Broadmeadow Racecourse
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| Location | Broadmeadow, New South Wales |
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| Coordinates | 32°55′46″S 151°44′28″E / 32.92944°S 151.74111°E |
| Owned by | Newcastle Jockey Club |
| Date opened | 27 April 1907 |
| Notable races | Cameron Handicap Newcastle Gold Cup Newcastle Newmarket Handicap Spring Stakes Tibbie Stakes |
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Broadmeadow Racecourse is an Australian racecourse for horse racing in the Newcastle suburb of Broadmeadow. It was opened on 27 April 1907 by the Newcastle Jockey Club on land acquired from the Australian Agricultural Company. It replaced a racecourse at Hamilton.[1][2][3]
Notable races held at Broadmeadow are the Cameron Handicap, Newcastle Gold Cup, Newcastle Newmarket Handicap, Spring Stakes and Tibbie Stakes.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Newcastle Racecourse Daily Telegraph 18 February 1907 page 8
- ^ Newcastle's New Racecourse Sydney Morning Herald 6 April 1907 page 14
- ^ The New Racecourse Official Opening Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners Advocate 29 April 1907 page 3
- ^ Newcastle Race Course Racenet