Horse Racing History in Australia
Australia is known for their love of horses and horse racing and the history of horse racing in this
wonderful nation has a long and colorful one.
The first horses to have arrived here were shipped aboard
the Lady Penrhyn...
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Horse Racing History in Australia
Australia is known for their love of horses and horse racing and the history of horse racing in this
wonderful nation has a long and colorful one.
The first horses to have arrived here were shipped aboard
the Lady Penrhyn and they reached the shores of Australia on January 26, 1788, which is considered to be
an important date because it signified the founding of this nation.
Australia was handed down the great
tradition of horse racing by England who has been racing horses for so many years prior to the founding
of the Land Down Under.
So it wasn t surprising that Australia was given this tradition too.
Along with
horse racing, Australians were also handed down the tradition of betting on these races from the English.
In 1805, the very first auction for horse bloodstock was held and five years after that horse racing
became a popular event around Sydney.
The first horse racing event was held at Hyde Park in October
1810 and spectators and punters
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