Randwick Racecourse

Randwick Racecourse

Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horseracing in the Eastern Suburbs in Sydney, New South Wales. Randwick Racecourse, is operated by the Australian Jockey Club and formally known as Royal Randwick and known to many Sydney racegoers as headquarters. The racecourse is located approximately 6 km from the Sydney Central Business District in the suburb of Randwick.

Races

The following is a list of Group races which are run at Randwick Racecourse.

Venue

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The Rolling Stones played at Randwick on their 1973 Pacific Tour. In 1970, Pope Paul VI celebrated mass at Randwick [Search under Manuscripts and Pictures on [http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/ New South Wales library] for "Australian tour of Pope Paul VI Randwick"] as part of his pastoral visit to Australia. The Racecourse was also the site of a mass held by Pope John Paul II in 1995 for the Beatification ceremony of Australia's first potential saint Mary MacKillop. It was also the site of the vigil and final mass of World Youth Day 2008 in July 2008. Racing was stopped for several weeks, due to the alterations needed to hold over 400,000 people. This move had been opposed by the Randwick Trainers Association, which holds lease interests over some areas intended to be used for the event. [ [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/10/04/1191091276220.html Back off, irate horse trainers warn Pell] ] The dispute was resolved [" [http://www.ajc.com.au/mediaandnews/newsarticle.aspx?ID=148 World Youth Day reaches agreement with racing industry] " - Article on Australian Jockey Club website] , by the federal government and the state government jointly pledging $40 million as reimbursement to the racing industry. [" [http://au.news.yahoo.com/071115/2/14xhu.html Racing industry offered payout for Pope] " - Article on au.news.yahoo.com] The famous racecourse has also appeared in several films, including "".

See also

* List of Australian organisations with royal patronage

External links

* [http://www.ajc.org.au Australian Jockey Club]

References


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