Wyong racecourse

Wyong Race Club is one of the prominent horse racing facilities in the central coast region of New South Wales.

Since opening operations in 1875, Wyong Race Club has always been considered a powerhouse of provincial racing across the nation, maintaining a professional setting for racegoers and functioning as a centre of activity for the Wyong community. This includes major functions and charity events throughout the year.

Wyong Racecourse hosts up to 22 meetings per year and continues to be operated regularly as a training hub for some of the leading horsemen and women in the industry. Kim Waugh, Damian Lane and Tracey Bartley all hail from the central coast, and up to 25 more experienced trainers have elected to set up out of this long-standing operating racecourse.

Wyong Race Club has its feature race-days late in the year between August and September, as they get some metropolitan gallopers engaged for the $200,000 Wyong Gold Cup.

Wyong horse racing news

Wyong Racecourse is one of five licensed provincial New South Wales racing venues. Horsebetting.com.au is always providing readers with all the latest breaking racing news from Wyong and all around the state.

Wyong horse racing tips

With 20+ meetings held at Wyong Racecourse throughout the season, you can always expect our writers at Horsebetting.com.au to present their best bets for almost every program on the Wyong racing calendar.

Wyong Racecourse address & how to get there

Wyong Race Club is located at 71-73 Howarth St, Wyong NSW 2259 and is approximately 1 hour north of Sydney via the M1.

If you live in the vicinity of the race track the obvious recommendation is to get yourself there via car; however, if that isn’t a viable option, you can always elect to get a Taxi or Uber to the main entrance located just five minutes away from Wyong Train Station.

If you’re making your way to Wyong Racecourse from the city of Sydney, it leaves you with plenty of options as well. You could always take the M1 via car or regularly scheduled buses from Sydney Central Station, taking approximately one hour for the 94.1km journey. Or if you’d prefer, you can take the train directly from Central Station to Wyong Train Station before making the breezy five-minute walk to the Wyong Race Club.
The same can be said of travellers from Newcastle and neighbouring cities in New South Wales.

Wyong Racetrack dimensions & details

Wyong Racecourse is considered a short course with a circumference of 1791m and gallopers needing to travel 275m down the straight to secure victory.

The starting points for racing at Wyong vary between 1000m to 2200m, and has a 250m chute set up for the sprinters from the 1100m-1350m.

Major races held at Wyong

Being a provincial racecourse, means Wyong does not hold any group Group 1 races; however, that doesn’t mean it hasn’t seen it’s share of quality gallopers grace the turf.

Since 1999 the $200,000 Listed Wyong Gold Cup has seen engagement from city trainers and owners seeking the impressive prize packet on offer. Chris Waller, Kris Lees, Gai Waterhouse and Joseph Pride are just some of the names to be etched on the trophy. Last year’s winner Durston (2022) even going on to Group 1 glory securing victory in the Caulfield Cup.

Not to mention the inclusion of Wyong in the Provincial-Midway qualifiers allowing the locals to get involved for major prizemoney and even see their horse racing at metropolitan class.

How to bet on the Wyong races

Best Wyong bookmakers

Utilising Australia’s top online betting sites is the best and most efficient way of placing your wagers at Wyong, and any track around New South Wales.

All the best online bookmakers provide punters with markets on all racing across Australia – including top exotics, fixed odds and totes prices for all your respective betting prospects.

Be sure to find the best fit for you by checking out the best promotions for race-day or even futures markets on some of the major events on the racing calendar.

If you find yourself at Wyong Race Club and don’t have the availability of online betting, you can find TAB facilities on course or check out the betting ring with local bookmakers willing to take your bets.