Elwick Racecourse

Elwick Racecourse, known for naming rights reasons as Ladbrokes Park Elwick, is a thoroughbredhorse-racing venue located on Goodwood Road, Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia. It is located in close proximity to the Brooker Highway, Hobart Showground, Derwent Entertainment Centre, Glenorchy Art & Sculpture Park and the River Derwent. The racecourse has a picturesque outlook across the river, as well as being dominated by views of Mount Wellington. It features at least 110 race meetings and 210 trial days a year, but is most well known for hosting the Hobart Cup.

Elwick Racecourse is an approximately egg shaped anti-clockwise circuit with four straight starting lengths, and seven starting positions. These are located at 800m, 1000m, 1200m, 1600m, 2200m, and 2400m. The 2200m start is to the left of the pavilion, meaning the horses pass the crowd at the beginning of the race, and is the start position for the Hobart Cup.

Race meets have been conducted at the site since the late 19th century, which was first leased by the TRC in 1874, and later bought by them. Elwick had already developed into a popular venue by the 1880s.

Elwick Drive-In

Tasmania's first drive-in cinema, known as the Elwick Drive-In opened on 27 September 1956, operated by Northside Drive-In Theatres Pty Ltd. Located within the track, it hosted space for 676 cars. It was taken over by Tasmanian Drive-in Theatres (Village Cinemas) in 1968. It operated until March 1985, with all traces of the venue disappearing by 2004.^[1] The worldwide decline of interest in the entertainment model led to its demise, though in recent years nostalgists have called for its return within the scope of seasonal and special event screenings.^[2][3][4]

La primera ganadora de la Copa Hobart fue Ella en 1875. Celebrada en febrero, la Copa Hobart se disputa sobre una distancia de 2400 metros con hándicaps. En 2022, el premio total ascendió a 250 000 dólares.

El Hobart Greyhound Racing Club (HGRC) se trasladó al hipódromo de Elwick tras la finalización del proyecto de desarrollo de 20 millones de dólares. La primera reunión de carreras tuvo lugar el 2 de noviembre de 2006. ^{[ 7 ]} Las carreras se celebran en distancias de 340, 461, 599 y 709 metros. ^{[ 8 ]} Anteriormente, el HGRC había corrido en el recinto ferial Royal Hobart Showground desde 1980 hasta 2006 y, antes de eso, en el TCA Ground desde 1935 hasta 1980. ^{[ 9 ]}

Contenido multimedia relacionado con el hipódromo de Elwick en Wikimedia Commons.