UK Race Track News Headlines |
07/22/2008 [Ascot Race Track]
Duke of Marmalade ready to take on challengers at King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes!
Duke Of Marmalade is ready and raring to face nine rivals as he attempts to run at 1½ miles for the very first time in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes on Saturday at Ascot Race Track ... read more » |
07/21/2008 [Newmarket Race Track]
Dar Re Mi wins Plantation Stud Stakes at Newmarket!
Dar Re Mi captured the Plantation Stud Stakes at Newmarket Race Track, thus capping a double-header for trainer John Gosden ... read more » |
07/18/2008 [Leicester Race Track]
Pampas Cat wins Melton Mowbray Conditions Stakes!
Pampas Cat captured the Melton Mowbray Conditions Stakes on Thursday at Leicester Race Track but not after struggling and working hard for the win against a tenacious Choose Your Moment ... read more » |
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Horse Racing in UK
 Horse racing is a popular spectator sport in the UK, and gambling on horseraces is the cornerstone of the British betting industry. Indeed, UK horse racing is a major contributor to the economy of the nation.
Horse racing practiced in the UK is generally of these types:
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Flat Racing, where horses usually sprint over unobstructed distance in the race track; and
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Hurdles Racing, where obstacles are part of the course and horses need to tackle these hurdles.
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Point-to-Point Racing, which is a more informal race and usually run on an ad hoc basis.
All these horse racing types are run under the auspices of the Horseracing Regulatory Authority, the regulator for British horse racing, and the British Horseracing Board, the sport's governing authority.
Today, there are about 60 horse race tracks in the UK.
The main horse racing meetings in the UK are:
March
- Cheltenham Race track - The Festival
- Lingfield Park Race track - Bet Direct Winter Derby
April
- Aintree Race track - Aintree Grand National Meeting
- Ayr Race track - Scottish Grand National
- Newmarket Race track - Craven Meeting
- Sandown Park - Betfred Gold Cup Celebration
May
- Newmarket Race track - Guineas Meeting
- Chester Race track - May Meeting
June
- Epsom Downs - Epsom Derby Meeting
- Ascot Race track - Royal Ascot
- Newcastle Race track - John Smith's Northumberland Plate
July
- Sandown Park - Coral-Eclipse Meeting
- Newmarket Race track - July Meeting
- Ascot Race track - Diamond Day
- Goodwood Race track - Glorious Goodwood
August
- York Race track - Ebor Festival
September
- Haydock Park - Stanley Leisure Sprint Cup
- Doncaster Race track - St. Leger Meeting
- Ayr Race track - Western Meeting
- Ascot Race track - Ascot Festival
October
- Newmarket Race track - Tote Cambridgeshire Meeting
- Newmarket Race track - October Meeting
- Doncaster Race track - Racing Post Trophy
- Wincanton Race track - Desert Orchid Chase
November
- Cheltenham Race track - The Paddy Power Open
- Newbury Race track - Hennessy Meeting
December
- Sandown Park - Tingle Creek Meeting
- Kempton Park - Pertemps Christmas Festival
- Chepstow Race track - Coral Welsh National
Placing bets on horse races is as old as the sport itself, but in the UK, nationwide betting is particularly very strong. The horse racing betting shop is a familiar sight throughout the length and breadth of the UK, and these tend to be sited wherever a significant number of people with disposable cash can be expected.
Nowadays, a huge number of horse racing wagers are coursed through the internet, as the popularity of online betting continues to grow.
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