First established in 1888, the racecourse has been used as a military training facility and as a temporary hospital.

Currently the racecourse is used as a venue for the Avondale Jockey Club, sports fields for rugby union, rugby league, soccer and cricket, as a location of the Avondale Sunday Markets.

[1] During the First World War, the racecourse was used as a military camp for the 3rd (Auckland) Mounted Rifles from 1912, and from 1913 as an airfield.

[1] In 1989 the Avondale Jockey Club sold off a large portion of land, which was re-developed as housing.

The Avondale Jockey Club's thoroughbred racing licence ends in 2026.