ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən ɪt bɪkˌeɪm ðə sˈaʊθ ˈɔːklənd ɹˈeɪsɪŋ klˈʌb æt klˈɔːdɛləndz, ɹᵻnˈeɪmd hˈæməltən ɹˈeɪsɪŋ klˈʌb ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn ænd mˈuːvɪŋ tʊ æt tˈiː ɹˈɑːpə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ.
In 1887 it became the South Auckland Racing Club at Claudelands, renamed Hamilton Racing Club in 1916 and moving to  at Te Rapa in 1924.