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Newmarket Racecourse is made up of two courses – the Rowley Mile Course (named after Old Rowley the favourite racehorse of King Charles II [6]) and the July Course. Both are wide, galloping tracks used for Flat racing only, each with a capacity just over 20,000, though this is rarely met.
The Rowley Mile Racecourse. The town has two race courses situated on Newmarket Heath, The Rowley Mile and The July Course. The Rowley Mile is the home of Newmarket's two Classic races, the 2,000 Guineas and the 1,000 Guineas, two of the world's most prestigious races, run in the first weekend of May every year. The value of the winners of ...
English: The Rowley Mile, Newmarket Racecourse. Newmarket has been the centre of the Sport of Kings for more than three and half centuries. The Rowley Mile is named after 'Old Rowley', King Charles II's favourite horse. This photo is taken near the finish, looking back down the course.
A one mile course, almost completely oval except for a quarter mile straight run-in. Held 'very inferior' races at the start of October. Stamford Racecourse [111] Lincolnshire: England: not known: not known: A mile in circumference on Wittering Heath near the town, held a three day mid-June meeting. The grandstand of 1766 survives: Staverton ...
The original version of the Newmarket Stakes was established in the early 19th century. It was usually held on the final day of the venue's First Spring meeting in late April or early May. It was run on the Ditch Mile course over distances slightly under a mile. It ended after a period of small fields and walkovers in the 1880s. [1] [2]
It is run on the Rowley Mile course at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,206 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November. The race was first run in 2003 and is named in honour of the racehorse Bosra Sham .
It is run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in mid-April. History. The event was established in 1961, and it ...
Rowley Mile Newmarket, England: Inaugurated: 1971: Race type: Flat / Thoroughbred: Sponsor: Bet365: Website: Newmarket: Race information; Distance: 1m 1f (1,811 metres) Surface: Turf: Track: Straight: Qualification: Four-years-old and up: Weight: 9 st 2 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 winners * 5 lb for Group ...