12 RACING AUSTRALIA FACT BOOK 2021 AUSTRALIAN RACES TABLE 4. TOP 50 RACES 2020/21 (BY PRIZEMONEY ADVERTISED) Rank Date Race Venue Dist. (m) Group Value 1st 1 17-Oct-20 The TAB Everest Royal Randwick 1200 $15,000,000 $6,200,000 2 03-Nov-20 Lexus Melbourne Cup Flemington 3200 Group 1 $8,000,000 $4,400,000 3 31-Oct-20 Iron Jack Golden Eagle Rosehill Gardens 1500 $7,500,000 $4,100,000 4 17-Oct-20 Stella Artois Caulfield Cup Caulfield 2400 Group 1 $5,000,000 $3,000,000 5 24-Oct-20 Ladbrokes Cox Plate The Valley 2040 Group 1 $5,000,000 $3,000,000 6 13-Mar-21 All-Star Mile The Valley 1600 $4,500,000 $2,250,000 7 17-Apr-21 Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakes Royal Randwick 2000 Group 1 $4,000,000 $2,320,000 8 27-Mar-21 Longines Golden Slipper Rosehill Gardens 1200 Group 1 $3,500,000 $2,000,000 9 10-Apr-21 The Star Doncaster Mile (Group 1) Royal Randwick 1600 Group 1 $3,000,000 $1,740,000 10 10-Apr-21 Heineken T J Smith Stakes (Group 1) Royal Randwick 1200 Group 1 $2,500,000 $1,450,000 11 16-Jan-21 $2m The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic Aquis Park Gold Coast 1200 Restricted Listed $2,000,000 $1,160,000 12 10-Oct-20 Neds Caulfield Guineas Caulfield 1600 Group 1 $2,000,000 $1,200,000 13 31-Oct-20 AAMI Victoria Derby Flemington 2500 Group 1 $2,000,000 $1,200,000 14 07-Nov-20 Seppelt Mackinnon Stakes Flemington 2000 Group 1 $2,000,000 $1,200,000 15 06-Feb-21 Inglis Millennium – 2YOs Royal Randwick 1100 Restricted Listed $2,000,000 $1,160,000 16 10-Apr-21 Bentley Australian Derby (Group 1) Royal Randwick 2400 Group 1 $2,000,000 $1,160,000 17 17-Apr-21 Schweppes Sydney Cup Royal Randwick 3200 Group 1 $2,000,000 $1,160,000 Classique Legend, ridden by Kerrin McEvoy in The Everest, Royal Randwick Racecourse, 17-Oct-2020. (Photo courtesy of www.bradleyphotos.com.au)
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