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47-487: Gayndah Racecourse is a heritage-listed racecourse at Fisher Avenue, Gayndah , North Burnett Region , Queensland , Australia. It was built c.  1855 . It is also known as Gayndah Race Track. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 12 September 2005. The Gayndah Racecourse was established in the mid 1850s to replace a track established nearby in 1852. The first Queensland Derby race

94-502: A racecourse , is a nonpermanent track for sports, particularly road running , water sports , road racing , or rallying . Many sports usually held on race tracks also can occur on temporary tracks, such as the Monaco and Singapore Grands Prix in Formula One . Some evidence remains of racetracks being developed in several ancient civilizations. The most developed ancient race tracks were

141-424: A court house and police station in the 1850s, soon followed a school, post office and bank. It was at one time considered to be a contender for the capital of Queensland when Separation from New South Wales was contemplated. By the late 19th century, cattle had replaced sheep on the surrounding pastoral properties and citrus orchards had been successfully established. From the turn of the century, dairying also played

188-507: A part in the providing an economic basis for the development of the area. In 1852, the year that Gayndah was officially gazetted as a town, a public meeting was held at the Burnett Arms in Gayndah to organise the setting up of a track for horse racing. £ 100 was collected and a suitable area at the edge of town selected. The winning post was set up midway between two hotels, the Burnett Arms and

235-515: A population of 1,813 people. Drayton has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Drayton State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 71–89 Brisbane Street ( 27°36′09″S 151°54′42″E  /  27.6025°S 151.9117°E  / -27.6025; 151.9117  ( Drayton State School ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 321 students with 36 teachers (29 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent). It includes

282-559: A racecourse is part of the pattern of Gayndah's development as an early town, established in 1849 as a centre for the Burnett District. The place demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of Queensland's cultural heritage. The Gayndah Racecourse is uncommon as a mid nineteenth century horse racing track in Queensland and may have been in longer continuous regular use as a race track than any other in Queensland. The place has

329-654: A self-governing colony. The racecourse reserve, of 180 acres (73 ha), was surveyed in March 1862 and the land grant signed by Sir George Bowen , the first Governor of Queensland , on 26 March 1863 at a quit rent of one farthing "as a racecourse and for no other purpose". Trustees were Berkely Basil Moreton , Alpin Grant Cameron, Robert Wilkin Smith, Gilbert William Eliott and Francis Glynn Connolly. Horses had arrived in Australia with

376-427: A short course and a longer course which uses part of the shorter one, usually the main straight, such as Brands Hatch . The Le Mans road race venue is centred on a smaller permanent circuit within its complex. Surfaces include: Race tracks are primarily designed for road racing competition through speed, featuring defined start-finish lines or posts, and sometimes even a series of defined timing points that divide

423-544: A southwestern suburb. The South Western railway line forms the south-western boundary of the locality, which is served by Drayton railway station ( 27°35′34″S 151°55′02″E  /  27.5927°S 151.9173°E  / -27.5927; 151.9173  ( Drayton railway station ) ). Mount Peel is in the north-west of the locality ( 27°36′06″S 151°53′36″E  /  27.6016°S 151.8934°E  / -27.6016; 151.8934  ( Mount Peel ) ) rising to 711 metres (2,333 ft). To

470-463: A strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons. The Gayndah Racecourse is important for its social value to Jockey Club members, trainers, owners and jockeys and with generations of racegoers from all walks of life, both in the surrounding area and from further afield. [REDACTED] This Misplaced Pages article was originally based on "The Queensland heritage register" published by

517-475: A tearoom and kitchen. A second set of buildings to the northwest comprises jockeys' rooms, offices and the Totalisator office with a toilet block at the northern end. There are also 60 day stalls for horses and a swabbing stall with a washing down bay at the end of the stalls. The saddling enclosure is between the jockeys' room and the track. All these buildings currently serving the course were constructed towards

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564-558: Is Nardò where high-speed manufacturer testing often takes place, and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway . Some oval tracks are variations on an oval shape, for practical reasons or to introduce varying difficulties such as Talladega (a tri-oval). Most race tracks have meandering circuits with many curves, chicanes and changes in height, to allow for a challenge in skill to the competitors, notably motocross and touring car racing – these tend to predominate throughout most of

611-535: Is a classic race for three-year-olds run over one and a half miles and was first held in 1780 at Epsom in England, being named for the 12th Earl of Derby . In Australia the first Derby was run in 1861 at Randwick in Sydney and in 1868 one was held at Gayndah. Bookmakers came up from Melbourne for the event. The race was won by the house Hermit, with owner William Parry-Okeden receiving the prize of 20 sovereigns. The Derby

658-630: Is a permanent facility or building. Racecourse is an alternate term for a horse racing track, found in countries such as the United Kingdom, India, Australia, Hong Kong, and the United Arab Emirates. Race tracks built for bicycles are known as velodromes . Circuit is a common alternate term for race track, given the circuit configuration of most race tracks, allowing races to occur over several laps. Some race tracks may also be known as speedways , or raceways . A race course , as opposed to

705-562: Is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Drayton had a population of 1,813 people. Drayton is at the outer southwestern edge of Toowoomba . It was first substantial settlement on the Darling Downs , initially being established in 1842. The nearby township of Toowoomba expanded more rapidly than Drayton, and in the 1860s the centre of population shifted to Toowoomba, leaving Drayton as

752-616: Is one of the oldest state primary schools in Queensland. One of the oldest buildings in the Drayton area is the Royal Bull's Head Inn . The town also saw the area's first newspaper, the Darling Downs Gazette , in 1858. From 1887 to 1949, Drayton had its own local government, the Shire of Drayton . On Sunday 31 March 1940, 500 people attended a ceremony to place a cairn to mark the site of

799-914: The Earl of Derby created a horse-racing course on his estate at Epsom; the English Derby continues to be held there today. Racecourses in the British Isles are based on grass, known as turf tracks. In the United States, the race tracks are soil. With the advent of the automobile in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, race tracks were designed to suit the nature of powered machines. The earliest tracks were modified horse-racing courses. Racing automobiles in such facilities began in September 1896, at Narragansett Park in Cranston, Rhode Island . The Indianapolis Motor Speedway

846-680: The First Fleet in 1788 and the first organised horse race was run at Hyde Park in 1810. In 1842 the first racing club, the Australian Jockey Club , was formed. In Queensland, horse racing was one of the earliest organised sports following the opening of the Moreton Bay District for free settlement. The first race meeting was held at Coopers Plains on 17 July 1843 and there was a racecourse at New Farm in Brisbane by May 1846. In 1848

893-692: The Monaco GP , and the Circuit de la Sarthe circuit in Le Mans , France. These are not permanent facilities built for racing (although parts of the Circuit de la Sarthe are purpose-built, and closed to the public). After World War II , many wartime airfields, particularly in Great Britain, were left without further use. This coincided with a post-war boom in motorsport, and many airfields were converted to race tracks, where

940-503: The State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014). The geo-coordinates were originally computed from the "Queensland heritage register boundaries" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 5 September 2014, archived on 15 October 2014). [REDACTED] Media related to Gayndah Racecourse at Wikimedia Commons Racecourse A racetrack

987-723: The hippodromes of the Ancient Greeks and the circuses ( circi ) of the Roman Empire . Both of these structures were designed for horse and chariot racing. The stadium of the Circus Maximus in Ancient Rome could hold 200,000 spectators. Racing facilities existed during the Middle Ages , and records exist of a public racecourse being opened at Newmarket , in London, in 1174. In 1780,

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1034-544: The 1980s. The track itself has been in use as a racecourse since its inception and the Gayndah Jockey Club still hosts regular racing meetings there. A statue of a horse and rider in Capper Street commemorates the running of the first Queensland Derby. The Gayndah Racecourse occupies a large level area on the southeast side of the town. It is bounded on three sides by roads and a large block of open land adjoins it to

1081-415: The 1990s and 2000s, mostly targeted at students from the nearby University of Southern Queensland . The Drayton area was known as The Springs from around 1840 to 1847. In August 1842, Thomas Alford established a store at Drayton. He also built his home and established a post office. He is believed to have named the area Drayton after Drayton , Somersetshire , England, where his father Charles Alford

1128-681: The Corinth Arms, which were about two and a half miles apart. The first race was held on 30 June 1852. It was a three-day event with racing on the first and third days for prizes in excess of £ 100. This track was used for a few years before the current and more level site nearby replaced it, probably in 1855 or 1856. A meeting was held at the Royal Hotel, Gayndah in July 1858 to mount a petition to Sir William Denison , Governor of New South Wales (the separation of Queensland did not occur until 1859), to grant

1175-466: The Crown Land on which the track was situated for use as a racecourse on the grounds that the town had not been granted a recreation reserve and there was no other course closer than Ipswich , 230 miles (370 km) away. There were 65 signatories to the petition, but it did not have an easy passage. As the land on which the track was located was in an area intended to serve as future suburban allotments,

1222-501: The Gayndah Racecourse is evidence for the importance and early development of the sport. Horse races were amongst the first organised sporting events in Australia and served as both a recreation and for the furtherance of horse breeding. This was important in an era when horses were used for transport, industry and warfare as well as for recreation. The first Derby held in Queensland was held on this track in 1868. The establishment of

1269-552: The circuit layout usually combined parts of the runways and the surrounding perimeter taxiways. The famous British track at Silverstone is a former Class A airfield , as are Castle Combe and Goodwood . The long runways were perfect for drag strips such as at Santa Pod Raceway . This type of track also appears on the popular motoring show Top Gear , which is filmed at Dunsfold Aerodrome , in Surrey, United kingdom Drayton, Queensland Download coordinates as: Drayton

1316-405: The end of the 20th century and have no heritage significance. Gayndah Racecourse was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 12 September 2005 having satisfied the following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history. As a horseracing track, established in the 1850s during the first phase of free European settlement in Queensland,

1363-528: The first church on the Darling Downs in memory of its founder Canon Glennie . The Anglican church was on the corner of Rudd Street and Cambooya Street ( 27°36′00″S 151°54′26″E  /  27.5999°S 151.9072°E  / -27.5999; 151.9072  ( Archbishop Benjamin Glennie cairn ) ). In the 2016 census , Drayton had a population of 1,710 people. In the 2021 census , Drayton had

1410-510: The government was at first inclined to refuse the request and on 6 May 1859 asked for guidance from the Surveyor General's office. A report of 25 August 1859 recommended that as town development was in fact taking place away from this area, a reserve of between 100 and 120 acres (40 and 49 ha) should be granted for a racecourse. The request was approved on 11 June 1859, but Queensland was separated from New South Wales on 10 December 1859 as

1457-567: The racecourse land was gazetted as a reserve under Trustees led by the Mayor of Gayndah and on 29 October 1937 a special meeting was held by the Council to formulate by-laws. These were gazetted on 3 March 1938 under the provisions of the Local Government Land Act 1936. The Gayndah Shire Council are still trustees for the racecourse. New service buildings were constructed at the racecourse in

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1504-426: The same track, or incorporating many tracks in one venue. Commonly, running tracks are incorporated within general use or soccer stadiums, either permanently visible or covered by stands or pitches. Many horse and motorsport tracks are configurable, allowing different routes or sections. Some venues contain smaller tracks inside larger ones, with access tunnels and bridges for spectators. Some racetracks incorporate

1551-456: The south. Two gates access the racecourse grounds. One comprises timber posts supporting a tubular metal structure framing the letters G.J.C. for Gayndah Jockey Club, the other is a timber gate constructed to commemorate the Centenary of Federation and also the founding in Gayndah of Queensland's first Jockey Club in 1861 and the first Queensland Derby in 1868. The track itself occupies most of

1598-416: The space and is enclosed on either side by a fence of metal posts with a white painted top rail. It is grassed and roughly oval in shape, being 17,097 metres (56,093 ft) in circumference with a training track on the inside. Crops are currently grown in the centre of the course. A mechanical starting stall is used to start each race and the straight with the winning post is set at the northwest corner of

1645-530: The towns of Warwick , Ipswich and Drayton organised race meetings. Government authorities took racing seriously as more than a sport as horses were then the main means of transport for economic, military and recreational purposes and racing was thought to help improve breeding. In 1861, the Gayndah Race Club decided to change its name to the Queensland Jockey Club; at the time, racing at Brisbane

1692-574: The track into time sectors. A racetrack for cars (i.e. a car track) is a closed circuit, instead of a street circuit utilizing temporarily closed public roads . Race tracks can host individual or team sports. Racetracks can feature rolling starts , or fixed starts, with associated equipment (starting blocks, cages, wheel traps etc.) They invariably feature a pit lane , and usually timing equipment. Some car tracks are of an oval shape, and can be banked, which allows almost universal spectator views or high speed racing (cycling, stock cars). A famous one

1739-417: The track overlooked by a metal tower. Bougainvilleas are planted along the edge of the track in this area and to the north of the tower is a set of parallel rails coloured red, yellow and blue for the winning horses. To the rear of the paddock area and extending southwest are two parallel sets of modern buildings. The facilities closest to the track include a clubhouse and betting ring, bars, a ladies' room and

1786-548: The way of permanent infrastructure other than the track; others incorporate spectator facilities such as grandstands , hospitality or facilities for competitors, such as pit lanes and garages, paddocks and stables. Several racetracks are incorporated into larger venues or complexes, incorporating golf courses, museums, hotels, and conference centres. Some racetracks are small enough to be contained indoors, for sports such as motocross , track cycling , and athletics . Many racetracks are multi-use, allowing different types of sport on

1833-429: The west of Drayton, the southern part of ANZAC Avenue forms the axis of a growing industrial and commercial district extending west and north towards Glenvale . Drayton has a core of homes dating to the 19th century and a substantial number of homes and commercial premises dating from the mid years of the 20th century. More recently a large number of detached homes and growing numbers of multi-unit dwellings were built in

1880-688: The world, but especially in Europe. Flatter meandering motorsport courses are sometimes called 'road circuits', originating in the fact that the earliest road racing circuits were simply closed-off public roads. Some car racetracks are specifically configured in a long straight, namely drag racing . True road circuits are still in use, e.g. the Australian GP has been run in Adelaide and continues to be in Melbourne on regular city streets. The most famous of these are

1927-559: Was a boom in racing and many new clubs were formed and race meetings held. A new code of rules was adopted in 1885 based on those of the English Jockey Club and a system of registration of all clubs under the Queensland Turf Club rules was instituted. The Queensland Racing Calendar was first published in 1886 and in 1890 all clubs agreed to empower the Queensland Turf Club to allot dates for meetings to prevent clashes. In 1914

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1974-527: Was held at Gayndah for two more years until falling into abeyance and being revived in 1872 in Brisbane. The race meetings were gala events attended by people from the surrounding district and from as far afield as Port Curtis , Ipswich and Nanango . Horses came from as far away as Sydney to compete and Gayndah considered itself the racing centre of Queensland, even after the Derby had moved to Brisbane. A Brisbane Cup

2021-420: Was held in 1866 and a Gayndah Cup in 1867 quickly followed by Cup events at Gympie , Maryborough , Rockhampton , Townsville , Charters Towers , Toowoomba , Warwick and Dalby . In spite of the early establishment of the Queensland Turf Club and the development of horse racing in regional centres during the 1860s and 1870s, it did not become popular in Queensland on a large scale until the 1880s, when there

2068-468: Was held there in 1868 and the course is still in regular use for horse racing. Europeans in search of grazing land for sheep first explored the Burnett in the early 1840s and the town of Gayndah was founded in 1849 to serve pastoral stations in the district. The site of the town was chosen and named by Maurice O'Connell , then Land Commissioner for the area. Gayndah developed as an administrative centre, having

2115-611: Was opened in August 1909. Beginning in the early 1900s, motorcycle races were run on high, banked, wooden race tracks called board tracks . During the 1920s, many of the races on the AAA Championship circuit were run on such board tracks. Modern racetracks are designed with spectator safety being paramount, following incidents of spectator and track marshals fatalities. These often involve run-off areas, barriers, and high fencing. Racetracks are used for: Some racetracks offer little in

2162-565: Was the vicar. Drayton continued to be the primary settlement in the region until the town of Toowoomba was established four miles to the north-east, whereupon the centre of population rapidly moved to the newer settlement owing to its better access to water and favourable growing conditions. By 1905, the Australian Handbook stated that the town " may now almost be considered a suburb of Toowoomba ". The Drayton National School (later Drayton State School ) established on 16 August 1851. It

2209-600: Was under the auspices of the Brisbane Race Club and at Ipswich as the North Australia Race Club. Eagle Farm Racecourse opened in Brisbane in 1863, replacing the 1846 New Farm track, and the Queensland Turf Club was formed. The Gayndah racecourse by this time had booths for hire where publicans and confectioners supplied refreshments. Gayndah hosted the first Queensland Derby held in Queensland. This

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