Thirsk Racecourse
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Thirsk Racecourse is a
thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England. The course is a left handed oval of about 1 mile 2 furlongs with a 3 furlong finishing straight and a 6 furlong chute. The present course opened in 1923, but racing had taken place on the old course at nearby Black Hambleton over 200 years earlier.[1][2]
The main road from Ripon to Thirsk runs past the course, and it is very popular with northern trainers.[1]
In 1940 it staged the war-time substitute
St. Leger
.
Notable races
- Thirsk Hunt Cup
- Summer Cup
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0950139722) by Marion Rose Halpenny- Page 227
- ^ "Hambleton Racecourse". Greyhound Derby. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
External links
54°13′56.16″N 1°21′26.72″W / 54.2322667°N 1.3574222°W