Flemington Racecourse
Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is the world's richest handicap and the world's richest 3200-metre horse race.- Email: customerservice@vrc.net.au
- Type: Sports venue
- Description: horse racing venue in Flemington, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Address: 448 Epsom Road, 3031
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Flemington Racecourse Station and Showgrounds railway station, Melbourne.
Flemington Racecourse Station
Railway station
Photo: Wongm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Flemington Racecourse station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne and the terminus of the Flemington Racecourse line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network. Flemington Racecourse Station is situated 490 metres west of Flemington Racecourse.
Showgrounds railway station, Melbourne
Railway station
Photo: Wongm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Showgrounds station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Flemington Racecourse line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network. Showgrounds railway station, Melbourne is situated 660 metres north of Flemington Racecourse.
Melbourne Showgrounds
Recreation area
Melbourne Showgrounds is located in the inner north-western suburb of Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia, next door to Flemington Racecourse. The largest and most flexible indoor/outdoor venue space in Melbourne the Showgrounds is the home of the annual… Melbourne Showgrounds is situated 690 metres north of Flemington Racecourse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Docklands and Inner north.
Docklands
Suburb
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Docklands is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on the western end of the central business district. Docklands had a population of 15,495 at the 2021 census. Docklands is situated 4 km southeast of Flemington Racecourse.
Inner north
Melbourne's inner north is a vibrant and diverse area, home to a number of cultural and social icons of Melbourne. It is famed for the popular Lygon Street Italian district, while next door lies the University of Melbourne, the best university in Australia by many rankings.
Little Italy
Neighborhood
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Little Italy in Victoria, Australia, is a Little Italy cultural precinct of the Italian community of Melbourne. It is situated along Lygon Street in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Carlton. Little Italy is situated 5 km east of Flemington Racecourse.
Flemington Racecourse
- Categories: horse racing venue, historical cultural heritage site, horse racing, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.78901° or 37° 47′ 20″ southLongitude
144.91245° or 144° 54′ 45″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
4RJ66W66+9XOpenStreetMap ID
way 25759709OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sports_centreOpenStreetMap feature
sport=horse_racingGeoNames ID
8379017Wikidata ID
Q5458630
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Flemington Racecourse” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “費明頓馬場”
- Chinese: “费莱明顿赛马场”
- French: “Hippodrome de Flemington”
- Hebrew: “מסלול המרוצים פלמינגטון”
- Japanese: “フレミントン競馬場”
- Spanish: “Hipodromo de Flemington”
- Spanish: “Hipódromo de Flemington”
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