Rosehill Racecourse: A Gem in the Sydney Sport Scene!

Rosehill Racecourse, also known as Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, is a horse racecourse located in Western Sydney , New South Wales , Australia .

Rosehill Racecourse is home of the Sydney Turf Club . The racecourse is situated about 20 minutes west of Sydney 's Central Business District and is one of the two premier racecourses in the Sydney area. Rosehill holds horse races for thoroughbred gallopers on a grass surface.

The marquee event at Rosehill Racecourse is the Golden Slipper Stakes which is a race for two year olds. Other notable stakes racing events held at Rosehill Racecourse are:

• Queen of the Turf Stakes
• Rawson Stakes
• Rosehill Guineas
• Storm Queen Stakes
• BMW Stakes
• TAD Kennedy Stakes
• Ajax Stakes
• Apollo Stakes

Three of the city's major vehicular arteries - Parramatta Road , Victoria Road and the M4 Motorway service the course, while special raceday trains run direct to the race track.

Rosehill Racecourse Description

The Rosehill Racecourse surface is fully grassed and has a circumference of 2,048 metres. The length of the straight is 408 metres. The winning post width is 20 metres.

Rosehill Racecourse Training Courses 

• Inside grass 1,538 x 27m
• Slow cinders track 1,357 x 7m
• Fast cinders track 1,436 x 7m
• Sand track 1,712 x 6m

Rosehill Racecourse History

• In 1883, work was begun on Rosehill Racecourse on a portion of a grant to John Macarthur.

• In 1885, Rosehill Racecourse was finished at a cost of £17,000. That same year, the first race meeting was held.