Morphettville Race Course 

Allan Scott Park Morphettville Race Course

Morphettville Racecourse takes its title 'Allan Scott' from the late businessman Archibald Allan Scott. Arguably one of the best courses in the southern hemisphere, it's 2,339m circumference has 4 turns, all of which are very open and easy to negotiate which gives every competitor a chance at being first to greet the judge at the end of the 334m straight.

Only 10km from the city of Adelaide, Morphettville is found in the heart of 25 hectares of scenic gardens and offers race goers a race meet every Saturday, not to mention a variety of venues depending on your tastes. Venues include the Adelaide Cup Room, Chairman’s Room, Diva Lounge, Leilani Room, Panasonic Pavilion and the Phar Lap room.

Morphetville holds the biggest races in South Australia including major events such as the The Adelaide Cup, Australasian Oaks and Robert Sangster Stakes in March and Group 1 SA Derby and the Goodwood Handicap in May.

Barriers:

1000m – Races start on course proper 400m from the home turn giving Inside barriers a little bit of an advantage.

1100m – The same as 1000m but with an extra 100m until the home turn

1200m – Runners get 600m until the home turn with the action starting away from course proper in a small chute.

1600m – Action now moves to the back straight on course proper and competitors get 300m of straight running before the first of the two turns which gives inside barriers a slight advantage.

1800m – Further up the back straight and starting in a chute, the 200m extra straight at the start diminishes the advantage that inside barriers enjoyed over shorter distances.

2000m – Barriers here start in a chute off course proper and is the shortest distance where runners negotiate three turns. Despite the large distance, it’s only 150m to the first turn and gives inside runners the best chance of settling where they need to be.

2400m – Runners now begin their journey on the home straight just before the winning post. Again only 150m to the first turn, but it’s a very open turn and doesn’t give inside runners much of an advantage.

3200 – Located before the home turn, this huge distance sees runners negotiate 5 turns, but there is no advantage for inside runners

Feature Races:

March
Lord Reims Stakes G3 Open Open sw+p 2600m
Adelaide Cup G2 Open hcp 3200m
Yallambee Classic G2 3YO Open sw 1200m
SAJC Breeders' Stakes G3 2YO Open sw 1200m

April
R.N Irwin Stakes G3 WFA 1100m
Auraria Stakes G3 3YO Fillies sw + p 1800m
Australasian Oaks G1 3YO Fillies sw 2000m
Robert Sangster Stakes G1 Open F&M wfa 1200m
Queen Of The South Stakes G2 3YO+ F&M sw+p 1600m
D.C. McKay Stakes G3 Open Open qlty 1100m
SA Chairmans Stakes G3 3YO sw 2000m

May
South Australian Derby 1 3YO Open sw 2500m
The Goodwood G1 Open sw+p 1200m
Robert A. Lee Stakes G3 Open qlty 1600m
SA Oaks G3 3YO Fillies sw 2500m
The Jansz G3 2YO Open sw+p 1200m

August
SAJC Spring Stakes G3 Open wfa 1200m