Rosehill Racecourse

Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney NSW.

Rosehill Racecourse can be found around 23 kilometres to the west of Sydney's city centre.

Rosehill Racecourse offers quality viewing for punters having modern three tiered stands with bars, restaurants and betting facilities as well as corporate boxes and a fully-covered betting ring.

Rosehill Racecourse is home to the Sydney Turf Club .

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 Racecourse and Canterbury Park Racecourse.

Rosehill Racecourse circumference is 2,048 meters and the  straight is 408 meters long. The course is known as a specialist track. Rosehill Racecourse is a box like shape with even sweeping corners.  Runners from the rear can win due to the long straight.

The Rosehill Racecourse is the home of Sydney's biggest horse race, the Golden Slipper Stakes. The Golden Slipper is the richest two-year-old race in the world.

Sthe Sydney Turf Club hosts two major carnivals in autumn and spring that provide top class racing including the prestigious Golden Slipper Festival and Spring Racing Carnival.

Other feature races run at Rosehill Racecourse include the Ajax Stakes, Concorde Stakes, Golden Rose Stakes, Kingtson Town Stakes, Run To The Rose, Pago Pago Stakes, BMW Stakes, Rosehill Guineas and more...

Barrier Guide

• 1100 metres:  Is found in a chute inside the main course proper.  There is a straight run for approximately 300 metres before it joins the course proper and then runners are faced with the double turn.  Inside barriers are an advantage.

• 1200 metres:  As with the 1100 metre start but runners have 400 metres before the turn.  Despite the new track camber, inside barriers still have an  advantage.

• 1300 metres:  This start is located on the course proper and provides runners with just 250 metres of straight run before the first of two turns. Inside barrier draws have a big advantage.

• 1350 metres:  Same as the 1300 metre start but now provides runners with a 300 metre straight run before the first turn.  Inside barriers are an advantage.

• 1500 metres:  This barrier is starting in a chute off the course proper at the end of the back straight.  It provides runners with a straight run of about 450 metres to the first turn. Again, inside barriers have the advantage especially with big fields.

• 1900 metres:  Is located on the course proper giving runners 350 metres straight run before the fist turn.  Inside barriers are an advantage.

• 2000 metres:  Similar to the 1900 metres start but is in a chute off the course proper and gives runners a run of about 450 metres to the first corner. Inside barriers are favoured.

• 2400 metres:  This start is located on the course proper in the home straight. It provides runners with a straight run for almost 400 metres to the winning post for the first time. Inside barriers have only a slight advantage.

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