A piece of infrastructure associated with the former Moorefield Racecourse at Kogarah was recently demolished.

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A fenced parcel of railway land at Railway Parade North, opposite Kogarah High School had most recently been used by a tile company.

People have passed the site for decades not realising its former role in the history and central role in the 'sport of kings'.

Last week, Kogarah resident Anne Field noticed that the structures on the site had been demolished and the site cleared.

As author of The History of Moorefield Racecourse 1888-1951, published in July 2016, Ms Field has the inside knowledge of the site.

"Not many people are aware of the historical significance of this site," Ms Field said.

"It was used as a separate siding for the horse train, which was loaded at the Mortuary Station at Central Station for its journey to Kogarah," she said.

"I have contact with a former Moorefield jockey, Ted Mills, who is in his early 90s, and who rode in the first race of the last race meeting at Moorefield Racecourse on July 14, 1951," she said.

"The horses were offloaded, probably with some colourful language from the strappers," she said.

"Colourful language runs with some in the racing game, Ted assures me.

"The horses were then walked down Gladstone Street by their strappers, to Moorefield Racecourse," she said.

Established in 1888, Moorefield Racecourse was located on the corner of President Avenue and Rocky Point Road, now Princes Highway.

"I am told that the trainers would pay one or two shillings for casuals to walk the horses to the course," Ms Field said.

"By the late 1930s,and certainly by the early 1940s, horse floats were in operation, so the horse trains were not needed.

"The siding then became Riverstone Meat Company Rail Siding. Much later, it became Angliss Meats in the 1990s. Its last use for many years was as a tile business," she said.