Pontefract Racecourse
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Pontefract Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Pontefract
, West Yorkshire
, England
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Pontefract is one of the best appointed courses of its kind in the country. There are modern bars and refreshment areas in all enclosures.
The racing programme has been greatly improved in recent years. The motorway links provide good communications not only with local training centres but also with other major training centres in the country, notably Newmarket, with the result that the racing is both competitive and entertaining.
Closed circuit television is in operation on every race day, with televisions in all bars and refreshment areas. There are modern Tote facilities and kiosks throughout the stands. There is an off-course betting office in the paddock and second enclosure.
One 'claim to fame' for the racecourse is that it is the longest continuous flat racing circuit in the country, at a little short of 2m 1f . This was exceeded when York completed its circuit for the holding of the Royal Ascot festival in 2005, and whilst York remains a 'circuit', there are no races held around the new link, it is therefore open to debate whether Pontefract has retained its status in this regard.
Pontefract
Pontefract is an historic market town in West Yorkshire, England. Traditionally in the West Riding, near the A1 , the M62 motorway and Castleford. It is one of the five towns in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield and has a population of 28,250...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Pontefract is one of the best appointed courses of its kind in the country. There are modern bars and refreshment areas in all enclosures.
The racing programme has been greatly improved in recent years. The motorway links provide good communications not only with local training centres but also with other major training centres in the country, notably Newmarket, with the result that the racing is both competitive and entertaining.
Closed circuit television is in operation on every race day, with televisions in all bars and refreshment areas. There are modern Tote facilities and kiosks throughout the stands. There is an off-course betting office in the paddock and second enclosure.
One 'claim to fame' for the racecourse is that it is the longest continuous flat racing circuit in the country, at a little short of 2m 1f . This was exceeded when York completed its circuit for the holding of the Royal Ascot festival in 2005, and whilst York remains a 'circuit', there are no races held around the new link, it is therefore open to debate whether Pontefract has retained its status in this regard.
Notable races
- Pipalong Stakes
- Pomfret Stakes
- Pontefract Castle Stakes
- Silver Tankard StakesSilver Tankard StakesThe Silver Tankard Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Pontefract over a distance of 1 mile and 4 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in October....