Gold Coast Horse Race Meetings are a Social Event

The Gold Coast Horse Races and Racing events have always been put on at the Gold Coast Turf Club which is suitably situated only several min's via Surfers Paradise Beach. The present day Gold Coast Turf Club commenced more than sixty years ago in 1946 as the Southport and District Amateur Race Club and has now expanded to a serious and diverse complex. At this time, the Turf Club services the districts horse racing community along with hosting a wide range of big events all through the calendar year including the extremely popular family carnival events each Saturday.

The Club currently maintains weekly horse races that first started off in 1971 during a three day Gold Coast horse racing event that has come to be acknowledged as the Newmarket Gold Coast Cup. As the Club continued to get bigger the Prime Ministers Cup event was launched and to start with offered winnings of thirty thousand dollars. As it has grown in recognition the total prize pool on the day currently totals over $1,000,000. In total the Gold Coast Turf Club now stages approx . sixty race meetings every year including a number of major occasions including January’s Magic Millions Carnival, the Melbourne Cup Race day, Prime Minister’s Cup Carnival, Easter Carnival, Gold Coast Stakes Race day and Gold Coast City Cup Race day.

The Gold Coast Turf Club in addition caters for specific functions both on competition days and for exclusive functions. Venues comprise the Winners Circle, Dome, Paradise Room, Southern Lawn Marquee, Board Room and the Magic Millions Bar. There are seemingly countless on course watering holes, eateries, cafes and bistros. Having the great weather which shines across the Gold Coast the Gold Coast Turf Club supports race days each and every Saturday and mid week all through the year. It is generally worth checking out the gate hours for special race meets however on regular race days the gates are open from 10am.

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