Beverley Racecourse
Beverley Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in the town of Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
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Location | Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire |
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Owned by | Beverley Race Company Ltd. |
Screened on | Racing TV |
Course type | Flat |
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An annual meeting at Beverley was first established in 1767. Before that races had only occasionally been run there.[1] Then, for a short period between 1798 and 1805 racing once again stopped.[2] Later in the 19th century a three-day meeting was taking place annually in the week after York's May meeting.[2][3] In 2012, Beverley hosted racing on 19 days.[4] Its most prestigious races being two Listed races - the Hilary Needler Trophy for two-year-olds in May and Beverley Bullet Sprint over 5 furlongs in August for three-year-olds and up.[5]
The racecourse is a right-handed flat course,[6] that is just over 1 mile 3 furlongs.[6] It is predominantly flat but with a stiff, uphill finish and tight turns.[7] Beverley has the most pronounced "draw bias" on a UK racecourse on its 5 furlong course. The sharp right hand bend and the fact that the ground runs away to the left make a low draw (i.e. on the inside rail) much more advantageous than a high draw (i.e. on the wide outside and on ground sloping right to left).[8]
The first grandstand was commissioned for the racecourse on 22 May 1767 at a cost of £1,000.[1][9] A £90,000 stand was opened in Tattersalls enclosure in 1968.[10]
In August 2018, it was announced that planning permission was being sought for a £4.8 million grandstand to replace the existing 1960s structure, with an expected completion of April 2021.[11]
It has been described as an "unpretentious but agreeable" racecourse.[10]
As of July 2019, 10 horses have died at the racecourse since 2007.[12]
Notable races
Month | DOW | Race Name | Type | Grade | Distance | Age/Sex |
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May | Saturday | Hilary Needler Trophy | Flat | Listed | 5f | 2yo f |
August | Saturday | Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes | Flat | Listed | 5f | 3yo + |
- Other race
- Brian Yeardley Trophy
See also
References
- Poulson 1829, p. 448.
- Poulson 1829, p. 449.
- Oliver 1829, p. 430.
- "2012 Fixture List" (PDF). British Horseracing Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- "British Flat Pattern and Listed Races 2010" (PDF). British Horseracing Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- Halpenny 1971, p. 79.
- Wright 1986, p. 27.
- "Beverley Racecourse". Oddschecker.com. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- "Our History". Beverley Racecourse. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- Mortimer, Onslow & Willett 1978, p. 58.
- "Beverley racecourse new grandstand planned". BBC News. BBC. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- "Beverley". Race Horse Death Watch. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
Bibliography
- Halpenny, Marion Rose (1971). British Racing and Racecourses. Holmes & Sons. ISBN 9780950139722.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard; Willett, Peter (1978). Biographical Encyclopaedia of British Racing. London: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 0-354-08536-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Oliver, George (1829). The History and Antiquities of the Town and Minster of Beverley in the County of York, from the Most Early Period. Beverley: M Turner. Retrieved 17 May 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Poulson, George (1829). Beverlac: or, The antiquities and history of the town of Beverley, in the county of York, and of the provostry and collegiate establishment of St. John's; with a minute description of the present minster and the church of St. Mary, and other ancient and modern edifices. Beverley: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green. Retrieved 17 May 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Wright, Howard (1986). The Encyclopaedia of Flat Racing. London: Robert Hale. ISBN 0-7090-2639-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
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