Flat / National Hunt / All Weather 1r54g

All-Weather and Turf 654rw

Southwell Racecourse is best known for its all-weather track, which is the only one of the six in the UK laid with Fibresand – a surface similar to American dirt tracks. It also has a turf course for National Hunt racing that runs inside the all-weather. 1m1f3c

Pony Racing 4w5b3r

Historically, from the mid-1800s Southwell Racecourse hosted pony racing alongside some Thoroughbred races; as the latter increased, the Southwell Race Company was formed in 1886 and a grandstand erected.

Relocated to Rolleston 2o1e6z

Just over 10 years later the track was judged unsafe and the racecourse relocated to Rolleston, for racing to resume in 1989. A new grandstand was built in 1965, and a hurdles track three years later also featured a new watering system. In 1989, Southwell became the first course in Britain to hold a Jumps race on an artificial track but they were discontinued for safety reasons.

Hayley Turner 6zq3k

Jockey Hayley Turner grew up locally and got her first job with a trainer based next to Southwell racecourse.

Important Races/Festivals 2621j

May – Ladies Day