Hawkesbury racecourse tips, news & meetings
Hawkesbury Race Club is one of the leading provincial circuits across New South Wales and is the host of 25 race meetings per year.
Hawkesbury racecourse is one of five provincial licensed venues for horse racing across New South Wales and is slowly becoming a strong base for trainers, being roughly 60km west of the major Sydney racing precinct.
Not only is the Hawkesbury Racecourse known for its racing, it’s also a hub for massive events and functions for both business and recreational use.
While the Hawkesbury Race Club doesn’t hold any Group 1 events on the racing calendar, the 25 meetings held near the Blue Mountains do have a history of classy gallopers gracing the turf since it was founded in 1871.
Hawkesbury Gold Cup Day is now run as a traditional Saturday metropolitan style meeting and with a terrific undercard, it’s always something to look forward to – particularly for the Clarendon locals.
Hawkesbury horse racing news
As is the case for all racetracks around Australia, our team at HorseBetting.com.au is always providing readers the latest racing news out of Hawkesbury. Here is the latest Hawkesbury racing news:
Hawkesbury horse racing tips
The Hawkesbury Race Club plays host to 25 meetings a year and rest assured our expert tipsters at HorseBetting.com.au will be looking to find our readers plenty of winners at those meetings and much more across New South Wales. Here are our latest Hawkesbury racing tips:
Hawkesbury Race Club address & how to get there
Hawkesbury Race Club is located at 1 Racecourse Road Clarendon NSW 2756 and is approximately 60km west of Sydney.
If you’re heading out to the Hawkesbury racetrack there’s many options for racegoers to make their way to the course proper. If you’re willing to drive to the location, you’ll be rewarded with free parking provided by the Hawkesbury Race Club for your entire stay on every race-day throughout the year.
If you’re more inclined to get a Taxi or Uber to the course, that’s obviously an option – particularly with the Clarendon Train Station just a stone throws away from Hawkesbury Racecourse.
If you’re making your way from Central Sydney Train Station, you can take the regularly scheduled line to Clarendon Train Station, taking approximately one hour for your arrival. The same can be said for a drive on the M2 from Sydney to Hawkesbury if that’s your preferred mode of transportation.
Hawkesbury racetrack dimensions & details
Hawkesbury Racecourse has a circumference of approximately 2070m the entire circuit and has a home straight of 282m.
The interesting fact about the Hawkesbury Racecourse dimensions comes at dissecting the chute positions. The first comes for the sprinters at the 1000m starting point coming from a chute, before getting to the course proper, while the same can be said for the stayers. From the 1400m there’s a cut-away rail for the 1600m, 1800m and up to the 2000m markers. It can be a tricky scenario to overcome for jockeys, and they need to be on the top of their game to ensure their mounts don’t get caught wide without cover throughout the journey. Overall the Hawkesbury club is very popular with both trainers and jockeys and sits comfortably among the best racetracks in country NSW.
Major races held at Hawkesbury racecourse
Since the year 2000 the main race-day for stakeholders comes for Hawkesbury Gold Cup Day. Not only does that program have the feature Cup worth $200,000, but the boost in financial support for provincial racing means the support card now has plenty of strength.
The Group 3 Hawkesbury Crown for the fillies and mares, and the Hawkesbury Guineas for the three-year-olds provides some strong options for trainers and connections to snag some major prizemoney.
How to be on the Hawkesbury races
The best and most efficient way to bet on Hawkesbury racing – and any Australian racing for that matter is through the best online betting sites. Whether you’d like to utilise their promotions, fixed odds and exotic markets, or just get the best form guide to be informed on all best equine talent on course, there will be a good bookie available to you.
The best online bookmakers also provide markets for meetings abroad and futures markets for all the major races on the calendar.
If you’re unable to use online services but still want to wager, make sure you check out the betting ring at Hawkesbury Racecourse. You’ll find many local bookmakers and TAB facilities ready to take your bets.
