Mooney Valley Racecourse

Moonee Valley racecourse, Melbourne VICTORIA

Mooney Valley race track is run by the  Moonee Valley Racing Club, Melbourne Victoria. It has a circumference of 1,805 metres and the home straight is 173 metres long.  It is the shortest straight in Australia.  This alone makes it a huge advantage for front runners and on pace runners turning into the straight.  It is definitely a specialist track.  

• 1000 metres:  This starts is in a chute at the back of the course which
  cuts diagonally across the field to link up with the course proper at the
  600 metre mark.  The runners then have to negotiate a sweeping turn
  into the straight run home.  Inside barriers are of slight importance.

• 1200 metres:   Starts in a chute at the back of the course and provides
  a straight run for 300 metres to the first of 2 turns.  Inside barriers are an
  advantage.

• 1600 metres:  Starts on the course proper and gives runners almost 400
  metres to the first corner making barrier draws less important.

• 2040 metres:  Starts at the top of the home straight with a run of 200
  metres before the first turn making wide barrier draws a great
  disadvantage.

• 2600 metres: This barrier starts from a chute near the 800 metres.
  There is a straight run of about 400 metres to the first turn. Inside
  barriers are a slight advantage

• 3000 metres:  Starts in a chute at the back of the course.  Barriers are
  of no importance due to the distance of the race.

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