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The racecourse was served by its own station on the Nottingham to Grantham line, from 1882 to 1959. There are still remnants of the station wall on what is now Colwick loop road. The course hosts two early-season Listed races – the Further Flight Stakes over 1 mile 6 furlongs, named after the horse of that name , [ 7 ] and the listed ...
It is run at Nottingham over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 50 yards (2,057 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late April. The race was run as the Warwickshire Oaks at Warwick over 11 furlongs between 2006 and 2013. It was run at Nottingham in 2014 after a horse had been killed in an accident at a Warwick flat meeting ...
The Racecourse station was built in 1892 in conjunction with opening of the racecourse. There are still remnants of the station buildings on Colwick Road. Today the racecourse is served by Nottingham Station located two miles from the course.
Nottingham Racecourse Nottingham, England: Inaugurated: 1993: Race type: Flat: Website: Nottingham: Race information; Distance: 1m 6f (2,816m) Surface: Turf: Track: Left-handed: Qualification: Four-years-old and up: Weight: 9 st 0 lb (4yo); 9 st 1 lb (5yo+) Allowances 5 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 or Group 2 winners * 5 ...
It is run at Nottingham over a distance of 1 mile and 75 yards (1,678 metres), and is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November. Prior to 2022 it was run on the Rowley Mile course at Newmarket over 1 mile. The first two scheduled runnings at Nottingham in 2022 and 2023 were abandoned due to a waterlogged course. [1] [2]
History of the National Hunt Pattern [ edit ] A National Hunt (NH) Pattern of important races was first recognized in 1964 when the Horserace Betting Levy Board made a grant of £64,000 to fund a "prestige race allocation" split between the Cheltenham Gold Cup , Champion Hurdle and Grand National .
In 1970 the White City Stadium in Nottingham closed down leaving the city without greyhound racing. However members of the Severn and Trent greyhound clubs had maintained a presence in the council's thoughts and several years later plans for a new track within the Nottingham Racecourse site began to surface.
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