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The Somerville Tattersall Stakes is currently held on the opening day of Newmarket's three-day Cambridgeshire Meeting. It is run two days before the Cambridgeshire Handicap . The leading contenders sometimes go on to compete in the Dewhurst Stakes or the Racing Post Trophy .
It is run at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October. Prior to 2013 the race was known as the Severals Stakes and was first run in 1998.
Racing in Newmarket was recorded in the time of James I. The racecourse itself was founded in 1636. [2] Around 1665, Charles II inaugurated the Newmarket Town Plate and in 1671 became the first and only reigning monarch to ride a winner. [2] King Charles was known to attend races on Newmarket Heath with his brother, the future James II.
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The Boadicea Fillies' Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to mares and fillies aged three years or over. It is run at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,206 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.
The distances of the races are expressed in miles, furlongs and yards. In 2017 the BHA concluded a racecourse survey and remeasurement which led to some racecourses changing the exact distance of some races, or moving race start points to fit with advertised race distances. [1]
The event is named after Palace House, a famous building in Newmarket on the site of a royal residence of King Charles II. [ 1 ] The race was established in 1961, and the first running was won by Galivanter. [ 2 ]
This List of British racecourses gives details of both current and former horse racing venues in Great Britain. As of 4 February 2025, there are 59 racecourses operating in Great Britain (excluding Point-to-Point courses). Hereford racecourse reopened in October 2016 having been closed since 2012.