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Sandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in the suburb of Springvale in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately 25 km (16 mi) south east of the city centre.. Sandown is considered a power circuit with its "drag strip" front and back straights being 899 and 910 m (983 and 995 yd) long respec
This is a list of the winners of the Melbourne Cup. The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major thoroughbred horse race , which is run at Flemington Racecourse [ 1 ] in Melbourne . Each year, internationally bred or owned horses compete in the race.
Stakes Day is one of the fastest growing events on the Australian racing calendar, and is popular with crowds because of its relaxed and casual atmosphere. Seppelt Wines Stakes Day features a nine race card, of which five are group races. The feature race of the day is the Group 1 Seppelt Wines Stakes, a WFA run over 2000 metres.
In 1969, the St Kilda club staged the richest footrace in the world with a first prize of $2,000. In 1977, the Victorian Athletic League undertook substantial administrative changes becoming an incorporated company, establishing a computerised record of handicaps and results, and commissioning the use of an electronic race finish recording machine.
The move of the Australian Grand Prix to Melbourne saw a change in the time of year that the Formula 1 teams and personnel made their annual voyage to Australia. Adelaide, for each of its 11 years, was the final race of the F1 season, usually in October or November, while Melbourne has been the first race of the season in 22 of the 27 times it ...
The 2024 Maurie Plant Meet was the 34th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Melbourne.Held on 15 February at Lakeside Stadium, it was the first leg of the 2024 World Athletics Continental Tour Gold – the second-highest level international track and field circuit behind the 2024 Diamond League.
The race was held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in the Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. [6] It was the 78th race in the combined history of the Australian Grand Prix – which dates back to the 100 Miles Road Race of 1928 – and the 18th time the event has been held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit.
The Spring Racing Carnival is a major contributor to the Victorian economy. According to a study conducted by market research company IER, the 2022 Spring Racing Carnival was estimated to have delivered $422.1 million in gross economic benefit to Victoria in 2022, with the Spring Racing Carnival contributing more than $3.6 billion in gross economic benefit to Victoria in the past decade ...