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The race was to be run on August 14, 1999, but due to a severe thunderstorm that hit the track after qualifying, the race was run the next day before a nearly empty house. It was the only ARCA race at the Speedway. [6] Flemington Speedway hosted one NASCAR Busch North Series race in 1991 which was won by Ricky Craven.
After attending the races in Melbourne during his coverage of the 1956 Olympic Games, the famous American sports writer, Red Smith, wrote about Joe Brown: "Flemington's incomparable race caller described every stride with vivid detachment . . . No matter how great the field, he calls every horse at every post, salting it with enlightened comment."
Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup , which is the world's richest handicap and the world's richest 3200-metre horse race.
The Newmarket Handicap is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred open handicap horse race over a distance of 1200 metres, at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia on Super Saturday [1] in March during the VRC Autumn Racing Carnival. [2] Prize money is A$1,500,000. Ajax, 1938 winner Gothic, 1927, 1928 winner
The Hotham Handicap, raced as the Lexus Archer Stakes, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, held under quality handicap conditions, over a distance of 2500 metres, held annually at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia on Victoria Derby Day. [1] Total prize money for the race is A ...
March 9, 2013 - At Flemington Racecourse in the Blamey Stakes between Pussiance De Lune and Budriguez. [44] May 31, 2013 - Two dead heats in back-to-back races at Belmont Park; between Anaphylaxis and Copper Forest in race 2, and between Leave of Absence and Smash in race 3. [45]
The race was held over a distance of 14 furlongs, 132 yards until 1973 when it was modified to the metric distance of 2800 metres. In 1975 the race was run over 2700 metres. [ 6 ] In 2001 and 2007, the distance was changed to 2500 metres when the race was run at Moonee Valley Racecourse [ 4 ] while Flemington was under redevelopment.
Kenneth "Ken" Brenn Jr. (April 20, 1952 – May 2, 2019) was an American modified racing driver who won more than 100 feature events at venues in the Mid-Atlantic states. . Equally adept on both dirt and asphalt surfaces, he captured modified track titles on the dirt surface of Flemington Speedway and again after it was p