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Group races total over 540+ races each year which works out around 2-3% of total races held each season in Australia.
Group races are divided into 4 categories;
Group 1 - at least $250,000 prizemoney - 60+ races per season
Group 2 - at least $125,000 prizemoney - 80+ races per season
Group 3 - at least $75,000 prizemoney - 110+ races per season
Listed - at least $50,000 prizemoney - 280+ races per season
The Australian horse racing season runs from August to July each year and we have listed all the Group 1 and Group 2 races on the racing calendar.
The Hilton International Stakes had a name change in 2008 and is now called Matriarch Stakes. This race is a Group 2 race for mares held at Flemington racecourse annually during the Melbourne spring carnival in November. It is run over a distance of 1600 metres and raced under set weights and penalties conditions.
The Matriarch Stakes is held on Emirates Stakes day which is the last day of the four day Flemington spring racing carnival.
| 2009 |
Purple |
VRC Matriarch Stakes |
| 2008 |
Bird Of Fire |
VRC Matriarch Stakes |
| 2007 |
Hidden Strings |
VRC Hilton International Stakes |
| 2006 |
Brom Felinity |
VRC Hilton International Stakes |
| 2005 |
Sutology |
VRC Hilton International Stakes |
| 2004 |
Demerger |
VRC Matriarch Stakes |
| 2003 |
Sweet Corn |
VRC Matriarch Stakes |
| 2002 |
Damaschino |
VRC Matriarch Stakes |
| 2001 |
Piper Star |
VRC Matriarch Stakes |
| 2000 |
Flushed |
VRC Matriarch Stakes |
| 1999 |
Sly Sandra |
VRC Matriarch Stakes |
| 1998 |
Laebeel |
VRC Matriarch Stakes |
| 1997 |
Battocchi |
VRC Matriarch Stakes |
| 1996 |
Gold City |
VRC Matriarch Stakes |
| 1995 |
Magical Storm |
VRC Matriarch Stakes |
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