Flemington Racecourse hosts around 23 horse racing days per year. Flemington is most famous for being home to the Melbourne Cup horse race, run on the 1st Tuesday in November each year and known as the ‘race that stops a nation'.
The Melbourne Cup is an immense occasion in Australia and the one day of the year that Australians focus their day on horse racing, even those who have no regular interest in horse racing.
The Flemington racecourse is a world class venue, boasting world-class racing, quality restaurants and fashionable events.
Racing at Flemington Racecourse is managed by The Victoria Racing Club , a horse racing club founded in 1864.
The feature period of the year at Flemington Racecourse is the Spring Carnival, which includes the running of the Melbourne Cup.
Flemington Track Information
Comments There is a sweeping home turn and the width of the straight is 30 metres
Circumference 2312 metres
Direction Anti-Clockwise
Length of Straight 450 metres
flemington track map
Flemington is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 4 km north-west of Melbourne's central business district
