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Flemington Racecourse
Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is the world's richest handicap and the world's richest 3200-metre horse race. The racecourse is situated on low alluvial flats, next to the Maribyrnong River. The area was first used for horse racing in March 1840. Overview The Flemington Racecourse site comprises 1.27 square kilometres of Crown land. The course was originally leased to the Victoria Turf Club in 1848, which merged with the Victoria Jockey Club in 1864 to form the Victoria Racing Club. The first Melbourne Cup was run in 1861. In 1871 the Victoria Racing Club Act was passed, giving the VRC legal control over Flemington Racecourse. The racecourse is pear-shaped, and boasts a six-furlong (1,200 m) straight known as 'the Straight Six.' The track has a circumference of and a final straight of for race distances over . Races are run in an anti-clo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flemington Main Stand, 2013 Melbourne Cup
Flemington may refer to: Places Australia * Flemington, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, also known as “Homebush West” ** Sydney Markets, market complex commonly known as Flemington Markets ** Flemington railway station, Sydney * Flemington, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne ** Flemington Racecourse, home of the Melbourne Cup ** Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington ** Electoral district of Flemington New Zealand * Flemington, Canterbury * Flemington, Hawke's Bay United Kingdom * Flemington, South Lanarkshire, Scotland United States * Flemington, Florida * Flemington, Georgia * Flemington, Missouri * Flemington, New Jersey * Flemington, Pennsylvania * Flemington, West Virginia Flemington is a town in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 311 at the 2020 census. Flemington was incorporated in 1922 by the West Virginia Circuit Court, and named for James Fleming, an early settler in the area ori ... Music * ''Flemington'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
