Author: GC

Established in 1905 in Elmont, New York, the Belmont Park is open for the Spring Meet, which takes place from late April to mid-July, and the Fall meet which is usually from mid-September to late October. The  act that almost all major champions in the early 20th Century racing history have participated in one race or the other on the racecourse has earned it  The Championship Track’ title.

The first Belmont Stakes competition here took place in 1867. Other notable races at the Belmont Park are the Jockey Club Gold Cup, the Suburban Handicap and the Metropolitan Handicap. The Woodward Stakes has since moved to Saratoga Racecourse.

In the filly races, the Mother Goose Stakes as well as the Coaching Club American Oaks stages of the Triple Tiara series are some of the mainstays of the course. Previously, the Acorn Stakes was the third stage of the New York Filly Triple Crown after the first two. The Breeder’s Cup Championship has also been held at Belmont four times.

The Main Track, known as Big Sandy to the fans, runs 2.4km, making it the longest dirt track for thoroughbreds in North America. On its inner circumference are the Widener Turf Course and the Inner Turf Course, spanning about 2.1km and 1.9km respectively.

Belmont’s paddock area is centred by a white pine tree that is actually older than the track itself. It provides the shade to many fans and tourists who picnic there on Belmont Stakes Day. The pine has also been centred on the corporate logo of Belmont Park.

Belmont Park has been used as a location for scenes in movies such as Mighty Aphrodite, Melinda and Melinda, Gloria and St. Vincent. In the early 1900s, the Belmont Park was also host to a number of aviation tournaments and shows as well as musical acts like the Coca-Cola Sunset Series.

York is a major racecourse in the UK, both in terms of races held there amount of money earned there. It is ranked third in Britain for earnings.

 

Located in York City of the no-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire, the flat race type course has hosted a good number of high-profile racing events. It has also won an impressive number of accolades, among them the Flat Racecourse of the year and the Times Newspaper survey of Racecourses in Britain.

History

York city had horse activity as long as 2000 years ago, during the times of Emperor Severus. However, the track itself has records starting five centuries ago in 1530. It thus holds a lot of racing legend, notably that or the race on a frozen River Ouse in 1607. An upgrade was made to the stands in 1890, but the major development plan was formulated in 1962. This led to the construction of major grandstands, which were developed without hurry and opened between 1965 and 2003.

The Course

York specializes in flat races, allowing racehorses to bud or revive their careers over long straight stretches and tricky left and right turns. It has 180 stables that have seen scores of horses come and go.

 

The excellently developed viewing grandstands make viewing an exciting experience, and are probably part reason for the course which welcomes an estimated 350, 000 people annually. Pope John Paul II was once a visitor here, where in 1982 he conducted an open air mass. It is dotted with flowers which dot the scene and make the scene full off life especially in the summer.

Races

The Dante Stakes, International Stakes, Nunthorpe Stakes and the Ebor Handicap are the major events held here. These races offer quite high winnings, and thus attract some of the best racehorses from the UK and beyond.

Famous horses who have graced the track include The Flying Dutchman, Sea of The Stars, Brigadier Gerard and Franke.

Known by Worcester city residents as Pitchcroft, Worcester Racecourse is an obvious go-to place when looking for scintillating summer horseracing action in Worcestershire, UK. The sprawling racecourse that sits on nearly 100 acres of land at the banks of River Severn offers an inviting scenery and plays host to remarkable jump racing every season. Although the Pitchcroft maintains centuries-old British traditions of National Hunt races, here you’ll also find cutting-edge and well-maintained racing facilities. Worcester Racecourse is the perfect place to find old-school horseracing action coupled with any and all mod-cons thinkable.

Worcester Racecourse History

Horseracing has been taking place at Pitchcroft since at least the early 1700s, with the hosting of flat races at River Severn banks. With the rapid growth of the sport, by mid-18th century, the present Worcester Racecourse held the first yearly flat horseracing fixture. Flat racing dominated the Worcester Racecourse for the next 200 years until 1966 when it was discontinued. Since then, the Pitchcroft has been used as the centre stage of National Hunt races in Worcestershire. Numerous transformations have happened at the racecourse over the years including 1880’s new course layout that resembles figure 8. A number of notable races took place at Worcester Racecourse in the 19th century like the Gold Cup and the Worcester Stakes.

Worcester Racecourse Historic Races

There are several themed racing events held at Pitchcroft that are usually tailored for entire family’s excitement. September starts with the Family Fun Day that includes ample activities for kids. The Caribbean Nights meetings is more focused on entertaining adults and also comprises of enjoying sumptuous cocktails as well as live music.

Worcester Racecourse Racetrack

The racetrack has an oval shape and has a length of about 13 furlongs. The racecourse has had more than a fair share of troubles as it lacks winter racing due to flooding. This necessitated the introduction of summer racing in the 1990s. However, racing slotted for the summer of 2007 was put off due to summer flooding that damaged the racecourse.