Market Rasen Racecourse

Market Rasen
The racecourse from the air.
LocationMarket Rasen, Lincolnshire
Owned byJockey Club
Screened onRacing TV
Course typeNational Hunt
Official website

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 course is a right-handed oval with a circumference of around one-and-a-quarter miles.[5] Although National Hunt racing is traditionally a winter sport, Market Rasen stages a year-round programme of racing.[6]

Its most high-profile fixture is the Summer Plate meeting, normally staged on the third Saturday in July. This features the two-and-a-quarter miles Summer Hurdle and the eponymous Summer Plate, a two-and-three-quarter miles chase, both of which are among the most valuable National Hunt races staged in Britain during the summer months.[2]

Former jockey AP McCoy is the leading jockey by statistics, winning 27% of races he entered at Market Rasen.[7] In 2014, he rode his 4,192nd winner beating friend and former colleague Martin Pipe's overall wins record.[8]

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  2. ^ a b "Fixtures". Market Rasen racecourse. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Market Rasen Race Course". ROA. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Market Rasen Race Course". The Greyhound Derby. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Market Rasen Race Course". Obstrepo Ltd. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Market Rasen racecourse". Our racecourses. The Jockey Club. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Market Rasen Race Course". Racing Post. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  8. ^ "McCoy claims 4,192nd winner, beats friend's record". AP News. Retrieved 5 May 2023.