Chester Racecourse

For the Chester, Pennsylvania race track, see Harrah's Philadelphia.

Chester
Chester Racecourse logo
LocationChester, Cheshire
Owned byChester Race Company Ltd.
Screened onSky Sports Racing
Course typeFlat
Official website
The racecourse stands, with the city walls visible in the right of the image.
View across the Roodee to Curzon Park on the South bank of the River Dee.

Chester Racecourse, also known as the Roodee, is a racecourse located in Chester, England. The horse racing venue is officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the "oldest racecourse still in operation".[1][2] Horse racing in Chester dates back to the early sixteenth century, with 1539 cited as the year racing began, although some sources give a date of 1512 for the first races in Chester.[3] It is also thought to be the smallest racecourse of significance in England at 1 mile and 1 furlong (1.8 km) long.

  1. ^ "Chester honoured with Guinness title of oldest racecourse still in operation | Horse Racing News | Racing Post". www.racingpost.com.
  2. ^ Marcus Armytage (6 May 2008). "Chester racecourse moves with the times". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
  3. ^ Cawthorne & Herod 1902, p. 3.