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A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in Great Britain, under the authority of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), including all conditions races which currently hold Group 1, 2 or 3 status in the European Pattern.
Chepstow Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing course located just north of the town of Chepstow in Monmouthshire, Wales, near the southern end of the Wye Valley and close to the border with England. It is one of 16 racecourses operated by the Arena Racing Company and is home of the richest race in Wales, the Coral Welsh Grand National.
Pages in category "2024 in horse racing" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The 2024 Grand National (officially known as the Randox 2024 Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 176th annual running of the Grand National horse race. It took place on Saturday 13 April 2024, at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool , England. [ 1 ]
Pony racing took place in 1949 and point-to-point racing was staged between 1960 and 1963: Croxton Park Racecourse [20] Leicestershire: England: Mixed: Bef. 1821: 2 April 1914: Only Flat and hurdle races were run: Derby Racecourse: Derbyshire: England: by 1707: 9 August 1939: Three different venues, the last of which opened in 1848.
A National Hunt (NH) Pattern of important races was first recognized in 1964 when the Horserace Betting Levy Board made a grant of £64,000 to fund a "prestige race allocation" split between the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle and Grand National.
The Winter Derby is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 23 yards (2,234 metres) at Southwell in February or March.
The 2024 Epsom Derby was the 245th annual running of the Derby horse race and took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 1 June 2024 at 4.30pm BST. The race was sponsored for the first time by the bookmaker Betfred. [1] The purse for 2024 was £1.5 million, with £850,650 in prize money for the winner. [2]