The first race meeting that ever took place at Canterbury Park was 1871 so it’s a racecourse that is steeped in history. The Sydney Turf Club resumed ownership in 1945 until 2011 when they merged with the Australian Jockey Club to become the Australian Turf Club.
Although Canterbury Park is very popular with Australian gamblers, the racecards are available to customers all over the world and many fixed-odds bookmakers in the UK and beyond are able to offer odds on the latest meetings. You can bet on the horse racing in the normal way, placing bets on win, place and each-way.
Bet on Weekday Racing Meetings at Canterbury Park
The majority of race meetings at Canterbury Park take place during the week rather than the weekend and the same can be said of sister track Warwick Farm. When it comes to weekend racing, the Australian Turf Club have Randwick and Rosehill as their two main metropolitan courses.
The Canterbury racetrack is renowned for being a tight course with stiff bends and that means that the draw that a horse receives can be important, especially for some of the shorter distance races. It’s not uncommon to see winners at big prices and punters should think carefully before backing the favourites.
The course sees the runners go clockwise making it a right-handed track, with the distance only being 1,567 metres and the home straight only measures 308 metres, with front-running horses usually suited to the course along with runners that like to race on the pace.
We might typically find a race meeting available on a Wednesday and there is often a seven-race card which might start at around 1pm local time. It’s not uncommon for the majority of races to be handicaps and the distance can be quite varied. The shorter races might be over 1,000 metres although the longer heats could be twice as long and test the stamina of the runners who are lining up.
As well as the Spring and Summer racing, you will also find night racing that takes place between October and February, with Thursday night racecards fairly commonplace and you’ll find seven races comprising each card which is great for those customers looking to enjoy tote or pool betting.
How to Bet on Racing at Canterbury Park
The bookies will offer different betting options when it comes to Australian horse racing, with a typical race having around eight runners although the field could be smaller or bigger according to the number of entries that are scratched. A lot of customers enjoy going down the pool betting route and that means you can choose a particular selection at Canterbury and either go for Tote Win or Tote Place.
You can also place a SOP Fluc bet along with the Fixed Win and Fixed Place, while there is also the opportunity to bet on a Quadrella where you try and pick the horses to win in the first four races of a particular meeting. There are also Quinella and Exacta options where you can choose between first, second and boxed, while there is Trifecta, First Four and Forecast / Tricast betting available.
We are able to provide the full racecards when it comes to the Canterbury Park horse racing meetings, while you can also inspect the latest form to work out which horses are the best ones to back. We sometimes provide expert betting tips so you can get an idea of the best runners to back.
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