Muswellbrook racecourse

Muswellbrook Race Club is one of the leading country racetracks in New South Wales – and one of the longest running operations across the state.

Established in 1862, Muswellbrook Race Club is renowned for its regular use throughout the racing season, and has been duly rewarded for its efforts, receiving accolades for NSW Country Race Club of the year for 2013 and 2018 respectively.

Muswellbrook race track’s usage is constant throughout the season, utilized for 18 meetings every year for racegoers and is often considered a hub for up-and-coming trainers in NSW.

Sam Kavanagh, Janelle Bowden and Pat Farrell are just some of the names training out of Muswellbrook and the list continues to grow as funding continues to be established in surrounding areas, including Scone Race Club located just 20 minutes away via car.

Muswellbrook Race Club may not have the quality of city horse racing tracks, but the thriving country track does host the $150,000 Muswellbrook Cup with the day a half-day public holiday for locals.

Muswellbrook horse racing news

Our team at HorseBetting.com.au is always keeping an eye out for all the latest and breaking racing news out of Muswellbrook Racecourse – and all-around Australia for that matter. Here is the latest Muswellbrook racing news:

Muswellbrook horse racing tips

Muswellbrook Racecourse is the host of 18 meetings throughout the season, so you can expect our expert racing tipsters here at HorseBetting.com.au will provide all their best bets and quaddie numbers across most of the racing from Muswellbrook and across the state of NSW. Here are the latest Muswellbrook racing tips:

Muswellbrook Race Club address & how to get there

Muswellbrook Race Club is located at Skellatar Park, 15 Racecourse Rd, Muswellbrook NSW 2333 and is approximately 250km north of Sydney.

Locals will know the Muswellbrook Race Club is located 2.5km west of the city centre and to get there you can simply make your way to the course via car. Taxi is the best option if you’d rather not drive to the track yourself and there’s plenty of local buses to transport you around the small country town.

If you’re making your way to Muswellbrook from the city of Sydney, the trip will take you approximately 3 hours via Car. To get there make your way north on the M1, before exiting onto the New England Highway. If you’d rather not drive to Muswellbrook, Sydney Central Station provides buses and trains everyday of the week, so rest assured you can use public transportation to make your way to the country course.

You might have to wait for the next day for a return trip, which means you might need utilise some of the local accommodation for an overnight stay.

Muswellbrook Racetrack dimensions & details

Muswellbrook Racecourse is a turf course with a circumference of 2010m with a home straight 400m long.

It’s quite a large course for country racing meaning it only has one chute starting position from the 1000m mark, while all other starting positions leave jockeys needing to circumnavigate their respective mounts on multiple turns throughout the Muswellbrook track before hitting the home straight.

Major races held at Muswellbrook

Raced over the 1500m and now worth a share of $150,000 the Muswellbrook Cup is widely considered the major racing event each year at the Muswellbrook racecourse.

It’s now made even more intriguing with the winner booking a golden ticket to The Big Dance on the first Tuesday of November. The latest winner of the race was Commando Hunt in 2023.

How to bet on the Muswellbrook races

Best Muswellbrook bookmakers

It’s never been easier to bet at country tracks across NSW thanks to the access of online betting sites, giving punters the best fixed odds prices, exotics and promotions.

Online bookmakers keep you updated on all the runners across meetings, as well as expert advice to keep you informed on all your favourite gallopers across the nation.

Whether it be Muswellbrook or anywhere around Australia, you can be sure to get your wagers placed on all the best online betting sites. This includes futures markets as well for all the feature events on the Australian racing calendar.

If you’re unwilling to bet that way, you can always check out the betting ring on course with plenty of local bookmakers ready to take your wagers. Tab facilities are also located at Muswellbrook Racecourse as well.