Roxby Downs
Welcome to the Roxby Downs Racing Club.
The racing club was formed in 1991 and held its first unregistered meeting a year later.
The first registered meeting was in June 1994 and was attended by a very large crowd of about 2000 people.
The Club's vision is to ensure a long-term sustainable annual race meeting to:
- Establish a unique race meeting that becomes a major event on the State's social calendar
- Provide an entertaining and enjoyable day for patrons/community of Roxby Downs
For more information and regular updates, please visit our other website and Facebook page.
Roxby Downs
The town provides infrastructure to the huge BHP Billiton operations at Olympic Dam and was established in 1986. The mine has vast reserves of copper, gold, uranium and silver.
The town is largely a younger community with many children in its population of about 4,000 people as at 2015. There is little or nil unemployment in the community and the future of the area is very exciting with more ore discoveries imminent.
More information on the town and Community events can be found on the Roxby Downs Council website.
Location
The Roxby Downs Racecourse is located just on the outskirt of town, only 1km from the Shopping Centre or a 15 minute walk.
Travelling thru Port Augusta from Adelaide, turn right onto Stuart Highway heading towards Copper Pedy
Approximately 176km north of Port Augusta, turn right onto the Pimba Highway.
Follow the signs to Roxby Downs which is another 85km from Pimba.
Alternatively there are flights from Adelaide to Olympic Dam via Alliance Airlines
Roxby Downs has a couple of accommodation options:
Roxby Downs Motor Inn
Myall Grove Holiday Park
Committee
President
Cornelius Castle
Vice President
Tom Hannigan
Secretary and Public Officer
Dwayne Gum
Treasurer
Donna Kelly
Committee Members
Tony Butson
Caro Turnbull
Ian Evans
Gaylene Crane
Craig Sumsion
John McCafferty
Brenton Smith
Darren Peters
Travis Brougham
Kerry Burk
Patrons
Phil McEvoy & David McNamara
No 1 Ticket holder – John Letts
Roxby Downs Racing Club
