Rosehill Gardens Racecourse

Rosehill Gardens Racecourse

Rosehill Gardens Racecourse from above
Location	Rosehill, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°49′27″S151°01′36″E / 33.82417°S 151.02667°E / -33.82417; 151.02667
Owned by	Australian Turf Club
Date opened	1885 [1]
Notable races	Golden Slipper Stakes Golden Eagle
Official website

Rosehill Gardens Racecourse

Rosehill Gardens Racecourse stand

Rosehill railway station

The Rosehill Gardens Racecourse is located in the Sydney suburb of Rosehill, New South Wales, Australia. It is operated by the Australian Turf Club. Rosehill holds horse races for thoroughbred gallopers on a grass surface. It is one of the two premier racecourses in Sydney, the other one being Randwick Racecourse. One of the main events held at Rosehill is the Golden Slipper race for two-year-olds. The track has a circumference of 2,048 metres (6,719 ft) with a home straight of 408 metres (1,339 ft). ^[2]

History

John Bennett purchased a large section of Rosehill to construct a racecourse and recreation area. ^[3] Construction started in 1883 and was completed in April 1885 ^[4] for a grand total of £12,000. ^[5] Bennett constructed a private railway line connecting the racecourse to the main line located at Clyde ^[6] which opened on 17 November 1888. ^[7]

From 1943, Rosehill Gardens Racecourse was managed by the Sydney Turf Club ^[8] and remained so until 2011. In 2011, the Sydney Turf Club and Australian Jockey Club combined to become the Australian Turf Club. The Australian Turf Club are the current owners and operators of Rosehill Gardens Racecourse. ^[9]

In December 2023, it was announced that the Australian Turf Club and Government of New South Wales were in negotiations to close Rosehill Racecourse by the end of the 2020s with the site to be redeveloped for housing and the Sydney Metro West and a horse training facility built at Horsley Park. ^[10] The proposal was rejected in May 2025 by a membership vote of 56.1% against compared to 43.9% in favour. ^[11]

Races

The following is a list of Group races which are run at Rosehill Racecourse.

Grp	Race Name	Age	Sex	Weight	Distance	Date
1	Golden Slipper Stakes	2YO	Open	sw	1200	April
1	George Ryder Stakes	Open	Open	wfa	1500	April
1	Ranvet Stakes	Open	Open	wfa	2000	March
1	Rosehill Guineas	3YO	Open	sw	2000	March
1	Vinery Stud Stakes	3YO	Fillies	sw	2000	April
1	Coolmore Classic	Open	F&M	qlty	1500	March
1	Tancred Stakes	Open	Open	wfa	2400	April
1	The Galaxy	Open	Open	hcp	1100	March
1	Golden Rose Stakes	3YO	Open	sw	1400	September
2	Ajax Stakes	Open	Open	qlty	1500	March
2	Hobartville Stakes	3YO	Open	sw	1400	March
2	Magic Night Stakes	2YO	Fillies	sw	1200	March
2	Pago Pago Stakes	2YO	C&G	sw	1200	March
2	Phar Lap Stakes	3YO	Open	sw	1500	March
2	Reisling Stakes	2YO	Fillies	sw	1200	March
2	Shannon Stakes	3YO+	Open	qlty	1500	September
2	Silver Slipper Stakes	2YO	Open	sw	1100	February
2	Tea Rose Stakes	3YO	Fillies	sw	1500	September
2	Theo Marks Stakes	3YO+	Open	qlty	1300	September
2	Stan Fox Stakes	3YO	Open	sw	1500	September
2	Todman Stakes	2YO	C&G	sw	1200	March
2	Tulloch Stakes	3YO	C&G	sw	2000	April
3	Canonbury Stakes	2YO	C&G	sw+p	1100	February
3	Widden Stakes	2YO	Fillies	sw+p	1100	March
3	Birthday Card Stakes	3YO+	F&M	qlty	1200	March
3	Neville Sellwood Stakes	3YO+	Open	sw+p	2000	March
3	N E Manion Cup	3YO+	Open	qlty	2400	March
3	Concorde Stakes	3YO+	Open	qlty	1100	August
3	San Domenico Stakes	3YO	Open	sw	1100	August
3	Gloaming Stakes	3YO	Open	sw	1800	September
3	Kingston Town Stakes	3YO+	Open	hcp	2000	September
3	Millie Fox Stakes	Open	F&M	qlty	1300	February
3	Missile Stakes	Open	Open	wfa	1100	August
3	Research Stakes	3YO+	F&M	qlty	1200	September
3	The Run to the Rose	3YO	Open	sw+p	1200	September
3	Star Kingdom Stakes	Open	Open	qlty	1100	March
3	Rosehill Gold Cup	3YO+	Open	qlty hcp	2000	November

References

1. Rosehill Gardens official website
2. Rosehill Gardens - The Race Guide
3. NSW Government - Brush Farm
4. Freeman's Journal - 25 April 1885
5. Sportsman - 1 April 1885
6. Sydney Morning Herald - 16 Oct 1886
7. NSW Government - Rosehill Railway Station Footbridge
8. Australian Turf Club - History
9. Australian Turf Club - Rosehill Gardens
10. Hyland, Jesse; Roe, Isobel and Lewis, Alexander. (6 December 2023). NSW government plan sees Rosehill Racecourse replaced by more than 25,000 homes as Metro West confirmed ABC News Retrieved 28 May 2025 Archived 12 February 2025 at the Wayback Machine
11. McGowan, Michael; McSweeney, Jessica; Olaya, Kayla; and Maddison, Max (27 May 2025). "D-Day arrives: Rosehill mini-city proposal rejected" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Archived from the original on 27 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.

External links

• Australian Turf Club - Rosehill