Big Dance (horse race)
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| Location | Randwick Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2022 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred flat |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,600 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Purse | $3 million (2024) |
The Big Dance is an Australian Turf Club thoroughbred horse race run over 1,600 metres at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia.
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.
