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The Geelong Racecourse is a major regional horse racing venue in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The current racecourse dates to 1908. The current racecourse dates to 1908. The annual Geelong Cup is held at the course every October, as well as a number of other race meets through the year.
The Geelong Cup is held annually at The Beckley Centre and is organised by the Geelong Greyhound Racing Club. It is the highlight of greyhound racing year in Geelong and is one of Greyhound Racing Victoria's Country Cups, and is run over 520 metres.As of 2023 The cup is worth $75,000 to the winner. [1] The Cup was first held in 1962. [2]
This List of Australian Group races is recognized as a list of Australia's classified Black type thoroughbred horse races. [1] The Pattern Committee of the Australian Racing Board (ARB) [2] recommends which races shall be designated as Group and Listed races for the racing season. The current list is for the 2019–2020 Australian Racing season ...
The race is run thirteen days before the Melbourne Cup (which is always on the first Tuesday in November). The race has been run on this day since 1947. [4] The day of the race is a public holiday in the city of Geelong. [5] Before 1907 the race was run at the Marshalltown Racecourse. [6]
Geelong Greyhound Racing Club or The Beckley Centre is a greyhound racing venue located at Beckley Park, Broderick Road, Corio, Geelong, Victoria. [1] [2] The Beckley Centre is operated by the Geelong Greyhound Racing Club (GGRC) and regulated by Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV). It hosts the Geelong Cup and has race distances over 400, 460, 520 ...
The first girl to row within the A.P.S. was a lone sculler from Geelong Grammar School in 1972. There were 32 girls rowing by 1975, and in 1981, girls began competing at the Senior Regatta with Geelong Grammar School, The Geelong College, Melbourne Girls Grammar School, Morongo Girls' School and Lauriston Girls' School racing in 1st and 2nd Fours over 800m.
Cranbourne Racing Centre, Grant Street, Cranbourne: opened August 1973 [126] [127] Geelong Greyhound Racing Club: The Beckley Centre, Broderick Road, Corio, Geelong: opened 7 March 1980 [125] Healesville Greyhound Racing Club Showgrounds & Sporting Complex, Don Road, Healesville: opened November 1989 [128] Horsham Greyhound Racing Club
Chautauqua's race career began at the Seymour Race Club in a Maiden Plate race, where he placed 2nd. He then moved to race at Kyneton the following week in another Maiden Plate race, where he again placed 2nd. He was spelled for 18 weeks before achieving his first win at Geelong in a 3-year-old Maiden Plate race.