Cluden Racecourse, heritage-listed racecourse in Cluden, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Cluden Racecourse is a heritage-listed racecourse at 1 Racecourse Road, Cluden, in the City of Townsville, Queensland. Walter Howard Tunbridge designed the buildings erected in 1896 by contractor Mr Reid after Cyclone Sigma destroyed the earlier structures. The grandstand seated 700 with a lunchroom beneath, and the totalisator building behind it still stands, now used as offices.

The Townsville Turf Club moved its course to Cluden beside the new railway line to Charters Towers, and a track, temporary stand, grandstand and totalisator went up in 1883. Cyclone Sigma wrecked the buildings on 26 January 1896; Walter Howard Tunbridge designed replacements, and contractor Mr Reid had them ready for the 14 July meeting, when 923 people arrived by rail.

The Townsville Turf Club, formed in 1866 as the Burdekin and Flinders Turf Club, moved racing to Cluden beside the new railway station. The 1896 meeting drew 923 people by rail alone, with £370 at the gate and £8107 through the totalisator over two days. Press social notes praised the grandstand's wide aisles, noting that large sleeves and full skirts needed more than elbow room.

The course sits at 1 Racecourse Road, Cluden, a few minutes' walk from Cluden railway station on the line from Townsville, the same rail access that made the relocated track succeed in the 1880s. The totalisator building behind the grandstand now serves as offices. The grandstand was built to seat 700, with a lunchroom beneath.

The totalisator building behind the grandstand still stands but now serves as offices. The 1896 rebuild was ready for the 14 July race meeting, when 923 people arrived by rail alone and £8107 was taken at the totalisator over two days, a record. The grandstand roof was painted in broad stripes with flagpoles at each end of the ridge.