"held its first meeting in January 1945. The STC held the racecourse until 2011 when the Sydney Turf Club and Australian Jockey Club merged to become the Australian Turf Club. The Australian Turf Club are the current owners and operators of Canterbury Park Racecourse. </nowiki> 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"
"Rosehill, New Zealand Rosehill is a suburb of Auckland, in northern New Zealand. Located to the south of Pahurehure, under authority of the Auckland Council. The suburb makes up the southernmost part of the Auckland metropolitan area, and is located in the Manurewa-Papakura ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of Auckland city. Until recently, Rosehill was not recognised as an independent suburb. The previous area was referred to as a small area of greater Papakura, but has now developed into a separate suburban area, stretching from south of Beach Road moving down to Park Estate Road, on the eastern"
"Danehill Stakes The Danehill Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race held at set weights conditions, with penalties, for horses aged three years old over a distance of 1200 metres. It is held annually at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in September. Total prizemoney for the race is A$200,000. In 1994 the race was renamed in honour of Danehill, the leading sire of winners in Australia for nine consecutive seasons (1996–97 to 2004–05). Prior to 2005 the event was scheduled on the first day of the VRC Spring Carnival - Victoria Derby Day. The VRC moved the"
"Great South Road travelling through the centre of the suburb. Train and bus services provide the bulk of public transport in the Papakura Town Centre, just to the northwest of Rosehill. Rosehill has 2 skate parks, and a special education school. With a mixture or rural and urban living, the area is home to Kirk's Bush (a large forestry area), Graham Tagg Park. Rosehill, New Zealand Rosehill is a suburb of Auckland, in northern New Zealand. Located to the south of Pahurehure, under authority of the Auckland Council. The suburb makes up the southernmost part of the Auckland metropolitan area,"
"race to September. The race known as Ascot Vale Stakes was moved from September to Victoria Derby Day and classified as a Group 1 event. Danehill Stakes The Danehill Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race held at set weights conditions, with penalties, for horses aged three years old over a distance of 1200 metres. It is held annually at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in September. Total prizemoney for the race is A$200,000. In 1994 the race was renamed in honour of Danehill, the leading sire of winners in Australia for nine consecutive seasons (1996–97 to"
"of the race were increased to $1 million. † Race not held in that year due to Equine Influenza outbreak. The Sydney Turf Club moved the race to the autumn for the 2007–08 racing season and the race was won by Forensics in March 2008. Golden Rose Stakes The Golden Rose Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run at set weights, over a distance of 1,400 metres at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia. Previously run in late August or early September, the race is now run on the fourth Saturday in September. Total prizemoney"
"Golden Rose Stakes The Golden Rose Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run at set weights, over a distance of 1,400 metres at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia. Previously run in late August or early September, the race is now run on the fourth Saturday in September. Total prizemoney for the race is A$1 million. The initial race was named after the dual Melbourne Cup winner Peter Pan (1932, 1934). When the race was renamed in 2003 the race had its grade dropped from Grade 2 to an unlisted race even though the stakes"
"related community events including New Year's Eve celebrations and the CQ Mega Lifestyle Expo. Callaghan Park Callaghan Park is a horse and greyhound racing venue in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the suburb of The Common. In 1868, the Rockhampton Jockey Club was first formed. However, the first meeting at Callaghan Park didn't occur until the racecourse was relocated in June 1898. Horse racing previously took place at a racecourse in West Rockhampton near the present day site of the Rockhampton Airport. In March 1912, it was decided by the Rockhampton Jockey Club that the course be named"
"Magic Night Stakes The Magic Night Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for two-year-old fillies, at set weights, over a distance of 1200 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March. Total prize money for the race is A$175,000. The winner of this race receives automatic entry to the ATC Golden Slipper Stakes and the race is the last prep test due to the same distance and usually held one week before the Golden Slipper Stakes. The race is named in honour of Magic Night, winner of the 1961 Golden Slipper Stakes."
"Townsville Street Circuit Townsville Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Opened in 2009, the circuit hosts the Townsville 400 Supercars Championship event. The Townsville Street Circuit is reminiscent of the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. It winds its way through Reid Park where specially constructed roads form approximately 70 percent of the circuit. The circuit crosses the Ross Creek multiple times and runs adjacent to Townsville railway station. Paul Dumbrell suggested it is a high grip circuit, while Mark Winterbottom stated that the circuit is like a standard racing circuit but in the middle of"
"border of the Auckland Southern Motorway and including the area to the west of Liverpool Street as well as conjoining Opaheke Road down to Graham Tagg Park inclusive. During the major reformation of local government in 1989, the Rosehill area was included into the Papakura District boundaries. In 2010, after a review of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, the entire Auckland Region was amalgamated into a single city authority. As well as the former Papakura District, all other territorial authorities were merged into a single Auckland Council. The suburb of Rosehill is part of the Manurewa-Papakura ward. The most"
"and government inquiries were ongoing. The Melbourne Cup for greyhounds is reputably the world's richest greyhound race, with a prize pool of 600,000 in 2015. In Sydney, the 2013 Golden Easter Egg had a first prize of 250,000. There are 65 racing venues in Australia, including at least one in each state capital: Wentworth Park in , Sydney; TABtouch Park Cannington in Perth; Greyhound Park in Angle Park, Adelaide; Albion Park in Brisbane; and Sandown Greyhounds in Melbourne. Other major locations include the Illawarra town of , and and , in Tasmania. Each Australian state and territory has a greyhound"
"Rosehill, London Rosehill is a suburb of Sutton in south-west London. It lends its name to the Rose Hill roundabout, which connects the A217, A297 and B278. At the 2011 Census the population of the suburb was included in the Sutton North ward of the London Borough of Sutton. The area surrounding Rosehill is notably green: there are two large green spaces to the southeast and southwest, Rosehill Park East and Rosehill Park West, the latter housing the Sutton Tennis Academy; a park to the west, Thomas Wall Park, named after the local benefactor; and a park to the east"
"Racecourse. A J Scahill Stakes The A J Scahill Stakes is a Perth Racing Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race held under Weight for Age conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1,400 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Australia in December. Prizemoney is A$250,000. The race is named for Alann J. Scahill (1901–2000), who served on the Committee of the Western Australian Turf Club from 1953 to 1975 and was vice chairman in 1975. Scahill was also a founding member of the Western Australian Totalisator Agency Board. In 2003 the race was run at Belmont"
"Rushall railway station Rushall railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy North, in a part of the suburb that used to be known as Rushall, and opened on 1 January 1927. Until July 1948, it was located at the eastern end of the former Inner Circle line, which passed between Rushall and Royal Park. The station backs up to the Merri Creek, but is connected to Westgarth by an 80 metre long narrow bridge for pedestrians and cyclists on the Merri Creek Trail. On 6 February 2016, whilst"
"For the 2016 running the race was named in honour of trainer Bede Murray who died a week before the race. Four fillies have captured the Magic Night – Golden Slippers double: Toy Show (1975), Dark Eclipse (1980), Bounding Away (1986) and Bint Marscay (1993) † Race run in Divisions Magic Night Stakes The Magic Night Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for two-year-old fillies, at set weights, over a distance of 1200 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March. Total prize money for the race is A$175,000. The winner of"
"Callaghan Park Callaghan Park is a horse and greyhound racing venue in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the suburb of The Common. In 1868, the Rockhampton Jockey Club was first formed. However, the first meeting at Callaghan Park didn't occur until the racecourse was relocated in June 1898. Horse racing previously took place at a racecourse in West Rockhampton near the present day site of the Rockhampton Airport. In March 1912, it was decided by the Rockhampton Jockey Club that the course be named Callaghan Park, in honour of the club's oldest member, Dr William Callaghan.. Callaghan had"
"Rosehill College Rosehill College (RC) is a co-educational state secondary school located in Rosehill area of the Auckland region. Rosehill College was established on Tuesday, 3 February 1970, and is now the largest secondary school in the area. Located approximately 30 minutes south of Auckland CBD, on the southern edge of the Auckland metropolitan area, the college admits students residing on the western side of the Southern Auckland Railway Line in Papakura and caters the Rosehill, Pahurehure, and Opaheke area as well as students from surrounding rural areas including Te Hihi, Karaka, Drury, Ponga, Runciman, Ramarama, Ararimu, Kingseat, Waiau Pa,"
"Star Kingdom Stakes The Star Kingdom Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney, Australia on Easter Saturday. Total prize money for the race is A$150,000. The registered race is named in honour of Star Kingdom, the five times Leading sire in Australia sire of the winner of the first five Golden Slipper Stakes. The race has been run as the Sebring Stakes between 2010–14 in honour of Sebring winner of the 2008 Golden"
"Rosehill Intermediate Rosehill Intermediate is a decile 3 school situated in Papakura, Auckland, catering for Years 7 and 8 students. Located approximately 30 minutes south of Auckland CBD, on the southern edge of the Auckland metropolitan area, the school draws students from a large number of schools around the area including Papakura and Manurewa. It has a growing roll and most students move on to nearby Rosehill College. The school also hosts two satellite classes for Rosehill Special School. The school community is diverse, with 31% of students identifying as Māori, and another 14% of other Pacific heritage, with approximately"
"Australian motorcycle Grand Prix The Australian motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. From 1997 to the present day, it is run at the scenic Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit south of Melbourne, Victoria. Prior to 1997 the event was held at a number of different venues, most notably Eastern Creek west of Sydney New South Wales and Bathurst in central western New South Wales. The only rider to win the 'premier class' race at multiple venues is five-time World Champion Mick Doohan, with wins at Bathurst (1988), Eastern Creek"
"(1985), Stratum (2005). The race is named after champion two year old Pago Pago the first interstate winner ""(from South Australia)"" of the Golden Slipper Stakes in 1963. Pago Pago Stakes The Pago Pago Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for two-year-old colts and geldings, at set weights, over a distance of 1200 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney, Australian in March. Total prize money for the race is A$175,000. The winner of this race receives automatic entry to the ATC Golden Slipper Stakes and the race is the last prep test due"
"World Drivers' Championship visits the Albert Park street circuit to contest the Australian Grand Prix (which was originally hosted by Adelaide, South Australia). Also Phillip Island hosts the Australian motorcycle Grand Prix for MotoGP bikes as well as a round of the World Superbike Championship, and Stawell is the home of Australia's most prestigious foot race, the Stawell Gift. The MCG was the site of the first ever cricket test match between Australia and England in 1877, and has been the main stadium for the 1956 Summer Olympics and 2006 Commonwealth Games. As well as Olympic and Commonwealth Games, Melbourne"
"2 in 2012, 1 in 2014 and 1 in 2017. In Australia, Victoria and South Australia are the only states where jumps-racing is still legal. Oakbank Racecourse Oakbank Racecourse, also but less frequently known as the ""Onkaparinga Racecourse"", is home of the Oakbank Racing Club, a club which, until 2009, raced just twice annually, Easter Saturday and Easter Monday at the Oakbank Easter Racing Carnival, and has done continually since 1876, except during World War II when it was held at Victoria Park and Morphettville Racecourse due to the army taking over the facility. Located in South Australia's Adelaide Hills"
"A coach is operated from Tea Tree Plaza Interchange to Gumeracha and Mount Pleasant by Affordable Coachlines. Lobethal was the host town for the 1939 Australian Grand Prix, Australia's premier motor race of that year. The race, which was won by Alan Tomlinson driving an MG TA, was staged on the Lobethal Circuit which comprised public roads in and around the town. The circuit was used for four race meetings from 1937 through to 1948. Lobethal Lobethal is a town in the Adelaide Hills area of South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area, and"
"A J Scahill Stakes The A J Scahill Stakes is a Perth Racing Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race held under Weight for Age conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1,400 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Australia in December. Prizemoney is A$250,000. The race is named for Alann J. Scahill (1901–2000), who served on the Committee of the Western Australian Turf Club from 1953 to 1975 and was vice chairman in 1975. Scahill was also a founding member of the Western Australian Totalisator Agency Board. In 2003 the race was run at Belmont Park"
"Rouse Hill, New South Wales Rouse Hill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rouse Hill is located in the Greater Western Sydney Region, 43 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district and 19 kilometres north-west of the Parramatta central business district. It is in the local government areas of The Hills Shire and City of Blacktown. Rouse Hill Town Centre is at the heart of the suburb, which contains a busy Town Square. Rouse Hill encompasses what was originally known as the Village of Aberdour along with the area originally known as"
"knoll at the end of Kneen Street). Rushall railway station is nearby. Rushall Garden Rushall Garden is a community garden situated on former railway land in Fitzroy North, Victoria in inner suburban Melbourne, Australia. It is licensed to and managed by The North Fitzroy Community Gardens Group. Membership of the NCGG is open to any member of the community, but a condition of the license is that priority in allocation of garden plots is given to residents of the Cities of Yarra and Darebin. The NFCGG aims are to enhance the sustainability of the North Fitzroy community by: Rushall Garden"
"1995. From 1996 it has been held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit at Albert Park in Melbourne. The winner of the race is presented with a circular plate, recently named the Jack Brabham trophy in a design based on the steering wheel of one of Brabham's racing cars and a perpetual trophy, the Lex Davison trophy. These trophies each date back to the 1960s. Since moving to Melbourne, the Australian Grand Prix has been the first race of the F1 World Championship excluding 2006 and 2010. Previously in Adelaide, it was the final round of the Championship, hosting numerous"
"Sydney Carnival The Sydney Carnival, a.k.a. Sydney Autumn Carnival, is a major Australian Thoroughbred racing series held in Sydney in March and April each year. It consists of six weeks of racing conducted by Australian Turf Club across the city's two primary racecourses: Royal Randwick and Rosehill Gardens. The most important races include the AAMI Golden Slipper Stakes, the world's richest race for two-year-old horses, the BMW Stakes, the Rosehill Guineas, the Australian Derby, the Doncaster Handicap and the Sydney Cup. The 2015 Sydney Autumn Carnival consists of 20 Group 1 races, and offers $26.5 million in prize money. Inaugurated"
"are the Australian Turf Club, which races at Randwick, Warwick Farm, Rosehill Gardens and Canterbury Park. The state's major provincial tracks are Newcastle and Kembla Grange, which alternate their meetings every second Saturday. Other notable tracks include Hawkesbury, Gosford and Grafton which hosts the largest race carnival in Australia outside of a capital city. Racing in South Australia is governed by Thoroughbred Racing S.A. Limited. The principal club is the South Australian Jockey Club, which races at Morphettville (and previously Cheltenham until its closure in 2009, and Victoria Park until 2008). Additionally, the Oakbank Racing Club holds the highly popular"
"its headquarters at Randwick where it plays a major role in the regulation of the sport. The Sydney Turf Club (STC) was formed in 1943 and held races on the Rosehill Gardens track and at Canterbury. This club was the initiator of the world’s richest race for two-year-olds, the Golden Slipper Stakes. The Australian Jockey and Sydney Turf Clubs Merger Act 2010 merged the two clubs under the name of the Australian Turf Club. In Victoria the first official races were held in March 1838 on a specially marked out course at Batman's Hill in Melbourne. The Victorian Racing Club"
"Rushall Garden Rushall Garden is a community garden situated on former railway land in Fitzroy North, Victoria in inner suburban Melbourne, Australia. It is licensed to and managed by The North Fitzroy Community Gardens Group. Membership of the NCGG is open to any member of the community, but a condition of the license is that priority in allocation of garden plots is given to residents of the Cities of Yarra and Darebin. The NFCGG aims are to enhance the sustainability of the North Fitzroy community by: Rushall Garden is in the Thomas Kidney Reserve on Rushall Crescent (behind the grassy"