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Known as 'The Heath' to locals, Caulfield Racecourse can be found less than 10kms from the Melbourne CBD, right where Caulfield meets Caulfield East in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs. Home to the Melbourne racing Club, Caulfield Racecourse provides its own unique type of racing on a track with sharp corners, a rising back straight and a short home straight. All of these elements, over distances between 1000m and 2400m provide for competitive racing, as it's hard to make ground from the back of the field once the horses head down the home straight past the impressive Rupert Clarke stand. Caulfield racecourse is triangular in shape and has a maximum distance of 2080m with a straight of 367m and is now noted for its excellent drainage, with all of the tracks turns sitting on about a 5% banking. In October the track plays host to a big week of racing, with three major race days - Cauflied Guineas Day , Thousand Guineas Day and Caulfield Cup Day . The Caulfield Cup (2400m) is a traditional lead-up race to the Melbourne Cup (3200m), often attracting a number of international entrants. 1000m - Races commence in a chute just shy of the course proper. Despite where a horse might be drawn, there are minimal advantages on the inside with a 650m stretch before the home turn. 1100m - Similar to the 1000m races as nothing changes the advantages the inside barriers have with only 1000m of extra straight advancing to the home turn. 1200m - With the action now heading 200m up the chute it, still gives inside runners little advantage before hitting the home turn. 1400m - Races now head to the back of the track into a small shoot protruding from course proper. This is where inside barriers are of vital importance as runners only have a 200m dash before they hit the first out of two turns. 1600m - This is the shortest distance where competitors leave the barriers on course proper. The horses hit the first turn earlier in the curve than the 1400m, so it still only gives them 200m of straight running at the beginning and is once again a big advantage for inside barriers. 1800m - The action now goes right to the back part of the course and the starting run to the first turn is increased to 400m. It's still short enough to give inside barriers a notable advantage. 2000m - This distance is also advantageous for the inside barriers as races begin in a chute at the end of the final turn. The inside barriers have a bit less of an advantage than in 1600m – 1800m races, but a small one nonetheless. 2400 - Barriers don't come into play much over this distance where races start at the top of the home straight. With competitors facing three tight turns throughout the race, it pays not only to have good speed, but also good stamina.

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