Ascot Racecourse, Western Australia
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Ascot Racecourse is the major racecourse in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

, situated approximately 8 kilometres east of the Perth central business district, with the headquarters of the Western Australian Turf Club(WATC) positioned directly opposite.

It is regarded as the 'grand old lady' of Australian racecourses. Featuring a 2,000 metre track with modern, well drained turf, and a 300 metre inclining straight regarded by experts as the most severe test of stayers in Australia.

Races

The following is a list of Group races
Group races
Group races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...

 which are run at Ascot Racecourse.
Grp Race Name Age Sex Weight Distance Date
1 Kingston Town Classic
Kingston Town Classic
The Kingston Town Classic is an 1800 metre Australian Thoroughbred horse race run under Weight for Age conditions. It is named in honor of the Australian Racing Hall of Fame horse, Kingston Town who won the race in 1982....

3YO+ Open wfa 1800 December
1 Railway Stakes
Railway Stakes (Australia)
The Railway Stakes is a WATC Group 1 1600 metre Thoroughbred horse race under handicap conditions. The race is held at Ascot Racecourse in Perth, Australia in November. Prizemoney was increased to $1 million in 2007.-Distance:...

3YO+ Open hcp 1600 November
1 Winterbottom Stakes
Winterbottom Stakes
The Winterbottom Stakes is a WATC Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held under weight for age conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth in November...

3YO+ Open wfa 1200 November
2 C B Cox Stakes
C B Cox Stakes
The C B Cox Stakes is a Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held under weight for age conditions, for horses aged 3 years old and upwards, over a distance of 2400 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth in December...

3YO+ Open wfa 2100 December
2 Karrakatta Plate
Karrakatta Plate
The Karrakatta Plate is a WATC Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for two year olds, run at set weights, over a distance of 1200 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth in April...

2YO Open sw 1200 March
2 Lee Steere Stakes
Lee Steere Stakes
The Lee Steere Stakes is a Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held under weight for age conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1400 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth in November. Prize money is A$200,000...

3YO+ Open wfa 1400 November
2 Perth Cup
Perth Cup
The Perth Cup is Western Australia's premier Thoroughbred horse race and is held at Ascot Racecourse on New Year's Day each year. It has been run since 1887....

3YO+ Open hcp 2400 January
2 WATC Derby
WATC Derby
The WATC Derby is an Australian Group 1 thoroughbred horse race for three year olds, at set weights, held at Ascot Racecourse in Perth. It is run each year in April...

3YO Open sw 2400 April
2 WA Guineas
WA Guineas
The West Australia Guineas is a WATC Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds at set weights run over a distance of 1600 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth in November...

3YO Open sw 1600 November
3 A J Scahill Stakes
A J Scahill Stakes
The A J Scahill Stakes is a Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held under Weight for Age conditions, for horses aged 3 years old and upwards, over a distance of 1,400 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth in December. Prizemoney is A$125,000....

3YO+ Open wfa 1400 December
3 Asian Beau Stakes
Asian Beau Stakes
The Asian Beau Stakes is a Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held under quality handicap conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1400 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth in October...

3YO+ Open hcp 1400 October
3 Colonel Reeves Stakes
Colonel Reeves Stakes
The Colonel Reeves Stakes is a WATC Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held under quality handicap conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1100 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth in November...

3YO+ Open hcp 1100 November
3 Hyperion Stakes
Hyperion Stakes
The Hyperion Stakes is a Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held under Weight for Age conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1400 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth in March...

3YO+ Open wfa 1400 March
3 Lee Steere Classic
Lee Steere Classic
The Lee Steere Classic is a Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds at set weights held over 1400 metres. It is run at Ascot Racecourse in Perth, Western Australia each year in December...

3YO Open sw 1400 December
3 Prince Of Wales Stakes
Prince Of Wales Stakes (Australia)
The Prince Of Wales Stakes is a Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held under weight for age conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth in October...

3YO+ Open wfa 1200 October
3 R J Peters Stakes
R J Peters Stakes
The R J Peters Stakes is a Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held under quality handicap conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1500 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth in November. Total prize money is A$125,000...

3YO+ Open hcp 1500 November
3 Strickland Stakes
Strickland Stakes
The Strickland Stakes is a Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held under Weight for Age conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1800 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth in April...

3YO+ Open wfa 1800 April
3 WA Champion Fillies Stakes
WA Champion Fillies Stakes
The WA Champion Fillies Stakes is a West Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three year old fillies at set weights held over 1600 metres. It is run at Ascot Racecourse in Perth, Western Australia each year in November...

3YO Fillies sw 1600 February
3 WA Oaks
WA Oaks
The WA Oaks is a West Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three year old fillies at set weights held over 2400 metres. It is run at Ascot Racecourse in Perth, Western Australia each year in April...

3YO Fillies sw 2400 March
3 WATC Sires Produce
WATC Sires Produce
The WATC Sires Produce Stakes is a West Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for two year olds, run at set weights, over a distance of 1400 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth in April...

2YO Open sw 1400 April

See also

  • Belmont Park
    Belmont Park, Western Australia
    Belmont Park Racecourse is one of the two major horse racing venues within the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area, the other being Ascot Racecourse. The track has a circumference of 1,699 metres with a 333 metre straight...

    , WATC alternate season track to Ascot
  • Ascot Racecourse
    Ascot Racecourse
    Ascot Racecourse is a famous English racecourse, located in the small town of Ascot, Berkshire, used for thoroughbred horse racing. It is one of the leading racecourses in the United Kingdom, hosting 9 of the UK's 32 annual Group 1 races...

     in the United Kingdom
    United Kingdom
    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

    .

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