 Randwick Racecourse from above | |
| Location | Eastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales |
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| Coordinates | 33°54′39″S 151°13′49″E / 33.91083°S 151.23028°E |
| Owned by | Australian Turf Club |
| Date opened | 1833[1] |
| Notable races | The Everest Australian Derby Doncaster Handicap Queen Elizabeth Stakes |
| Official website | |
Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horse racing located in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Randwick Racecourse is Crown Land[2] leased to the Australian Turf Club and known to many Sydney racegoers as headquarters. The racecourse is located about six kilometres south-east from the Sydney Central Business District in the suburb of Randwick. The course proper has a circumference of 2224m with a home straight of 410m.[3]
On 14 October 2017, the inaugural running of The Everest was held at Royal Randwick. The Everest is the richest race in Australia and the richest turf race in the world with $15 million in prize money.[4]
Since 2014, Randwick hosts The Championships, a two-day season-ending meeting in April that offers over AUD$20 million in prize money.[5] It features several Group 1 races such as the Australian Derby, Doncaster Handicap and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
Other annual events include the Sydney Carnival, Spring Carnival[6] and the Chinese Festival of Racing.[7]
- ^ "Randwick Racecourse official website". Archived from the original on 4 October 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ NSW Parliament – AJC & STC Merger Amendment Bill 2011
- ^ Royal Randwick – The Race Guide
- ^ "The Everest, World's Richest Turf Event". www.australianturfclub.com.au. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ The Championships
- ^ Sydney Spring Carnival – Randwick
- ^ Chinese Festival of Racing