Racing

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Kia Friday Night Racing at Canterbury Park 2026: Free Entry and Free Parking on 4 Fridays From 13 November (Sydney, NSW)

Canterbury Racecourse grandstand and floodlights, 2006 (text added)

Kia Friday Night Racing returns to Canterbury Park on Friday 13 November 2026, and general admission is free, as is parking in the infield car park off King Street. The Australian Turf Club lists four Friday meetings this season: 13 November, 27 November, 11 December and 18 December. Gates on opening night open at 5pm, the first race is at 6pm and the last race is at 9:30pm.

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Sportsbet Ballarat Cup 2026: Saturday 5 December, General Admission From $25, Hospitality Prices, Parking and What You Can Bring (Ballarat, VIC)

Lydiard Street, Ballarat

The Sportsbet Ballarat Cup is on Saturday 5 December 2026 at Sportsbet-Ballarat, and the Ballarat Turf Club is selling General Admission from $25 per person as an early bird price. The day is headlined by the $500,000 Cup, and the club says it will run bus services to the racecourse that day. This guide is built from the club’s Cup page and its race day FAQ, checked on Thursday 29 October 2026. Ballarat is on daylight saving time (AEDT, UTC+11), so all times are local.

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Melbourne Cup Eve Racing at Ballarat 2026: Free Entry, Gates 12:30pm Monday 2 November, Free Parking and What You Can Bring (Sportsbet-Ballarat, VIC)

1863 painting of the Dowling Forest Racecourse enclosure, Ballarat (historic; not the current course)

Entry is free at Melbourne Cup Eve Racing at Sportsbet-Ballarat on Monday 2 November 2026, with gates opening at 12:30pm. The Ballarat Turf Club’s event page invites people to “take Monday off and extend your weekend” with a day at the races, and its race day FAQ says car parking is free and plentiful. This guide is built from those two pages, checked on Monday 2 November 2026. Ballarat is on daylight saving time (AEDT, UTC+11) on the day, so every time below is local time.