The Gold Rush: Date, how to watch, past winners, latest odds and more

bet365 News Team Updated: 24 Nov 24 06:07

The Gold Rush is a Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race which takes place in Perth, Western Australia, every December.

The Gold Rush is for horses aged three-years-old and above and is raced under weight-for-age conditions.

Raced over a distance of 1400m and with $1.5million in prize money up for grabs, The Gold Rush will attract some of the best sprinters in the land.

Here is everything you need to know about The Gold Rush.

The Gold Rush date

The Gold Rush will bring the curtain down on the extended Perth Racing Carnival which is now known as the Pinnacles.

The Gold Rush is the feature race on the final day of the Pinnacles and will take place on Saturday 14th December.

The exact start time of The Gold Rush has yet to be announced, but in 2023 it was Race 9 on a bumper card, and is likely to remain the same in 2024.

The Gold Rush is usually held at Ascot Racecourse in Perth, Western Australia, but in 2003 it was held at Belmont.

The Gold Rush will be shown free-to-air by Channel 7 and also via the 7plus app.

The total amount of prize money for The Gold Rush stands at an impressive $1.5million.

The Gold Rush was initially known as the AJ Scahill Stakes and was first raced in 1978 over a distance of 1200m.

Burgess Queen was the very first winner of the race, which was a Principal Race, before gaining Group 3 status in 1979.

The race was renamed The Gold Rush in 2022.

Munhamek won the 2023 edition of The Gold Rush for trainer Nick Ryan and jockey Damien Oliver.

One of the most notable winners of The Gold Rush was Watermans Bay, who went back-to-back in 2014/15.

Vega Magic won the race in 2016, with Kementari taking the honours in 2020.

Western Empire is the hot fancy at 6.00 to win the 2024 edition of The Gold Rush, while Port Lockroy can be backed at 7.00.

Lady Laguna and Olympic Park are both available at 7.50.