Turffontein Racecourse

Turffontein Racecourse is a race track in for Thoroughbred horse racing founded in 1887 at Turffontein, Gauteng by the Johannesburg Turf Club.
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  • Type: Pitch
  • Description: racecourse in South Africa
  • Also known as: “Turffontein Race Course”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rand Stadium and James Hall Museum of Transport.

Stadium
The is a in Rosettenville, a suburb of , . It was completely rebuilt, to FIFA specifications, and reopened in August 2008, set to be utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. is situated 620 metres northeast of Turffontein Racecourse.

Museum
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a transport museum that aims to preserve and promote the history of hundreds of years of transport in South Africa in particular, and Africa in general. is situated 1 km northeast of Turffontein Racecourse.

Theme park
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a theme park, which is situated 1¼ km northeast of Turffontein Racecourse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Johannesburg and Booysens.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
encompasses the districts of Alberton, Rosettenville, Brackendowns and Turfontein in .

Suburb
is a suburb of , , located around 3.2 km southwest of city hall. is bordered on the southwest by , on the northwest by Framton, on the north by , on the east by the Robinson Deep mine, and on the south from east to west by , West Turffontein, and Southdale.

Suburb
is a suburb of , . It is situated in the city's southern suburbs just south of the CBD. It is located in Region F of the . is situated 3 km west of Turffontein Racecourse.

Turffontein Racecourse

Latitude
-26.23762° or 26° 14′ 15″ south
Longitude
28.04627° or 28° 2′ 47″ east
Elevation
1,718 metres (5,636 feet)
Open location code
5G5CQ26W+XG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 368868642
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­pitch
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­equestrian
Geo­Names ID
8379013
Wiki­data ID
Q7854877
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Satellite Map

Discover Turffontein Racecourse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Turffontein Racecourse” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “特夫方丹馬場”
  • Japanese: “ターフフォンテン競馬場”

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