Trentham Racecourse is the main thoroughbred horse racecourse for the Wellington city area in New Zealand . It is located in the suburb of Trentham in Upper Hutt , next to Trentham Military Camp .
7-630: The races are conducted by the Wellington Racing Club . The first race meeting was held there in January 1906. In November 2022 it was reported that a $ 12.4 million investment from the New Zealand Government's Infrastructure Acceleration Fund would be used in a new 850 home housing development and shopping centre on Trentham Racecourse land. Mayor of Upper Hutt and Wellington Racing Club president Wayne Guppy said it would future proof
14-639: A horse racing venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Wellington Racing Club The Wellington Racing Club (WRC) is a racing horse racing club based at Trentham Racecourse in Trentham , Wellington , New Zealand. Founded as the Wellington Jockey Club in 1854, the first race meetings held by the club were at Hutt Park in 1854 and at Burnham Water on the Miramar Peninsula . The Club first ran its signature competition,
21-695: The New Zealand Railways Department refused to improve the transport to the course. It was served by the Hutt Park Railway , which had been opened in 1885, but a new line following a similar alignment to the present day Hutt Valley Line and the Gracefield Branch would have provided better access. In 1903 the Club conceived the idea of building a new course at Trentham. The new Trentham Racecourse held its first meeting on 20 January 1906. It
28-521: The Wellington Cup , in 1867. The name of the club was changed to the Wellington Racing Club in 1879, to denote its status as Wellington's premier racing club. The next year the totalisator was used at Hutt Park for the first time. The Hutt Hack Racing Club also held races at Hutt Park. Arguments over the shortcomings of Hutt Park as the racecourse for the capital city came to a head in 1903 when
35-477: The Club allowing it to upgrade its facilities and continue to operate, as well as boosting the Upper Hutt economy. Tim Savell, the chief executive of RACE Incorporated, which administers racing clubs in the lower North Island, including the Wellington Racing Club , said the proposed work would provide the club with income and much needed new facilities. Mid January Late January March July December Trentham
42-567: Was also the venue for the Wellington Derby between 1966 and 1986. Linda Jones won the 1979 Wellington Derby on Holy Toledo, likely becoming the first woman rider to win a Derby anywhere on the world. 41°08′23″S 175°02′32″E / 41.13972°S 175.04222°E / -41.13972; 175.04222 This article about a sports venue in New Zealand is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
49-491: Was appropriate that at the first meeting Ropa won the Wellington Cup in 2 min 33 sec, then a New Zealand record for a mile and a half. Three stands were built between 1922 and 1924. In 1994, the Club leased part of its former properties to Hutt International Boys' School . 41°8′21.50″S 175°2′43.84″E / 41.1393056°S 175.0455111°E / -41.1393056; 175.0455111 This article about
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