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...
  
  .

External links

• Perth Racing's Customer Racing Information Service