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Warwick Farm Raceway was a motor racing facility which was in operation from 1960 to 1973. [1] Warwick Farm Raceway hosted numerous major events during its life such as the Australian Grand Prix and rounds of both the Australian Touring Car Championship and the Tasman Series .
Warwick Farm Racecourse is a racecourse at Warwick Farm, a south-west suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is used as a racecourse for Thoroughbred horse racing . The racecourse is owned and operated by the Australian Turf Club .
The ATC primarily operates out of their offices at Randwick Racecourse and employs approximately 270 full-time staff and over 1,000 casual staff across the five venues. The venues include Randwick, Rosehill Gardens , Canterbury Park , Warwick Farm and the Rosehill Bowling Club.
William Forrester (26 August 1842 – 23 August 1901) [1] was an Australian racehorse and racecourse owner. Descended from Robert Forrester, a First Fleet convict, Forrester was known as Black Bill to distinguished him from a cousin also of the name William Forrester. He was a racehorse owner and trainer who owned Warwick Farm. [2]
The present event was introduced in 2004, although a similar race, the Warwick (Brooke Bond Oxo) National Chase, had been previously staged until 2000. As with its predecessor, the Classic Chase is usually contested by several horses which subsequently compete in the Grand National. The 2017 winner, One For Arthur, went on to win the Grand National
Warwick Farm Racecourse. Warwick Farm Raceway was a motor racing facility which was in operation from 1960 to 1973. Located within the Warwick Farm Racecourse site, [4] it hosted numerous major events including the Australian Grand Prix.
Inglis have stated that they intend to move their operations to a larger site at Warwick Farm Racecourse in 2018. In 2016, Olivia Inglis, the 17-year-old daughter of the firm's Deputy Chairman and executive, Arthur Inglis, was killed in an equestrian accident. [6] Many significant figures in the equine industry offered their condolences.
Warwick Farm Racecourse railway station was a railway station on the Warwick Farm Racecourse branch line in Warwick Farm, New South Wales, Australia. The station served the Warwick Farm Racecourse. The station opened on 12 June 1889. [1] [2] The station was utilized during the First world war to transport troops from the war time Warwick Farm Camp.