Characteristics: The grass track at Geelong is very fair with two long straights and two tight corners giving all horses a chance in the long final straight to make up ground if they are good enough. The course has 2 tracks, in 2008 they opened the first synthetic track inside the grass track, after some initial problems the track was re-built with Pro-Ride and opened in 2010. The new track has proved to be very effective, always rated Good regardless of the weather and with little bias. Many meetings are transferred to the Geelong Synthetic track in the winter & spring when the grass tracks at other provincial venues are seriously rain affected. The rail remains true and being a narrow track it will accommodate up to 12 starters. More synthetic tracks are being planned for Victoria, including one on the East side of Melbourne.
Racing in Geelong dates back to the 1840’s and took place at several locations including nearly 50 years on the flood prone flats beside the Barwon River. In 1907 the current site on Breakwater Rd. was chosen and the first official meeting was held in 1908 on St. Patricks Day. The highlight of the year is the Geelong Cup, run on the grass track in October, which is becoming a popular step to qualifying for the Melbourne Cup in November. In 2008 Bauer ran second in the Melbourne Cup after winning at Geelong, the 2010 winner Americain went on to victory in the Melbourne Cup and in 2011 another French trained runner Dunaden won the Geelong Cup before winning Australia's richest race on the first Tuesday in November.
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| 1st | Dunaden $5.90 $2.40 |
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| 2nd | Tanby | $1.40 |
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| 3rd | Bauer $2.10 |
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| 4th | Showcause | ------- |
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- Date: Wednesday October 2012.
- Track: Geelong
- Distance: 2040 metres
- Conditions: Group 3 Handicap
- Prizemoney: A$225,000
- 2011 Winner: Dunaden
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