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Australian Racetracks

Listed below you will find a guide to all of the major Australian metropolitan racecourses featuring track maps, track circumferences, track locations and other important race course info needed before you head out for a day of racing.

Hawkesbury Racecourse

Hawkesbury Racecourse Details State: New South Wales Type: Provincial Circumference: 2070 Meters Direction: Clockwise Straight: 380 Metres Contact details: Hawkesbury Race Club Limited, 1 Racecourse Road, Clarendon, NSW 2756 The Hawkesbury Racecourse has a track circumference of 2070 metres with a final straight of 380 metres. There is a slight rise from the home turn to the winning post.

Hawkesbury RacecourseJo Jackson2022-02-14T12:05:53+11:00

Hawkesbury Racecourse

Hawkesbury races are held at Hawkesbury Racecourse throughout the year. The NSW provincial club holds around 25 meetings a year that are mostly mid-week on a Thursday. The early racing pioneers fashioned the race course on 200 acres of virgin bushland in 1865, and the first official race meeting was conducted there in 1871. It is surrounded by wide

Hawkesbury RacecourseJo Jackson2021-11-02T21:31:59+11:00

Flemington Racecourse

The Melbourne Cup is hosted each year at the prestigious Flemington Racecourse which is located in Melbourne, Victoria. The beautiful track sits alongside the Maribyrnong River and was first used for Horse Racing back in March, 1840. During the 2006 Melbourne Cup carnival it was announced that Flemington Racecourse is now a National Heritage site. In 1871 the Victoria

Flemington RacecourseJo Jackson2020-05-04T14:07:35+10:00

Thoroughbred Park Racecourse

Canberra races are held at Thoroughbred Park Racecourse, which is home to racing in the Australian Capital Territory. The Canberra Racecourse has undergone redevelopment in recent years and now boasts a state-of-the-art turf track and an all-weather track known as the Acton Track. The main race days at the Canberra racetrack are the Black Opal Stakes race meeting, which

Thoroughbred Park RacecourseJo Jackson2022-02-14T21:37:31+11:00

Fannie Bay Racecourse

Darwin races are held at Fannie Bay Racecourse, which is unique compared to the traditional turf tracks we see around Australia. The Fannie Bay racetrack is an oil mixed sandtrack that is located just 7 minutes from the Darwin CBD. There are no Group races in Darwin but the club does host the Darwin Cup Carnival, which culminates in

Fannie Bay RacecourseJo Jackson2022-02-14T11:28:30+11:00