Golden Eagle (horse race)

The Golden Eagle is an Australian Turf Club thoroughbred horse race run over 1,500 metres on turf at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney, Australia on the last Saturday in October.

Golden Eagle
LocationRosehill Racecourse
Inaugurated2019
Race typeThoroughbred flat
Race information
Distance1,500 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationFour-year olds
Purse$10 million (2022)

Run for the first time in 2019, with prizemoney of $7.5 million, it is the world's fourth richest race on turf after The Everest, Melbourne Cup and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. It is planned that 10% of $7.5 million prize fund will be donated to charity. Each runner will nominate a charity that has been accredited with Racing NSW.

It is open to four-year-olds at set-weight conditions.

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