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The Spring Racing Carnival is the name of an Australian Thoroughbred horse racing series held annually in Melbourne during October and November.
Carnival Race Meetings.
Caulfield Carnival
The Melbourne Racing Club holds three race meetings at Caulfield Racecourse, each with major Group one races which includes The Caulfield Cup, Caulfield Guineas, Caulfield Thousand Guineas and Caulfield Stakes, Ladies Day Vase and Blue Sapphire Stakes.
Geelong Carnival
The Geelong Racing Club hosts its Group 3 Geelong Cup at the Geelong Racecourse on the Wednesday between the Caulfield Cup.
Moonee Valley Carnival
The Moonee Valley Racing Club holds a two-day carnival at the Moonee Valley Racecourse. The Manikato Stakes is held on the Friday night following the Caulfield Cup. The club’s highlight is the Weight for Age Cox Plate race held on the next day with a host of other Group races including the Moonee Valley Gold Cup, Crystal Mile and Moonee Valley Vase.
Melbourne Cup Carnival
The Victoria Racing Club’s meetings attract the most attention from the media and the wider community.
The Victoria Derby is held on the Saturday before the Melbourne Cup. It is a set-weights race for three-year-old horses. Other well-known races on this day include the Cantala Stakes, Empire Rose Stakes and Hotham Handicap (the winner of this receiving a final spot in the Melbourne Cup field). Traditionally, the Melbourne Cup field is announced following the conclusion of the last race on this day.
The Melbourne Cup handicap race is held on the first Tuesday in November. And is a public holiday in Melbourne. The Cup is witnessed by those all-around Australia as well as internationally.
The VRC Oaks race is held on the Thursday following the Cup. It is a three-year-old fillies race, and traditionally the race meeting has been known as ‘ladies’ day’.
The Mackinnon Stakes is held on the Saturday following the Oaks, and traditionally it has been known as ‘family day’. Other notable races run on this day are the VRC Sprint Classic and VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
Sandown Carnival
The Melbourne Racing Club holds the last official meeting of the Spring Racing Carnival at Sandown Racecourse. This day includes the Group 2 Sandown Guineas and the Group 2 Zipping Classic and occurs in mid-November, one week after Mackinnon Stakes Day.