Canterbury Park Racecourse

Canterbury Park Racecourse, Sydney NSW.

Canterbury Racecourse is located at Canterbury Park is situated about 11 kilometres south - west of Sydney's city centre.

Canterbury Park Racecourse is home of the Sydney Turf Club. Sydney Turf Club conducts more than 60 race meetings each year and manages Rosehill Racecourse as well as Canterbury Park Racecourse. The Sydney Turf Club was founded in 1943 and is the youngest of Australia's Principal Race Clubs. It was formed following an Act passed by the New South Wales parliament called the Sydney Turf Club Act. The Act had taken 40 years to draft and gave the club the power to hold 62 race meetings a year at the Rosehill and Canterbury tracks.

The circumference of Canterbury Racecourse is 1,579 metres with the straight being 317 metres long.  This course is best suited by short striding gallopers due to is round shape and turns.  Front runners and on pace runners have a distinct advantage.

Canterbury Racecourse is one of only two racetracks in Australia to have full lighting to enable night thoroughbred racing along with Melbourne's Mooney Valley Racecourse. Canterbury Racecourse has one main grandstand which includes quality seating, dining and corporate facilities.

• 1100 metres:  Start is on the course proper in the back straight.   Provides runners with a 400 metre straight before a sweeping double turn out of the back.  Inside barrier draws have a slight advantage.

• 1200 metres:  Starts in a chute at the end of the back straight.  Has a long straight run before runners have to negotiate the turn.  Gives runners ample time to find a position in running.  Barriers have little importance.

• 1250 metres:  same as the 1200 start.

• 1280 metres:  same as the 1200 start.

• 1550 metres:  Is in a small chute near the finish line off the course proper.  There is only a short run before a long sweeping turn into the back straight.  Inside barrier draws have an advantage.

• 1900 metres:  This Start is found at the top of the home straight in a small chute providing a 300 metre straight run before the sweeping turn into the back straight.  Inside barrier draws are an advantage.

• 2600 metres:  This starts on the course proper in the back straight. There is a straight run for about 350 metres before the sweeping double bend into the home straight. Inside barriers have an advantage.

• 2800 metres:  Is found on the course proper in the back straight near the 1250 metres start. There is a straight run for  550 metres before  the sweeping double bend into the home straight. Inside barriers have only a slight advantage.
  

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