Belmont race track is Perth racing's winter racecourse and is also known as 'Belmont Park'. It is considered to be one of the best wet weather tracks in Australia due to its top quailty drainage system which means racing in the winter months always goes ahead no matter how bad the weather.
Perth Racing
Perth Racing (formerly the Western Australian Turf Club) has been hosting thoroughbred racing in Western Australia for over 150 years, and is responsible for the two riverside racecourses of Ascot and Belmont, both located not far from the city of Perth.
Belmont Racing Carnivals
Belmont does not have any Gr1 or Gr2 races and holds most if its meetings from May to July each year. The main races held at Belmont are the Gr3 Roma Cup in May, the Gr3 Belmont Sprint and Gr3 Hyperion Stakes in June, and the Gr3 Strickland Stakes in July.
A number of listed stakes races are held throughout June and August each season, with the most notable being the Belmont Newmarket and the Goodwood Sprint.
May/June/July
Below are the main races of the May/June/July racing at Belmont
Roma Cup - Group 3 - Weight-for-age over 1200m
Belmont Sprint - Group 3 - 2yo Open Set Weights over 1400m
Hyperion Stakes - Group 3 - Weight-for-age over 1600m
Strickland Stakes - Group 3 - Weight-for-age over 2000m
Our Perth Racing Carnival page has all feature races held during the current racing season.
Belmont Track Details
Belmont has a circumference of 1,699 metres and a straight length of 333 metres. The track is oval shaped and offers good runs to the first turn from most starting gates and gives all horses a chance in the run.
Circumference:1,699 metres
Straight: 333 metres
Direction: Anti-Clockwise
Belmont Track Map
Belmont Contact details
Belmont Park
Victoria Park Drive
(Off Graham Farmer Freeway)
Burswood, WA 6100
Ph: (08) 9470 8222 Race day
Postal Address:
Lee-Steere House
70 Grandstand Road
Ascot, WA 6104
Ph: 08 9277 0777
Fax: 08 9277 0740
Email: perthracing@perthracing.org.au
Website: Perth Racing
Belmont Racecourse Directions: How to get to Belmont Racecourse
Metropolitan racing in Perth is also held at Ascot race track racecourse and racing there takes place outside the winter months. For more information visit our Ascot Racecourse page. |
