Sandown Race Track: Melbourne racing in style!
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Sandown Race Track is a horse race track in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sandown Race Track is one of the four horse racing venues located in the area.
Sandown Race Track is located 25 kilometres from the Central Business District of Melbourne, in the suburb of Springvale, City of Greater Dandenong. Sandown Race Track also features a motor racing circuit on the outside of the race track, referred to as Sandown Raceway.
Operated by the Victoria Amateur Turf Club, Sandown Race Track is the only metropolitan race track built in the 20th century. |
The following is a list of Group races which are run at Sandown Race Track.
- Sandown Classic
- Sandown Guineas
- Sandown Stakes
The Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival traditionally closes with the running of the Sandown Classic (formerly the Sandown Cup) and Sandown Guineas in November each year. Past winners of the race include Gunsynd , Arwon and Baghdad Note.
Sandown Race Track Description
The Sandown Race Track Lakeside track has a circumference of 1,857 metres and a home straight of 407 metres
The Sandown Race Track Hillside track is 2,087 metres in circumference with a home straight of 491 metres.
Sandown Race Track is a specialist track and as such, barriers are not that important as there is a good straight to get horses into a good position. Sandown Race Track does not necessarily favour front runners as many such horses have been overcome by those coming from well back.
Sandown Race Track History
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In June 1965, Sandown Race Track opened before a crowd of 52,000.
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In 1997, a Quarantine Centre was established to cope with the increase in the number of overseas horses being attracted to the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
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In October 2001, the Melbourne Racing Club commenced the redevelopment of Sandown Race Track. This consisted of an additional 30 metre wide home turn and widening of the main straight from 30 to 45 metres, and widening of the turn out of the straight from 30 to 45 metres.
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In January 2003, racing on the reconfigured tracks commenced on 25th January 2003 with the number of meeting hosted at Sandown Race Track being increased from 32 to 41 per season.
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