It is located along the River Wear and has been used as a sports ground since at least 1733.
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The commentary team for the twenty-second consecutive year was John Hanmer who covered the first four fences, Julian Wilson who covered the fence before Becher's Brook until Valentine's Brook before handing back to Hanmer who covered the field back onto the racecourse proper, before handing over to the anchor commentator, Peter O'Sullevan who covered the start, midway point and finish of the race.
The event is named after Acomb, an area of York located to the north-west of the racecourse.
Bishop's Cleeve station along with almost all others on this section closed on 7 March 1960 and was subsequently demolished, but the nearby Cheltenham Racecourse station remained in operation for royal visits to the Racecourse until 1965; through passenger services continued until 25 March 1968, and freight until 1976 when a derailment (rail accident) at Broadway damaged the line.
In 1826, John Busby recommended that water from the Lachlan Swamps be delivered to a reservoir at the Racecourse (now Hyde Park) via a tunnel (or 'bore').
It was first run in 1987 and takes its name from a statue at the racecourse in the form of the mythological creature Centaur.
It was used as the venue for the racecourse scene in the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill, in which racehorses owned by villainous industrialist Max Zorin (Christopher Walken) competed.
The racecourse was once served by Cheltenham Racecourse railway station on the Outer Harbor railway line.
The racecourse was inaugurated in 1933 and subsequently was shut down during the Second World War, when it was used by allied troops during the Pacific War.
The park was laid out by Charles Brandling (1733–1802), a wealthy coal-mine owner and local politician, to adorn his new mansion, Gosforth House (now Brandling House, the racecourse hospitality and conference centre), built 1755–64.
The first organized race meeting for trotters and pacers in Australia was held 21 January 1860 on the racecourse at Flemington, Victoria.
After the war the racecourse re-opened, and the event returned in 1947 on a new date – Boxing Day.
The Racecourse district occupies 67 million square feet (620 ha), the overall Meydan City development however is 200 million square feet (1,900 ha).
Kate Fox considered that "the social micro-climate of the racecourse is characterized by a unique combination of disinhibition and exceptional good manners".
Being adjacent to the Morphettville Racecourse, it attracts horse husbandry facilities and there are many stables near the racecourse.
The racecourse was kept clear of spectators by the National Guard of California.
In the week starting 12 August, extensive flooding of the Vltava and Berounka rivers wreaked havoc at the racecourse.
At this point it was renamed after Ris-Orangis, a commune in which part of the racecourse was situated.
It takes its name from the Bois de Boulogne, the location of its former home, and the Avenue du Bois (now the Avenue Foch), which leads towards the racecourse.
The Sandown Racecourse also features a motor racing circuit on the outside of the racecourse, referred to as Sandown Raceway.