
Makaraka Racecourse Totalisator Building (Former)
Built by the Poverty Bay Turf Club, the region's earliest such club; the Makaraka Racecourse Totalisator Building (Former) represents the rich history of horse racing in the region. It is located on the grounds of the Makaraka Racecourse (Roseland) on the outskirts of Gisborne. The proliferation of turf clubs in the sparsely settled Poverty Bay Region, was quite remarkable, and no fewer than five survived well into the twentieth Century'.
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