How many miles is Downpatrick Racecourse?

3 miles
The feature race at the course is the Ulster National Handicap ‘Chase run over a distance of about 3 miles 4 furlongs 110 yards.

How many racecourses are there in Northern Ireland?

With 26 racecourses in Northern and The Republic of Ireland, there are plenty of racing events and racecourses to choose from.

What channel is Kempton racing on today?

You can watch the racing at Kempton on Racing UK. Racing UK is on Sky channel 426, Virgin channel 536, and UPC in Ireland on channel 411.

What is the best racecourse in the UK?

The best horse racing tracks around the UK

• Ascot. Located in the heart of Britain, Ascot hosts 26 days of top-class racing, including nine Group 1 Flat races.
• Cheltenham Racecourse.
• Aintree Racecourse.
• Chester Racecourse.
• York Racecourse.
• Newmarket Racecourse.
• Aintree.
• Goodwood Racecourse.

What is the oldest racecourse in the UK?

Chester Racecourse
Established in 1539, Chester is the oldest racecourse still in operation in the world. During the Roman occupation of Britain, most of the modern sixty-five-acre site of Chester Racecourse was not even dry land.

Is the racing on at Kempton today?

No race meetings today. The national hunt course is a right-handed flat triangular circuit of one mile and five furlongs which has a run in of 220 yards and each year the site hosts 16 flat racing fixtures.

Which is the biggest racecourse in the UK?

List of horse racing venues by capacity

Which is the oldest racecourse in England?

Which country has the most racecourses?

Australia. One of the most popular sports in Australia is thoroughbred horse racing, with only football and rugby bringing in larger crowds throughout the year. There are more than 300 racecourses in the country, more than any other country in the world, and only the US has more horses starting races annually.

Is Kempton Park Racecourse closing down?

On 10 January 2017 the Jockey Club announced the closure of the 230-acre site by 2021 for a total of £500 million investment programme over a 10-year period that was submitted for consideration following the local authority’s ‘Call for Sites’ to address unmet local housing needs.

Is there racing at Uttoxeter today?

No race meetings today. The course at Uttoxeter in Staffordshire is a national hunt course which is a left handed oval circuit that is just over one mile and two furlongs in circumference. The course hosts around 25 race meetings per year which run from January through to December.

Where is Downpatrick Racecourse in Northern Ireland located?

Downpatrick Racecourse. 24 Ballydugan Road, Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, BT30 6TE. Telephone: 028 4461 2054. [email protected].

How is the distance between cities in Ireland calculated?

[ Note: The distance between cities in Ireland distance chart below is straight line distance (may be called as flying or air distance) between the two locations in Ireland calculated based on their latitudes and longitudes. This distance may be very much different from the actual travel distance.]

How long is the chase course at Downpatrick?

NATIONAL HUNT: Downpatrick is a narrow, right-handed track with a circuit of around eleven furlongs. This is not a track for a long-striding horse, given the numerous undulations and turns. There are six fences to a circuit of the chase course, with the last two close together before the uphill home straight of over a furlong.

How to calculate the distance from one city to another?

Calculator will immediately calculate with selected distance unit. Kilometers (km): is the unit of length equal to 1000 meters or 0.62137 miles. Miles (mi): is also the unit of length which is rarely used and is equal to 1.60934 kilometers. List of distances from major cities.