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                  The Colours Of Horse Racing

                                                                                         by Robert D Donnelly

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The Colours Of Horse Racing is a detailed summary of major Australian races that are run throughout the nation each year.
All 76 Australian Group 1 races are reviewed: 
Victoria (31) New South Wales (30) Queensland (8) South Australia (4) & Western Australia (3) 

There are also many Group 2 and Group 3 races that have been added over the years, these include the Brisbane Cup, Adelaide Cup, Perth Cup, Hobart Cup, Newcastle Cup, Moonee Valley Gold Cup & Zipping Classic (formerly the Sandown Cup) to name a few.

In total, this Blog has 112 Group races that have been summarised and they are categorised as follows:
Group 1 races (76)
Group 2 races (25)
Group 3 races (9)
Listed races (1)
Overseas races (1)
In all, there are almost 12,000 individual races that have been summarised
I have detailed the results of each of those races, from the inaugural running right up to the current year.
The Blog also has posts dedicated to the mighty champions, Phar Lap, Bernborough and Gunsynd as well as a post covering the career of the American champion Man O’War.
Each post offers a complete summary of the racing careers of these four champions.

More than ten years and many thousands of hours of research have gone into making this Blog as accurate and as interesting as possible.

I will not be adding any further races to my Blog, however, it will always remain a 'work in progress' as each year every race covered will continue to be updated soon after it’s been run.

The summary for each race consists of:
The year
Winner's name
Winning owners' names
Winning owners’ racing colours + coloured facsimile
Winner's colour, sex, age and breeding
Trainer's name
Rider's name and weight carried
Number of race starters
Barrier position
Starting price (Fractional odds were replaced by decimal in 2001)
Second and third placegetters & weight carried
Margins and time


This Index page is a quick way of locating and accessing the races that I’ve summarised.


To view a particular race, simply click on the race name below.




The Cup races

Newcastle Gold Cup
Moonee Valley Gold Cup

WFA Races


Handicap Races

Summer Cup (Gr3)


Gunsynd - The Goondiwindi Grey

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