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
Delamont Country Park in Ireland which was erected in 1999 using the power of 1000 volunteers. Northern Ireland’s largest heronry is also within the park. The park is licensed for the performance of civil partnership and Marriage ceremonies. In July 2016 the World community, coastal rowing championships "Skiffie Worlds 2016" was held over a 2km course on Strangford Lough at Delamont. Delamont Country Park Delamont Country Park is located on the shores of Strangford Lough in County Down, Northern Ireland. It covers an area of approximately 200 acres 2 km south of Killyleagh. It is currently maintained by Newry, Mourne and Down District