Sandown: Racecourse + International Motor Raceway

Sandown incorporates a racecourse (Sportsbet Sandown), Entertainment Centre and Sandown International Motor Raceway. The multi-faceted Sportsbet Sandown showcases horsepower at its finest - with year round thoroughbred racing action combined with a wide range of high octane motor racing circuit events and driver training pursuits. Venue Information The information found here is likely to be out of date and inaccurate. Administered by the Melbourne Racing Club, a now deleted website was poorly maintained. There is no current dedicated Sandown website. See below for links to Wikipedia, MRC and Sportsbet. Sportsbet Sandown Includes an annual thoroughbred racing program comprises 29 race days scheduled on a rotational basis on the venue's two acclaimed turf circuits - the Hillside and Lakeside tracks. Racecourse: Lakeside and Hillside Sandown is the only thoroughbred racecourse in Australia with two race tracks. In 2001 the club built a second track (Hillside) around the outside of the existing Lakeside track. Featuring a dual horse racing circuit with the individual tracks known as Lakeside and Hillside. Sandown's premier horse race day is the Sandown Classic meeting, also featuring the Sandown Guineas, which concludes the Spring Racing Carnival in Melbourne. The racing surface at Sandown is widely recognised by industry and punters alike as one of the best in Australia. With both tracks featuring wide turns and front straights, and a gradual rise from the 200m mark to the finishing post, every runner gets a chance. Sandown International Motor Raceway Built in the early 60's, Sandown's Motor Circuit has long stood as the premium car racing circuit in Melbourne. The Motor Circuit is 3.1km in circumference, and features 13 turns. The motor circuit is one of the very few permanent circuits left anywhere in the world located right in the middle of a large metropolitan city. Function Rooms Sandown offers a wide range of different facilities, rooms and areas available for hire. Located on the ground level of the Grandstand, the Multi-Purpose Room is the perfect facility for your next conference or trade show event. Equipped with ceiling high double door for large vehicle entry, two main bars, capacity for over 1000 people. Quarantine Station Operated by Racing Victoria Ltd (RVL), the Sandown Quarantine station was originally built in 1997. Due to the increasing demand of International horses entered in the Spring Racing Carnival, an extra station was added in 2001. Some of the world's finest thoroughbreds have passed through the Quarantine as part of internationally acclaimed Spring Racing Carnival. Names such of the past such as Vintage Crop and Vinnie Roe, and in 2006 the two Japanese horses Delta Blues (3rd in Caulfield Cup & winner of the Melbourne Cup) and Pop Rock (2nd in Melb Cup) are notable achievers who called Sandown their temporary home. Names: Sportingbet Park, Sandown Raceway, William Hill Park, Ladbrokes Park, Sportsbet Sandown, Sandown Raceway. Getting There Located on Princes Hwy in Springvale, about 20kms south east of the Melbourne CBD. Public Parking available in Car Park via Gate 2. Annual Members’ Car Pass holders have priority access to parking in the Car Park via Gate 2. Make sure you have your Annual Members’ Car Park Pass with you. Accessibility parking is also available subject to availability. PUBLIC TRANSPORT Train Sandown Park railway station is located close to the racecourse entrance gates. Trains depart regularly from Flinders Street station on the Cranbourne and Dandenong/Pakenham lines. Check timetables for trains stopping at Sandown Park. The Cranbourne and Dandenong/Pakenham trains take approximately 40 minutes from Flinders Street to Sandown Park station. Bus Access by bus is available from Chadstone Shopping Centre. From platform bay 6, take bus route 800 towards Dandenong. Get off at stop Corrigan Rd/Princes Hwy, Springvale and the racecourse is directly opposite. Travel time is around 45 minutes. TAXI Patrons can be dropped off on Racecourse Drive, near the main gate on racedays. Upon exiting the racecourse, the taxi stand can be located out the front of the main gate on racedays. For more info on your options, visit PTV website.