Cheltenham Park Racecourse

Cheltenham Park Racecourse is a horse racing track located in South Australia. It is situated in the suburb of Cheltenham in Adelaide, Australia, and is north-west of the centre of the city and approximately five kilometres from Port Adelaide.

The Port Adelaide Racing Club began thoroughbred racing at the course and in 1921 the club bought the site on which the course stands for £25,000.

The champion horse Tulloch became the first Australian horse to pass the £100,000 stakes mark when he won he S.J.Pullman Stakes at the track in 1961.

Administration of the course was taken over by the South Australian Jockey Club in 1975.

The track is 2052 metres in circumference with a 295-metre straight.

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