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RACING CALENDAR 2014 KEY:
(BH) Bank Holiday
Ladies’s Day/Evening Championship Event
OWNING A RACEHORSE IS THE ULTIMATE THRILL. Watch with pride and anticipation as your horse is paraded before the off, feel the exhilaration as it gallops down the home straight, and – maybe, just maybe – savour the adulation and jubilation as it is led into the Winner’s Enclosure.
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(Flat Racing)
January Wed 1 (BH) Wed 8 Thurs 9 Sat 11 Tues 21 Wed 22 Fri 24 Sat 25 Fri 31
Family Day (Jump Racing)
April Catterick Doncaster Catterick Wetherby Wetherby Catterick Doncaster Doncaster Catterick
February Sat 1 Thurs 6 Mon 10 Tues 18 Wed 19 Tues 25 Fri 28
(EVE) Evening Event
Wetherby Doncaster Catterick Wetherby Doncaster Catterick Doncaster
March Sat 1 Doncaster Wed 5 Catterick Tues 18 Wetherby Fri 28 Wetherby Sat 29 Doncaster Sun 30 Doncaster
Mon 7 Redcar Tues 8 Pontefract Wed 9 Catterick Sat 12 Thirsk Sun 13 Wetherby Mon 14 Pontefract Wed 16 Beverley Thurs 17 Ripon Mon 21 (BH) Redcar Tues 22 Wetherby Wed 23 Catterick Thurs 24 Beverley Fri 25 Doncaster Sat 26 Ripon Sat 26 (EVE) Doncaster Wed 30 Pontefract
May Thurs 1 Redcar Sat 3 Thirsk Sat 3 (EVE) Doncaster Mon 5 (BH) Beverley Tues 6 (EVE) Catterick Fri 9 (EVE) Ripon Sat 10 (EVE) Thirsk Mon 12 Doncaster Tues 13 Beverley
Wed 14 York Thurs 15 York Fri 16 York Sat 17 Thirsk Sat 17 (EVE) Doncaster Sun 18 Ripon Mon 19 Redcar Thurs 22 Wetherby Fri 23 (EVE) Pontefract Sat 24 Beverley Sat 24 Catterick Mon 26 (BH) Redcar Tues 27 Redcar Wed 28 (EVE) Beverley Thurs 29 (EVE) Wetherby Fri 30 (EVE) Catterick Sat 31 York
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July Wed 2 Catterick Fri 4 Doncaster Fri 4 (EVE) Beverley Sat 5 Beverley Mon 7 (EVE) Ripon Tues 8 Pontefract Wed 9 Catterick Thurs 10 Doncaster Fri 11 York Sat 12 York Tues 15 Beverley Tues 15 (EVE) Thirsk Wed 16 Catterick Thurs 17 (EVE) Doncaster Fri 18 (EVE) Pontefract
June Tues 3 Ripon Wed 4 (EVE) Ripon Fri 6 Catterick Sat 7 Doncaster Mon 9 (EVE) Pontefract Wed 11 Beverley Fri 13 York Sat 14 York Sun 15 Doncaster Tues 17 Thirsk Wed 18 (EVE) Ripon Thurs 19 Ripon Fri 20 Redcar Sat 21 Redcar Sun 22 Pontefract Mon 23 (EVE) Thirsk Tues 24 Beverley Fri 27 Doncaster Sat 28 (EVE) Doncaster Mon 30 Pontefract
Sat 19 Ripon Sun 20 Redcar Mon 21 (EVE) Beverley Wed 23 Catterick Thurs 24 (EVE) Doncaster Fri 25 Thirsk Fri 25 (EVE) York Sat 26 York Sun 27 Pontefract Tues 29 Beverley Wed 30 Redcar
August Fri 1 Thirsk Sat 2 Doncaster Sat 2 Thirsk Mon 4 Ripon Tues 5 Catterick Tues 5 (EVE) Ripon Wed 6 Pontefract
Sat 9 Redcar Mon 11 (EVE) Thirsk Wed 13 Beverley Thurs 14 Beverley Fri 15 (EVE) Catterick Sat 16 Doncaster Sat 16 Ripon Sun 17 Pontefract Mon 18 Thirsk Wed 20 York Thurs 21 York Fri 22 York Sat 23 York Sat 23 (EVE) Redcar Sun 24 Beverley Mon 25 (BH) Ripon Tues 26 Ripon Wed 27 Catterick Fri 29 Thirsk Sat 30 Beverley
September Sat 6 Thirsk Sun 7 York Tues 9 Redcar Wed 10 Doncaster Thurs 11 Doncaster Fri 12 Doncaster Sat 13 Doncaster Tues 16 Thirsk Wed 17 Beverley Thurs 18 Pontefract Sat 20 Catterick Tues 23 Beverley Wed 24 Redcar Thurs 25 Pontefract Sat 27 Ripon
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October Sat 4 Redcar Mon 6 Pontefract Tues 7 Catterick Fri 10 York Sat 11 York Wed 15 Wetherby Fri 17 Redcar Sat 18 Catterick Mon 20 Pontefract Fri 24 Doncaster Sat 25 Doncaster Mon 27 Redcar Tues 28 Catterick Fri 31 Wetherby
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November Sat 1 Wetherby Tues 4 Redcar Sat 8 Doncaster Sat 15 Wetherby Tues 18 Doncaster Wed 26 Wetherby Fri 28 Doncaster
December Wed 3 Sat 6 Fri 12 Sat 13 Tues 16
Catterick Wetherby Doncaster Doncaster Catterick
Fri 26 (BH) Sat 27 Sun 28 Mon 29
Wetherby Wetherby Catterick Doncaster
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YOUR DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO RACING IN YORKSHIRE DURING 2014
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RICHMOND RICHMOND
NORTH YORK MOORS NORTH YORK
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DALES
A165
RIPON RIPON
SETTLE SETTLE SKIPTON SKIPTON
A59
A629 A65
A59
A65
A658
SALTAIRE SALTAIRE LEEDS LEEDS BRADFORD BRADFORD HALIFAX HALIFAX
YORK YORK A64
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Boasting more top class racecourses than any other region of the UK, not to mention a string of successful stables and the Northern Racing College, Yorkshire is synonymous with the very best in British horse racing. Our nine courses host over 180 days of racing throughout the year, from the pure adrenaline of championship races to the relaxed informality of our family days. For a full calendar of all Yorkshire’s 2014 meetings visit www.goracing.co.uk
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A course that prides itself on its character, Catterick is one of the busiest racecourses in Yorkshire with a meeting virtually each month and one of the most pleasurable to visit.
Tel. 01748 811478 www.catterickbridge.co.uk
3 DONCASTER (flat & jump racing) 36 meetings, Jan – Dec A racecourse with an impeccable racing heritage, set on Town Moor with modern facilities. Home of the world’s oldest Classic race, The Ladbrokes St. Leger.
Tel. 01302 304200 www.doncaster-racecourse.co.uk
A19
A63
A1079
BRIDLINGTON BRIDLINGTON
A166 A614
A614
BEVERLEY BEVERLEY
1 A63
A164 A63
KEY KEY Motorways Motorways
Heritage Coasts Heritage Coasts
A Roads A Roads
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Rail Routes Rail Routes
National Parks National Parks
Airports Airports
Ferryport Ferryport
PEAK ROTHERHAM PEAK ROTHERHAM
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A164
A63
A15 WAKEFIELD A1 WAKEFIELD SCUNTHORPE A1 SCUNTHORPE HUDDERSFIELD BARNSLEY HUDDERSFIELD BARNSLEY DONCASTER DONCASTER
HULL A15 A180
HULL
A57
A180
CLEETHORPES CLEETHORPES A18
A18
A57
SHEFFIELD SHEFFIELD
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4 PONTEFRACT (flat racing) 16 meetings, Apr – Oct
The popular West Yorkshire track is superbly located for road access and is one of the best appointed courses of its kind in the country.
Tel. 01977 781307 www.pontefract-races.co.uk
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RIPON (flat racing) 16 meetings, Apr – Sept
Set in beautiful parkland and with magnificent floral displays, Ripon’s reputation for being Yorkshire’s ‘Garden Racecourse’ is well founded.
Tel. 01765 530530 www.ripon-races.co.uk
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REDCAR (flat racing) 18 meetings, Apr – Nov
THIRSK (flat racing) 15 meetings, Apr – Sept
Tel. 01642 484068 www.redcarracing.co.uk
Tel. 01845 522276 www.thirskracecourse.net
Situated in the town centre itself, this popular seaside course has extensive facilities, is one of the fairest tracks in the UK and, not surprisingly, provides very competitive racing.
‘Country Racing at its Best’. Situated in the Hambleton area of North Yorkshire between the Moors and the Dales, Thirsk is one of Britain’s most picturesque tracks. It also enjoys easy access.
www.goracing.co.uk
Have a brilliant orkshire
LADIES’S DAY/EVENING Ladies - make a note of these dates! Yes, racing, glamour and high fashion combine to produce highlights of the social calendar. They are the perfect excuse to buy a new outfit, put on the glad rags and rub shoulders with the fashion set. At each of the meetings there will be a ‘Best Dressed Lady’ competition, with some great prizes to be won.
GRIMSBY GRIMSBY
DISTRICT DISTRICT
Tel. 01482 867488 www.beverley-racecourse.co.uk CATTERICK (flat & jump racing) 27 meetings, Jan – Dec
A1079
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1 Beverley is one of the most vibrant racecourses in Britain. Blessed with an outstanding location overlooking the historic Minster town, superb facilities are complemented by an exceptionally warm welcome.
A166
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Lazy days and lively nights. Country escapes to coastal retreats. Indulgent weekends and fun family days out. Go to yorkshire.com and plan your brilliant break today or call 0113 322 3500 for a free visitor guide.
A64
A19
HARROGATE HARROGATE A658
A165
A64
A19
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A629
BEVERLEY (flat racing) 19 meetings, Apr – Sept
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A169
A169 LEYBURN MOORS NORTHALLERTON SCARBOROUGH N LEYBURN NORTHALLERTON HELMSLEY A684 SCARBOROUGH A1 THIRSK HELMSLEY A684 A1 A170 THIRSK MASHAM PICKERING YORKSHIRE A170 MASHAM DALES PICKERING YORKSHIRE 7
Racing is very much a sport for all the family to enjoy, emphasised by a host of Family Days, mainly during the summer, in particular on Sundays, Bank Holidays and during the school holidays. There are attractions for young racegoers during the afternoon, such as bouncy castles, clowns and entertainers, while the rest of the family relaxes, has a bite to eat and enjoys the action on the track. Accompanied children are admitted free of charge, making it a great value day out.
WETHERBY (jump racing) 18 meetings, Jan – May & Oct – Dec
CHAMPIONSHIP RACE DAYS Right through the year, the Yorkshire racecourses stage a host of fixtures featuring top-class races showcasing classic contenders, dynamic sprinters, the best horses over jumps and future stars – ridden by the big name jockeys. We call these our ‘Championship Days’ – check the calendar for the gold symbol.
This West Yorkshire track is arguably the finest jumping course in the north, with a quality of racing renowned throughout the sport and a superb location next to the A1.
Tel. 01937 582035 www.wetherbyracing.co.uk
9 YORK (flat racing) 17 meetings, May – Oct
York Racecourse is located within one mile of the city centre and is one of the best racecourses in the world. With award winning facilities, top class racing and a beautiful setting, it’s a flagship for racing in Yorkshire.
Tel. 01904 620911 www.yorkracecourse.co.uk
Join 100,000 racegoers to celebrate all that’s good about racing in the county. The seventh annual Go Racing in Yorkshire Summer Festival features the meetings between Saturday 19th and Sunday 27th July. Watch out for the special promotions and competitions giving racegoers even better value.
The second Go Racing in Yorkshire Winter Festival takes place over four consecutive days from Boxing Day Friday 26th to Monday 29th December. See some great racing over Jumps at Wetherby, Catterick and Doncaster, along with special attractions and competitions.
www.goracing.co.uk
Sutton Bank, North Yorkshire and St. Leger Festival, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
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