a budget of £17,000. After construction Rosehill had four tracks for training, one of which was made of grass while another was made of sand. The two other tracks were built with cinder tracks underneath. The racecourse also has a large grandstand, an elegant pavilion, a big seating deck capable of accommodating hundreds of spectators, and a large room near the racetrack. Other amenities in this racecourse are the corporate boxes, the restaurants, the three-tiered stands with bars and the betting facilities.

Rosehill Race Meetings

Rosehill Gardens hosts eight Group 1 race events, 16 Group 2 race events, and eight race events for the Group 3 category. The Kingston Town Stakes is also held here. The Autumn Racing Carnival is also bustling with activity with 18 Group status events happening over three consecutive Saturdays. With a total prize money of $11 million the nation's best horses, trainers and jockeys come to this event to try out their luck.

The Golden Slipper Stakes is the main event of this carnival with a prize money of $3.5 million. To qualify for this event only two year old horses can compete.

Here are the list of races for the Autumn Carnival:

• Ajax Stakes—a Group 2 Quality Handicap worth $150,000 with a distance of 1500m
• Apollo Stakes—a Group 2 weight-for-age race worth $250,000 with a distance of 1400m
• The BMW—A Group 1 weight-for-age race worth $2.25 million with a distance of 2400m
• Coolmore Stud Classic—a Group 1 Quality race exclusive to fillies and mares worth $600,000 with a distance of 1500m
• George Ryder Stakes—a Group 1 weight-for-age race worth $400,000 with a distance of 1500m
• Golden Slipper Stakes—a race for two year old horses worth $3.5 million, which makes it the richest horse race in Australia.
• Queen of the Turf Stakes—a Group 1 weight-for-age race exclusive to fillies and mares worth $400,000 with a distance of 1500m
• Ranvet Stakes—a Group 2 weight-for-age race worth $250,000 with a distance of 2000m
• Rosehill Guineas—a Group 1 weight-for-age race exclusive to three year old horses worth $2.25 million with a distance of 2000m.

Here are the Spring Races:

• Gloaming Stakes—a Group 3 set-weight race exclusive to three year old horses worth $250,000 with a distance of 1800m
• Golden Rose—a Group 1 set-weight race worth $1 million exclusive to three year old horses with a distance of 1400m
• Hill Stakes—a Group 2 weight-for-age race worth $150,000 with a distance of 1900m
• Tea Rose Stakes—a Group 2 set-weight race worth $150,000 exclusive to three year old fillies with a distance of 1500m
• Theo Marks Stakes—a Group 2 Quality Handicap race worth $200,000 exclusive to three year old horses with a distance of 1300m

Rosehill Races holds more than 60 prestigious horse race meetings

Rosehill Races continues to remain in the news what with the spectacular races that it continues to hold. There are so many fascinating events and races that are held especially in the winter and spring festivals. This is the place for fine dining and fashion as you hob-nob with the best of Australian society.

The Sydney Turf Club hosts about 60 prestigious horse racing meetings and each one of them have the most incredible amounts of money to be won at them. It also provides the perfect venue for you to go on and host your events and conventions. Rosehill Races has one of the best race course records and wins to its credit. There are several highlights that you can witness at the Rosehill Races. The prize money on offer at the Rosehill Races is really huge what with a total of $11 million at stake.

The carnivals attract the best of horses, jockeys and punters to the event. At the same time, there are several spectators who get themselves to the Rosehill Races just for the thrill of being at the races. The Rosehill Races hosts at least eight Group 1 races. There are sixteen group 2 races and eight in the league of Group 3 races.

One of them is the prestigious Kingston Town Stakes. The autumn carnival that is held at Rosehill Races is for three consecutive Saturdays and attracts one of the largest crowds ever. The good thing about Rosehill Races is that one can travel easily to it as there are several different means of transportation that are available. There are several different betting options that are available to one and you will be able to make good money if you bet on the right horse at Rosehill Races.

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