Coonabarabran racecourse is an undulating track featuring three turns at the 1200m, 800m and 400m and chute starts for races over 900m, 1000m, 1200m and 1600m. There is a fall of 6 metres from the 1200m to the 600m before a 6 metre rise from the 400m to the finish that makes any race a stern test. The circumference of the course is 1840 metres with a home straight of 400 metres.