Stanthorpe Jockey Club
The Basics
| Type: | Country |
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| Contact: | Jill Brunckhorst |
| Street Address: | Jimmy Mann Road Stanthorpe 4380 |
| Postal Address: | PO Box 101 Stanthorpe 4380 |
| Telephone: | (07) 4681-1833 |
| FAX: | (07) 4681-4930 |
| Email address: | ntjm@bigpond.com.au |
| Website address: | www.wineracing.org |
| Type: | Country |
| Facilities Track: | Bookmakers, bar, stables, canteen, Sky Channel racing coverage, sit down luncheon. |
| Facilities Town: | Accommodation, wineries, tourist attractions. |
| How to get to race track: | There is a free bus from the centre of town to the track and a local taxi service. The racecourse is 5 mins west of town. |
| How to get to town: | 2 ½ hours south of Brisbane. 1 ½ hours from Toowoomba. |
| History: | Originally crown land, the area was used as an emergency aerodrome in World War II. A decade later, local solicitor Neil Sullivan, racing stalwart Jim Mann and local engineer Jack Armstrong invited Eagle Farm racetrack Chief Steward Steve Kelly to mark out the course. Armstrong Park was born and was named after Jack Armstrong to recognise his tireless efforts for the club. It remains the site of the Stanthorpe racetrack. The first meeting held at this site was in 1966. During the 60s, Doomben Racecourse supplied the bookmakers’ stands and the semaphore board which are still in use today. Over the years, many good horses have raced at Stanthorpe, the most notable being “Panvale”, who ran 2nd at Armstrong Park and shortly after won the Queen Elizabeth Stakes in Sydney in front of the Queen. |
| Racing Information: | Radio 4WK Stanthorpe Border Post |