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The Beaudesert racecourse is situated in Queensland. It is known that racing was first staged at the course in 1879. That first meeting was administered by the Logan and Albert Jockey Club and was held on 16th April of that year.
Beaudesert kt1.JPG (5791 bytes) .Some 33 years later the grandstand was built and it remains operational even today.

 

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Royal visitors attended the course at the 1927 meeting when the Duke and Duchess of York were 'in the crowd'.
  The principal race is the Beaudesert Cup, although the racecourse times its 'country meetings'  to coincide with National events, notably Anzac Day and the running of the Melbourne Cup. The 2008 Beaudesert Cup was won by Milady Clang trained by the Toowomba based Neville Petersen.

 

 
If you have badges, racecards, pictures of the racecourse or further details about the course, including your memories, then email johnslusar@fsmail.net