Rosehill Gardens Racecourse


The Rosehill Gardens Racecourse is located in the Western Sydney suburb of Rosehill, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It operated by the Australian Turf Club. Rosehill holds horse races for thoroughbred gallopers on a grass surface. It is one of the two premier racecourses in Sydney, the other one being Randwick Racecourse. One of the main events held at Rosehill is the Golden Slipper race for two-year-olds. The track has a circumference of with a home straight of.
The racecourse is served by trains on the Carlingford line stopping at Rosehill station.

History

John Bennett purchased a large section of Rosehill to construct a racecourse and recreation area. Construction started in 1883 and was completed in April 1885 for a grand total of £12,000. Bennett constructed a private railway line connecting the racecourse to the main line located at Clyde which opened on 17 November 1888.
From 1943 Rosehill Gardens Racecourse was managed by the Sydney Turf Club and remained so until 2011 when the Sydney Turf Club and Australian Jockey Club combined to become the Australian Turf Club. The Australian Turf Club are the current owners and operators of Rosehill Gardens Racecourse.

Races

The following is a list of Group races which are run at Rosehill Racecourse.
GrpRace NameAgeSexWeightDistanceDate
1Golden Slipper Stakes2YOOpensw1200April
1George Ryder StakesOpenOpenwfa1500April
1Rawson Stakes/Ranvet StakesOpenOpenwfa2000March
1Rosehill Guineas3YOOpensw2000March
1Storm Queen Stakes/Arrowfield Stakes3YOFilliessw2000April
1T A D Kennedy Stakes/Coolmore ClassicOpenF&Mqlty1500March
1Tancred Stakes/The BMW StakesOpenOpenwfa2400April
1The GalaxyOpenOpenhcp1100March
1Golden Rose Stakes3YOOpensw1400September
2Ajax StakesOpenOpenqlty1500March
2Hobartville Stakes3YOOpensw1400March
2Magic Night Stakes2YOFilliessw1200March
2Pago Pago Stakes2YOC&Gsw1200March
2Phar Lap Stakes3YOOpensw1500March
2Reisling Stakes2YOFilliessw1200March
2Shannon Stakes3YO+Openqlty1500September
2Silver Slipper Stakes2YOOpensw1100February
2Tea Rose Stakes3YOFilliessw1500September
2Theo Marks Stakes3YO+Openqlty1300September
2Stan Fox Stakes3YOOpensw1500September
2Todman Stakes2YOC&Gsw1200March
2Tulloch Stakes3YOC&Gsw2000April
3Canonbury Stakes2YOC&Gsw+p1100February
3Widden Stakes2YOFilliessw+p1100March
3Birthday Card Stakes3YO+F&Mqlty1200March
3Neville Sellwood Stakes3YO+Opensw+p2000March
3N E Manion Cup3YO+Openqlty2400March
3Concorde Stakes3YO+Openqlty1100August
3San Domenico Stakes3YOOpensw1100August
3Gloaming Stakes3YOOpensw1800September
3Kingston Town Stakes3YO+Openhcp2000September
3Millie Fox StakesOpenF&Mqlty1300February
3Missile StakesOpenOpenwfa1100August
3Research Stakes3YO+F&Mqlty1200September
3Run to the Roses3YOOpensw+p1200September
3Star Kingdom StakesOpenOpenqlty1100March