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The Big Dance is a $3 million race introduced by Racing NSW that runs at Randwick Racecourse on Melbourne Cup Day each year that gained Listed status in 2024.

A key addition to the lucrative Melbourne Cup.

Further adding to the prestige of the wider The Everest Carnival, offering in excess of $50 million in prize money, The Big Dance is a quality handicap event open to horses aged three-years-old and upwards.

Eligibility for the event is via a win or second place in a host of selected Country Cup races held throughout the year including the Listed Wagga Wagga Gold Cup (2000m).

The winner and runner-up in The Big Dance Wild Card event at Randwick on The Everest Day are also exempt from ballot for the feature.

The 2023 The Big Dance form was franked with the upset winner Attractable going on to run second in the $2 million Group 2 The Ingham (1600m) that December.

The 2024 The Big Dance winner, Gringotts, went on to frank the form with a next-up win in the $1 million The Gong at Kembla Grange before returning in the autumn of 2025 to enjoy a Group 1 George Ryder Stakes win in Sydney.

For the 2025 The Big Dance field there are 32 Country Cups designated as qualifiers held during 2024/25.

The fourth edition of The Big Dance in 2025 runs on Tuesday November 4, 2025 at Royal Randwick as an official Listed event.  

The Big Dance 2025
Date:	Tuesday November 4, 2025
Track:	Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Race Type:	Quality Handicap – 3YOs & Upwards – Eligibility via runs in selected Country Cup races annually
Status:	Listed
Prize Money:	$3 million

2025 The Big Dance Results

The official The Big Dance 2025 race results and finishing order will be updated below following the inaugural running of the $3 million event this Melbourne Cup Day in Sydney.

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

2025 The Big Dance Betting

The Big Dance 2025 betting odds and links to the latest prices at Ladbrokes.com.au will be available here at Races.com.au.

There was a notable upset in the inaugural event with Rustic Steel (2022) winning at Big Dance odds of $12 and again in 2023 with Attractable winning the second edition at $19.

2025 The Big Dance Form Guide

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 BIG DANCE FORM GUIDE

2025 The Big Dance Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Big Dance 2025 Tips on the $3 million event this Melbourne Cup Day.

• To Win: TBD

2025 The Big Dance Field

The confirmed The Big Dance 2025 field of eligible Country Cup performers is announced on the Friday prior to the race and will be published below once confirmed.

2025 The Big Dance Final Acceptances – Close by 9am on Friday, 31 October 2025.

2025 Big Dance Qualifying Races

VENUE	DATE	CLUB	RACE	DIST	1st	2nd
Gundagai	14-Nov-24	Gundagai-Adelong Race Club	Snake Gully Cup	1400m	Clever Art	Asgarda
Kembla Grange	23-Nov-24	Illawarra Turf Club	The Gong	1600m	Gringotts	Suparazi
Armidale	8-Dec-24	Armidale Jockey Club	Armidale Cup	1900m	Ring Ahoy	Point Counterpoint
Nowra	15-Dec-24	Shoalhaven City Turf Club	Nowra Cup	1600m	Super Helpful	Hollywood Hero
Moruya	6-Jan-25	Moruya Jockey Club Inc	Moruya Cup	1425m	Charlemagne	All Machiavellian
Ballina	17-Jan-25	Ballina Jockey Club	Ballina Cup	1590m	Lord Of Biscay	Captain Fenkel
Sapphire Coast	2-Feb-25	Sapphire Coast Turf Club	Bega Cup	1600m	Direct Fire	Louie’s Legacy
Albury	17-April-25(Rescheduled Date after original meeting abandoned)	Albury Racing Club	Albury Gold Cup	2000m	Matusalem	Beltoro
Muswellbrook	28-Mar-25	Muswellbrook Race Club	Muswellbrook Gold Cup	1500m	Lavish Empire	Grebeni
Wellington	31-Mar-25	Wellington Race Club	Wellington Cup	1700m	Aimpoint	Cliff House
Orange	11-Apr-25	Racing Orange Ltd	Orange Gold Cup	2100m	Campaldino	Steel Blaze
Tamworth	24-Apr-25	Tamworth Jockey Club	Tamworth Cup	1400m	Name Dropper	Green Shadows
Wagga	2-May-25	Murrumbidgee Turf Club	Wagga Wagga Gold Cup	2000m	Flying Bandit	Bianco Vilano
Hawkesbury	3-May-25	Hawkesbury Race Club	Hawkesbury Cup	1600m	Punch Lane	Osipenko
Gosford	10-May-25	Gosford Race Club	Gosford Cup	2100m	Les Vampires	Etna Rosso
Scone	16-May-25	Scone Race Club	Scone Cup	1600m	Tavi Time	Strait Acer
Gunnedah	25-May-25	Gunnedah Jockey Club	Gunnedah Cup	1600m	TBD	TBD
Narrandera	13-Jul-25	Narrandera Race Club	Narrandera Cup	1600m	TBD	TBD
Grafton	13-Jul-25	Clarence River Jockey Club	South Grafton Cup	1600m	TBD	TBD
Coffs Harbour	1-Aug-25	Coffs Harbour Racing Club	Coffs Harbour Cup	1600m	TBD	TBD
Forbes	3-Aug-25	Forbes Jockey Club	Forbes Cup	1600m	TBD	TBD
Murwillumbah	22-Aug-25	Tweed River Jockey Club	Murwillumbah Cup	1550m	TBD	TBD
Goulburn	24-Aug-25	Goulburn & District Racing Club	Goulburn Cup	1400m	TBD	TBD
Wyong	5-Sep-25	Wyong Race Club	Wyong Cup	2100m	TBD	TBD
Bathurst	14-Sep-25	Bathurst Turf Club	Bathurst Cup	1800m	TBD	TBD
Newcastle	19-Sep-25	Newcastle Jockey Club	Cameron H	1500m	TBD	TBD
Lismore	25-Sep-25	Lismore Turf Club	Lismore Cup	2100m	TBD	TBD
Dubbo	28-Sep-25	City of Dubbo Turf Club	Dubbo Gold Cup	1600m	TBD	TBD
Port Macquarie	10-Oct-25	Port Macquarie Race Club	Port Macquarie Cup	2000m	TBD	TBD
Coonamble	12-Oct-25	Coonamble Jockey Club	Coonamble Cup	1600m	TBD	TBD
Taree	17-Oct-25	Manning Valley Race Club	Taree Cup	2000m	TBD	TBD
Randwick	25-Oct-25	Australian Turf Club	Big Dance Wild Card	1600m	TBD	TBD

The Big Dance History

The Big Dance ran for the first time on Melbourne Cup Day 2022 at Randwick Racecourse and was won by Scone Cup winner Rustic Steel for Newcastle horseman Kris Lees and jockey Nash Rawiller.

The qualification process for the inaugural The Big Dance race in 2023 starts with the Goulburn Cup on October 30, 2022.

In 2024 The Big Dance became a Black-Type Australin horse race being upgraded to Listed status.

The Big Dance Winners

Previous The Big Dance winners going back to the race’s inauguration in 2022 are detailed below following the first edition on Melbourne Cup Day.

YEAR	WINNER	2ND	3RD	TIME
2025	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2024	Gringotts	Vivy Air	Suparazi	1 minute 34.43 seconds
2023	Attractable	Cepheus	Super Helpful	1 minute 34.49 seconds
2022	Rustic Steel	Cisco Bay	Sibaaq	1 minute 33.87 seconds