Canterbury Park Racecourse

Canterbury Park racecourse, Sydney NSW.

Sydney Turf Club's race track, Sydney New South Wales. The circumference of the track 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.

• 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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