Bairnsdale Racecourse

Bairnsdale Racecourse, Country Victoria

Established in the region in 1862, the Bairnsdale Racing Club has a long association with East Gippsland. The club is well-regarded in the community, with support from major community partners including Patties Foods, East Gippsland Shire and East Gippsland Water together with a wide range of local businesses who support the race club through a range of sponsorship initiatives.

The Bairnsdale Racing Club holds seven race meetings in the 2010/11 racing season and will hold the Bairnsdale Cup Carnival from October to December which will incorporate three Cups over three months;

Sunday 3rd October              - Patties Foods Bairnsdale Cup

Tuesday 2nd November         - Melbourne Cup Day at Bairnsdale

Monday 20th December         - Christmas Cup Day

Throughout the year we also celebrate the Peels Cruisers Lakes Entrance Cup Day, Dahlsens Lindenow Cup Farmers Big Day Out and our Summer Raceday on 2nd January.

The club follows up great racing with great entertainment, including live bands, fashions on the field, free childrens activities, roving entertainers, marquees and dining packages. Be there trackside...

Track Information

Based at its current Racecourse Road location for 33 years, Bairnsdale boasts Victoria's most-recently built race track. The Racecourse is a drought-proof facility based on an ongoing sponsorship/support of East Gippsland Water, who provide continual access to recycled water.

Features include:

. 18m wide track

. Well grassed

. Sandy loam soil

. Banked truns into the straight

. Circuit has good straight runs

The Bairnsdale Racing Club provides the only professional training and racing facility between Sale to the west, Merimbula to the east, and Wangaratta to the north-east. The training facility at the Racecourse is utilised six days per week, all year round. It is regularly used by 21 trainers, and over 20 horses train at the facility. Features include:

. Sand track

. Stabling

. Horse wash facilities

. Course proper

. Permanent jump out stalls and chute direct to sand track

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