Big Dance (horse race)

The Big Dance is an Australian Turf Club thoroughbred horse race run over 1,600 metres at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia.

Big Dance
LocationRandwick Racecourse
Inaugurated2022
Race typeThoroughbred flat
Race information
Distance1,600 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Purse$2 million (2022)

It was run for the first time on 1 November 2022, with prizemoney of $2 million, restricted to horses contesting one of the 25 selected New South Wales country Cups.[1][2]

Initially it was said it would be held 30 minutes after Australia's largest horse race, the Melbourne Cup.[3] [4] The 2022 race started at 2:20pm preceding the Melbourne Cup by 40 minutes. Then half an hour after the Melbourne Cup Randwick holds an associated race, the Little Dance, a consolation race for horses that failed to qualify for the Big Dance.

Race results

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Year
Stake
Winner
Jockey
Trainer(s)
Time
Second
Third
2023 [5] $3,000,000 Attractable [6][7] Regan Bayliss Sara Ryan, Wyong 1:34.49 Cepheus [8] Super Helpful
2022 [9] $2,000,000 Rustic Steel [10] [11] Nash Rawiller Kris Lees, Newcastle 1:33.87 Cisco Bay Sibaaq

References

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  1. ^ New Feature $27m Per Annum Prizemoney Increases, New Feature Races & Warwick Farm Racecourse Upgrade Racing NSW 9 February 2022
  2. ^ NSW’s new $2m race The Big Dance appeals to leading Victorian trainer Ciaron Maher The Australian 9 February 2022
  3. ^ Racing NSW announces new $2 million race to be held immediately after Melbourne Cup Wide World of Sports 9 February 2022
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ "Racing.com". www.racing.com.
  6. ^ "Attractable wins Sydney's $3 million Big Dance". skynews. 7 November 2023.
  7. ^ Roots, Chris (7 November 2023). "Rookie Ryan gets biggest win as Attractable lands $3 million Big Dance". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  8. ^ https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/more-disco-than-tango/news-story/45a32f24f72981bf190713525d757b8a
  9. ^ "Racing.com". www.racing.com.
  10. ^ https://skyracing.com.au/read/thoroughbred/77249
  11. ^ "Rustic Steel wins the inaugural Big Dance at Randwick". racenet.com.au. 1 November 2022.