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2 unusual facts about Randwick Racecourse


Anzac Parade, Sydney

This is due to the lack of rail infrastructure in the area and the Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Cricket Ground, Randwick Racecourse and the University of New South Wales, Long Bay Gaol and National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) all being located on this road.

City of Randwick

Other major landmarks in Randwick include the world-famous Randwick Racecourse, the University of New South Wales and Coogee and Maroubra beaches.


Adrian Knox

The Adrian Knox Stakes is an AJC Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race named in honour of Knox which is held annually at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney in September

Tom Waterhouse

At the 2013 Sydney Cup day on 27 April at Randwick Racecourse, John Singleton fired Gai Waterhouse (Tom's mother) as trainer of his horses amid allegations that Tom Waterhouse gave acquaintances inside information that Singleton's horse More Joyous was unfit to win the All Ages Stakes.


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Tony Manning

With his brother Peter, later a successful junior middle/long distance running coach in Coolah, he dead-heated in the 10,000 state cross-country championship and a fortnight later beat Bob Vagg over ten miles at Randwick racecourse, running on bare feet, an unofficial Australian record at the time.