Menangle Park Paceway

[2] Major extensions to the club at the licensed historic premises previously known as the Horse and Jockey Inn just outside the paceway grounds, opened in September 2019.

[3][4] The Menangle Park Paceway was opened in 1914 and after the outbreak of World War I, it was requisitioned as an army camp used for the Australian Light Horse.

The facility was returned to the owners for horse racing, until 18 November 1941, when the racecourse was again taken over by the military during World War II.

2000  Works commenced to rebuild and change the Menangle Park track from the 800-metre circuit to a new state-of-the-art 1400-metre complex.

1953   After extensive work and remodelling, the NSW Trotting Club opened racing on 26 September, at it new 'Out of Town' track.

1952   After being dormant for a few years following its use in WWII, the racecourse site was put up for auction for 25,000 pounds by the owner the Menangle Park Racing Company Limited.

It was the training camp for the Lighthorse and the Camel Corp. 1914   On 6 August, the first Official Race meeting (gallops) was held at the Racecourse.

New South Wales Harness Racing Club acquired the site in 1952 and redeveloped the racecourse as a paceway, which officially opened on 26 September 1953.

Fred Hastings is the NSW Harness lead race caller however Anthony Manton, Matt Jackson, Luke Marlow, Mitch Manners Brandon Kreymborg and Ben Hall have all called at this venue.