Belmont Park Racecourse

For other uses, see Belmont Park (disambiguation).

Belmont Park Racecourse

220px Belmont Race course (taken from across the Swan River)
Location	Burswood, Western Australia
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Owned by	Perth Racing
Screened on	Seven Network
Course type	Flat
Notable races	Roma Cup Belmont Sprint Hyperion Stakes Strickland Stakes
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Belmont Park Racecourse is one of the two major horse racing venues within the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area, the other being Ascot Racecourse. The track has a circumference of 1,699 metres with a 333-metre straight. Belmont is Perth's winter racecourse, with fully enclosed facilities for spectators.

On 24 December 1910 Belmont Park held its first harness race meeting, conducted by the Western Australian Trotting Association (WATA). The WATA continued to conduct race meetings on a fortnightly basis, using both Belmont Park and the Claremont Showgrounds as venues, until the harness racing commenced on the WACA Ground track, on 28 June 1913.

January 1911 saw the first aeroplane flight in Western Australia conducted from the Belmont Park Racecourse. The Racecourse served as Perth's first regular landing area until a more suitable site was found at Langley Park in 1919.

Races

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

Grp	Race Name	Age	Sex	Weight	Distance	Date
3	Roma Cup	Open	Open	wfa	1200	May/June
3	Belmont Sprint	3yo+	Open	hcp	1400	June
3	Hyperion Stakes	3yo+	Open	wfa	1600	June
3	Strickland Stakes	3yo+	Open	wfa	2000	June

Further reading

• Cusack, S. F.(1936) Horse racing in Western Australia, 1833-1900. Journal and proceedings (Western Australian Historical Society) Vol. 2, pt. 19 (1936), p. 47-58
• W.A. Turf Club centenary, 1852-1952. [Perth, W.A] : Periodicals Division, West Australian Newspapers.
• Tomlinson, Jenny.(1990) Born winners, born losers : a history of thoroughbred breeding and racing in Western Australia since 1833 Perth, W.A : Reeve Books. ISBN 0-86445-085-0