Gore Racecourse

Gore racecourse, New Zealand.

Gore racecourse is home to the Gore Racing Club .  The racecourse is sited on 53 hectares of freehold land which as well as providing racing facilities is also a training centre. You can combine your trip to the races with some fishing. From October to April, Gore attracts anglers from all over the world hoping to catch the wily brown trout, famous in the waters of the nearby Mataura river. Gore is also the Country Music Capital of New Zealand and hosts the "Gold Guitar Awards" during the week leading to Queens Birthday weekend each year and is attended by participants from throughout Australasia

The racecourse is located 1.5 km south of Gore township on the Gore-Mataura Highway.

Liquorland Gore Guineas -

One of the feature days of the Gallop South Festival. The highlight is the Listed $45,000 MLT/Liquorland Gore Guineas, the 1st leg of the Windsor Park Triple Crown which offers a $100,000 cash bonus to any horse that can win the three major races in Southland for three year olds.

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