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The racecourse's position in the city makes race meetings at Chester very popular as it is only a very short stroll to all the hotels, bars, shopping and restaurants. The racecourse itself is just over 1-mile (1.6 km) long, flat and raced anti-clockwise or left-handed.
The Chester Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Chester over a distance of 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 87 yards (2,896 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August or early September.
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Ellerslie Racecourse, New Zealand, 1908. This is a list of currently active horse racing venues, both Thoroughbred racing and harness racing , sorted by country. In most English-speaking countries they are called "racecourses".
Chester Racecourse Chester, England: Inaugurated: 1936: Race type: Flat / Thoroughbred: Sponsor: The Tote: Website: Chester: Race information; Distance: 1m 5f 84y (2,692m) Surface: Turf: Track: Left-handed: Qualification: Four-years-old and up: Weight: 9 st 2 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 winners * 5 lb for ...
The event is named after the River Dee, which runs alongside the racecourse. It was established in 1813, [1] and was originally open to both colts and fillies. [2] In the late 19th century, the distance of the Dee Stakes was about 1½ miles.
Also known as Clifton Park Racecourse, now the site of Blackpool Airport: Bogside Racecourse [10] Ayrshire: Scotland: Mixed: 7 June 1808: 10 April 1965: Staged point-to-point racing until March 1994: Bournemouth Racecourse [11] Hampshire: England: National Hunt: 17 April 1925: 11 April 1928: Also known as Ensbury Park Racecourse: Brocklesby ...
Racing was firmly established at Chester, the oldest surviving racecourse in England, by 1540. [8] By the time of Elizabeth, the sport was a "common amusement", [13] and the Queen herself is recorded as attending races on Salisbury Plain in the 1580s, [8] as well as keeping up the paddocks at Hampton and founding her own at Blackheath. [13]