Port Adelaide Racing Club
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The Port Adelaide Racing Club (PARC) was founded in 1890.
The first meeting of the club was held in the same year on a course located on Grand Junction Road and in 1895 transferred to a leased site at Cheltenham Park
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In 1921 the club had sufficient funds to purchase the site for £25,000.
Following a government decree the club was merged with the South Australian Jockey Club
(SAJC) in 1973 and by 1975 administration of the course had been passed over to the SAJC.
Although the club is now defunct race meetings are still held at the Cheltenham Park course.
The first meeting of the club was held in the same year on a course located on Grand Junction Road and in 1895 transferred to a leased site at Cheltenham Park
Cheltenham, South Australia
Cheltenham is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.-Geography:The suburb lies between Port Road and Cheltenham Parade, which form its southwest and eastern boundaries respectively...
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In 1921 the club had sufficient funds to purchase the site for £25,000.
Following a government decree the club was merged with the South Australian Jockey Club
South Australian Jockey Club
South Australian Jockey Club is the principal race club in South Australia, Australia.The first incarnation of the South Australian Jockey Club was in 1850, when it ran a race programme at Brighton on 14 February. Thomas Shayle was the Hon. Sec...
(SAJC) in 1973 and by 1975 administration of the course had been passed over to the SAJC.
Although the club is now defunct race meetings are still held at the Cheltenham Park course.