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Newcastle Racecourse is a horse racing course located at Gosforth Park in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, owned by Arena Racing Company. It stages both flat and National Hunt racing , with its biggest meeting being the Northumberland Plate held annually in June.
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". In most English-speaking countries they are called "racecourses".
The distances of the races are expressed in miles, furlongs and yards. In 2017 the BHA concluded a racecourse survey and remeasurement which led to some racecourses changing the exact distance of some races, or moving race start points to fit with advertised race distances. [1]
It is run at Newcastle over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late June or early July. The event was established in 1994 and is named after Chipchase Castle, a Jacobean mansion situated approximately 30 miles north west of Newcastle. It was initially classed at Listed level before being ...
Northumberland Plate; Class: Handicap: Location: Newcastle Racecourse Newcastle, England: Inaugurated: 1833: Race type: Flat / Thoroughbred: Sponsor: William Hill ...
Ascot Racecourse: 3 6 12 21 Doomben Racecourse: 2 2 6 10 Sandown Racecourse: 2 4 6 Gold Coast Racecourse: 1 2 3 Newcastle Broadmeadows Racecourse: 5 5 Belmont Park Racecourse: 3 3 Hawkesbury Racecourse: 3 3 Mowbray Racecourse: 2 2 Elwick Racecourse: 2 2 Bendigo Racecourse: 1 1 Corbould Park: 1 1 Geelong Racecourse: 1 1 Gosford Racecourse: 1 1 ...
It is run at Newcastle over a distance of about 2 miles and half a furlong (2 miles and 46 yards, or 3,261 metres), and during its running there are nine hurdles to be jumped. The race is the first leg of the Triple Crown of Hurdling scheduled to take place each year in late November or early December.
It is run at Newcastle Racecourse in February, over a distance of about 4 miles and 1 1 ⁄ 2 furlongs (4 miles, 1 furlong and 56 yards, or 6,690 metres) and during the race there are 24 fences to be jumped. The race was first run in 1952 and is seen as a trial for the Grand National.