UK   US   CAN   AUS   HK  

 

 
 
Home

UK Racecourses

¬ Aintree Racecourse

¬ Ascot Racecourse

¬ Ayr Racecourse

¬ Bath Racecourse

¬ Beverley Racecourse

¬ Brighton Racecourse

¬ Carlisle Racecourse

¬ Cartmel Racecourse

¬ Catterick Racecourse

¬ Cheltenham Racecourse

¬ Chepstow Racecourse

¬ Chester Racecourse

¬ Doncaster Racecourse

¬ Epsom Downs

¬ Exeter Racecourse

¬ Fakenham Racecourse

¬ Folkestone Racecourse

¬ Fontwell Park Racecourse

¬ Great Leighs Racecourse

¬ Goodwood Racecourse

¬ Haydock Park Racecourse

¬ Kempton Racecourse

¬ Leicester Racecourse

¬ Newcastle Racecourse

¬ Newmarket Racecourse

¬ Nottingham Racecourse

¬ Salisbury Racecourse

¬ Sedgefield Racecourse

¬ Towcester Racecourse

¬ Wetherby Racecourse

¬ Windsor Racecourse

¬ Wolverhampton Racecourse

¬ Worcester Racecourse

¬ Yarmouth Racecourse

¬ York Racecourse

U.S. Racecourses

¬ Arlington Park Racecourse

¬ Aqueduct Racecourse

¬ Belmont Park Racecourse

¬ Calder Racecourse

¬ Churchill Downs Racecourse

¬ Del Mar Racecourse

¬ Delta Downs Racecourse

¬ Ellis Park Racecourse

¬ Fairplex Park Racecourse

¬ Gulfstream Park Racecourse

¬ Hawthorne Racecourse

¬ Hollywood Park Racecourse

¬ Keeneland Racecourse

¬ Laurel Park Racecourse

¬ Lone Star Park Racecourse

¬ Louisiana Downs Racecourse

¬ Meadowlands Racecourse

¬ Monmouth Park Racecourse

¬ Mountaineer Racecourse

¬ Oaklawn Park Racecourse

¬ Philadelphia Park Racecourse

¬ Pimlico Racecourse

¬ Remington Park Racecourse

¬ Santa Anita Racecourse

¬ Saratoga Racecourse

¬ Tampa Bay Downs Racecourse

¬ Turfway Park Racecourse

Canadian Racecourses

¬ Fort Erie Racecourse

¬ Woodbine Racecourse

Australian Racecourses

¬ Canterbury Park Racecourse

¬ Caulfield Racecourse

¬ Cranbourne Racecourse

¬ Doomben Racecourse

¬ Eagle Farm Racecourse

¬ Flemington Racecourse

¬ Geelong Racecourse

¬ Moonee Valley Racecourse

¬ Morphettville Racecourse

¬ Randwick Racecourse

¬ Rosehill Racecourse

¬ Sandown Racecourse

¬ Taree Racecourse

¬ Warwick Farm Racecourse

¬ Wyong Racecourse

Hong Kong Racecourses

¬ Happy Valley Racecourse

¬ Sha Tin Racecourse

Australian Racecourse News Headlines

07/03/2008 [Sandown Racecourse]
Ghost Party wins St. Joel Handicap at Sandown!

Ghost Party captured the 1,200-metre St. Joel Handicap at Sandown Racecourse on Wednesday. The victory was his very first win in two years, and that helped to keep his horse racing career afloat ... read more »

07/03/2008 [Doomben Racecourse]
Love De Cause wins at Doomben, aims for Caulfield Guineas!

Love De Cause captured the 1,200-metre Jacobs Creek Sparkling Maiden at Doomben Racecourse on Wednesday. Love De Cause beat Monashee Gold by a half-neck ... read more »

07/02/2008 [Rosehill Racecourse]
Legendary Man raring to seize Winter Cup!

Legendary Man seems all set to make a big mark on Saturday when he returns to Rosehill Racecourse for the Winter Cup ... read more »

Australia Horse Racing

Horse racing is one of the most popular spectator sports in Australia. In fact, it is the third most attended sport in the country, behind Australian rules football and rugby. Thoroughbred horse racing is the most popular version of the horse racing sport in Australia while harness racing hasn't yet quite reached the popularity levels of its thoroughbred racing counterpart. Besides being a spectator sport, horse racing is also an industry, and provides employment for almost 250,000 people.

Horse racing has become an integral part of the culture of Australia. In fact, horse racing has provided some of Australia's great sporting figures like Tulloch, Bernborough, Phar Lap, Kingston Town and Makybe Diva.

Australia is acknowledged as the source of one of the major developments in horse race wagering - the totalisator or tote - an analogue computer which allowed the automatic calculation of race odds given betting patterns.

The Australian public's interest in horse racing is especially highlighted during the main Spring and Autumn racing carnivals. Among the major horse racing attractions in Australia are the following:

  • Melbourne Cup
  • VRC Oaks
  • Caulfield Cup
  • W S Cox Plate

Horse racing in Australia is administered by the Australian Racing Board, with each state's Principal Racing Authority agreeing to abide by, and to enforce, the Australian Rules of Racing. This body supersedes the power of the principal clubs, which were once the sovereign body of racing in every state until government reforms introduced separate governing bodies for the industry.


Horse Racing Betting in Australia

The main avenues for horse race betting in Australia are:

  • Licensed on-track bookmakers that offer fixed-odds betting, mostly on wins and places.

  • Off-track betting through the "Totalisator Agency Boards" (TAB), which offered mainly pari-mutuel betting. These TABs have previously been under government control but many of them have been privatized.

  • SP bookmaking, which is a form of illegal off-course bookmaking in some parts of Australia.

  • Betfair, a person to person betting exchange, which has recently made inroads into the Australian market.

  • Online horse racing betting.

 

Bets on Australian Horse Racing are accepted at IASbet.com. Receive a 20% Bonus upon signing-up! Enjoy high betting limits! PLACE YOUR BETS NOW!
Bets on Australian Horse Racing are accepted at IASbet.com. Receive a 20% Bonus upon signing-up! Enjoy high betting limits! PLACE YOUR BETS NOW!

Harness racing in Australia is administered by Harness Racing Australia (HRA) (formerly known as the Australian Harness Racing Council), with each State's Principal Racing Authority agreeing to abide by, and to enforce the Australian Harness Racing Rules & Regulations.

Some of the major harness racing events in Australia are the following:

  • Miracle Mile
  • A G Hunter Cup
  • Victoria Cup
  • Inter Dominion
   

About Us | Contact Us | Links

Copyright © 2008 Racecourse-Info.com. All Rights Reserved.




To receive regular news updates from your favorite racecourse, please enter:

Name of Racecourse

Your Email Address