Newmarket Racecourse

Newmarket
LocationSuffolk, England
Owned byJockey Club Racecourses
Date opened1667; 357 years ago (1667)
Screened onRacing TV
Course typeFlat
Official website
The Rowley Mile Racecourse, Newmarket, UK
The Rowley Mile track used for the 2000 Guineas in Newmarket, UK
A view of The July Course track, Newmarket, UK
The Rowley Mile entrance, Newmarket, UK
A view of The Rowley Mile from The July Course, Newmarket, UK

Newmarket Racecourse is a British Thoroughbred horse racing venue in Newmarket, Suffolk, comprising two individual racecourses: the Rowley Mile and the July Course. Newmarket is often referred to as the headquarters of British horseracing and is home to the largest cluster of training yards in the country[1] and many key horse racing organisations, including Tattersalls, the National Horseracing Museum and the National Stud.[1] Newmarket hosts two of the country's five Classic Races – the 1,000 Guineas and 2,000 Guineas, and numerous other Group races. In total, it hosts 9 of British racing's 36 annual Group 1 races.

  1. ^ a b Kay, Joyce; Vamplew, Wray (2005). "Newmarket". Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing. Routledge. pp. 205–207. ISBN 9781135762667.