Flemington Racecourse The first Melbourne Cup was run in 1861. In 1871 the Victoria Racing Club Act was passed, giving the VRC legal control over Flemington Racecourse. The racecourse is shaped not unlike a pear, and boasts a six-furlong (1,200 m) straight known as 'the Straight Six.' The track has a circumference of and a final straight of for race distances over . Races are run in an anti-clockwise direction. The course has a crowd capacity of over 120,000 and contains three grandstands. The biggest ever attendance was on Victoria Derby Day in 2006 when 129,069 people saw Efficient win the Victoria
Brandon Country Park decline Bliss had his work force plant over 1 million trees, in the process creating Thetford Forest. Brandon Park house is Grade II listed with Historic England and is a privately owned nursing home. The facilities include a visitor centre, walking, cycling, forest trails and bushcraft. Brandon Country Park Parkrun takes place every Saturday morning, the course is through woodland and on mixed trails. In 2018 there were 175,000 visitors. Brandon Country Park Brandon Country Park is a country park in Brandon, Suffolk, England. In 1820 Edward Bliss bought Brandon Park house and grounds using wealth he generated from selling