| Globe Derby Park | |
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| Globe Derby | |
| Location | Globe Derby Drive, Globe Derby Park, South Australia 5110 |
| Broke ground | 1968 |
| Opened | 24 June 1969 |
| Owner | Harness Racing SA |
| Operator | Harness Racing SA |
| Surface | Crushed Granite |
Globe Derby Park is considered the premier Standardbred harness racing venue in South Australia. It is located 15 kilometres north of the Adelaide CBD. The first public meeting was held on the afternoon of 24 June 1969. Globe Derby Park was named after the stallion Globe Derby, who was considered the most influential Standardbred sire in Australian and New Zealand.
The track has a crushed granite surface and is 845.50 metres long with races running anti-clockwise. There are full TAB facilities and bookmakers on site with race meetings taking place on Saturdays and Mondays (Fridays during winter). Meetings are broadcast on Radio TAB.
Harness racing in Adelaide was held at the Wayville Showground from 1934 until all Adelaide meetings moved to Globe Derby Park on 14 April 1973. This date marked the first time that night racing had taken place at the venue. Globe Derby park has held the famed Inter Dominion harness racing series in 1990, 1997 and 2007.[1]
Race meetings are held in Globe Derby Park every Saturday and Monday of the week and Fridays as well during winter season. Races are held all year round with the Summer Carnival being held in January, Ladies Night Out in March, the Media Cup Night every May, and the Trotters Carnival held every June.[1]
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