Caulfield Racecourse

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Caulfield Racecourse is one of Melbourne, Australia's best-known horse-racing tracks. Commonly known as "The Heath", it is located 8 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, on the boundary of Caulfield and Caulfield East in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs. It is home to the Melbourne Racing Club.

The track has a triangular shaped layout, comprising three straights, 30 metres wide, with a total circumference of 2080 metres and a finishing straight of 367 metres. All turns have a 4% to 6 % banking. Racing takes place in an anti-clockwise direction. The totally glassed in Rupert Clarke stand provides an uninterrupted view of the racecourse.

Caulfield has about 20 racedays each season and hosts some of the Australia's most famous and historic races including the Caulfield Cup, Caulfield Guineas, Blue Diamond Stakes, C F Orr Stakes, Oakleigh Plate and Futurity Stakes.

[edit] Transport

The racecourse is on Melbourne tram route 3 and the journey takes about 35 minutes from the city centre.

Caulfield train station is only a few hundred metres from the racecourse and is located on the Frankston, Cranbourne and Pakenham lines. Trains depart every 10 minutes from Flinders Street Station in the Melbourne CBD.

Caulfield Racecourse provides disabled carparks opposite the main entrance on Station Street. Lift access to grandstands and disabled toilets are available. There is also a baby change room and first aid facilities.

[edit] Races

The following is a list of Group races which are run at Caulfield Racecourse.

Grp	Race Name	Age	Sex	Weight	Distance	Date
1	Blue Diamond Stakes	2YO	Open	sw	1200	February
1	C F Orr Stakes	Open	Open	wfa	1400	February
1	Caulfield Cup	Open	Open	hcp	2400	October
1	Caulfield Guineas	3YO	Open	sw	1600	October
1	Caulfield Stakes/Yalumba Stakes	3YO+	Open	wfa	2000	October
1	Futurity Stakes	Open	Open	wfa	1400	February
1	Invitation Stakes/Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes	Open	Open	hcp	1400	September
1	Oakleigh Plate	Open	Open	hcp	1100	February
1	The Thousand Guineas	3YO	Fillies	sw	1600	October
1	Toorak Handicap	Open	Open	hcp	1600	October
1	Underwood Stakes	3YO+	Open	wfa	1800	September
2	Angus Armanasco Stakes	3YO	Fillies	sw	1600	February
2	Pol Roger Stakes	3YO	Open	sw	1800	February
2	Caulfield Sprint/Dodo Internet Sprint	Open	Open	hcp	1100	October
2	Herbert Power Stakes/Winning Edge Stakes	Open	Open	qlty	2400	October
2	J J Liston Stakes	3YO+	Open	wfa	1400	August
2	Memsie Stakes	3YO+	Open	wfa	1400	August
2	Schillaci Stakes	3YO+	Open	wfa	1000	October
2	St George Stakes	Open	Open	wfa	1800	February
2	Tristarc Stakes	4YO+	Mares	sw+p	1400	October
3	Bletchingly Stakes	Open	Open	wfa	1100	August
3	Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	2YO	C&G	sw	1100	February
3	Blue Diamond Prelude Fillies	2YO	Fillies	sw	1100	February
3	Coongy Handicap	Open	Open	hcp	2000	October
3	Eclipse Stakes	Open	Open	hcp	2000	November
3	Guineas Prelude	3YO	C&G	sw+p	1400	September
3	HDF McNeil Stakes	3YO	Open	sw+p	1100	August
3	How Now Stakes	4YO+	Mares	sw+p	1200	September
3	Mannerism Stakes	4YO+	Mares	sw+p	1400	February
3	Moonga Stakes/Melbourne Racing Club Stakes	4YO+	Open	hcp	1400	October
3	Norman Robinson Stakes	3YO	Open	sw+p	2000	October
3	Rubiton Stakes	Open	Open	wfa	1100	January
3	Carlyon Cup	Open	Open	hcp	1400	February
3	Thoroughbred Club Stakes	3YO	Fillies	sw+p	1200	October
3	Tranquil Star Stakes	3YO	Fillies	sw+p	1400	September
3	VATC Easter Cup	Open	Open	hcp	2000	April
3	Victoria Handicap	Open	Open	hcp	1400	April
3	W W Cockram Stakes	4YO+	Mares	sw+p	1200	August