Chinchilla Race Club
The Basics
| Type: | Country |
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| Contact: | Danielle Jones |
| Street Address: | Racecourse Rd Chinchilla Qld 4413 |
| Postal Address: | PO Box 60 Chinchilla 4413 |
| Telephone: | 0408 273 839 |
| FAX: | (07) 4662 8367 |
| Email address: | chinchillaraceclub@gmail.com |
| Type: | Country |
| Facilities Track: | Bookmakers, undercover betting ring and canteen area, bar, Sky Channel |
| Facilities Town: | 5 pubs, 8 motels |
| How to get to race track: | Head out on the Tara/Condamine Rd (past Showgrounds), turn left after grid |
| How to get to town: | Chinchilla is 3½ hours west of Brisbane on Highway 54. Drivers from Brisbane pass through Toowoomba, Dalby, then Chinchilla. |
| History: | The Chinchilla Amateur Picnic Race Club was formed on 17 November 1959. The first race meeting was held on 30 April 1960, racing for a trophy valued at 15 poundsThe club is now known as Chinchilla Race Club. The first meeting on the new grass surface track was held on 21 March 1998. Chinchilla races 4 times per year and has one of the largest averages of starters per race. |
| Racing Information: | SUN FM |