[1] Prior to European settlement in Tasmania, Brighton was in the upper reaches of the home lands of the Moomairremener people, a band of the Oyster Bay Tribe.

[3] From 1826 onwards, the township was the site of the Brighton Barracks, a military accommodation facility until sold off for subdivision in the early 2000s.

Brighton has an subtropical desert climate[broken anchor] (Köppen: Cfb), with tepid summers and cool winters.

The original course proper was 2000 metres from start to finish and was home of the Brighton Cup until the racecourse was closed for training use only in 1973.

The course has undergone significant changes since the 1980s when a chipwood track was put in on the outer half of the course proper and a major redevelopment in late 2004 to become the present training centre with all training of horses ceasing at Elwick Racecourse along with the relocation of Elwick-based trainers to stables built along the back straight of the track.