Randwick’s $20 million The Everest (1200m) is the world’s richest turf race run in October and gained Group 1 status in 2024.

The other latest Australian horse race to be upgraded to a Group 1 is the All-Star Mile held in the autumn at rotating tracks around Melbourne.

Group 1 races are the most esteemed races around the world and feature the greatest sprint and staying racehorses from around the globe. Horses and their trainers will travel miles to compete in international Group 1 races in the hope of taking home another winning title.

The biggest Group 1 races in Australia include the Melbourne Cup, WS Cox Plate, Victoria Derby, VRC Oaks and the Australian Cup. Majority of the major races in Australia are held at either Randwick Racecourse in Sydney or Flemington in Melbourne.

February Group 1 Races

Date	State	Track	Race	Distance	Prize
			Patinack Farm Classic
14-Feb-2026	VIC	Flemington	Black Caviar Lightning	1000m	$1,000,000
21-Feb-2026	VIC	Caulfield	Blue Diamond Stakes	1200m	$2,000,000
21-Feb-2026	VIC	Caulfield	Futurity Stakes	1400m	$750,000
21-Feb-2026	VIC	Caulfield	Oakleigh Plate	1100m	$750,000
28-Feb-2026	VIC	Flemington	Australian Guineas	1600m	$1,000,000
28-Feb-2026	NSW	Randwick	Surround Stakes	1400m	$750,000
28-Feb-2026	NSW	Randwick	Verry Elleegant Stakes (Chipping Norton Stakes)	1600m	$1,000,000

March Group 1 Races

Date	State	Track	Race	Distance	Prize
07-Mar-2026	NSW	Randwick	Canterbury Stakes	1300m	$600,000
07-Mar-2026	VIC	Flemington	Newmarket Handicap	1200m	$2,000,000
07-Mar-2026	NSW	Randwick	Randwick Guineas	1600m	$1,000,000
07-Mar-2026	VIC	Flemington	The All-Star Mile	1600m	$2,000,000
14-Mar-2026	NSW	Rosehill	Coolmore Classic	1500m	$600,000
21-Mar-2026	VIC		Australia Stakes
21-Mar-2026	NSW	Rosehill	George Ryder Stakes	1500m	$1,000,000
21-Mar-2026	NSW	Rosehill	Golden Slipper Stakes	1200m	$5,000,000
21-Mar-2026	NSW	Rosehill	Ranvet Stakes	2000m	$1,000,000
21-Mar-2026	NSW	Rosehill	Rosehill Guineas	2000m	$600,000
21-Mar-2026	NSW	Rosehill	The Galaxy	1100m	$1,000,000
21-Mar-2026	VIC	Moonee Valley	William Reid Stakes	1200m	$1,000,000
28-Mar-2026	VIC	Flemington	Australian Cup	2000m	$2,000,000
28-Mar-2026	NSW	Rosehill	Tancred Stakes	2400m	$1,500,000
28-Mar-2026	NSW	Rosehill	Vinery Stud Stakes	2000m	$500,000

April Group 1 Races

Date	State	Track	Race	Distance	Prize
04-Apr-2026	NSW	Randwick	ATC Sires Produce Stakes	1400m	$1,000,000
04-Apr-2026	NSW	Randwick	Australian Derby	2400m	$2,000,000
04-Apr-2026	NSW	Randwick	Doncaster Mile	1600m	$4,000,000
04-Apr-2026	NSW	Randwick	TJ Smith Stakes	1200m	$3,000,000
11-Apr-2026	NSW	Randwick	Australian Oaks	2400m	$1,000,000
11-Apr-2026	NSW	Randwick	Queen Elizabeth Stakes	2000m	$5,000,000
11-Apr-2026	NSW	Randwick	Queen Of The Turf Stakes	1600m	$1,000,000
11-Apr-2026	NSW	Randwick	Sydney Cup	3200m	$2,000,000
18-Apr-2026	NSW	Randwick	All Aged Stakes	1400m	$1,500,000
18-Apr-2026	NSW	Randwick	Champagne Stakes	1600m	$1,000,000
25-Apr-2026	SA	Morphettville	Australasian Oaks	2000m	$1,000,000
25-Apr-2026	SA	Morphettville	Robert Sangster Stakes	1200m	$1,000,000

May Group 1 Races

Date	State	Track	Race	Distance	Prize
02-May-2026	SA	Morphettville	South Australian Derby	2500m	$1,000,000
09-May-2026	SA	Morphettville	The Goodwood	1200m	$1,000,000
16-May-2026	QLD	Doomben	Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000	1200m	$1,000,000
23-May-2026	QLD	Doomben	Doomben Cup	2100m	$1,000,000
30-May-2026	QLD	Eagle Farm	Kingsford Smith Cup	1300m	$1,000,000
30-May-2026	QLD	Eagle Farm	Queensland Derby	2400m	$1,000,000

June Group 1 Races

Date	State	Track	Race	Distance	Prize
28-Jun-2025	QLD	Eagle Farm	Tattersall's Tiara	1400m	$700,000
06-Jun-2026	QLD	Eagle Farm	Queensland Oaks	2200m	$700,000
13-Jun-2026	QLD	Eagle Farm	JJ Atkins	1600m	$1,000,000
13-Jun-2026	QLD	Eagle Farm	Stradbroke Handicap	1400m	$3,000,000

August Group 1 Races

Date	State	Track	Race	Distance	Prize
23-Aug-2025	NSW	Randwick	Winx Stakes	1400m	$1,000,000
30-Aug-2025	VIC	Caulfield	Memsie Stakes	1400m	$750,000

September Group 1 Races

Date	State	Track	Race	Distance	Prize
06-Sep-2025	VIC	Moonee Valley	Moir Stakes	1000m	$750,000
13-Sep-2025	VIC	Flemington	Makybe Diva Stakes	1600m	$750,000
20-Sep-2025	VIC	Caulfield	Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes	1400m	$1,000,000
20-Sep-2025	VIC	Caulfield	Underwood Stakes	1800m	$1,000,000
26-Sep-2025	VIC	Moonee Valley	Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes	1200m	$2,000,000
27-Sep-2025	NSW	Rosehill	Golden Rose Stakes	1400m	$1,000,000

October Group 1 Races

Date	State	Track	Race	Distance	Prize
04-Oct-2025	NSW	Randwick	Epsom Handicap	1600m	$1,500,000
04-Oct-2025	NSW	Randwick	Flight Stakes	1600m	$750,000
04-Oct-2025	NSW	Randwick	The Metropolitan	2400m	$750,000
04-Oct-2025	VIC	Flemington	Turnbull Stakes	2000m	$750,000
11-Oct-2025	VIC	Caulfield	Caulfield Guineas	1600m	$3,000,000
11-Oct-2025	VIC	Caulfield	Might And Power (Caulfield Stakes)	2000m	$1,000,000
11-Oct-2025	VIC	Caulfield	Toorak Handicap	1600m	$1,000,000
18-Oct-2025	VIC	Caulfield	Caulfield Cup	2400m	$5,000,000
18-Oct-2025	NSW	Randwick	King Charles III Stakes (George Main Stakes)	1600m	$5,000,000
18-Oct-2025	NSW	Randwick	The Everest	1200m	$20,000,000
18-Oct-2025	VIC	Caulfield	Thousand Guineas	1600m	$1,500,000
25-Oct-2025	VIC	Moonee Valley	Ladbrokes Cox Plate	2040m	$6,000,000
25-Oct-2025	NSW	Randwick	Spring Champion Stakes	2000m	$2,000,000

November Group 1 Races

Date	State	Track	Race	Distance	Prize
01-Nov-2025	VIC	Flemington	Coolmore Stud Stakes	1200m	$2,000,000
01-Nov-2025	VIC	Flemington	Empire Rose Stakes	1600m	$1,000,000
01-Nov-2025	VIC	Flemington	Victoria Derby	2500m	$2,000,000
04-Nov-2025	VIC	Flemington	Melbourne Cup	3200m	$8,000,000
06-Nov-2025	VIC	Flemington	VRC Oaks	2500m	$1,000,000
08-Nov-2025	VIC	Flemington	Champions Mile	1600m	$3,000,000
08-Nov-2025	VIC	Flemington	Champions Sprint	1200m	$3,000,000
08-Nov-2025	VIC	Flemington	VRC Champions Stakes (Mackinnon Stakes)	2000m	$3,000,000
15-Nov-2025	VIC	Caulfield	CF Orr Stakes	1400m	$1,000,000
22-Nov-2025	QLD	Ascot	Railway Stakes	1600m	$1,500,000
29-Nov-2025	QLD	Ascot	Winterbottom Stakes	1200m	$1,500,000

December Group 1 Races

Date	State	Track	Race	Distance	Prize
06-Dec-2025	QLD	Ascot	Northerly Stakes	1800m	$1,500,000