Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney

Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney

Royal Randwick Racecourse (GPS: -33.90826, 151.22649) is a racecourse in the eastern suburb of Sydney, Australia. It is located in Randwick, some 6 km from the Sydney Central Business District.

The history of the Royal Randwick Racecourse goes back to 1810, when the first organise race was held in Sydney's Hyde Park. This led to the setting up of a proper racecourse on the Botany Road in 1833. This was how the Royal Randwick Racecourse was started, and the first race - a private match between just two horses - took place there in June, 1833.

Today Royal Randwick Racecouse also hosts major events such as mass with Pope John Paul VI in 1970 and the Beatification ceremony of Australia's first potential saint, Mary MacKillop, by Pope John Paul II in 1995.

Royal Randwick Racecourse is on the Map of Sydney, Australia

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