Listed races

There are over 280 grade 4 races which are known as Listed races. Along with Group races they are collectively referred to as "Black type" races. These races were generally known as "Principal races" until about 1979.

These include:

• G A Towton Cup, a 2200m race for horses aged three years old and upwards at Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia in December.
• Lee Steere Classic, a 1400m race for three-year-olds at set weights held at Ascot Racecourse in Perth, Western Australia each year in November.
• Magic Millions Classic, a 1200m race conducted under set weights that is restricted to two year old horses that were bought at a Magic Millions Sale auction. It is raced at the a Gold Coast Turf Club.
• Port Adelaide Cup, a 2500m race for horses aged three years old and over, at quality handicap conditions, at the Morphettville Racecourse, Adelaide, Australia in the Autumn Carnival. It was first run in 1906.^[636]
• Randwick City Stakes, a 2000m race for horses three years old and older. It is held annually at Randwick Racecourse in March.
• South Pacific Classic, a 1400m race for three-year-olds, at set weights. It is held annually at Randwick Racecourse in April.
• Tasmanian Derby, a 2200m race for three-year-olds at set weights at Elwick Racecourse in Glenorchy, in February.

Other races

Non-listed Australian thoroughbred races include:

• Burrumbeet Cup, a 1800 metre handicap race at the Burrumbeet racecourse, Burrumbeet, Victoria, Australia on New Year's Day every year.^[637][638]

• Geraldton Gold Cup a 2100m race held at Geraldton Racecourse, 435 km north of Perth, Western Australia. It was first run in 1887.

Jumping races

• Grand Annual
• Great Eastern Steeplechase