A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in Great Britain, under the authority of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), including all conditions races which currently hold Group 1 , 2 or 3 status in the European Pattern.
10-491: Town Moor may refer to the following places in England: Town Moor, Doncaster , South Yorkshire, which comprises Doncaster Racecourse and Doncaster Town Moor Golf Club Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne , Tyne and Wear Town Moor, Sunderland , Tyne and Wear Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
20-508: A race in which five horses ran. This race has remained in existence and has become the world's oldest classic horse race. During the First World War the racecourse was used for military purposes, and substitute races were run at Newmarket from 1915 to 1918. Doncaster has the distinction of both starting and ending the flat season on turf. Every September, Doncaster hosts the prestigious four-day William Hill St. Leger Festival, which
30-586: A racecourse at Town Moor. In 1600 the corporation tried to put an end to the races because of the number of ruffians they attracted, but by 1614 it acknowledged failure and instead marked out a racecourse. Doncaster is home to two of the World's oldest horse races: The earliest important race in Doncaster's history was the Doncaster Gold Cup, first run over Cantley Common in 1766. The Doncaster Cup
40-506: Is acclaimed as the premier sporting occasion of the autumn calendar. Doncaster has also taken over events whose traditional homes have closed, such as the Lincoln Handicap in 1965. More history was made at Doncaster in 1992 when it staged the first ever Sunday meeting on a British racecourse. A crowd of 23,000 turned up despite the absence of betting. The racecourse is used for other functions. It regularly hosts conventions such as
50-462: Is the oldest continuing regulated horse race in the world. Together with the 2 miles (3,200 m) Goodwood Cup and 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4,000 m) Ascot Gold Cup , the Doncaster Cup is part of Britain's Stayers' Triple Crown for horses capable of running longer distances. Ten years later the racecourse moved to its present location, and in 1776 Colonel Anthony St. Leger founded
60-724: The Town Moor course ) is a racecourse in Doncaster , South Yorkshire, England. It hosts two of Great Britain's 36 annual Group 1 flat races, the St Leger Stakes and the Racing Post Trophy . Doncaster is one of the oldest (and the largest in physical capacity) established centres for horse racing in Britain, with records of regular race meetings going back to the 16th century. A map of 1595 already shows
70-523: The Tattoo Festival and business meetings such as Doncaster Dynamites BNI every Wednesday. The current membership committee of that BNI chapter comprises local Doncaster business people Michael Reeder, Ailsa Watson, James Criddle, Mark Appleyard, Jason Cole, Ian Smith and Andrew Isaacs. Today the St. Leger Stakes remains the world's oldest classic horse race, and features in the horse racing calendar as
80-571: The fifth and final Classic of the British Flat racing season . It is run every September. Doncaster is a left-handed, pear-shaped track of around 1 mile 7½ furlongs (3.1 km) which is mostly flat. There are courses for Flat racing and National Hunt racing . The racecourse is easily accessible by road, railway and air. 53°31′13″N 1°5′48″W / 53.52028°N 1.09667°W / 53.52028; -1.09667 List of British flat horse races#Group 1 The distances of
90-458: The races are expressed in m iles, f urlongs and y ards. 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. The distances in the table below are exact distances. Race distances are often given to the nearest furlong: e.g. The Derby 's exact distance
100-534: The title Town Moor . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Town_Moor&oldid=1007537081 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Town Moor, Doncaster Doncaster Racecourse (also known as
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