With crowds now surpassing over 100,000 annually to the Caloundra Races; it all kicks off in January for the Summer Racing Carnival, with the $100,000 listed Sunshine Coast Cup held over 1400 metres. Heading into the Winter Racing Carnival in June, and coinciding with the Caloundra Show Day, the Sunshine Coast Ladies Oaks Day is now becoming one of the most popular race meetings for the Sunshine Race Turf Club. During the end of June or at the start of July in the midst of the Winter Carnival the Caloundra Cup Carnival held over a two day period is the most momentous day of the feature races for the club. With over $750,000 offered in way of prize money which includes:
- Caloundra Cup 2011 – $200,00 – 2400 metres
- Glasshouse Handicap 2011 – $175,000 – 1400 metres
- Sunshine Coast Guineas 2011 – $100,000 – 1600 metres
- Bruce McLachlan Classic 2yo handicap – $110,000 – 1200 metres
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• The latest Boasting 3 surfaces, night meetings, racing every Sunday as well as over 70 race meetings a year; it’s fair to say that the racing at the Sunshine Coast is doing well. Not only does the race club have a grass training track and a grass proper track they also have installed a state of the art, one of a kind cushion “synthetic” track which is an all-weather track. Millions of dollars was not only invested into this project in the 2007/08 racing season but only twelve months later they installed lighting to start hosting night meetings to further enhance their weekly Sunday race meetings with accommodation for over 250 stables.
For anyone that is looking for a fun filled, inexpensive day or night out then head to the Sunshine Coast Racecourse. So get yourself along to the track with a relaxed atmosphere and there is no real dress code, although members must adhere to the dress regulations in the designated areas. Not only have they accommodated the public by outdoor furniture with undercover convenience they also have very affordable race day packages to suit anyone’s budget.
