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Greyhound Racing Club
GOLD COAST GREYHOUND RACING CLUB
In Southport the Harness and Greyhound Racing Clubs occupy the same complex. Initially they were at Queen Street Southport, but today both racing tracks are at Parklands Gold Coast a natural amphitheatre 8km north of Surfers Paradise.
Peter Crawford, then holding position of General Manager, set out to develop Parklands Gold Coast into one of the world's most unique complexes for Harness and Greyhound racing, with facilities for up to 5,000 people.
"To assist in the research of the Greyhound track, some Greyhounds were actually wired at the University of Sydney to see what angles were the most suitable before too much pressure was applied to the tendons whilst racing.
"When these results were fed into a computer, the existing track was then designed. And today it is still the only track in the world which has been designed in that manner".
The Greyhound track itself is a similar design to a velodrome, undulating slightly to assist maximum speed of the Greyhounds at all times.
The on-course stabling is designed in such a way that a mezzanine section actually houses the kennel block for the Greyhounds so it has been possible to have dual Harness/Greyhound race meetings, with each race being approximately 20 minutes apart.
The Greyhound racing club conducts their race meetings every Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon starting at 3:00pm.
Once you arrive at the entrance at Parklands Gold Coast you are fully under cover and in air-conditioned comfort. The facilities in the punters' auditorium open at mid-day on race days, with many monitors providing up-to-date racing information.
The lounge area offers snack bar with a variety of light meals. As well there are two main lounge restaurants, which overlook each of the racing tracks. They are fully air-conditioned and are very popular during the hot humidity of Queensland's summers.
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