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About Australia - A Racetrack
Are you new to Australian racing? If so, the following guide will help you understand the main differences between Australian and North American Thoroughbred racing.
You can bet on one or two different Australian racetracks each night. Rather than being named, the tracks are designated Australia A and Australia B and could be any two of the almost 400 racetracks in Australia.
All Australian thoroughbred races are run on turf, and whether they are clockwise or counter-clockwise depends on the region of the country. Note that not all tracks have the same type of grass surface.
Australians classify their turf conditions differently than North Americans. This table lists the official Australian track conditions, followed by the North American equivalent:
| Australia | North America | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Fast (f) | Hard (hd) | hard and dry |
| Good (gd) | Firm (fm) | dry but with some give |
| Dead (de) | Good (gd) | slightly wet |
| Slow (sl) | Soft (sf) | rain affected |
| Heavy (hy) | Yielding (yl) | wet, muddy and slippery |
In Australian racing, program numbers are assigned by weight carried (i.e., horse 1 is carrying the top weight or equal top weight and, if there are 16 horses in a race, horse 16 is carrying the minimum or co-minimum). Once the field has been assembled in order of weight carried, the post position draw takes place. What you see listed in Bodog Racebook is each horse's program number, not the horse's post position.
Because fields in Australia tend to be larger, all horses above a certain number make up the field entry. For example, if all horses numbered 16 and above make up the field entry and you bet on horse number 16, you get all horses numbered 16 and above on your ticket.
Australia is anywhere between 14 and 16 hours ahead of North America's Eastern Time Zone (ET). Friday races in Australia, for instance, are shown late Thursday in North America.
Odds and payouts reflect the results of North American parimutuel pools. Payouts are in U.S. dollars.
Australian tracks are designated a "track class" of either (in order of quality) Metropolitan, Provincial, or Country:
| Track Class | Abbreviation | Definition | U.S. Equivalent |
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| Metropolitan | M | Highest quality racing | Santa Anita, Belmont Park |
| Provincial | P | Next level racing | Fair Grounds, Monmouth Park |
| Country | C | Lower level racing | Penn National, Hoosier Park |
The top "M" tracks are Canterbury, Caulfield, Doomben, Eagle Farm, Flemington, Moonee Valley, Morphettville, Randwick, Rosehill, Sandown, Victoria Park and Warwick Farm.
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major annual Thoroughbred horse race and one of the most important horse racing events in the world. "The Race That Stops a Nation" is a handicap turf race for three-year-olds and up and covers a distance of 3,200 meters (almost 2 miles). It has been run on the first Tuesday of November at the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne every year without fail since 1861.
Melbourne Cup Day is a public holiday within metropolitan Melbourne and the Australian Capital Territory, but in reality all of Australia comes to a standstill on the first Tuesday of November. In a country with nearly 400 racetracks, the Melbourne Cup is the biggest single betting event down under. It attracts the best horses from around the world, and they compete for total prize money of AU$5 million. The winner receives close to $3,000,000, second place $750,000, third place $375,000, fourth place $200,000 and fifth place $125,000.