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Exeter Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located near the city of Exeter, Devon, England. Locally it is known as Haldon racecourse because of its location on top of the Haldon Hills. At 850 feet (260 metres above sea level, it is the highest course in the UK. Until the early 1990s it was officially known as Devon and Exeter. [1]
Musselburgh Racecourse is a horse racing venue located in the Millhill area of Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, close to the River Esk. It is the second biggest racecourse in Scotland (the first being Ayr) and is the fourteenth biggest in the UK. [1] In 2016, Musselburgh staged 28 fixtures. [2]
Market Rasen Racecourse is a National Hunt racecourse in the town of Market Rasen, in Lincolnshire, England. [1] [2] It is owned and operated by Jockey Club Racecourses. [3] Racing initially began at Market Rasen in the early 1800s, however found its current home in 1924, its first race meeting coming in April of that year. [4]
The Rowley Mile Racecourse, Newmarket, UK The Rowley Mile track used for the 2000 Guineas in Newmarket, UK A view of The July Course track, Newmarket, UK The Rowley Mile entrance, Newmarket, UK A view of The Rowley Mile from The July Course, Newmarket, UK. Newmarket Racecourse is a British Thoroughbred horse racing venue in Newmarket, Suffolk ...
The racecourse grandstand. Racing is recorded as having taken place in Pontefract as early as 1648, just before the local Castle was taken by the forces of Oliver Cromwell. Races were held in the meadows near the town but these were discontinued by 1769. [1] The townsfolk restarted the sport in 1801 and it has continued ever since. [2]
Epsom Downs is a Grade 1 racecourse in a hilly area near Epsom in Surrey, England which is used for thoroughbred horse racing. The "Downs" referred to in the name are part of the North Downs . The course has a crowd capacity of 130,000 including people watching from the Epsom Downs , an area freely open to the public. [ 1 ]
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.
Haydock Park racecourse dress code. The track is a mostly flat left-handed oval of around 1 mile 5 furlongs with a slight rise on the four and a half furlong run-in. An extension or "chute" to the straight allows sprints of up to six furlongs to be run on a straight course.