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This is a list of racecourses in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The list includes both existing and former racecourses. Former racecourses are included in the list for historical interest only. The list is in alphabetic order. Unofficial or sponsorship names are shown in single inverted commas.

There were various types of racing:

Typically, racecourses in Sydney were, and are, dedicated to one type of racing only. Pony racing no longer takes place in Sydney.

Course Name Owner(s) / Operator(s) Location

and Coordinates

Type of racing Years of operation Relevant information Current use
Ascot Racecourse Privately owned North of Ross Smith Avenue, Mascot

33°56′27.3″S 151°11′13.1″E / 33.940917°S 151.186972°E / -33.940917; 151.186972

Pony racing 1904—1941

Racing: Training:

Now part of Kingsford-Smith Airport, used for long-term parking
Brighton Racecourse Thomas Saywell North side of Bay Street, Brighton-le-Sands.

33°57′33.0″S 151°09′17.1″E / 33.959167°S 151.154750°E / -33.959167; 151.154750

Pony racing

Harness racing

1895[1]—1911[2] Course was made by levelling a sandhill.[2] Residential housing in Princess and Gordon Streets and Moate Avenue.[2]
Canterbury Park Racecourse Sydney Turf Club, from 2011 Australian Turf Club Bounded by Cooks River, King Street, John Street, and housing in the north, at Canterbury.

33°54′25″S 151°06′55″E / 33.906824°S 151.115398°E / -33.906824; 151.115398

Thoroughbred horse racing Racecourse
Grose Farm The oiginal "Sydney Turf Club", which later became the Australian Jockey Club In the area of the University of Sydney campus, or Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, at Camperdown.

(Exact location not available.)

Thoroughbred horse racing 1826—1840[3] Racing moved to Homebush University of Sydney or Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Harold Park Paceway NSW Harness Racing Club Area bounded by Minogue Cresent, original route of Ross Street, and RozelleTram Depot, Forest Lodge[4]33°52′43.0″S 151°10′42.5″E / 33.878611°S 151.178472°E / -33.878611; 151.178472 Pony racing Harness racing

Greyhound racing

Pony racing, while known as Epping Raceway.

Harness racing 1911—2010

Greyhounds 1927 —1987

Originally called Forest Lodge, then Epping Raceway.

Course was extended in 1996.

Residential housing, and some public open space as parkland
Hawkesbury Racecourse

'Windsor Racecourse'

Hawkesbury Turf Club[5]

Currently, Hawkesbury Race Club[6]

Racecourse Road, Clarendon[6]

33°36′45.4″S 150°47′14.7″E / 33.612611°S 150.787417°E / -33.612611; 150.787417

Thoroughbred horse racing c.1830—now Venue for the Hawkesbury Guineas

Clarendon railway station was named Hawkesbury Racecourse from 1870 up to 1876.

Racecourse
Homebush Australian Jockey Club North of Great Western Highway, at Homebush West (opposite Flemington Markets)

(Exact location not available)

Thoroughbred horse racing 1841—1859[7] Was on land owned by William Wentworth.[3]

AJC moved to Randwick in 1859

Part of Sydney Olympic Park[3]
Hyde Park NSW Government What is now Hyde Park, in Sydney CBD, with the finish and grandstand being near what is now Market Street.[8]33°55′02.5″S 151°13′52.5″E / 33.917361°S 151.231250°E / -33.917361; 151.231250 Thoroughbred horse racing 1810—1825

Governor Brisbane banned horseracing in 1825.[8]

It set the pattern that horse races run clockwise in NSW.[8] Hyde Park, Sydney.
Kensington Racecourse Rosehill Racing Club Area bounded by High Street, Anzac Parade, and Barker Street, Kensington[9]

33°55′02.5″S 151°13′52.5″E / 33.917361°S 151.231250°E / -33.917361; 151.231250

Pony racing[10] 1893—1942 Race meetings were held mid-week, so as not to compete with nearby Randwick. Used as a military camp from 1942[10] Now part of the University of NSW. Part of its tote building remains.
Menangle Park Paceway

Sponsorship name "Tabcorp Park, Menangle"

Adjacent to Menangle Park railway station.

33°6′10.5″S 150°44′31.0″E / 33.102917°S 150.741944°E / -33.102917; 150.741944

Harness racing 1914—now

It was a racecourse until 1953

The principal paceway for Sydney since closure of Harold Park. Racecourse
Moorfield Racecourse P. J. Moore / Moorefield Turf Club Limited[11] The area of Kogarah bounded by President Avenue, Princes Highway, Marshall Street and the eastern boundary of Scarborough Park.

33°58′0.0″S 151°8′24.7″E / 33.966667°S 151.140194°E / -33.966667; 151.140194

Pony racing 1888—1951 St George TAFE , James Cook Boys Technology High School, Moorefield Girls High School, and residential housing.
Penrith Paceway Bounded by Mulgoa Road, houses on Rodley Ave, Station Street and Ransley Steet, Penrith

33°45′22.1″S 150°41′22.1″E / 33.756139°S 150.689472°E / -33.756139; 150.689472

Harness racing 1900—now Racecourse
Rosebery Racecourse Rosebery Turf Club, later Sydney Turf Club Southern side of Gardeners Road in Eastlakes

33°55′30.8″S 151°12′31.7″E / 33.925222°S 151.208806°E / -33.925222; 151.208806

Pony racing Racing:

1906—1942

Training:

c.1946—1962[7][12][13]

Now Eastlakes Shopping Centre, residential housing, and Jack Mundey Park.
Rosehill Gardens Racecourse John Bennett

From 1943, Sydney Turf Club From 2011, Australian Turf Club

Bounded by Grand Ave, James Ruse Drive, Unwin Street and Colquoun Street, Rosehill

33°49′21.9″S 151°01′29.8″E / 33.822750°S 151.024944°E / -33.822750; 151.024944

Thoroughbred horse racing 1888—now Racecourse
Royal Randwick Raacecourse From 1860, Australian Jockey Club. From 2011, Australian Turf Club Southern side of Allison Road, Randwick

33°54′39.9″S 151°13′50.2″E / 33.911083°S 151.230611°E / -33.911083; 151.230611

Thoroughbred horse racing 1833—now Was known as Randwick Racecourse. Renamed Royal Randwick in 1992. Racecourse
Victoria Park Racecourse James John Joynton Smith Western side of South Dowling Street, south of O'Dea Avenue, east of Joynton Avenue, Zetland

33°54′21.6″S 151°12′40.0″E / 33.906000°S 151.211111°E / -33.906000; 151.211111

Pony racing Later was site of BMC / Leyland Australia car plant. Residential housing (apartment blocks)
Warwick Farm Racecourse Australian Jockey Club From 2011, Australian Turf Club Bounded by Hume Highway, Governor Macquarie Drive, Cabramatta Creek and Georges River, Warwick Farm

33°54′39.4″S 150°56′43.4″E / 33.910944°S 150.945389°E / -33.910944; 150.945389

Thoroughbred horse racing Racecourse
Wentworth Park NSW Greyhound Owners Breeders and Trainers Association Greyhound course is part of larger Wentworth Park at Glebe.

33°52′31″S 151°11′31″E / 33.875288°S 151.191915°E / -33.875288; 151.191915

Greyhound racing Park used as a speedway until 1935

Greyhounds 1932—now

Dog track


References

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  1. ^ "Another Racecourse". Daily Telegraph (Sydney). 10 December 1895. p. 6.
  2. ^ a b c "Brighton-Le-Sands: A Suburb Evolved From The Sandhills". St George Historical Society. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Homebush Racecourse". Strathfield Heritage. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  4. ^ Gregory's Street Directory of Sydney (Map 5) (1st ed.). 1934.
  5. ^ "HAWKESBURY TURF CLUB RACES, 1855". People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator. 19 May 1855. p. 2. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  6. ^ a b "About Us". Hawkesbury Race Club. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  7. ^ a b "The lost racetracks of Sydney and their place in Australian turf history". The Straight. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  8. ^ a b c "Hyde Park racecourse | The Dictionary of Sydney". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  9. ^ Gregory's Street Directory of Sydney Suburbs (Maps 12 & 19) (1st ed.). 1934.
  10. ^ a b "Harold Park Heritage Study" (PDF). p. 71.
  11. ^ "Harold Park Heritage Study" (PDF). pp. 73, 74.
  12. ^ "History of Racecourses Around Sydney | Shire Shuttle Bus". 8 January 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Harold Park Heritage Study" (PDF). pp. 70, 71.
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