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Sale Races, Racecourse & Betting Odds
Sale race track is located in the state of Victoria, this track is e is situated in the state of Victoria. The track has lots of room for the horses to move, it is liked by trainers and jockeys due to its dry surface during the winter racing months. It has a long 400m straight that is perfect for a fast finishing race.
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Sale Racecourse
About Sale Races
The Sale Turf Club was established n 1842 and it has an unmatched history. It is regarded as a high class venue of provincial racing that has been the home of famous race horses such as Makybe Diva and Sky Heights. Due to the club’s Leadership 2000 initiative, this racing facility has been geared for further development.
The horse races in the cathedral city of Sale are won and lost at the Greenwattle Racecourse that is practically as old as the Sale Turf Club. The first race in the course was recorded in 1842. That two-horse race was between the thoroughbreds of two district pioneers. In 1860, the Sale Turf Club’s name was officially established.
The Greenwattle Racecourse of Sale is about two hours and 25 minutes away from Melbourne. The track has a circumference of 2040 metres while it has a straight of 353 meters. Races that are staged here have distances from 1,000 to 3,200 metres and there can be a maximum of 16 race horses per race. However, a 1,400 race in this course can only accommodate 14 horses.
The track also has varying distances for first turns. The first turn of a 1000-metre race is at about the 600 meter mark while a 1200-metre race will have its first turn at the 700-metre mark. Meanwhile, a 1400-metre and a 2200-metre race will turn first at the 300-metre mark while a race of 1500 metres will have turn one at the 400-metre mark. A 1600-metre race will make a turn at the 500-metre mark while a 1700-metre race will turn at the 600-metre mark.
The turns for the Greenwattle Racecourse are wide and sweeping and sprint races only have one turn. This track is also fully irrigated and it has a link to water from dams, bore and irrigation. The Sale Turf Club conducts about 20 horse racing meets per year and the most prestigious of which are the Sale Quality Handicap and the Sale Cup.
Sale Cup is held during the last Sunday of October and is the most prestigious course in Gippsland. The race has a prize pool of $120,000 and it winners eventually win other group races. For its 2009 edition, jockey Kerrin McEvoy brought the Peter Snowden-trained Offenders across the finish line first with the time of 1:36.77. Meanwhile, the Sale Quality Handicap is held every February and is the premiere sprint race of the Sale Turf Club.
Aside from those two races, the Greenwattle Racecourse at Sale also hosts the Maffra, Heyfield and Oil Industry days during the Autumn and Winter weekends. Other non-racing events that are held here are the Australia Day which features the Kids Day Out and the Ladies Day to jumpstart the horse racing season during spring.
Aside from the action in the racecourse, the Sale Turf Club also offers fine amenities such as a sponsor’s room, a members-only lounge, a public dining room and a bar for owners and trainers. Membership at the Sale Turf Club costs $90 annually and privileges include a membership card which serves as the member’s gatepass, a guest pass, access to the Members Room and reciprocal right to other horse racing clubs in Gippsland.