About Toowoomba RacecourseToowoomba Racecourse is also known as Clifford Park Racecourse. The acreage for the track was acquired in 1861, and racing was first held here in 1862. The Toowoomba Turf Club, which still operates the Toowoomba Racecourse today, formed in 1882. Toowoomba Racecourse held Australia's first-ever night racing meeting in 1996.