Metropolitan Race Clubs are all online now and it alllows each club the chance to share a wealth of racing information to the punting public free of charge and reach a very wide audience at the same time. Race clubs are able to post anything from club rules and regulations to racing carnival details and club history, which all benefits the punter. See bottom of page for information on Hong Kong racing.
Horse Racing Info has listed all the major Metropolitan websites for each State below for easy reference.
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Victoria Metropolitan Race Clubs |
'Racing Victoria Limited' is the governing body of racing in the state of Victoria. Metropolitan racing takes place at four city race tracks in Melbourne which are Flemington, Caulfield, Moonee Valley and Sandown.
The Victoria Racing Club (VRC) administers racing at Flemington and the Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) conducts racing at Caulfield and Sandown, while Moonee Valley Racing Club hosts racing at Moonee Valley.
Victoria is home to the Melbourne spring racing carnival in October & November and the Melbourne autumn racing carnival in February & March.
Melbourne is home to Australia's most famous race, the Melbourne Cup along with the Caulfield Cup & WS Cox Plate.
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New South Wales Metropolitan Race Clubs |
The 'NSW Thoroughbred Racing Board' governs racing in New South Wales. Metropolitan racing takes place at four city tracks in Sydney which are Randwick, Rosehill, Canterbury and Warwick Farm.
The Australian Jockey Club (AJC) and the Sydney Turf Club (STC) officially merged in February 2011 to become the new Sydney racing club, the Australian Turf Club (ATC) and the ATC commenced racing on Monday 7th February in New South Wales.
New South Wales is home to the Sydney autumn racing carnival in March & April and the Sydney spring racing carnival in August & September.
Major feature races in Sydney are the Golden Slipper and Doncaster Handicap.
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Queensland Metropolitan Race Clubs |
Queensland racing is governed by the 'Queensland Thoroughbred Racing Board'. Metropolitan racing takes place at two city courses in Brisbane, Doomben and Eagle Farm, which are both operated by the Brisbane Racing Club.
In July 2009, a merger between the Brisbane Turf Club (BTC) and Queensland
Turf Club (QTC) resulted in the formation of the 'Brisbane Turf Club'. Queensland is home to the Brisbane winter racing carnival which takes place in May & June each year.
Feature races in Brisbane include the Doomben 10,000 and Stradbroke Handicap.
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South Australia Metropolitan Race Clubs |
'Thoroughbred Racing S.A. Limited' governs racing in South Australia. Metropolitan racing in Adelaide takes place at Morphettville after the two other city tracks Cheltenham and Victoria Park were closed for racing in 2008-09. The South Australian Jockey Club (SAJC) is the principal race club for racing in Adelaide.
South Australia is home to the Adelaide racing carnival which is held during the months of March & May each year.
Adelaide feature races include the Goodwood Handicap and Adelaide Cup.
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Western Australia Metropolitan Race Clubs |
'Racing and Wagering WA' governs racing in Western Australia and it's a government-owned body. Western Australian Turf Club (now known as Perth Racing) is the principal race club and holds racing at Ascot racecourse in summer and Belmont Park racecourse in winter.
Western Australia is home to the Perth racing carnival which takes place in November & December each year.
Perth feature races include the Railway Stakes and Perth Cup.
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Tasmania Metropolitan Race Clubs |
The 'Tasmanian Thoroughbred Racing Council (TTRC)' is the statutory body for racing in Tasmania and was set up by the Australian Racing Board to look after racing at Hobart and Launceston.
Tasmania is home to the Tasmanian summer racing carnival each February with the Hobart Cup and Launceston Cup the main feature races.
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International Racing - Hong Kong Racing |
International racing in Hong Kong and Singpaore is very popular and racing takes place at Happy Valley and Sha Tin racecourses in Hong Kong and Kranji racecourse in Singapore.
Visit our International Racing page for more details on Hong Kong and Singapore Racing.
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