Australian Turf Club (ATC)[1] owns and operates thoroughbred racing, events and hospitality venues across Sydney, Australia. The ATC came into being on 7 February 2011 when the Australian Jockey Club (AJC) and the Sydney Turf Club (STC) merged.[2] The ATC primarily operates out of their offices at Randwick Racecourse and employs approximately 270 full-time staff and over 1,000 casual staff across the five venues. The venues include Randwick, Rosehill Gardens, Canterbury Park, Warwick Farm and the Rosehill Bowling Club.[3]
The Australian Jockey Club (AJC) was founded in January 1842. It morphed from the former Australian Racing Committee set up in May 1840 to set the standards for racing in the colony. Races were held at the newly established Homebush Course which was headquarters of NSW racing until 1860. The AJC was considered the senior racing club in Australia and was responsible for founding the Australian Stud Book, which the combined club still oversees today. The club also, in conjunction with the Victoria Racing Club, formulated the Rules of Racing that are followed by all Australian race clubs.[4]
Sydney Turf Club
The Sydney Turf Club (STC) was founded in 1943 and was the youngest of Australia's principal race clubs. It was formed following an Act passed by the New South Wales parliament called the Sydney Turf Club Act. The Act had taken 40 years to draft and gave the club the power to hold 62 race meetings a year at the tracks and empowered it to wind up other proprietary clubs that still existed in the Sydney area through a special Racing Compensation Fund.[5]
Merger
Both the AJC and the STC had co-existed as independent bodies since the early 1940s. However, the first push for a merger came at the start of the century, with STC chairman Graeme Pash opening up the possibility of a merger during his tenure.[6] Mentioned briefly in jest by Sydney Morning Herald journalist Craig Young in 2003,[7] the first real push for a merger came with the release of a report by Ernst & Young in June 2009 which recommended that a merger would save the New South Wales racing industry from collapse.[8] The Government of New South Wales pledged $174 million for Sydney racing if the merger went ahead, including a major revitalisation of Randwick Racecourse. The move for a merger was controversial, with members of both clubs hesitant to lose their respective identities. While AJC members voted in favour of a merger due to financial issues, STC members voted against a merger as they were financially stable. Nevertheless, the board of the STC decided to proceed with a merger. The Australian Jockey and Sydney Turf Clubs Merger Act 2010[9] merged the two clubs under the name of the Australian Turf Club.
ATC's Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival includes the Golden Slipper Carnival at Rosehill Gardens consisting of Ladies Day, Golden Slipper Day and Stakes Day, followed by three racedays at Royal Randwick: The Championships Day 1 (Derby Day), The Championships Day 2 (Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day) and All Aged Stakes Day.
The Everest Carnival in spring features the world's richest race on turf - the $15m The Everest, run in October over 1200m at Royal Randwick. It also features the new "Golden Slam", which gives horses the opportunity to win the Golden Slipper Stakes at age 2, the Golden Rose at age 3 and the Golden Eagle at age 4, with an added $5 million in prizemoney for the trio.[11]
In 2008 the Autumn Carnival was delayed by four weeks due to the 2007 Australian equine influenza outbreak.
See also
Queen's Cup (horse race) (formerly King's Cup), a national race, run at Randwick every 6th year on rotation, from 1928–?
References
^Australian Turf Club - About Us 9 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 7 October 2016
^Australian Turf Club - History 30 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 7 October 2016
^Australian Turf Club - Meet the Team 9 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 7 October 2016
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Australian Turf Club ATC 1 owns and operates thoroughbred racing events and hospitality venues across Sydney Australia The ATC came into being on 7 February 2011 when the Australian Jockey Club AJC and the Sydney Turf Club STC merged 2 The ATC primarily operates out of their offices at Randwick Racecourse and employs approximately 270 full time staff and over 1 000 casual staff across the five venues The venues include Randwick Rosehill Gardens Canterbury Park Warwick Farm and the Rosehill Bowling Club 3 Australian Turf ClubIndustryThoroughbred racing and eventsFounded2011HeadquartersSydney AustraliaNumber of employees270Websitewww wbr australianturfclub wbr com wbr au Contents 1 History 1 1 Australian Jockey Club 1 2 Sydney Turf Club 1 3 Merger 2 Venues 3 Major races 4 ATC Autumn Carnival and Everest Carnival 5 See also 6 References 7 External links 8 External linksHistory EditAustralian Jockey Club Edit The Australian Jockey Club AJC was founded in January 1842 It morphed from the former Australian Racing Committee set up in May 1840 to set the standards for racing in the colony Races were held at the newly established Homebush Course which was headquarters of NSW racing until 1860 The AJC was considered the senior racing club in Australia and was responsible for founding the Australian Stud Book which the combined club still oversees today The club also in conjunction with the Victoria Racing Club formulated the Rules of Racing that are followed by all Australian race clubs 4 Sydney Turf Club Edit The Sydney Turf Club STC was founded in 1943 and was the youngest of Australia s principal race clubs It was formed following an Act passed by the New South Wales parliament called the Sydney Turf Club Act The Act had taken 40 years to draft and gave the club the power to hold 62 race meetings a year at the tracks and empowered it to wind up other proprietary clubs that still existed in the Sydney area through a special Racing Compensation Fund 5 Merger Edit Both the AJC and the STC had co existed as independent bodies since the early 1940s However the first push for a merger came at the start of the century with STC chairman Graeme Pash opening up the possibility of a merger during his tenure 6 Mentioned briefly in jest by Sydney Morning Herald journalist Craig Young in 2003 7 the first real push for a merger came with the release of a report by Ernst amp Young in June 2009 which recommended that a merger would save the New South Wales racing industry from collapse 8 The Government of New South Wales pledged 174 million for Sydney racing if the merger went ahead including a major revitalisation of Randwick Racecourse The move for a merger was controversial with members of both clubs hesitant to lose their respective identities While AJC members voted in favour of a merger due to financial issues STC members voted against a merger as they were financially stable Nevertheless the board of the STC decided to proceed with a merger The Australian Jockey and Sydney Turf Clubs Merger Act 2010 9 merged the two clubs under the name of the Australian Turf Club Venues EditFive venues are operated by the ATC Royal Randwick Racecourse Rosehill Gardens Racecourse Canterbury Park Racecourse Warwick Farm Racecourse Rosehill Bowling Club 10 Major races EditThe Everest Golden Slipper Stakes Rosehill Guineas Canterbury Guineas Sydney Cup Australian Derby Epsom Handicap Doncaster Handicap The Galaxy All Aged Stakes Chipping Norton Stakes Queen Elizabeth Stakes Golden EagleATC Autumn Carnival and Everest Carnival EditATC s Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival includes the Golden Slipper Carnival at Rosehill Gardens consisting of Ladies Day Golden Slipper Day and Stakes Day followed by three racedays at Royal Randwick The Championships Day 1 Derby Day The Championships Day 2 Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day and All Aged Stakes Day The Everest Carnival in spring features the world s richest race on turf the 15m The Everest run in October over 1200m at Royal Randwick It also features the new Golden Slam which gives horses the opportunity to win the Golden Slipper Stakes at age 2 the Golden Rose at age 3 and the Golden Eagle at age 4 with an added 5 million in prizemoney for the trio 11 In 2008 the Autumn Carnival was delayed by four weeks due to the 2007 Australian equine influenza outbreak See also EditQueen s Cup horse race formerly King s Cup a national race run at Randwick every 6th year on rotation from 1928 References Edit Australian Turf Club About Us Archived 9 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 7 October 2016 Australian Turf Club History Archived 30 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 7 October 2016 Australian Turf Club Meet the Team Archived 9 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 7 October 2016 Australian Jockey Club 1982 Australian Jockey Club The Club ISBN 978 0 9592250 0 6 Lester Gary 2011 The essential club A history of the Sydney Turf Club 1943 2011 1st ed Playright Publishing retrieved 27 June 2012 Racing loses a man of passion Roll Up Roll Up Loosen Your Purse Strings For The Turf s Sale Of The Century Archived July 6 2011 at the Wayback Machine Clubs merger would save NSW racing report AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY AND SYDNEY TURF CLUBS MERGER ACT 2010 AustLII Australasian Legal Information Institute 2010 Retrieved 14 September 2015 ATC News amp Media ATC MEMBERS VOTE TO AMALGAMATE WITH ROSEHILL BOWLING CLUB Archived from the original on 9 January 2017 Retrieved 9 January 2017 The Golden Eagle the race designed to keep our champions racing www racenet com au Retrieved 13 May 2019 External links EditAustralian Turf Club websiteExternal links EditAustralian Turf Club Rosehill Gardens Royal Randwick Archived 5 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine Sydney Carnival Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Australian Turf Club amp oldid 1116321314, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
