The highlight of Gosford’s racing calendar is just around the corner, The Coast scheduled on 11 May 2024. With an increase to the prize pool, the standalone meeting now boasts more than $2.1 million across the ten-race card, the feature race itself offering $500,000. Three other races to run alongside The Coast in 2024 have […]
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PRIZEMONEY INCREASES AT GOSFORD RACE CLUB
Following on from the recent increases by Racing NSW for black-type races, Gosford Race Club is pleased to announce the following increases in our feature races: Belle of the Turf Race Day – Thursday 28 December 2023Belle of the Turf – Group 3 – $250,000 to $300,000Gosford Guineas – Listed $160,000 to $200,000 The Coast Race […]
SPRING LOADED BOUNCES BACK IN 2024
Regurgitator | Jebediah | Shihad | Magic Dirt | Frenzal Rhomb | Screamfeeder | Caligula Saturday, 10 February 2024 The Entertainment Grounds, Gosford We’re back, baby! Triple M Central Coast, The Entertainment Grounds Gosford and Empire Touring are thrilled to announce the return of Spring Loaded in 2024 with a plethora of Aussie (and NZ) […]
THREE LOCALS TO REPRESENT GOSFORD IN THE INAUGURAL EQUIMILLION EQUESTRIAN COMPETITION
Gosford Race Club is proud to announce the sponsorship of three riders in Racing NSW and Equestrian Australia’s Equimillion Competition at Sydney in October. The event in its first year will offer more than $1-million in prizemoney, distributed across four disciplines for retired thoroughbreds; Eventing, Jumping, Dressage and Show Horse awarded to Junior, Amateur and Open Professional Competitors within […]
LOCAL LEGEND RETIRES FROM RACING INDUSTRY
After more than seven decades in the racing industry, Gosford legend Albert Stapleford is hanging up the straps. The 93-year-old is walking away with a lifetime of memories, a career highlight he tells Gosford Race Club, stemming back to 1976 at the Bong Bong Cup. “I won the first race ever shown in sport on […]
MICK GANNON’S RACE GUIDE FOR THE COAST RACE DAY 2023
The spotlight shines on Gosford this Saturday with over $1.8 million in prize money on offer at the Central Coast’s richest race day. The Coast (1600m) boasts a total prize pool of $500,000 for 3 & 4-year-old horses. The race is run under handicap conditions and has attracted a star-studded lineup in 2023. There has […]
GRC MEMBERS KOSCIUSZKO SYNDICATE
GRC MEMBERS KOSCIUSZKO SYNDICATE Gosford Race Club is pleased to announce that it will form a syndicate for this year’s Kosciuszko. The club will offer entry into the syndicate to all of it’s members with the club kickstarting the fund with $2,000. TERMS & CONDITIONS To be eligible you have to be a fully paid […]
ANOTHER BOOST FOR PROVINCIAL RACING
Gosford Race Club is delighted to share that the De Bortoli Wines Takeover Target, to be held on The Coast Race Day in May 2022, has received a generous $50,000 increase to the prize purse, bringing the total prizemoney to $200,000 for the listed race. Raced under metropolitan status, The Coast Race Day will now […]
Central Coast Mariners and The Entertainment Grounds launch DecemberFest
The Central Coast Mariners in conjunction with The Entertainment Grounds are proud to announce a joint promotion of DecemberFest for this upcoming festive season in Gosford. With a huge range of events, this collaboration will ensure that the city of Gosford comes alive this December. In addition to the three great race days and four […]