List of Australian Group races

This List of Australian Group races are recognized as a list Australia's classified Black type thoroughbred horse races.^[1]

The Pattern Committee of the Australian Racing Board (ARB)^[2] recommends which races shall be designated as Group and Listed races for the racing season. The current list is for the recently completed 2015–2016 Australian Racing season and the current 2016–17 which began on 1 August 2016.

Group 1,2 and 3 races

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Race Name	Group	Age	Sex	Weight	Distance	Racecourse	Date
A D Hollindale Stakes	2	3YO+	Open	wfa	1800	Gold Coast	2016-05-07
A J Moir Stakes	1	3YO+	Open	wfa	1000	Moonee Valley	2016-09-30
A J Scahill Stakes	3	3YO+	Open	wfa	1400	Ascot	2015-11-28
A.V. Kewney Stakes	2	3YO	Fillies	sw	1600	Flemington	2016-03-12
Adelaide Cup	2	Open	Open	hcp	3200	Morphettville	2016-03-14
Adrian Knox Stakes	3	3YO	Fillies	qlty	2000	Randwick	2016-04-02
Ajax Stakes	2	3YO+	Open	qlty	1500	Rosehill	2016-03-12
Alister Clark Stakes	2	3YO	Open	sw	2040	Moonee Valley	2016-03-18
All Aged Stakes	1	Open	Open	wfa	1400	Randwick	2016-04-16
Alexandra Stakes	3	3YO	Fillies	sw+p	1600	Moonee Valley	2016-03-24
Angst Stakes	3	4YO+	Mares	sw+p	1600	Randwick	2016-10-08
Angus Armanasco Stakes	2	3YO	Fillies	sw+p	1400	Caulfield	2016-02-27
Apollo Stakes	2	3YO	Open	wfa	1400	Randwick	2016-02-13
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	2	3YO	Open	sw	1200	Randwick	2016-04-09
Arrowfield Kembla Grange Classic	3	3YO	Fillies	sw+p	1600	Kembla Grange	2016-03-11
Asian Beau Stakes	3	3YO+	Open	hcp	1400	Ascot	2016-10-29
Aspiration Quality	3	3YO+	F&M	qlty	1600	Randwick	2016-03-05
Aurie's Star Handicap	3	Open	Open	hcp	1200	Flemington	2016-08-06
Australia Stakes	2	Open	Open	wfa	1200	Moonee Valley	2016-01-23
Australian Cup	1	3YO+	Open	wfa	2000	Flemington	2016-03-12
Australian Derby	1	3YO	Open	sw	2400	Randwick	2016-04-02
Australian Guineas	1	3YO	Open	sw	1600	Flemington	2016-03-05
Australian Oaks	1	3YO	Fillies	sw	2400	Randwick	2016-04-09
Autumn Stakes	2	3YO	Open	sw+p	1400	Caulfield	2016-02-13
B J McLachlan Plate	3	2YO	Open	sw	1200	Gold Coast	2015-12-26
Belle of the Turf Stakes	3	3YO+	F&M	qlty	1600	Gosford	2016-01-08
Belmont Sprint	3	Open	Open	wfa	1400	Belmont	2016-05-28
Bendigo Cup	3	Open	Open	hcp	2400	Bendigo	2016-10-26
Bill Ritchie Handicap	3	3YO+	Open	hcp	1400	Randwick	2016-09-17
Bill Stutt Stakes	2	3YO	Open	sw	1600	Moonee Valley	2016-09-30
Birthday Card Stakes	3	3YO+	F&M	qlty	1200	Rosehill	2016-03-19
Black Caviar Lightning	1	Open	Open	wfa	1000	Flemington	2016-02-20
Black Opal Stakes	3	2YO	Open	sw+p	1200	Thoroughbred Park	2016-03-06
Blamey Stakes	2	3YO+	Open	sw+p	1600	Flemington	2016-03-12
Blazer Stakes	2	4YO+	Mares	sw+p	1400	Flemington	2016-10-02
Bletchingly Stakes	3	Open	Open	wfa	1200	Caulfield	2016-07-30
Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	3	2YO	C&G	sw	1100	Caulfield	2016-02-13
Blue Diamond Prelude Fillies	2	2YO	Fillies	sw	1100	Caulfield	2016-02-13
Blue Diamond Preview Fillies	3	2YO	Fillies	sw+p	1000	Caulfield	2016-01-26
Blue Diamond Stakes	1	2YO	Open	sw	1200	Caulfield	2016-02-27
Blue Sapphire Stakes	3	3YO	Open	sw	1200	Caulfield	2016-10-12
Bobbie Lewis Quality	3	4YO+	Open	qlty	1200	Flemington	2016-09-10
Bow Mistress Trophy	3	3YO+	F&M	wfa	1200	UBET Park	2016-02-05
BRC Sprint	3	Open	Open	qlty	1350	Doomben	2016-05-21
Breeders Classic	2	4YO+	Mares	sw+p	1200	Rosehill	2016-02-06
Breeders' Stakes (SAJC)	3	2YO	Open	sw	1200	Morphettville	2016-04-16
Brisbane Cup	2	3YO+	Open	qlty	2400	Eagle Farm	2016-06-11
BTC Cup	1	Open	Open	wfa	1200	Doomben	2016-05-14
C B Cox Stakes	2	3YO+	Open	wfa	2100	Ascot	2015-12-19
C F Orr Stakes	1	Open	Open	wfa	1400	Caulfield	2016-02-13
C S Hayes Stakes	3	3YO	C&G	sw+p	1400	Flemington	2016-02-20
Cameron Handicap	3	Open	Open	hcp	1350	Newcastle	2016-09-16
Canonbury Stakes	3	2YO	C&G	sw+p	1100	Rosehill	2016-01-30
Canterbury Stakes	1	Open	Open	wfa	1300	Randwick	2016-03-05
Cape Grim Beef Steaks	3	4YO+	Mares	sw+p	1200	Caulfield	2016-10-08
Carbine Club Stakes (ATC)	3	3YO	Open	sw+p	1600	Randwick	2016-04-02
Carbine Club Stakes (VRC)	3	3YO	Open	sw+p	1600	Flemington	2016-10-29
Caulfield Autumn Classic	2	3YO	Open	sw	1800	Caulfield	2016-02-27
Caulfield Cup	1	Open	Open	hcp	2400	Caulfield	2016-10-15
Caulfield Guineas	1	3YO	Open	sw	1600	Caulfield	2016-10-08
Caulfield Guineas Prelude	3	3YO	C&G	sw+p	1400	Caulfield	2016-09-24
Caulfield Sprint	2	Open	Open	hcp	1000	Caulfield	2016-10-15
Chairman's Handicap (ATC)	2	3YO+	Open	qlty	2600	Randwick	2016-04-02
Chairman's Stakes (MRC)	3	2YO	Open	sw+p	1100	Caulfield	2016-02-06
Chairman's Stakes (SAJC)	3	3YO	Open	sw	2020	Morphettville	2016-04-30
Champagne Classic	2	2YO	Open	sw	1200	Doomben	2016-05-14
Challenge Stakes	2	3YO+	Open	wfa	1000	Randwick	2016-03-05
Champagne Stakes (ATC)	1	2YO	Open	sw	1600	Randwick	2016-04-16
Chelmsford Stakes	2	Open	Open	wfa	1600	Randwick	2016-09-03
Chipping Norton Stakes	1	3YO+	Open	wfa	1600	Randwick	2016-02-27
Colgate Optic White Stakes	1	3YO+	Open	wfa	1600	Randwick	2016-09-17
Colonel Reeves Stakes	3	3YO+	Open	qlty	1100	Ascot	2016-11-12
Concorde Stakes	3	3YO+	Open	sw+p	1000	Randwick	2016-09-03
Coolmore Classic	1	3YO+	F&M	qlty	1500	Rosehill	2016-03-12
Coolmore Stud Stakes	1	3YO	Open	sw	1200	Flemington	2016-10-29
Coongy Cup	3	Open	Open	hcp	2000	Caulfield	2016-10-15
Craven Plate	3	3YO+	Open	wfa	2000	Randwick	2016-10-01
Crown Oaks	1	3YO	Fillies	sw	2500	Flemington	2016-11-03
Crystal Mile	2	Open	Open	wfa	1600	Moonee Valley	2016-10-22
Dane Ripper Stakes	2	Open	F&M	sw+p	1400	Eagle Farm	2016-06-11
Danehill Stakes	2	3YO	Open	sw+p	1200	Flemington	2016-09-10
Dark Jewel Classic	3	Open	F&M	qlty	1400	Scone	2016-05-14
Darley Classic	1	Open	Open	wfa	1200	Flemington	2016-11-05
Dato' Tan Chin Nam Stakes	2	Open	Open	wfa	1600	Moonee Valley	2016-09-03
Doncaster Mile	1	Open	Open	hcp	1600	Randwick	2016-04-02
Doncaster Prelude	3	Open	Open	qlty	1500	Rosehill	2016-03-26
Doomben 10,000	1	Open	Open	wfa	1350	Doomben	2016-05-28
Doomben Cup	1	3YO+	Open	wfa	2000	Doomben	2016-05-21
D.C. McKay Stakes	3	Open	Open	qlty	1100	Morphettville	2016-05-07
Eagle Farm Cup	2	3YO+	Open	wfa	2200	Eagle Farm	2016-06-04⁽²⁾
Easter Cup	3	Open	Open	hcp	2000	Caulfield	2016-03-26
Eclipse Stakes	3	Open	Open	qlty	1800	Ladbrokes Park	2016-11-12
Edward Manifold Stakes	2	3YO	Fillies	sw	1600	Flemington	2016-10-02
Emancipation Stakes	2	3YO+	F&M	sw+p	1500	Rosehill	2016-03-26
Ottawa Stakes	3	2YO	Fillies	sw	1000	Flemington	2016-11-01
Cantala Stakes	1	Open	Open	qlty	1600	Flemington	2016-10-29
Epona Stakes	3	3YO+	F&M	sw+p	1900	Rosehill	2016-03-19
Epsom Handicap	1	Open	Open	hcp	1600	Randwick	2016-10-01
Eskimo Prince Stakes	3	3YO	Open	sw+p	1200	Rosehill	2016-02-06
Ethereal Stakes	3	3YO	Fillies	sw+p	2000	Caulfield	2016-10-15
Expressway Stakes	2	3YO+	Open	wfa	1200	Rosehill	2016-01-30
Festival Stakes	3	3YO+	Open	qlty	1500	Rosehill	2016-12-03
Flight Stakes	1	3YO	Fillies	sw	1600	Randwick	2016-10-01
Frances Tressady Stakes	3	3YO+	F&M	sw+p	1400	Flemington	2016-03-05
Frank Packer Plate	3	3YO	Open	sw	2000	Randwick	2016-04-16
Fred Best Classic	3	3YO	Open	sw	1350	Doomben	2016-05-21
Furious Stakes	2	3YO	Fillies	sw	1200	Randwick	2016-09-03
Futurity Stakes	1	3YO+	Open	wfa	1400	Caulfield	2016-02-27
Sensis Stakes	3	4YO+	Mares	sw+p	1100	Flemington	2016-10-29
Geelong Cup	3	Open	Open	hcp	2400	Geelong	2016-10-19
Geoffrey Belmaine Stakes	3	4YO+	Mares	sw+p	1200	Caulfield	2016-02-13
George Moore Stakes	3	Open	Open	qlty	1200	Eagle Farm	2016-12-03
George Ryder Stakes	1	3YO+	Open	wfa	1500	Rosehill	2016-03-19
Gilgai Stakes	2	3YO+	Open	sw+p	1200	Flemington	2016-10-02
Gimcrack Stakes	3	2YO	Fillies	sw+p	1100	Ascot	2016-03-19
Glenlogan Park Stakes	3	Open	F&M	sw+p	1350	Doomben	2016-05-28
Gloaming Stakes	3	3YO	Open	sw	1800	Rosehill	2016-09-24
Godolphin Crown	3	3YO+	F&M	sw+p	1300	Hawkesbury	2016-04-30
Gold Coast Guineas	3	3YO	Open	sw	1200	Gold Coast	2016-05-07
Golden Pendant	3	3YO+	F&M	qlty	1400	Rosehill	2016-09-24
Golden Rose Stakes	1	3YO	Open	sw	1400	Rosehill	2016-09-10
Golden Slipper Stakes	1	2YO	Open	sw	1200	Rosehill	2016-03-19
Grand Prix Stakes	3	3YO	Open	sw+p	2200	Doomben	2016-05-28
Crown Resorts Plate	3	3YO	Fillies	sw+p	1100	Flemington	2016-11-03
Gunsynd Classic	3	3YO	Open	sw	1630	Doomben	2016-04-30
L'Oreal Paris Stakes	3	Open	Open	hcp	1400	Flemington	2016-11-03
Guy Walter Stakes	3	4YO+	Mares	sw+p	1400	Randwick	2016-02-27
Hall Mark Stakes	3	3YO+	Open	sw+p	1200	Randwick	2016-04-16
Hawkesbury Gold Cup	3	Open	Open	hcp	1600	Hawkesbury	2016-04-30
Hawkesbury Guineas	3	3YO	Open	sw+p	1400	Hawkesbury	2016-04-30
HDF McNeil Stakes	3	3YO	Open	sw+p	1100	Caulfield	2016-08-27
Herbert Power Stakes	2	Open	Open	qlty	2400	Caulfield	2016-10-08
Hill Stakes	2	3YO+	Open	wfa	2000	Randwick	2016-09-17
Hobart Cup	3	Open	Open	hcp	2400	UBET Park	2016-02-08
Hobartville Stakes	2	3YO	Open	sw	1400	Rosehill	2016-02-20
Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes	3	4YO+	Mares	sw+p	1400	Flemington	2016-11-01
Hyperion Stakes	3	Open	Open	wfa	1600	Belmont	2016-06-11
Inglis Sires'	1	2YO	Open	sw	1400	Randwick	2016-04-02
James H B Carr Stakes	3	3YO	Fillies	sw+p	1400	Randwick	2016-04-16
Japan Racing Association Plate	3	3YO+	Open	qlty	2000	Randwick	2016-04-16
JRA Cup (BRC)	3	Open	Open	qlty	2000	Doomben	2016-05-14
JRA Cup (MVRC)	3	Open	Open	qlty	2040	Moonee Valley	2016-09-30
Karrakatta Plate	2	2YO	Open	sw	1200	Ascot	2016-04-02
Kevin Hayes Stakes	3	3YO	Fillies	sw+p	1200	Caulfield	2016-02-13
Ken Russell Memorial Classic	3	2YO	Open	sw	1200	Gold Coast	2016-05-07
Kevin Heffernan Stakes	3	Open	Open	wfa	1300	Ladbrokes Park	2016-11-12
Kindergarten Stakes	3	2YO	Open	sw	1100	Randwick	2016-04-02
Kingston Town Classic	1	3YO+	Open	wfa	1800	Ascot	2016-12-03
Kingston Town Stakes	3	3YO+	Open	hcp	2000	Rosehill	2016-09-10
La Trice Classic	3	3YO+	F&M	sw+p	1800	Ascot	2016-01-02
Ladbrokes Classic	3	3YO	Open	sw	2000	Caulfield	2016-10-15
Ladbrokes Stakes	1	3YO+	Open	wfa	2000	Caulfield	2016-10-08
Ladies Day Vase	3	4YO+	Mares	sw+p	1600	Caulfield	2016-10-12
Legacy Stakes	1	3YO+	F&M	wfa	1600	Randwick	2016-04-09
Ladbrokes Odds Boost Stakes	3	4YO+	Mares	sw+p	1200	Caulfield	2016-09-17
Launceston Cup	3	Open	Open	hcp	2400	Mowbray	2016-02-24
Let's Elope Stakes	2	4YO+	Mares	sw+p	1400	Flemington	2016-09-10
Lexus Stakes	3	Open	Open	qlty	2500	Flemington	2016-10-29
Light Fingers Stakes	2	3YO	Fillies	sw	1200	Randwick	2016-02-13
Liverpool City Cup	3	Open	Open	qlty	1300	Randwick	2016-02-27
Emirates Stakes	1	Open	Open	wfa	2000	Flemington	2016-11-05
Lord Mayor's Cup	3	3YO+	Open	wfa	1615	Doomben	2016-05-28
Lord Reims Stakes	3	Open	Open	sw+p	2600	Morphettville	2016-03-05
LUCRF Super Vase	2	3YO	Open	sw	2040	Moonee Valley	2016-10-22
Magic Night Stakes	2	2YO	Fillies	sw	1200	Rosehill	2016-03-12
Makybe Diva Stakes	1	3YO+	Open	wfa	1600	Flemington	2016-09-10
Manfred Stakes	3	3YO	Open	sw+p	1300	Caulfield	2016-02-06
Manikato Stakes	1	Open	Open	wfa	1200	Moonee Valley	2016-10-21
Maribyrnong Plate	3	2YO	Open	sw	1000	Flemington	2016-11-05
Matriarch Stakes	2	4YO+	Mares	sw+p	2000	Flemington	2016-11-05
Maurice McCarten Stakes	3	3YO+	Open	qlty	1100	Rosehill	2016-03-12
McEwen Stakes	2	Open	Open	wfa	1000	Moonee Valley	2016-09-03
Melbourne Cup	1	Open	Open	hcp	3200	Flemington	2016-11-01
Memsie Stakes	1	3YO+	Open	wfa	1400	Caulfield	2016-08-27
Merlin Garage Door Openers Stakes	3	4YO+	Mares	hcp	1600	Moonee Valley	2016-10-22
Millie Fox Stakes	2	Open	F&M	qlty	1300	Rosehill	2016-02-20
Ming Dynasty Quality Handicap	3	3YO	Open	qlty	1400	Randwick	2016-09-03
Missile Stakes	2	Open	Open	wfa	1200	Randwick	2016-08-06
Moonee Valley Gold Cup	2	3YO+	Open	sw+p	2500	Moonee Valley	2016-10-22
Moonee Valley Fillies Classic	2	3YO	Fillies	sw	1600	Moonee Valley	2016-10-22
Moonga Stakes	3	4YO+	Open	sw+p	1400	Caulfield	2016-10-15
MRC Foundation Cup	3	Open	Open	qlty	2000	Caulfield	2016-09-17
Myer Classic	1	3YO+	F&M	wfa	1600	Flemington	2016-10-29
N E Manion Cup	3	3YO+	Open	qlty	2400	Rosehill	2016-03-19
Mannerism Stakes	3	4YO+	Mares	sw+p	1400	Caulfield	2016-02-27
National Stakes (SAJC)	3	2YO	Open	sw+p	1200	Morphettville	2016-05-21
Neville Sellwood Stakes	3	3YO+	Open	qlty	2000	Rosehill	2016-03-26
Newcastle Gold Cup	3	Open	Open	hcp	2200	Newcastle	2016-09-16
Newcastle Newmarket Handicap	3	Open	Open	qlty	1350	Rosehill	2016-03-19
Newmarket Handicap	1	Open	Open	hcp	1200	Flemington	2016-03-12
NJC 3YO Spring Stakes	3	3YO	Open	sw	1600	Newcastle	2015-09-18
Northerly Stakes	3	3YO+	Open	hcp	1400	Ascot	2016-10-15
Oakleigh Plate	1	Open	Open	hcp	1100	Caulfield	2016-02-27
P B Lawrence Stakes	2	3YO+	Open	wfa	1400	Caulfield	2016-08-13
P J Bell Stakes	3	3YO	Fillies	sw+p	1200	Randwick	2016-04-02
Pago Pago Stakes	2	2YO	C&G	sw	1200	Rosehill	2016-03-12
Percy Sykes Stakes	3	2YO	Fillies	sw+p	1200	Randwick	2016-04-09
Perth Cup	2	3YO+	Open	qlty	2400	Ascot	2016-01-02
Peter Young Stakes	2	Open	Open	wfa	1800	Caulfield	2016-02-27
Phar Lap Stakes	2	3YO	Open	sw	1500	Rosehill	2016-03-12
Premiere Stakes	2	3YO+	Open	wfa	1200	Randwick	2016-10-01
Premier's Cup	3	3YO+	Open	qlty	2200	Doomben	2016-05-28
Prince Of Wales Stakes	3	3YO+	Open	wfa	1000	Ascot	2016-10-29
Proud Miss Stakes	3	3YO+	F&M	sw+p	1200	Morphettville	2016-05-21
QTC Cup	2	Open	Open	qlty	1300	Eagle Farm	2016-06-11⁽³⁾
Queen Elizabeth Stakes (ATC)	1	3YO+	Open	wfa	2000	Randwick	2016-04-09
Queen of the South Stakes	2	3YO+	F&M	sw+p	1600	Morphettville	2016-05-07
Queen Elizabeth Stakes (VRC)	3	Open	Open	qlty	2600	Flemington	2016-11-05
Queen's Cup	3	Open	Open	qlty	2400	Rosehill	2016-09-24
Queensland Derby	1	3YO	Open	sw	2400	Eagle Farm	2016-06-11
Queensland Guineas	2	3YO	Open	sw	1600	Eagle Farm	2016-06-11
Queensland Oaks	1	3YO	Fillies	sw	2400	Eagle Farm	2016-06-11⁽³⁾
R J Peters Stakes	3	3YO+	Open	qlty	1500	Ascot	2016-11-12
Railway Stakes	1	3YO+	Open	qlty	1600	Ascot	2016-11-19
Randwick Guineas	1	3YO	Open	sw	1600	Randwick	2016-03-05
Ranvet Stakes	1	Open	Open	wfa	2000	Rosehill	2016-03-19
Reisling Stakes	2	2YO	Fillies	sw	1200	Randwick	2016-03-05
Robert A. Lee Stakes	3	Open	Open	sw+p	1600	Morphettville	2016-05-21
Roma Cup	3	Open	Open	wfa	1200	Belmont	2016-05-14
Roman Consul Stakes	2	3YO	Open	sw	1200	Randwick	2016-10-01
Rosehill Guineas	1	3YO	Open	sw	2000	Rosehill	2016-03-19
Rough Habit Plate	3	3YO	Open	sw	2000	Doomben	2016-05-14
Rubiton Stakes	2	3YO+	Open	sw+p	1100	Caulfield	2016-02-13
R. N. Irwin Stakes	3	Open	Open	wfa	1100	Morphettville	2016-04-23
SA Fillies Classic	3	3YO	Fillies	sw	2500	Morphettville	2016-05-21
San Domenico Stakes	3	3YO	Open	sw	1100	Rosehill	2016-08-13
Sandown Guineas	2	3YO	Open	sw	1600	Ladbrokes Park	2016-11-12
Sapphire Stakes	2	Open	F&M	sw+p	1200	Randwick	2016-04-09
Scarborough Stakes	3	3YO	Fillies	sw	1200	Moonee Valley	2016-09-23
Schillaci Stakes	2	3YO+	Open	wfa	1100	Caulfield	2016-10-08
Schweppervescence Stakes	3	3YO	Fillies	sw+p	1800	Morphettville	2016-04-23
Schweppervescence Trophy	3	4YO+	Mares	sw+p	1600	Flemington	2016-03-12
Schweppes Oaks	1	3YO	Fillies	sw	2000	Morphettville	2016-05-07
TAB Rewards Stakes	3	Open	Open	hcp	1400	Flemington	2016-03-05
Shannon Stakes	2	3YO+	Open	qlty	1500	Rosehill	2016-09-24
Sheraco Stakes	3	3YO+	F&M	sw+p	1200	Rosehill	2016-09-10
Show County Quality Handicap	3	3YO+	Open	qlty	1200	Randwick	2016-08-20
Silver Shadow Stakes	2	3YO	Fillies	sw	1200	Randwick	2016-08-20
Silver Slipper Stakes	2	2YO	Open	sw	1100	Rosehill	2016-02-20
Sir John Monash Stakes	3	Open	Open	wfa	1100	Caulfield	2016-07-16
Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes	1	Open	Open	hcp	1400	Caulfield	2016-09-24
Sires' Produce Stakes (BRC)	2	2YO	Open	sw	1350	Doomben	2016-05-28
Sires' Produce Stakes (SAJC)	3	2YO	Open	sw	1400	Morphettville	2016-04-30
Sires' Produce Stakes (VRC)	2	2YO	Open	sw	1400	Flemington	2016-03-12
Sires' Produce Stakes (WA)	3	2YO	Open	sw	1400	Ascot	2016-04-16
Skyline Stakes	2	2YO	C&G	sw	1200	Randwick	2016-02-27
Sky High Stakes	3	3YO+	Open	sw+p	2000	Rosehill	2016-03-12
South Australian Derby	1	3YO	Open	sw	2500	Morphettville	2016-05-14
Southern Cross Stakes	3	Open	Open	qlty	1200	Randwick	2016-02-13
Spring Champion Stakes	1	3YO	Open	sw	2000	Randwick	2016-10-08
Spring Stakes (SAJC)	3	Open	Open	wfa	1200	Morphettville	2016-08-06
Stan Fox Stakes	2	3YO	Open	sw	1400	Rosehill	2016-09-24
Standish Handicap	3	Open	Open	hcp	1200	Flemington	2016-01-01
Star Kingdom Stakes	3	3YO+	Open	qlty	1200	Rosehill	2016-03-26
Stradbroke Handicap	1	Open	Open	hcp	1400	Eagle Farm	2016-06-11
Strickland Stakes	3	Open	Open	wfa	2000	Belmont	2016-06-25
Summer Cup	3	3YO+	Open	qlty	2000	Randwick	2015-12-26
Summoned Stakes	3	4YO+	Mares	sw+p	1500	Ladbrokes Park	2016-11-12
Sunline Stakes	2	3YO+	F&M	wfa	1600	Moonee Valley	2016-03-24
Sunshine Coast Guineas	3	3YO	Open	sw	1600	Corbould Park	2016-07-02
Surround Stakes	2	3YO	Fillies	sw	1400	Randwick	2016-02-27
Sweet Embrace Stakes	2	2YO	Fillies	sw	1200	Randwick	2016-02-27
Sydney Cup	1	Open	Open	hcp	3200	Randwick	2016-04-09
T J Smith Stakes	1	Open	Open	wfa	1200	Randwick	2016-04-02
T.S. Carlyon Cup	3	Open	Open	sw+p	1600	Caulfield	2016-02-13
tab.com.au Stakes	2	3YO+	Open	hcp	1200	Flemington	2016-10-29
W J Healy Stakes	3	Open	Open	qlty	1200	Eagle Farm	2016-06-25
Tattersall's Club Tiara	1	Open	F&M	wfa	1400	Eagle Farm	2016-06-25
Tattersall's Cup Handicap	3	3YO+	Open	qlty	2200	Eagle Farm	2016-06-25
Tea Rose Stakes	2	3YO	Fillies	sw	1400	Randwick	2016-09-17
Telstra Phonewords Stakes	3	3YO	Open	sw+p	1200	Moonee Valley	2016-10-22
The Bart Cummings	3	Open	Open	qlty	2500	Flemington	2016-10-02
Tibbie Stakes	3	Open	F&M	sw+p	1350	Newcastle	2016-09-16
The BMW	1	3YO+	Open	wfa	2400	Rosehill	2016-03-26
The Galaxy	1	Open	Open	hcp	1100	Rosehill	2016-03-19
The Goodwood	1	Open	Open	sw+p	1200	Morphettville	2016-05-21
The J. J. Atkins	1	2YO	Open	sw	1600	Eagle Farm	2016-06-11
The Metropolitan	1	Open	Open	hcp	2400	Randwick	2016-10-01
The Nivison	3	4YO+	Mares	sw+p	1200	Randwick	2016-10-15
The Resimax Stakes	3	Open	Open	sw+p	1100	Caulfield	2016-08-27
The Roses	3	3YO	Fillies	sw	2000	Doomben	2016-05-21
The Run to the Rose	2	3YO	Open	sw+p	1300	Rosehill	2016-08-27
The Schweppervescence	3	2YO	Open	qlty	1400	Rosehill	2016-03-26
The Shorts	2	3YO+	Open	sw+p	1100	Randwick	2016-09-17
The Thousand Guineas	1	3YO	Fillies	sw	1600	Caulfield	2016-10-08
The Vanity	3	3YO	Fillies	sw+p	1400	Flemington	2016-02-20
Theo Marks Stakes	2	3YO+	Open	qlty	1300	Rosehill	2016-09-10
Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes	3	2YO	Fillies	sw+p	1200	Flemington	2016-03-12
Thoroughbred Club Stakes	3	3YO	Fillies	sw+p	1200	Caulfield	2016-10-08
Thousand Guineas Prelude	2	3YO	Fillies	sw+p	1400	Caulfield	2016-09-24
Todman Stakes	2	2YO	C&G	sw	1200	Randwick	2016-03-05
Toorak Handicap	1	Open	Open	hcp	1600	Caulfield	2016-10-08
Toy Show Quality Handicap	3	3YO+	F&M	qlty	1300	Randwick	2016-08-20
Tramway Stakes	2	3YO+	Open	sw+p	1400	Randwick	2016-09-03
Triscay Stakes	3	4YO+	Mares	qlty	1200	Randwick	2016-02-13
Tristarc Stakes	2	4YO+	Mares	sw+p	1400	Caulfield	2016-10-15
Tulloch Stakes	2	3YO	C&G	sw	2000	Rosehill	2016-03-26
Turnbull Stakes	1	4YO+	Open	sw+p	2000	Flemington	2016-10-02
Typhoon Tracy Stakes	3	3YO	Fillies	sw+p	1200	Moonee Valley	2016-02-26
Ubet Classic	1	Open	F&M	wfa	1200	Morphettville	2016-05-07
Ubet Stakes	2	3YO	Open	sw	1200	Morphettville	2016-05-07
Underwood Stakes	1	3YO+	Open	wfa	1800	Caulfield	2016-09-24
Up and Coming Stakes	3	3YO	C&G	qlty	1300	Randwick	2016-08-20
Vain Stakes	3	3YO	C&G	sw+p	1100	Caulfield	2016-08-13
Vamos Stakes	3	3YO+	F&M	wfa	1400	Mowbray	2016-02-21
Victoria Derby	1	3YO	Open	sw	2500	Flemington	2016-10-29
Victoria Handicap	3	Open	Open	hcp	1400	Caulfield	2016-03-26
Victory Stakes	2	3YO+	Open	wfa	1200	Doomben	2016-04-30
Villiers Stakes	2	3YO+	Open	qlty	1600	Randwick	2015-12-12
Vinery Stud Stakes	1	3YO	Fillies	sw	2000	Rosehill	2016-03-26
Vo Rogue Plate	3	3YO	Open	sw	1300	Gold Coast	2015-12-26
W H Stocks Stakes	2	4YO+	Mares	wfa	1600	Moonee Valley	2016-09-30
W.S. Cox Plate	1	3YO+	Open	wfa	2040	Moonee Valley	2016-10-22
WA Champion Fillies Stakes	3	3YO	Fillies	sw	1600	Ascot	2016-11-12
WA Guineas	2	3YO	Open	sw	1600	Ascot	2016-11-19
WA Oaks	3	3YO	Fillies	sw	2400	Ascot	2016-04-02
Wakeful Stakes	2	3YO	Fillies	sw+p	2000	Flemington	2016-10-29
Warwick Stakes	2	3YO+	Open	wfa	1400	Randwick	2016-08-20
WATC Derby	2	3YO	Open	sw	2400	Ascot	2016-04-16
Waroa-Lee Steere Stakes	2	3YO+	Open	wfa	1400	Ascot	2016-11-05
Wenona Girl Handicap	3	4YO+	Mares	qlty	1200	Randwick	2016-03-05
Widden Stakes	3	2YO	Fillies	sw+p	1100	Rosehill	2016-01-30
William Reid Stakes	1	3YO+	Open	wfa	1200	Moonee Valley	2016-03-24
Winslow Group Stakes	3	3YO	Fillies	sw+p	1100	Caulfield	2016-08-13
Winterbottom Stakes	1	3YO+	Open	wfa	1200	Ascot	2016-11-26
W W Cockram Stakes	3	4YO+	Mares	sw+p	1200	Caulfield	2016-08-27
Yarramalong Racing Club Stakes	3	Open	Open	qlty	1500	Ladbrokes Park	2016-11-12
Zeditave Stakes	3	3YO	C&G	sw+p	1200	Caulfield	2016-02-27
Zipping Classic	2	Open	Open	wfa	2400	Ladbrokes Park	2016-11-12

Notes:

^(1) Race meeting scheduled for 16 March 2016 was abandoned due to Newcastle's Beaumont track being unsafe for racing after prolonged rain. The race was moved to 19 March 2016 as the tenth race in the race card on Golden Slipper Stakes Day at Rosehill Racecourse.^[3]
^(2) Race meeting scheduled for 4 June 2016 was abandoned due to Eagle Farm's course deemed unsafe for racing after prolonged rain. The Eagle Farm Cup was abandoned,^[4] while the Queensland Oaks and QTC Cup were reschedule for Stradbroke Saturday, a week later.^[4]

Key

Date - Dates shown are for the 2014–15 and 2015–16 (in progress) seasons
hcp - handicap
qlty - quality handicap
sw - set weights
sw+p - set weights with penalties
wfa - Weight for Age

Listed races

In addition to the above Group 1, 2 and 3 races there are approximately 280 grade 4 races which are known as Listed races. All of these races were collectively known as Principal Races until about 1979.

Racecourse distribution

The following table displays the distribution of Group Races by racecourses.

Race Track	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3
Randwick Racecourse	18	22	25
Flemington Racecourse	14	11	19
Caulfield Racecourse	12	12	27
Rosehill Racecourse	9	15	20
Eagle Farm Racecourse	5	5	2
Moonee Valley Racecourse	4	11	6
Morphettville Racecourse	4	3	12
Ascot Racecourse	3	6	12
Doomben Racecourse	3	3	11
Ladbrokes Park (Sandown)		2	4
Gold Coast Racecourse		1	4
Belmont Park Racecourse			4
Newcastle Broadmeadows Racecourse			4
Mowbray Racecourse			2
UBET Park (Elwick)			2
Bendigo Racecourse			1
Corbould Park			1
Geelong Racecourse			1
Gosford Racecourse			1
Kembla Grange Racecourse			1
Scone Racecourse			1
Thoroughbred Park (Canberra)			1

Legend:
New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia
Western Australia Tasmania Australian Capital Territory

References

↑ Racing Australia (2016). "Australian Group Races". Racing Australia. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
↑ "Australian Pattern Committee" (PDF). Australian Racing Board. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
↑ Mazzaglia, Mark (16 March 2016). "Newcastle Newmarket Handicap added to Golden Slipper Race Day". horseracing.com.au. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
1 2 "Queensland Oaks meeting called off". Australian Associated Press. Nine's Wide World of Sports. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.

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