It is easy to forget the importance of horses back before the days of motorised transport. It is from this that racetracks have formed at most country centres. Station owners and farm hands alike would try their luck racing their horses and no doubt win a pretty penny. Although many towns have racecourses not many can boast a grandstand quite like Hamilton’s. Race meetings are held regularly throughout the year
Since 1864, HRC, along with the Warrnambool Racing Club, has been the back bone of jumping racing in the south-west of Victoria.
The Hamilton Cup runs in April of each year. When mentioning the Hamilton Cup, the grand old stager, Puramaka, comes to mind. He won four cups in between 1977 and 1980, a feat that could stand forever.
Hamilton became the first racing club in Australia to conduct six jumping races on the one program in August 2000. The 'jumpsfest' has continued ever since and is run in August each year.
The Hamilton racecourse consists of a course proper, steeple grass and a sand track. Up to 60 horses train at Hamilton each morning. There are three training establishments on-course, and other trainers are within close proximity.
Could be high muggle activity on race days...may need to plan ahead!