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Royal Racing by the Thames!
Windsor Race Track, also known as Royal Windsor Race Track, is a thoroughbred horse race track in Windsor, Berkshire, England.
Situated by the banks of the River Thames with excellent views of the famed Windsor Castle, Windsor Race Track can be found at the following address:
Windsor Race Track
Maidenhead Road
Windsor
Berkshire
SL4 5JJ
Windsor Race Track hosts flat horse racing. About 25 race meetings are held between April and December, and include the popular summer Monday night meetings, famed for their garden party atmosphere.
Windsor Race Track also held National Hunt Racing for a time but discontinued in December 1998. It went back in 2004 but dropped again.
Windsor Race Track Description
Windsor Race Track has a figure-of-eight shaped (sometimes called "infinity-shaped") course. Windsor Race Track is a 1½-mile long course. It is flat with sharp bends, thus emphasizing horse speed and not stamina.
In races over 5 furlongs and 6 furlongs, high numbers have been favoured on fast ground - low numbers do best on soft.
Windsor Race Track History
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In 1866, the first race meeting was held in Windsor .
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In 1926, Sir Winston Churchill, in an unpopular move, attempted to impose a betting levy. When bookmakers at Windsor refused to accept bets, plans for the tax were swiftly dropped.
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