Macedon Ranges: Large Victorian homestead with its personal racecourse hits the market

A Macedon Ranges homestead that includes its very personal racecourse is galloping in the direction of a sale after being listed with a $3.5m-$3.7m asking vary.

Fittingly generally known as The Racecourse, the 36.02ha Lancefield property together with a Victorian-style home is owned by outstanding harness racing coach Rodney Petroff.

The location’s 1600m racetrack served as Lancefield’s racecourse from the 1870s to the Nineteen Thirties.

Native legend has it that infamous Melbourne gangster Squizzy Taylor frequented two-up video games after racing meets.

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Ray White Sunbury’s Joshua Reeves says Petroff reinvigorated the racetrack which he makes use of for coaching horses.

“It’s a uncommon alternative to accumulate a full-sized racetrack that has historic worth, it’s not one thing you’re going to get once more,” Mr Reeves says.

All this may very well be yours on the Lancefield property, ‘The Racecourse’.

The again yard has a pool.

A number of paddocks, an eight-box steady advanced with a separate feed and tack room, a cold and hot wash bay and a sand-covered spherical yard are among the many modern-day equestrian amenities on the five-bedroom, two-bathrooms property.

In 2000, its earlier house owners constructed the home set amid landscaped gardens, oak and elm bushes and a water fountain.

A stained-glass entrance door leads, on the appropriate, to the house’s dwelling and library space with sash home windows and an open hearth.

The dwelling and eating area.

To the left, the formal eating room has a Cheminees Philippe double hearth.

Including atmosphere is the three.35m-high ceilings, detailed dado wallpaper and a kitchen containing

granite benchtops and a walk-in pantry.

The principle bed room suite gives an ensuite and built-in wardrobe.

One of many residence’s 5 bedrooms.

Two loos are within the residence.

“My favorite characteristic is the arched home windows in the main bedroom, they supply a framework for the spectacular views out to Mt William and the racetrack that are wonderful,” Mr Reeve says.

The Racecourse can be supreme for entertaining due to its 12m-long photo voltaic and gas-heated pool, an undercover outside space, spa and pool room, he added.

“There’s loads of area for intimate gatherings and in addition grand large-scale occasions,” he stated.

A enterprise internet hosting occasions like weddings might make use of the picturesque grounds, topic to council approval.

Different options embody a 20-panel solar energy system, equipment shed and cattle yards and crush, plus a water bore and three 15,000-gallon tanks.

Loads of area for horses to roam in your 36 hectares of land.

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