I've Been Everywhere Man

[Amlin]

Spotted something elsewhere online and thought it could be adapted to here.


People have been listing the various racetracks they have visited - either on a raceday or just when passing by.


Perhaps our forum participants can share where they have been to the races - of any code. Remember you must have stood on the course, not just flown over it or driven past the gate!


I'll kick it off with tracks I have been to - plus some of the "former" sites where they once went around. I think I have covered them all but have probably forgotten some!


Will be interesting to see who is our widest travelled contributor!




Trots
Ararat
Ballarat
Bendigo
Canberra
Cranbourne
Geelong
Kerang
King Island
Mildura
Moonee Valley
Mooroopna
Shepparton
Wangaratta
Warrnambool
Warragul


Gallops
Bega
Buchan
Caulfield
Cooma
Cranbourne
Drouin
Flemington
Kerang
King Island
Mildura
Moe
Moonee Valley
Mornington
Pakenham
Sale
Sandown
Sapphire Coast
Stony Creek
Terang
Traralgon
Tynong


Dogs
Ballarat
Bendigo
Canberra
Cranbourne
Geelong
Healesville
Horsham
Lang Lang
The Meadows
Olympic Park
Sale
Sandown Park
Shepparton
Traralgon
Warragul
Warrnambool


plus former racecourse sites at
Gower Park (trials)
Horsham Showgrounds (trots)
Melbourne Showgrounds
Traralgon (trots)
Woodend

[Adaptor]

Kyle...only ever been to one dog track in my life, very few galloping tracks , but from memory ..all of these
Trots

Ararat
Ararat Showgrounds
Ballarat Showgrounds
Bray Raceway Ballarat
Bendigo
Charlton
Cobram
Cranbourne
Geelong Showgrounds
Geelong
Harold Park
Kerang
Kyabram
Mildura
Moonee Valley
Mooroopna
Nyah
Ouyen
Robinvale
Shepparton ( Kialla)
Shepparton Showgrounds
Stawell
St Arnaud
Terang
Wangaratta
Warragul
Wayville (Adelaide)
Wedderburn

NZ
Alexandra Park Auckland
Hutt Park Wellington

USA
Freehold
Goshen Historic Track
Monticello
The Meadowlands
Yonkers
Roosevelt (the remains, now a shopping mall)

plus former trotting tracks at
Gower Park (trials)
Horsham Showgrounds (trots)
Melbourne Showgrounds
Woodend
Epsom Racecourse Bendigo
Marong Racecourse ( now golf course)
Axedale Racecourse ( now golf course)

I'm sure I missed one or two...

[lasse]

"Across the Desert Square Man"-Lucky Starr I think!
Haven't been to enough Gallop tracks to warrant listing but did start gambling on the dogs at the old Harold Park when I was around 12!!

Trotting tracks I've been to with(w) denoting if I drove or trained a winner there(included for my own walk down memory lane!)
Albion Park(w)
Albury
Armidale
Bankstown(w)
Bathurst
Blayney
Canberra
Cowra
Cranbourne
Dubbo
Fairfield(w)
Globe Derby
Goulburn
Kilmore(w)
Maitland(w)
Melton
Menangle(w)
Muswellbrook(w)
Narrabri
Penrith(w)
Redcliffe
Shepparton
Tamworth(w)
Wagga

NZ
Addington

Sweden
Solvalla

Finland
Vermo
Kouvola
Tampere

Tracks no more....
Granville(Trials)
Parramatta
Hawkesbury
Richmond(w)
Liverpool(Trials)
Kembla Grange
Gosford(w)
Wyong(w)

A lot of great memories came flooding back!

[lasse]

Forgot Harold Park(w)!

[Amlin]

"Across the Desert Square Man"-Lucky Starr I think!
Haven't been to enough Gallop tracks to warrant listing but did start gambling on the dogs at the old Harold Park when I was around 12!!

Trotting tracks I've been to with(w) denoting if I drove or trained a winner there(included for my own walk down memory lane!)
Albion Park(w)
Albury
Armidale
Bankstown(w)
Bathurst
Blayney
Canberra
Cowra
Cranbourne
Dubbo
Fairfield(w)
Globe Derby
Goulburn
Kilmore(w)
Maitland(w)
Melton
Menangle(w)
Muswellbrook(w)
Narrabri
Penrith(w)
Redcliffe
Shepparton
Tamworth(w)
Wagga

NZ
Addington

Sweden
Solvalla

Finland
Vermo
Kouvola
Tampere

Tracks no more....
Granville(Trials)
Parramatta
Hawkesbury
Richmond(w)
Liverpool(Trials)
Kembla Grange
Gosford(w)
Wyong(w)

A lot of great memories came flooding back!

The old Richmond track was something else - can remember seeing it on Sky and would love to hunt down a video to bring it back to life!

[lasse]

+Moonee Valley(w).....the never ending list!

[lasse]

Drove a winner th










Amlin
Drove a winner there for Colin Ridge.He'd still have the video in pristine condition.lol

[Danno]

Lasse you forgot Cessnock and Newcastle as well!!


my list can't compete with Lasse, but here goes, where I have noted (1,2,3) that denotes tracks that have been altered and how many times.


Tamworth (w) (1,2,3)
Newcastle (w) (1,2)
Taree (w)
Harold Park (w) (1,2)
Menangle (w) (1,2,)
Muswellbrook (w)
Bankstown
Fairfield
Dubbo
Peak Hill
Armidale (w) (1,2)
Narrabri (w)
Maitland ( w) (1,2)
Hawkesbury
Penrith
Cessnock (w)
Wyong(w)
Gosford


Harness tracks I've been to but didn't have a drive include,


Gloucester park
Globe Derby
Albion park
Alexandra Park
Forbury park
Parkes
West Wyalong
Ballarat
Kilmore
Moonee Valley
Bathurst ( old track)
Canberra

[mightymo]

I'm embarrassed to put my measly list down!

Trots:

Moonee Valley
Melton
Ballarat
Bendigo
Cranbourne
Warragul
Maryborough
Horsham
Kilmore
Geelong
Shepparton
Gloucester park
Albion Park
Redcliffe
Harold Park
Menangle

Alexandra Park

Thoroughbreds:

Flemington
Moonee Valley
Sandown
Caulfield
Ascot
Belmont
Narrogin

Greyhounds:

Cannington
Mandurah

[G-Mac]

With all due respect Harvey; I expected much better!