Globe Derby Park (stadium)
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Globe Derby Park is considered the premier Standardbred harness racing
venue in South Australia
. It is located 15 kilometres north of the Adelaide
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. The first public meeting was held on the afternoon of 24 June 1969. Globe Derby Park was named after the stallion Globe Derby, who was considered the most influential Standardbred sire in Australian and New Zealand.
The track has a crushed granite surface and is 845.50 metres long with races running anti-clockwise. There are full TAB
facilities and bookmakers on site with race meetings taking place on Saturdays and Mondays (Fridays during winter). Meetings are broadcast on Radio TAB
.
Harness racing in Adelaide was held at the Wayville Showground from 1934 until all Adelaide meetings moved to Globe Derby Park on 14 April 1973. This date marked the first time that night racing had taken place at the venue. Globe Derby park has held the famed Inter Dominion
harness racing series in 1990, 1997 and 2007.
Race meetings are held in Globe Derby Park every Saturday and Monday of the week and Fridays as well during winter season. Races are held all year round with the Summer Carnival being held in January, Ladies Night Out in March, the Media Cup Night every May, and the Trotters Carnival held every June.
Harness racing
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait . They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, although racing under saddle is also conducted in Europe.-Breeds:...
venue in South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. It is located 15 kilometres north of the Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
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Central business district
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. The first public meeting was held on the afternoon of 24 June 1969. Globe Derby Park was named after the stallion Globe Derby, who was considered the most influential Standardbred sire in Australian and New Zealand.
The track has a crushed granite surface and is 845.50 metres long with races running anti-clockwise. There are full TAB
Totalizator Agency Board
Totalisator Agency Board in Australia and New Zealand, universally shortened to TAB, is the name given to monopoly totalisator organisations. All were originally government owned...
facilities and bookmakers on site with race meetings taking place on Saturdays and Mondays (Fridays during winter). Meetings are broadcast on Radio TAB
Radio TAB
Radio TAB is operated by UNITAB Limited, which operates the Totalisator Agency Board's based in Queensland, South Australia and Northern Territory...
.
Harness racing in Adelaide was held at the Wayville Showground from 1934 until all Adelaide meetings moved to Globe Derby Park on 14 April 1973. This date marked the first time that night racing had taken place at the venue. Globe Derby park has held the famed Inter Dominion
Inter Dominion
The Inter Dominion is a harness racing competition that has been contested since 1936 in Australia and New Zealand. The host of the series is rotated between the six harness racing states of Australia and the North and South Islands of New Zealand...
harness racing series in 1990, 1997 and 2007.
Race meetings are held in Globe Derby Park every Saturday and Monday of the week and Fridays as well during winter season. Races are held all year round with the Summer Carnival being held in January, Ladies Night Out in March, the Media Cup Night every May, and the Trotters Carnival held every June.