The Port Adelaide Racing Club (PARC) was founded in 1890.
The first meeting of the club was held in the same year on a course located on Grand Junction Road and in 1895 transferred to a leased site at
Cheltenham Park.
In 1921 the club had sufficient funds to purchase the site for £25,000.
Following a government decree the club was merged with the
South Australian Jockey Club
South Australian Jockey Club is the principal race club in South Australia.
First racing events
The first horse racing events in South Australia took place at a well-attended picnic meeting held over 1 and 2 January 1838. In August 1838, riding ...
(SAJC) in 1973 and by 1975 administration of the course had been passed over to the SAJC.
Although the club is now defunct race meetings were held at the
Cheltenham Park Racecourse
Cheltenham Park Racecourse was a horse racing track located in the suburb of Cheltenham, South Australia, Cheltenham in Adelaide, South Australia, between around 1921 and 2009.
History
The Port Adelaide Racing Club began thoroughbred racing a ...
until 2009. The racecourse has since been turned into a housing estate and park.
References
External links
SAJC website
Horse racing organisations in Australia
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