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The club manages the Ascot Racecourse and Belmont Park Racecourse. Many of its racing-related functions were taken over by the body Racing and Wagering Western Australia in 2003. The club was one of Perth's two most prominent members clubs in early Western Australia, along with the Weld Club. Many of its members were prominent families in the ...
Soon afterwards a site was selected for a permanent course on Hardey's property – this became the Perth Race Course (later Ascot Racecourse). In 1852, the West Australian Turf Club was formed. [2] [3] The inaugural Perth Cup was held in 1887. [4] [5] In 1885 a railway was constructed to the northern side of Swan River opposite the racecourse. [6]
The Northerly Stakes, formerly known as the Kingston Town Classic, is a Perth Racing Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run under Weight for Age conditions for three year olds and older over a distance of 1800 metres at Ascot Racecourse in Perth, Western Australia in early December. [1] Total prizemoney is A$1,500,000.
a$1,000,000 (2024) The Perth Cup is a Perth Racing Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race run under quality handicap conditions over a distance of 2,400 metres (1.5 mi) at Ascot Racecourse in Perth , Western Australia in January, usually on New Year's Day .
The race was once again moved from the traditional summer Christmas/New Year's Day Carnival forward to the autumn of 2002. [3] † Race was run twice in 1899. Ormuz won on New Year's Day in 1899. [43] The next racing season (1899-1900) the race was held on 30 December 1899. [44] ¤ Not to be confused with the great Carbine from the same era ...
$250,000 (2024) The Western Australian Oaks is a Perth Racing Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies at set weights run over 2400 metres, held at Ascot Racecourse in Perth , Western Australia each year in March.
Belmont Park Racecourse is one of the two major horse racing venues within the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area, the other being Ascot Racecourse, and is located just outside of the central business district on the Burswood Peninsula surrounded by the Swan River. The track has a circumference of 1,699 metres (5,574 ft) with a 333 ...
a$200,000 (2024) The Prince Of Wales 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 1000 metres at Ascot Racecourse , Perth , Western Australia in early November. [ 1 ]