Victoria Park’s horse racing tradition
• An adjoining ambulance track which will
goes back to 1847 and the racecourse is
also double as an excellent jogging and
recognised as one of the oldest capital city
walking circuit; and
venues in Australia.
Today, the Victoria Park racecourse is a well
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horse racing tradition maintained
• A new multi purpose building facing the
finishing post.
known Adelaide landmark and hosts regular
The plan overleaf shows Victoria Park with
horse racing meetings organised by the
the new horse racing facilities and is also
South Australian Jockey Club (SAJC).
drawn up to illustrate how it will operate
To meet the changing requirements for
racing over the years, the SAJC realigned
the track and gradually spread its activities
to the north east corner of Victoria Park.
Unfortunately, not all the existing racing
infrastructure is well used today or is fit for
the use it was intended - a good example is
the old or heritage listed grandstand which
no longer enjoys a satisfactory view of the
finishing post.
The SAJC is committed to maintaining a
viable horse racing tradition in Victoria Park
during horse racing events.
Importantly, the Masterplan allows for a
number of buildings, structures and hard
surface areas associated with horse racing
to be removed – this includes the brick
wall adjacent to Fullarton Road, the semi
enclosed betting ring and the Member’s
grandstand.
Through this rationalisation and consolidation
of horse racing activities, a significant
amount of space will be opened up for
public use.
For more information about the Victoria Park
and will embark on a program to rationalise
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and consolidate its activities through the
make comment, we invite you to:
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- visit the website The SAJC’s requirements for a modern
horse racing venue have been integrated
into the Masterplan through:
• A new and shorter horse track alignment
that is better integrated with facilities;
• A slightly wider track built to suit year
round use;
http://www.dtei.sa.gov.au/vicpark
- call 1300 728 116 and speak to a
member of the project team, or
- email dtei.vpark@saugov.sa.gov.au
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