The Mother’s Day Classic was founded in 1998 by Mavis Robertson AM, former National Chair of Women in Super (WIS) and Louise Davidson AM.

Creating an inspiring event to raise critical funds for breast cancer research was the perfect way for WIS to advocate for women’s health and so the Mother’s Day Classic was born.

The Mother’s Day Classic has become an inspiring, community-driven tradition for tens of thousands of Australian families who want to start their Mother’s Day with purpose and show support for a cause that affects so many.

Since 1998, $48.23 million has been donated to NBCF and $2.57 million has been dontated to OCRF.

Racegoers wearing pink tutus wait at the start line.
Volunteers holding up race signs at the start line.
A dog wearing a pink hat and denim jacket.
A large inflatable pink ribbon for National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Two volunteers hold thank you signs.
Two volunteers hold armfuls of medals.
Three racegoers wearing pink butterfly wings.
Three racegoers wear black tees with "Fit Mami Clerb" written on the back.
A racegoer holds a small teddy bear wearing pink.
Two racegoers hold up the heart symbol with their hands.
A racegoer in a pink hat waves at the camera whilst runniing.
A racegoer in a pink tutu and memorial tee waves at the camera.
Four racegoers wear pink tees and tutus.
A racegoer is dressed as a pink crayon and walks next to a human in a pink shimmery outfit.
A racegoer in a white tee with a sparkly bra print on it dances.
A human wearing pink wears small shimmery wings on their back.
A dog with a pink scarf.
A racegoer being pushed in a wheelchair.
A racegoer in a pink tee.
Four racegoers wearing mmeorial hoodies smile for the camera.
Two racegoers smile for the camera.
Two racegoers wave at the camera.
An adult racegoer poses with a child on a scooter.
Two racegoers hold up peace signs for the camera.
A racegoer waves at the camera.
A racegoer holds up a blue flag with "Team Grace" written on it.
Two racegoers wearing pink memorial tees.
An adult racegoer bends down towards a child and they both smile and wave at the camera.
Two humans wearing pipe cleaner headdresses.
Two humans stand facing away from the camera. The racegoer on the left has a memorial message pinned to their back. The other racegoer has "Stop breast and ovarian cancer in their tracks" written on the back of their pink tee.
Five racegoers hug and wear pink "Team Annie" tees.
Three racegoers wear pink and smile for the camera.
Two racegoers wearing pink smile at the camera.
Two racegoers wearing pink smile at the camera.
A racegoer wearing a pink tee kicks up their leg and laughs at the camera.
Two racegoers wearing purple smile at the camera.
A racegoer in pink points at the camera.
Volunteers wave clack sticks and pom poms.
A volunteer holds cups of water for passing racegoers.
Japanese drummers playing for passing racegoers.
A tree lined street filled with racegoers wearing pink.
Two racegoers wearing pink fairy wings on their back face away from the camera.
The finish line can be seen across the heads of many racegoers.
A tree lined street filled with racegoers wearing pink.
Volunteers wave pom poms and clack hands near the finish line.
Many racegoers walking towards the finish line.
Two racegoers in pink hi vis vests clap each other.
Two racegoers wear white memorial tees.
A racegoer wearing pink takes a selfie with their phone.
Two racegoers hug and smile for the camera.
A group of racegoers wearing memorial tees take a selfie with their phone.
A volunteer places a medal around a racegoers neck.
A volunteer hands a racegoer a medal.
A large crowd of racegoers. One poses in front of the NBCF/OCRF flowers.
Two volunteers hold up signs and pose for the camera.
Two young racegoers pose with large labubus.
A large rainbow bubble crosses the top of the screen above racegoers heads.
Racegoers dance as a band performs on stage.
Racegoers wearing all sorts of pink outfits dance.
Two older racegoers wearing pink tutus hold hands and dance.
A racegoer wears a knitted cape with "Cancer chose the wrong princess" stitched into it.
A racegoer pins a note to the Tribute Wall.
Racegoers writing notes for the tribute wall.
A group of racegoers pose in front of the MDC sign. The city can be seen in the background.
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