Rosehill Racecourse News Headlines |
07/02/2008
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 » |
06/26/2008
Zero Rock set to contest Golden Rose at Rosehill!
Zero Rock is ready to set Rosehill Racecourse on fire on August 30 when she takes part in the $1 million, group II, Golden Rose at 1,400m ... read more » |
06/17/2008
Kroner ready to strut his stuff on Saturday at Rosehill!
Kroner, a promising colt that has recently been capturing the attention of many horse racing fans, will be one of the major drawcards at this Saturday's meeting at Rosehill Racecourse ... read more » |
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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.
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