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FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE

THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN FOR AUSTRALIAN RACING

Contact Details : VRC Flemington Racecourse 400 Epsom Rd, Flemington

VIC 3031 (03) 8378 0747

Web Site: www.vrc.net.au/victoria-racing-club/

Flemington Racecourse, one of the most beautiful racetracks in the world, is the setting for Australia's most famous horse race, the Melbourne Cup Flemington is renowned for its Spring racing carnivals, which is arguably the best racing festival of its type in the world.

Races are run regularly throughout the year and provides first class racing with the best horses going around if you haven't been to Flemington then you don't know what you have missed go to

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Flemington Track Details

Flemington is a spacious track with one of the longest straights in Australia at 450 metres which gives all horses an equal chance with luck in running. Flemington also has a 1200 metre straight track for racing which is commonly referred to as "The Straight Six" course.

The track provides plenty of room for competing horses and races can be won by horses who like to lead, race on the pace, or come home late from behind. All kinds of different racing types can win at Flemington if they are up to the task and ridden by a capable jockey.

Circumference: 2,312 metres

Straight: 450 metres

Direction: Anti-Clockwise

SPRING RACING CARNIVAL 2011

Flemington Racecourse, one of the most beautiful racetracks in the world, is the setting for Australia's most famous horse race, the Melbourne Cup . Flemington is renowned for its Spring racing carnivals, which is arguably the best racing festival of its type in the world.

Four race meetings are held over an eight-day period, including Melbourne Cup, Victoria Derby, AJ McKinnon Stakes and the Victoria Oaks. Flemington is also renowned for its fabulous roses, which line the mounting enclosure and are in full bloom at the running of the race. One of the in- teresting features of the racetrack is the running of races down the "straight six", which refers to races run on a straight 1200 metre section of track that joins the course proper.