- Source: Ascot Racecourse, Sydney
Ascot Racecourse was a former racecourse in the southern Sydney suburb of Mascot, close to the Mascot Aerodrome. It was named after Royal Ascot Racecourse in the United Kingdom. The site is now part of Sydney Airport. It operated from 1904 to 1941, and was one of four racecourses in Sydney where unregistered proprietary horse racing took place.
Large crowds were transported to and from the racecourse by a dedicated tramline from Botany Road. The first aeroplane flight over Sydney was made from Ascot Racecourse on 5 May 1911, by J.J. Hammond in his Boxkite plane. The racecourse closed during World War II when it was used as a military camp and did not reopen after the war. It was demolished as part of expansion works for Sydney Airport. The only surviving physical evidence of the racecourse are fifteen fig trees which formerly lined the racecourse entrance. These trees are located near the airport's long-term carpark, and are the subject of heritage preservation.
See also
Ascot Racecourse, Western Australia
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Randwick Racecourse
- Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
- Waagner-Biro
- Ascot Racecourse, Sydney
- Ascot Racecourse (disambiguation)
- Randwick Racecourse
- Victoria Park Racecourse, Sydney
- Canterbury Park Racecourse
- Racecourse station
- Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
- List of horse racing venues
- Eagle Farm Racecourse and Ascot railway station
- Reynold Clement
