The historic venue will host an anniversary race meeting to celebrate nine decades of racing heritage.
Australia.- The Casino Greyhound Club in New South Wales’ Northern Rivers region is to celebrate 90 years of history tomorrow (Friday). The anniversary commemorates the Casino Tattersalls Jockey Club‘s inaugural greyhound racing meeting at Carrington Park, later renamed Queen Elizabeth Park, on March 18, 1936.
That first event drew around 1,500 spectators and laid the foundation for what would become a longstanding tradition. Over the decades, the venue has undergone significant transformations. A mechanical lure was introduced in 1938, track lighting followed in 1978, and the original grass surface was replaced with a loam track in 2015. More recently, new lighting was installed in 2022.
Casino Greyhound Club president Mitch Northfield, whose family has deep ties to the sport, said the track upgrade remains one of the club’s proudest achievements and was largely funded and executed at a local level.
Tomorrow’s 90th anniversary meeting will feature a 12-race programme, with the club boosting prizemoney by an additional AU$2,000 per race. There will be barbecues, raffles, children’s entertainment, and drink specials.
Greyhound Racing NSW CEO Steve Griffin, who will be attending, said: “It will be a wonderful occasion for the Casino Club on Friday and I encourage locals to come along and join in the celebrations.
“Throughout the years the Casino Club’s committee and staff have always worked tirelessly to ensure their club, the track and their weekly race meetings are a success, and also to support the local participants in the region which is a real heartland for our sport.”
The historic venue will host an anniversary race meeting to celebrate nine decades of racing heritage. Australia.- The Casino Greyhound Club in New South Wales’ Northern Rivers region is to celebrate 90 years of history tomorrow (Friday). The anniversary commemorates the Casino Tattersalls Jockey Club‘s inaugural greyhound racing meeting at Carrington Park, later renamed Queen…
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