Canterbury Park Racecourse

Canterbury Park Racecourse is a racecourse for horse racing in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located 11 km (7 mi) from the Sydney Central Business District, in King Street in the suburb of Canterbury, adjacent to Canterbury railway station. The racecourse is operated by the Australian Turf Club.

The first course was created by Cornelius Prout, on his own land. Frederick Clissold and Thomas Austen Davies resumed racing on a new course in 1871.^[1]

Races

The following is a list of Thoroughbred group races which are run at Canterbury Park Racecourse.

Grp	Race Name	Age	Sex	Weight	Distance	Date
2	Canterbury Stakes	Open	Open	wfa	1200	August
2	Perfect Vision	2yo	F	sw	1200	March
2	Phar Lap Stakes	3YO	Open	sw	1550	March
3	Nivea Visage Stakes	3YO	Open	hcp	1200	March

References

↑ Joan Lawrence; Lawrence, Madden & Muir; Brian J. Madden; Lesley Muir (1999). Pictorial History Canterbury Bankstown. Kingsclear Books Pty Ltd. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-908272-55-6. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

External links

Australian Turf Club - Canterbury Park
Lesley Muir and Brian Madden (2013). "Canterbury Park Racecourse". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 26 September 2015. [CC-By-SA]

Coordinates: 33°54′25″S 151°06′55″E / 33.906824°S 151.115398°E / -33.906824; 151.115398

Racing Venues in Sydney

Present	Canterbury Park Racecourse Randwick Racecourse Rosehill Gardens Racecourse Warwick Farm Racecourse

Closed	Ascot Racecourse Kensington Racecourse Rosebery Racecourse Victoria Park Racecourse

Greyhound venues	Wentworth Park

Harness venues	Harold Park Paceway

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