Melbourne Spring Carnival Betting Tips, Best Boomakers & Free Bets
The Melbourne Spring Carnival is the biggest racing carnival in Australia and it features the Melbourne Cup as the main attraction.
Spanning the months of August through to the end of November, the Melbourne Carnival is an iconic celebration of racing and horses, trainers and jockeys from all around the world come to compete.
The first Group 1 on the card is the Memsie Stakes on September 1 and the official end of the carnival is with the Sandown Classic meeting on November 17, but the end of the Melbourne Cup Carnival on November 10 is when the big racing ends.
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2019 Melbourne Spring Carnival calendar
| Date | Race |
|---|---|
| August 31 | Memsie Stakes |
| September 14 | Makybe Diva Stakes |
| September 21 | Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes |
| September 28 | AJ Moir Stakes |
| September 29 | Underwood Stakes |
| October 6 | Turnbull Stakes |
| October 13 | Caulfield Guineas |
| Caulfield Stakes | |
| Toorak Handicap | |
| Thousand Guineas | |
| October 20 | Caulfield Cup |
| October 26 | Manikato Stakes |
| October 27 | Cox Plate |
| November 3 | Victoria Derby |
| Kennedy Mile | |
| Coolmore Stud Stakes | |
| Myer Classic | |
| November 6 | Melbourne Cup |
| November 8 | VRC Oaks |
| November 10 | Emirates Stakes |
| Darley Classic |
