Pakenham Racing Club

Steeped in history, the Pakenham Racing Club was formed in 1875. Renowned for being a progressive race club, Pakenham has been at the forefront of many advances in racing including; the first race meeting in Australia where decimal currency was used and a fact which is unknown to many that colour TV was experimented at a Pakenham race meeting on 15 June 1967. Officially colour TV came to Victoria on March the 1st 1975. Thursday, 26th March 2015 was a historic day in the Clubs history, with the Grand Opening of the Pakenham Racing Clubs new racecourse - Racing.com Park. With a crowd over 4,000, including special guest - The Minister for Racing, The Hon. Martin Pakula MP who officially opening the racecourse. Everyone who attend the day got to truly experience history in the making. Located within an hours drive of Melbourne on the city fringe, Pakenham provides a country atmosphere without the metropolitan price tag. The Pakenham Racing Club is a Country Victoria Racing Club wh...