Racing Carnivals
The Victoria Racing Club hosts four race meetings at Flemington during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. The Melbourne Cup is run on the first Tuesday in November, the Victoria Derby and LKS MacKinnon Stakes are held on the Saturday before the Melbourne Cup, the VRC Oaks is on the Thursday following the Cup, and Stakes day is on the Saturday following the Oaks.
The VRC also hosts race meetings during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival. These meetings include Group 1 races for the Australian Cup, the Newmarket Handicap and the Lightning Stakes.
During the winter months, jumps racing is staged, the premier events being the Grand National Steeplechase and the Grand National Hurdle.
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