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Redcar Race Track: Showcasing the best of seaside racing
Redcar Race Track is a seaside thoroughbred horse race track located in Yorkshire, England.
Redcar Race Track typically hosts about twenty flat race meetings in a year. The races are usually held between April and October of each year.
Redcar Race Track has been enjoying resurgent popularity due to many improvements to its course and facilities. Consequently, Redcar Race Track now hosts some of the finest flat racing in the country.
The highlight of the racing year at Redcar Race Track is the Two Year Old Trophy that attracts top juveniles from all over the UK . The Zetland Gold Cup is also a prominent race that is run on Spring Bank Holiday Monday. Other prominent races at Redcar Race Track are:
- The William Hill Lincoln Handicap
- The John Smiths Straight Mile
Many of the top jockeys and trainers in the UK ride at Redcar Race Track throughout the year, thus enhancing its stature in the industry.
Redcar Race Track Description:
Redcar Race Track has a left-handed oval measuring about 1 mile and 6 furlongs. It has tight banked turns into the straight. There is a run-in of 5 furlongs. Races up to distances of 1 mile are run on the straight course.
The draw usually favors the ones with the middle to high numbers on the straight course.
Redcar Race Track Facilities:
There are 3 enclosures at Redcar Race Track:
- The Premier Enclosure
- The Tattersalls
- The Course Enclosure
There are a variety of bars and food outlets in all enclosures.
Redcar Race Track History:
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In 1872, racing at Redcar was held on Cotham beach.
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In 1875, racing was moved to a permanent race track.
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In 2006, Redcar Race Track won the Neil Wyatt Groundstaff Award after major investments in the facilities at the race track.
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