Warwick Farm Racecourse

Warwick Farm Racecourse, Sydney NSW

Warwick Farm Racecourse is located at Hume Highway Warwick Farm NSW 2170.

Warwick Farm Racecourse is situated about 30 km south west from the centre of Sydney and is known for its casual charm and pleasant country hospitality.

In May 1840 the Australian Racing Committee was formed to govern racing, and by January 1842 the Australian Jockey Club was an entity and Homebush was the headquarters of racing in NSW before it moved back to Randwick in 1860. In 1922 the Australian Jockey Club purchased the Warwick Farm Racecourse and undertook a number of improvements. The first meeting under the AJC was held on January 27th, 1925 with 25,000 people in attendance.

The Australian Jockey Club holds around 60 race meetings at two racecourses, the country style setting of Warwick Farm Racecourse and historic and prestigious Royal Randwick Racecourse.

Warwick Farm Racecourse is controlled by the Australian Jockey Club, Sydney New South Wales. It has a circumference of 1,937 metres and the straight is only 326 metres long.  Front runners do well here due to its sharp turns.  Horses coming from behind often run very wide when negotiating these turns.

Starts for 1000m-1400m, the fields only negotiate the bend at the home turn, so barriers do not play as big a role as other tracks.

Warwick Farm Racecourse hosts a signature meeting - Chipping Norton Stakes day in March each year. The Chipping Norton is a race steeped in history with most of Australia's best milers/stayers winning the wfa event. Warwick Farm Racecourse is best known for its a picnic atmosphere so it is very much a family racetrack.

• 1000 metres:  Starts in a chute off the course proper which in turn allows for a straight run for almost 700 metres to the home turn.  Inside barriers have  only a slight advantage.

• 1100 metres:  This start is also in the chute off the course proper and provides a straight run for almost 800 metres to the home turn.  Inside barriers have a slight advantage.

• 1200 metres:  Almost the same as the 1100 metre start and this one having a straight run for 900 metres to the home corner.  Inside barriers have only a slight advantage.

• 1400 metres:  Starts at the end of the chute off the course proper and provides a straight run of almost 1100 metres to the home turn.  Barriers don't really come into play.

• 1600 metres:  Starts in a small chute off the course proper and provides a straight run of 400 metres to the first corner.  Inside barriers have an a slight advantage mainly depending on the size of the field.

• 2200 metres:  Is on the course proper at the top of the home straight. It only provides just under 300 metres  before the first turn for horses to find a position.  Due to the distance of the race barriers are a slight advantage.

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