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The annual race season at Ripon now includes Ripons "Big Night Out" and Family Day in May, Ladies Day in June and the opening day of the Go Racing in Yorkshire in July. There are other fixtures throughout the year including Children's Day, Great St. Wilfrid Day and the Ripon Champion Two-Year-Old Trophy all taking place in August.
The Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged two years. It is run at Ripon over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
The Great St. Wilfrid Stakes is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Ripon over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August. The event is named after St. Wilfrid, the patron saint of Ripon. The winning owner is awarded a silver ...
Ripon Racecourse. In terms of sport, the most noted field of participation is horse racing with the Ripon Racecourse. The sport has a long history in Ripon, with the first recorded meeting on Bondgate Green in 1664, while its current location has been used as a racetrack since 1900. [88] Ripon staged Britain's first race for female riders in ...
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This is a list of currently active horse racing venues, both Thoroughbred racing and harness racing, sorted by country. In most English-speaking countries they are called "racecourses". In most English-speaking countries they are called "racecourses".
Held races that were only 'of local interest' in 1840: Leith Races [96] Lothian: Scotland: 1504 (or earlier) 1816: Races were held on the sands at low tide in late July or early August for four or five days, until the events were moved to Musselburgh. A 4 mile King's Plate was run at Leith from at least 1728 [97] Lenham Racecourse [98] Kent ...
In 1916, the southern part of Ripon Racecourse, only 2 miles (3.2 km) south-west of the city of Ripon, [1] was pressed into service as a base for No. 76 Squadron RFC. [2] No. 76 Squadron was employed on Home Defence duties and had individual flights located at Catterick, Copmanthorpe, and Helperby, [3] with Ripon acting as the headquarters.