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Exciting Horse Racing in a Quaint and Charming Atmosphere!

Warwick Farm Race Track is a 380-acre horse race track located at Warwick Farm, a southwestern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Warwick Farm Race Track is situated on the Hume Highway, 30 kilometers from the centre of Sydney, and is readily accessible by private or public transport.

Warwick Farm Race Track operates under the control of the Australian Jockey Club (AJC). The race track is known for its pleasant, casual and countryside atmosphere. This quaint and charming setting has made Warwick Farm Race Track popular not only amonst the horse racing set but also amongst families.

Warwick Farm Race Track typically hosts about 20 meetings in a year. Among the famed stakes events held at Warwick Farm Race Track are:

• Chipping Norton Stakes
• AJC Challenge Stakes
• Surround Stakes
• Warwick Stakes
• Liverpool City Cup
• Silver Shadow Stakes
• Up and Coming Stakes

Doubling as an automobile racing facility, Warwick Farm Race Track hosted the Australian Grand Prix in 1963, 1967, 1970, and 1971.

Warwick Farm Race Track Description

• Warwick Farm Race Track is a fully grassed race track with a circumference of 1,937 meters.

• The straight is 326 meters long. It is 23 meters wide.

• The race track has a number of sharp turns.

• Front runners are known to do well at Warwick Farm Race Track due to the sharp turns. Horses that come from behind are known to run very wide in these turns.

• There are about 53 trainers at Warwick Farm Race Track and is expected to increase in the coming years.

Warwick Farm Race Track History

• In 1922, the site on where the present-day Warwick Farm Race Track now stands was purchased by the AJC.

• In 1925, horse racing commenced at Warwick Farm Race Track.

• In the 1940s. Warwick Farm Race Track was used by the Allied powers. It was given the name Camp Warwick or HMS Golden Hind.

• In the early 1950s, an automobile racing course was built at Warwick Farm Race Track.

• Between 1960 and 1973, Warwick Farm Race Track served dual purposes as both a race track for thoroughbred horse racing for automobile racing. It was even host to the Australian Grand Prix in 1963, 1967, 1970 and 1971.

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