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	Flemington Racecourse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
		The racecourse is shaped not unlike a pear, and boasts a six-furlong (1200 metre) straight known as 'the Straight Six.' The track has a circumference of 2312 metres and a final straight of 450 metres for race distances over 1200 metres.
		The racecourse has undergone a facelift in recent years, with the opening of a new $45 million grandstand in 2000.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flemington_Racecourse (435 words)

	The Flemington and Kensington Community Website
		Flemington is an inner residential suburb 4 km north-west of Melbourne, situated between North Melbourne and Ascot Vale.
		In 1859 the western part of Flemington was taken for a new stockyards, to relieve the congested facility at Elizabeth Street, Melbourne.
		In 1876 Flemington's third large industry was opened (after the stockyards and the abattoirs) on low-lying land: Debney's tannery, a source of local employment, gave its name to lower-lying land next to it, Debney's Paddock, later to become a major postwar high-rise housing site.
	home.vicnet.net.au /~flemweb/localhistory_flem.html (1097 words)

	Hampton Inn Flemington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Flemington, West Virginia It is also the name of a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
		In the borough the population is spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 36.9% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who are 65 years of age or older.
		Flemington Racecouse branch line has two stations: Flemington Racecourse and Showgrounds, but the line is only open on Race days and for events at the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds.
	www.blownspeakers.com /pages3/39/hampton-inn-flemington.html (1935 words)

	4Reference \|\| Flemington Racecourse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Flemington Racecourse is a Crown property compromising 127 hectares (320 acres).
		Although owned by the government, the Racecourse is home to the Victoria Racing Club, which regularly conducts Thoroughbred Horse race meetings there.
		The race course is shaped not unlike a pear, and boasts a six-furlong (1200 metre) straight known as ‘the Straight Six.’ A $45 million grandstand opened in 2000, and the course amenities include a betting ring and a statue of Phar Lap, Melbourne Cup winner.
	www.4reference.net /encyclopedias/wikipedia/Flemington_Racecourse.html (200 words)

	VRC History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Flemington was a local name applied to a nearby township and hotel, probably deriving from an early settler or squatter, Robert Fleming, and his family.
		Today's Flemington Racecourse was called the Melbourne Racecourse in its first twenty years, but became widely known as Flemington after the 1860s.
		Flemington became a marvel under the early administration of the VRC.
	melbournecup.com /cpa/htm/htm_flemington_content.asp?page_id=18 (1686 words)

	Attractions Melbourne Australia
		Epsom Road, Flemington, 3031 â“ 1300 727 575 Flemington Racecourse, one of the most beautiful racetracks in the world, is the setting for Australia's most famous horse race, the Melbourne Cup.
		Flemington is renowned for its Spring racing carnivals, which is arguably the best racing festival of its type in the world.
		Flemington is also renowned for its fabulous roses, which line the mounting enclosure and are in full bloom at the running of the race.
	www.luxehotels.com /proplocal.cfm?PropID=72 (995 words)

	Australian Stadiums :: Flemington Racecourse
		Flemington Racecourse has been famous across the world as the home of the Melbourne Cup since it was first run in 1861.
		Steeped in a tradition of beauty, strength and style, Flemington is well known for its wide lawns and beautiful roses.
		Flemington has a capacity of over 120,000 and includes 3 major grandstands.
	www.austadiums.com /stadiums/stadiums.php?id=50 (116 words)

	Flemington meeting in doubt - Horse Racing - www.theage.com.au
		While horses from three major stables were being evacuated from low-lying points of Flemington racecourse, Victorian Racing Club officials were last night bracing themselves for more expected heavy rain.
		At first light yesterday morning shocked racecourse officials discovered the Betting Ring, Bird Cage area and most car parks under water, while carpets in the administration block were ruined when water rushed through during the night.
		The Flemington racecourse was yesterday closed for all trackwork, a move seldom adopted by track officials.
	www.theage.com.au /news/Horse-Racing/Flemington-meeting-in-doubt/2005/02/03/1107409985327.html (527 words)

	flemington racecourse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is owned by the government, but is home to the Victoria Racing Club, which regularly hosts meetings there.
		The racecourse is shaped not unlike a pear, and boasts a six-furlong (1200 metre) straight known as 'the Straight Six.'
		It also contains a statue of famous Australian racehorse Phar Lap, which was donated to the Club as part of Australia's bicentenary celebrations in 1998.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Flemington_Racecourse.html (243 words)

	The Broadmeadows Railway Line
		This station was closed in 1867 after the Flemington Racecourse spur opened from Newmarket on February 28, 1861.
		The Flemington Racecourse line was re-opened in time for the 1867 Melbourne Cup and after 7 years, in 1871, the line was finally re-opened to Essendon.
		The first trains along the Flemington Racecourse Line from Newmarket on October 6 1918, which was used for training purposes.
	www.railpage.org.au /bms/history.htm (492 words)

	FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE VICTORIA MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Flemington is on the Epsom Road, Flemington, Victoria, four miles from Melbourne.
		First known as "The Racecourse", the site on the banks of the Maribyrnong river, later was called Flemington after the local butcher, Bob Fleming.
		Principal race run at Flemington is the Melbourne Cup Handicap.
	www.sportingchronicle.co.uk /foreignracecourses/flemington.html (46 words)

	Printable Version of Australia: Flemington Up Market (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		We didn't think it was fair that city people had to travel so far every month to experience the best that the country had to offer, so in 1996 we decided to take the country to the city.
		Flemington Up Market provides the best of regional Victorian produce and craft work just around the corner for millions of Melburnians.
		With the resources of the Flemington Racecourse at our disposal, parking space is never a problem.
	www.weblogoz.com /article.php?story=20030612043339389&mode=print (83 words)

	Victoria Racing Club - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1871 the Victorian Government appointed the VRC as trustees of a site of 352 acres (1.4 km²) of Crown Land, next to the Maribyrnong River, which became known as Flemington Racecourse.
		Much of the early success of the VRC is attributed to the administration of the first Secretary of the club, Robert C. Bagot and his successor Henry Byron Moore.
		The Victoria Racing Club hosts four race meetings at Flemington during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Victoria_Racing_Club (285 words)

	VRC....PHAR LAP CLUB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A track was marked out across the river flat using posts, and the jockeys had to make sure their horses ran around the outside of each one.
		The name 'Flemington' was not used until the 1850s.
		The Flemings granted permission to Melbourne's racing administrators to conduct race meetings on their land and this is how the name 'Flemington' came about.
	melbournecup.com /cpa/pharlapclub/hm_horsesmouth02.asp?project_id=5 (564 words)

	A great day at the great race ...
		EAT well, live well, was the sponsored name of a race at Flemington on cup day and that’s just what the 104,028 strong crowd did.
		In this land of migrants everyone is an Australian on cup day, so the group of young Christchurch nurses who had flown over to be part of the experience and who were companions of my wife Kath and myself in the in-field stand got to their feet and sang their hearts out.
		Looking straight down the Flemington straight we see the field approaching for the first time then its hit-and-miss viewing for a while as the horses negotiate the course but another virtual head-on sight as the field turns for home.
	wairarapa.co.nz /times-age/weekly/flemington.html (1584 words)

	Tompkins, Shaw + Evans - Newmarket Shopping Plaza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Located on Racecourse Road, west of the Newmarket Railway bridge and opposite the historic Newmarket Sale Yards, the 1.4Ha site formed part of an area which, at one time, reflected the largest livestock sale yards in the world.
		Racecourse Road was part of the original 1840’s stock route from rural Victoria, which linked holding pens, sale pens, loading ramps, covered yards and abattoirs around the Newmarket district.
		Proximity to Flemington Racecourse has influenced the adoption of a racing theme internally, with the names of racing identities and industry memorabilia displayed in the various rooms.
	www.tse.com.au /newmark.htm (443 words)

	Greet The Judge: Track Guide - Flemington
		Flemington racecourse is known as the headquarters for Victorian Racing, and is run by the Victorian Racing Club.
		Flemington features a long straight which gives every horse a chance.
		This is determined by a number a factors – wind direction, rain, watering pattern during the week etc, but this is almost impossible to predict.
	greetthejudge.blogspot.com /2005/01/track-guide-flemington.html (366 words)

	AAP and Racing and Sports Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Other approvals relate to new access to the racecourse from Smithfield Road, relocation and upgrading of the existing main vehicle entrance in Epsom Road and car park for the new VRC administration offices.
		She said the permits would allow the VRC to go ahead with the long term objectives of the Flemington Masterplan, including the reconstruction of the track, which will ensure the racecourse retains its world class reputation.
		Racing and Tourism Minister John Pandazopoulos said Flemington racecourse was the centrepiece of world class racing - especially the Spring Carnival which is worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the Victorian economy.
	www.aapracingandsports.com.au /racing/pressroom.asp?NID=34675 (560 words)

	Drongo's Australian Horse Racing - Drongo's Controversial Opinion
		Recently it was decided to allow the general public to use mobile telephones on racecourses (in all but a few areas), but these devices are being used to convey bookie's odds to people outside the racecourse.
		When racing is taking place at their racecourses, Tabarets/TABs operated by racing clubs display bookies odds on monitors in their TAB sections.
		I mean, the minimum racecourse entrance charge is $6 ($3 concession), and on a bad weather day is not as comfortable as an off-course TAB, PubTAB, or private lounge-room.
	ozracing.freeservers.com /opinion.htm (2125 words)

	ipedia.com: Flemington Racecourse railway station, Melbourne Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Flemington Racecourse is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
		It is located in the suburb of Flemington, and is adjacent to Flemington Racecourse.
		It is only open on race days and during other special events, such as the annual Melbourne Cup during the Spring Racing Carnival.
	www.ipedia.com /flemington_racecourse_railway_station__melbourne.html (145 words)

	Flemington Racecourse railway line, Melbourne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Flemington Racecourse railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia.
		The Flemington Racecourse line saw the first electric train journey in Australia, in 1919.
		The train travelled from Newmarket station on the Broadmeadows line to Flemington Racecourse station.
	toshare.dynup.net /en/Flemington_Racecourse_railway_line%2C_Melbourne.htm (174 words)

	Victoria Online: Spring Racing Carnival
		Flemington Racecourse and its famed roses provide a backdrop to the signature events on the Spring Racing Carnival calendar, the most notable being the Melbourne Cup.
		This spectacular event is the centrepiece of the Spring Racing Carnival and attracts the cream of the crop, with local and international contenders making their way to Melbourne to contest the most coveted prize in Australian racing.
		There is also a live concert on the Public Lawn at Flemington after the conclusion of the races, where the champagne flows well on into the evening.
	www.vic.gov.au /VictoriaOnline?action=content&id=3959&pageName=Latest&pageTitle=Latest (188 words)

	Quest Flemington, Flemington - Check-in Australia - Flemington
		Quest Flemington offers a range of one, two and three bedroom apartments featuring fully equipped kitchen and laundry, separate lounge and dining areas.
		Quest Flemington offers all the space and comfort of home together with an extensive range of Quest services from valet laundry to pantry shopping and restaurant charge back, providing guests a variety of options.
		Quest Flemington is accessable by tram as the tram stops right out the front of the property.
	www.check-in.com.au /customer/HotelDetails.asp?iHotelId=162 (359 words)

	Metlink - Your guide to public transport in metropolitan Melbourne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Flemington Racecourse provides regular racing events and the popular Melbourne Cup to horseracing fans.
		The Flemington Racecourse is a short walk from the station.
		Catch a Tram 57 West Maribyrnong (Cordite Avenue) - City (Flinders Street / Elizabeth Street) from the City directly to the Flemington Racecourse.
	www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au /other_info/visiting_victoria_detail.php?id=12 (244 words)

	Flemington Racecourse -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is most notable for hosting the (Click link for more info and facts about Melbourne Cup) Melbourne Cup, which is Australia's richest horse race.
		It is owned by the government, but is home to the (Click link for more info and facts about Victoria Racing Club) Victoria Racing Club, which regularly hosts meetings there.
		It also contains a statue of famous Australian racehorse (Click link for more info and facts about Phar Lap) Phar Lap, which was donated to the Club as part of Australia's bicentenary celebrations in 1998.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fl/flemington_racecourse.htm (249 words)

	Looking back on a racy century - National - www.theage.com.au
		It was not until the mid-1850s that the name was changed to Flemington, apparently in honour of a local butcher, Bob Fleming.
		The record was broken again last year when 122,736 flocked to Flemington to see the mare Makybe Diva etch her name in the pantheon of cup winners.
		It was at Flemington, too, on Derby Day 1956, that Ark Royal, Pandie Sun and Fighting Force recorded the only triple dead heat on a metropolitan track since the introduction of the photo finish camera in 1946.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/10/01/1096527928498.html?from=storylhs (877 words)

	Rotary Flemington
		The Rotary Club of Flemington chose a racing theme for its club banner, which is depicted on the front of the Club Bulletin.
		Flemington Racecourse is the home of the Melbourne Cup, Australia’s most famous horse race, run annually since 1861 over 3,200 metres on the first Tuesday of November.
		It has won several District awards for service to the local community and was honoured by the appointment of club member Vance Hilton as 1999/2000 District 9800 Governor.
	home.vicnet.net.au /~rcflem (305 words)

	RolandSeeds.com Racecourse of the month: November 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		There are hundreds of racecourses all over Australia, but none has more importance in the life of Australians than Flemington.
		The racecourse itself has a circumference of 2312 metres and it is 30 metres wide throughout.
		It got its nickname because not only is this area where all the horses prepare for their race, it is also a place where it attracts a lot of ladies.
	www.rolandseeds.com /race/archive/race_11_03.html (564 words)

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