Ascot Racecourse, Western Australia
- Ascot Racecourse, Western Australia
Ascot Racecourse, Western Australia (coord|31|56|6|S|115|55|30|E|type:landmark_region:AU) is the major racecourse in Perth, Western Australia, situated approximately 8 kilometres northeast of the Perth City Centre with the headquarters of the Western Australian Turf Club positioned directly opposite.
It is regarded as the 'grand old lady' of Australian racecourses. Featuring a 2,000 metre track with modern, well drained turf, and a 300 metre inclining straight regarded by experts as the most severe test of stayers in Australia.
Races
The following is a list of Group races which are run at Ascot Racecourse.
Key
* hcp - handicap
* sw - set weights
* wfa - Weight for Age
ee also
* Ascot Racecourse in the United Kingdom.
* [http://www.waturf.org.au/cris.html Perth Racing's Customer Racing Information Service]
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