Morphettville racecourse
Morphettville Racecourse is the only metropolitan track in South Australia and is owned and operated by the South Australian Jockey Club.
Opening operations in 1876, the Morphettville Racecourse plays host to four Group 1 feature event throughout the calendar year of racing. All these Group 1 events take place around April every year.
That’s just scratching the surface of South Australia’s best horse racing track, with Morphettville hosting upwards of 40 meetings each racing season.
The special part of the Morphettville track is the usage of not one, but two courses with the Morphettville Racecourse considered “The course proper” and the secondary, “Parks” track, used to ensure the turf on both stays pristine.
Like most tracks around Australia, the South Australian Jockey Club is open seven days a week for more than just horse racing. If you have an event planned for business or special occasions, it’s a terrific option for patrons in Adelaide.
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Morphettville Racecourse address & how to get there
Morphettville Racecourse is located at 79 Morphett Rd, Morphettville SA 5043.
There are many options to make your way out to Morphettville Racecourse with the most prominent being to take a Taxi or Uber to the track, as there is a Taxi Rank available to take patrons to and from the course. The Taxi rank is located in the Members’ Car Park and these run throughout the day of any race meeting.
If you’d prefer to drive yourself to the track from the Central Business District in Adelaide, it’s a relatively simple drive. Just take the Anzac Highway heading in the south-west direction for roughly 8.3km, before turning into the Morphett Rd entrance of the racecourse. You can also turn into the Tramway entrance, however, this is more for patrons electing to take buses and trams to the course.
Public transport is also strongly recommended way of attending the races, with trams and buses running from the CBD and all around the city. The Adelaide Metro website changes its schedule regular, however, it usually sends a City-Bay tram service via Victoria Square (Adelaide) through to Moseley Square (Glenelg), before stopping at the Tramway entrance adjacent to the racecourse as mentioned previously.
Morphettville racetrack specifications & details
The course proper at Morphettville has a circumference of 2,339 metres and runs in an anti-clockwise direction. It’s straight runs for 334m and it is considered a fair playing circuit on most occasions.
It has three possible starts where a chute is used to make there way to the running rail. These starting locations are at the 1200m, 1600m and the 2000m.
The Morphettville Parks course or the “inside” course is much smaller in circumference, only measured at 2,100 metres with a home straight that is slightly shorter than the course proper at 320m. All flat course races on this circuit start from between the 1000m-2400m. The unique part of the Parks course is the running of hurdles and steeplechase races, which feature an off chute start between the 3000m-3350m.
Major Races Held At Morphettville
The Morphettville course proper hold a total of four Group 1 feature races, which take place in the early part of the year. We’ve got two Group 1 races for the sprinters with The Goodwood (1200m) at open level, while the Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) is for the fillies and mares.
Two more Group 1’s in the season come for three-year-olds, with both the Australasian Oaks (2000m) specifically for the fillies and the South Australian Derby (2500m) for all three-year-olds.
Many other Group quality races are littered throughout the year as well with races such as the Group 2 Adelaide Cup (3200m) and the Queen Of The South (1600m). Both drawing strong crowds on course for with great prizemoney on offer for owners, trainers and jockeys through the autumn.
One of the key highlights at the Morphettville Racecourse would be Black Caviar’s win of the 2012 edition of the Goodwood, as she went around Australia on a farewell tour, giving punters a chance to see the mighty mare in action.
How to bet on Morphettville races
Betting at Morphettville is very accessible for punters both on and off course, with top online bookmakers always producing fixed odds for all meetings around Australia on race-day and in the days leading into a race card.
There are plenty of promotions with online betting sites as well, so be sure to shop around and gauge the best option for you.
If you are at Morphettville and would like to use TAB facilities, it’s readily available, as well as many bookies waiting in the betting ring to take any bets you’re ready to place.
