Tamworth racecourse

The Tamworth Jockey Club & Function Centre is a hub for horse racing in the New England region of NSW and continues to provide excellent facilities for trainers across the surrounding areas.

Tamworth Racecourse has been a feature track for country racing since it’s inception and within range of Gunnedah, Armidale and Quirindi, making it accessible for more racing precincts in surrounding areas.

The Tamworth Jockey Club plays host to 29 race meetings per year and with 120 gallopers utilising the facilities daily – including provincial trainers like Cody Morgan, Sue Grills and Kris Lees. The status of Tamworth Jockey Club continues to grow.

The ‘Country Music Capital’ has consistently provided good prize money for owners and connections, with the annual Tamworth Gold Cup ($200,000) getting a major boost in prizemoney, and of course now being a Big Dance qualifier for later in the year.

Tamworth horse racing news

With plenty of breaking horse racing news coming out of Country NSW. The team at HorseBetting.com.au is consistently updating our readers on all the latest Tamworth racing news:

Tamworth horse racing tips

HorseBetting.com.au covers many of the 29 meetings coming out of Tamworth Racecourse and our expert tipsters will always be looking to find you plenty of best bets and value runners across the nation. Latest Tamworth racing tips:

Tamworth Racecourse address & how to get there

Tamworth Jockey Club & Function Centre is located at 28 Britten Rd, Taminda NSW 2340 and is approximately 406km north of Sydney.

The ‘Country Music Capital’ is becoming rather large in population with roughly 65,000 residents which only skyrockets with visitors for this music early in the year. If you’re in town and need to make your way to the Tamworth racecourse, the best mode of transportation would have to be via Taxi or Uber.

However, there are plenty of Public Transport services, with Buses scheduled regularly at major attractions across the town, whether it be the Golden Guitar or the Country Music Museum, there’s sure to be buses taking racegoers either into the CBD or to the course proper.

If Sydney siders are making their way to Tamworth for a weekend of racing, the drive will set you back 4 hours & 47 minutes via the M1 before getting on the New England Highway.

As always, if you’d rather get to Tamworth without sitting behind the wheel, Sydney Central Train Station has regularly scheduled buses and trains every day. So be sure to organise your trip with that in mind when going to this gloriously picturesque horse racing track.

Tamworth Racetrack dimensions & details

The course proper at Tamworth has a circumference of 1830m and doesn’t have any chute positions in its oval shaped circuit. The straight is a lengthy 360m and usually means a fair surface on offer for racing.

To go along with the main course, Tamworth also has an inner-track for training purposes on a dirt surface for morning gallops and trackwork.

Major races held at Tamworth

Being a country circuit there isn’t any black type racing on offer at Tamworth; however, it is the home of country cups – including the $200,000 Tamworth Gold Cup and the Country Music Cup which is considered one of the great family days of racing on the calendar.

Tamworth also hosts Hunter & Northwest qualifier for the Country Championships which is run during the Autumn Carnival at Royal Randwick.

How to bet on the Tamworth races

Best Tamworth bookmakers

It’s never been easier to place a bet on Tamworth racing, or any racing for that matter, with Australia’s top online bookmakers providing all the best odds, form and exotics for horse racing.

Punters can access all the best information on their favourite gallopers and utilize bookmakers for the best horse racing promotions available, catering to your way of betting.

If you’re on course and want to place a bet, you can always check out the betting ring on course or use the TAB facilities located around the facility. Overall betting on the Tamworth race meetings is easy and you should be confident wagering with the Australian regulated market.

It is worth noting that horse racing free bets and other new account incentives are now banned in Australia, which means these are not accessible.