Flemington, Victoria Flemington, Victoria Flemington is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 4 km north-west of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government areas are the Cities of Melbourne and Moonee Valley. At the 2016 census, Flemington had a population of 7,719. The Melbourne Cup Thoroughbred horse race has been held at Flemington Racecourse since 1861. Flemington is located between the Maribyrnong River and the Moonee Ponds Creek and includes the locality of "Newmarket", in which the main commercial area Racecourse Road is located. The suburb was named by settler James Watson after Flemington Estate in Scotland. Another version of the origin
Mysore Race Course race course at the foot of the Chamundi hills was built by Krishnaraja Wadiyar in 1906. There are 250 members in the Mysore Race Club. The racing track is 2,000 meters long and 30 meters wide. The straight is 500 meters. http://www.mysoreraceclub.com/Facilities.aspx The Mysore Derby season is from November to February and again from May to July. Mysore Race Course Mysore Race Course is a racing track in Mysore city of Karnataka province, India. Mysore Race Course was started in 1891 by the king of Mysore Chamaraja Wadiyar. The original location of the Race Course was near the present J.C.College.