Melbourne Autumn Carnival

The 2012 Melbourne autumn racing carnival features a host of fantastic feature races with six Group 1 race meetings scheduled and headlined by Super Saturday of Racing at Flemington racecourse in March.

The first group race of the new year is the $200,000 Group 3 Standish Handicap at Flemington on Monday 2nd January 2012 and just over three weeks later the $200,000 Group 2 Australia Stakes takes place at Moonee Valley racecourse on the 27th January 2012 before the bigger races commence at Caulfield the following month with the $400,000 Group 1 CF Orr Stakes on Saturday 11th February 2012.

Blue Diamond Stakes Day on Saturday 25th February 2012 at Caulfield is the Melbourne Racing Club’s major race day of the autumn featuring three Group 1 races, including the $1,000,000 Blue Diamond Stakes, $500,000 Futurity Stakes and $350,000 Oakleigh Plate.

With four other group races on the program, for a total of seven on the day, Blue Diamond Stakes Day now rivals Super Saturday of Racing at Flemington as one of the biggest race days of the autumn in Melbourne.

On Saturday 3rd March 2012 the $750,000 Group 1 Australian Guineas headlines racing at Flemington and provides the perfect lead in to Super Saturday of Racing the following Saturday on 10th March 2012 where two $1,000,000 races take centre stage, the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap and Group 1 Australian Cup.

Moonee Valley racecourse has two feature Friday race nights in late March with the $500,000 Group 1 William Reid Stakes the highlight of the second meeting.

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Sports and Racing.com.au has listed all the feature group races below for the 2011 Melbourne autumn racing carnival and if you would like a more detailed race preview then click any race name to be taken to Australia’s premier racing website Horse Racing Info where you can find race previews and information for that particular race.

2012 Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival Race Dates

Monday 2nd January 2012 – Flemington racecourse
$200,000 Group 3 Standish Handicap Handicap 1200m
Friday 27th January 2012 – Moonee Valley racecourse
$200,000 Group 2 Australia Stakes WFA 1200m
Saturday 11th February 2012 – Caulfield racecourse
$400,000 Group 1 CF Orr Stakes WFA 1400m
$180,000 Group 2 Autumn Stakes 3yo 1400m
$125,000 Group 3 Blue Diamond Prelude (C) 2yo C&G 1100m
$125,000 Group 3 Rubiton Stakes Open 1100m
$125,000 Group 3 Blue Diamond Prelude (F) 2yo F 1100m
$125,000 Group 3 Geoffrey Belmaine Stakes F & M 1200m
$125,000 Group 3 Carlyon Cup Open 1600m
Saturday 18th February 2012 – Flemington racecourse
$750,000 Group 1 Lightning Stakes WFA 1000m
$150,000 Group 3 The Vanity Stakes 3yo F 1200m
$150,000 Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes 3yo C&G 1200m
Saturday 25th February 2012 – Caulfield racecourse
$1,000,000 Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes 2yo 1200m
$500,000 Group 1 Futurity Stakes WFA 1600m
$350,000 Group 1 Oakleigh Plate Handicap 1100m
$200,000 Group 2 St George Stakes WFA 1800m
$175,000 Group 2 Autumn Classic 3yo 1800m
$175,000 Group 2 Angus Armanasco Stakes 3yo F 1400m
$125,000 Group 3 Mannerism Stakes Mares 1400m
Saturday 3rd March 2012 – Flemington racecourse
$750,000 Group 1 Australian Guineas 3yo 1600m
$150,000 Group 3 Frances Tressady Stakes Mares 1400m
Saturday 10th March 2012 – Flemington racecourse
$1,000,000 Group 1 Newmarket Handicap Handicap 1200m
$1,000,000 Group 1 Australian Cup WFA 2000m
$500,000 Group 2 Kewney Stakes 3yo F 1600m
$300,000 Group 2 VRC Sires Produce Stakes 2yo 1400m
$250,000 Group 2 Blamey Stakes Open 1600m
$150,000 Group 3 Matron Stakes Mares 1600m
$150,000 Group 3 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes 2yo F 1200m
Friday 16th March 2012 – Moonee Valley racecourse
$200,000 Group 2 Alister Clark Stakes 3yo C&G 2040m
Friday 23rd March 2012 – Moonee Valley racecourse
$500,000 Group 1 William Reid Stakes WFA 1200m
$200,000 Group 2 Sunline Stakes Mares WFA 1600m
$200,000 Group 2 Moonee Valley Fillies Classic 3yo F 1600m
Saturday 7th April 2012 – Flemington racecourse
$125,000 Group 3 Victoria Handicap Handicap 1400m
$125,000 Group 3 Easter Cup Handicap 2000m
Saturday 28th July 2012 – Caulfield racecourse
$125,000 Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes WFA 1200m

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