Exeter Racecourse is a right-handed, oval-shaped British horse racing venue outside the city of the same name in Devon. It hosts National Hunt events from September to April. The feature of all Exeter ...

Chepstow Racecourse, close to the border with England, is the only track in Wales that hosts Grade 1 jumps racing, in the form of the Finale Junior Hurdle. The most famous race at the course, however, ...

Note: The United Kingdom is the only European country to conduct both Trotting and Pacing meetings. The harness races held on the European continent are trotting only events. Trotting and Pacing are ...

Wexford Racecourse is a left-handed, oval-shaped Irish horse racing venue in County Wexford. The track used to be run the other way around (right-handed) and host flat action but, from May 2016 ...

Down Royal Racecourse is the main horse racing venue in Northern Ireland. A right-handed undulating track near Lisburn, south of Belfast, one complete circuit is about a mile and seven furlongs. The ...

Thirsk Racecourse is a friendly Yorkshire venue that stages flat racing meetings throughout the summer between March and September. The track is a left-handed oval of one mile and two furlongs and, ...

Sligo Racecourse is a right-handed, oval-shaped Irish horse racing venue in County Sligo, in the northwest of the country. Although it isn’t used during the winter months, this track hosts both flat ...

Southwell Racecourse is one of the busiest tracks in the country. The Nottinghamshire venue hosts regular all-weather race meetings as well as jump racing all year round. The course is a flat, ...

Galway Racecourse is a right-handed semi-circular horse racing venue at Ballybrit in County Galway. It is home to one of the Ireland’s biggest summer sporting events, the week-long Galway Festival. An ...

The appropriate dress-code for a day at the races depends largely on the enclosure you plan on patronising. In general the rule of the thumb is: the more expensive the ticket, the more formal the ...

Ballinrobe Racecourse is the only major horse racing venue in County Mayo, Ireland. It’s a right-handed sharp track that hosts both flat and National Hunt events over jumps from April to October. A ...

Bath Racecourse is set on a hilltop outside the picturesque Somerset city that shares its name. It is Britain’s highest flat racecourse and, because it has no watering system, the ground can become ...