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Racing Victoria announces prizemoney increases for Australian Cup and Blue Diamond

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Racing Victoria announces a $49m prizemoney increase for the Australian Cup and Blue Diamond Stakes. The Festival of Racing will be run from February 11 to March 25 at Flemington. There will also be a two-week gap between the All-Star Mile and the Cup from 2024. The Australian Guineas and Newmarket Handicap will headline the Festival on March 4 and 11. A new $200,000 Australian Cups Prelude has been added to the March 11 program.

Racing Victoria announces prizemoney increases for Australian Cup and Blue Diamond. The Blue diamond has increased to $2m. 2023 Mornington Cup will be run as a stand-alone Saturday card on April 22. Caulfield is closed for the construction of The Heath. BlueDiamond series will take place at Sandown next year.

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