| Location | Randwick Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2022 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred flat |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,600 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Purse | $2 million (2022) |
The Big Dance is a future Australian Turf Club thoroughbred horse race run over 1,600 metres on turf at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia.
To be run for the first time on 1 November 2022, with prizemoney of $2 million, the Big Dance will be restricted to horses contesting one of the 25 selected NSW Country Cups.[1][2]
It will be held 30 minutes after Australia's largest horse race, the Melbourne Cup.[3] The Victoria Racing Club accused Racing NSW of ambush marketing.[4]
References
- ↑ New Feature $27m Per Annum Prizemoney Increases, New Feature Races & Warwick Farm Racecourse Upgrade Racing NSW 9 February 2022
- ↑ NSW’s new $2m race The Big Dance appeals to leading Victorian trainer Ciaron Maher The Australian 9 February 2022
- ↑ Racing NSW announces new $2 million race to be held immediately after Melbourne Cup Wide World of Sports 9 February 2022
- ↑ We won’t take the gloss off it: V'landys says $2 million race on Melbourne Cup day not a threat Sydney Morning Herald 9 February 2922
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