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About Doncaster Horse Racing Course
Horse Racing Tips UK IRELANDDoncaster Racecourse, the only racecourse in South Yorkshire, is home to the world's oldest Classic race, the St. Leger, the highlight of Doncaster's season is the four-day festival in September which contains the Group 1 St Ledger run over one mile six furlongs. The course on Town Moor dates back to 1776 and traditionally begins Britain's Flat season 'on turf' in March with the Lincoln handicap and brings it to a close in November with Tote Handicap.
Notable Races Champagne Stakes
The Champagne Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for two-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) at Doncaster Racecourse during the St. Leger meeting in September. The race was first run in 1823. Aside from some well known names in the winners list, many notable horses have been beaten in the Champagne Stakes. Recently these include Rock of Gibraltar (second in 2001), Haafhd (third in 2003) and Cockney Rebel (third in 2006). Further back, Sceptre (1901), Blenheim II (1929) and Rheingold (1971) all finished placed.
Doncaster Cup
The Doncaster Cup, known at times in the past as the Doncaster Gold Cup, is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 2 miles 2 furlongs (3,621 metres) at Doncaster Racecourse during the St. Leger meeting in September. First run in 1766, it is the oldest continuing regulated horse race in the world, though not since its early years has it overshadowed the St. Leger Stakes, now considered Doncaster's leading race. Together with the 2 mile (3,219 m) Goodwood Cup and 2½ mile (4,023 m) Ascot Gold Cup, the Doncaster Cup is part of Britain's Stayers' Triple Crown for horses capable of running longer distances. Only six horses have ever swept the series; Le Moss is the only horse to do it twice.
Flying Childers Stakes
The Flying Childers Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for two-year-old Thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres) at Doncaster Racecourse during the St. Leger meeting in September. It is named after the 18th century racehorse Flying Childers, a son of the Darley Arabian bred at Cantley Hall in Doncaster, who is often cited as the first truly great racehorse in the history of Thoroughbreds. It was first run in 1967. From 1968 to 1973 it was run as the Norfolk Stakes, but when the New Stakes at Royal Ascot took that title it was renamed the Flying Childers Stakes.
Lincoln Handicap
The Lincoln Handicap (or Lincolnshire Handicap) is a flat horse race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at Doncaster Racecourse in late March or early April. The race was first run in 1858 at Lincoln Racecourse, Lincoln, and was relocated to Doncaster in 1965 following the closure of its original venue. It is the first major handicap race of the British flat racing season.
May Hill Stakes
The May Hill Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 1 mile at Doncaster Racecourse during the St Leger meeting in September. It was first run in 1976.
Park Hill Stakes
The Park Hill Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbred fillies and mares. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards (2,937 metres) at Doncaster Racecourse during the St. Leger meeting in September. The race was first run in 1839 and is named after Park Hill, the estate of Anthony St. Leger, founder of the St. Leger Stakes.
Park Stakes
The Park Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) at Doncaster Racecourse during the St. Leger meeting in September. From 1993 to 2002 the race was run at a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres). It was upgraded to Group 2 status in 2004, having previously been a Group 3.
Portland Handicap
The Portland Handicap is a flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 5 furlongs 140 yards (1,134 metres) at Doncaster Racecourse during the St. Leger meeting in September. It is a handicap race and was first run in 1855.
Racing Post Trophy - Group One
The Racing Post Trophy is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run over a distance of 1 mile at Doncaster Racecourse in late October. It was first run in 1961 as the Timeform Gold Cup, sponsored by Timeform, and was subsequently known as the Observer Gold Cup (1965-75, sponsored by The Observer) and the Futurity Stakes (1976-88, sponsored by William Hill plc), before taking its present name in 1989 when the Racing Post took sponsorship. Four winners of the race have gone on to win the Epsom Derby the following year. These are Reference Point, High Chaparral, Motivator and Authorized.
St. Leger Stakes - Group One
The St. Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards (2,937 metres) at Doncaster Racecourse in September. First held in 1776, it is known as "the oldest classic turf race", having eclipsed the even older Doncaster Cup as the most important race run at the course. It is one of the five British Classic Races and also the final leg of both the colts' and fillies' Triple Crowns. Unlike the earlier classics, the St Leger in recent years has not always been contested by the most highly regarded three-year-olds in training. The established stars have instead tended to be aimed towards the more glamorous and rewarding all-aged Group 1 races over shorter distances, such as the Irish Champion Stakes and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. However, the St Leger can often be won by a good late-maturing three-year-old with the potential to improve in the following seasons.   Course Details Flat:
Left-handed, pear-shaped, galloping. Almost 2m round with 4 1/2f run-in. Round and straight miles. Mainly flat, providing fair test. National Hunt:
Left-handed, galloping, generally flat. Heavy ground rare. Circuit 2m.
Effect Of Draw:
High numbers usually best on straight course.


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Address and telephone number of Doncaster Horse Racing Course.

Doncaster Racecourse
The Grandstand
Leger way
Doncaster
DN2 6BB

Tel: 01302 304200
Fax: 01302 323271

e-mail: info@doncaster-racecourse.co.uk
Internet site: http://www.doncaster-racecourse.co.uk/

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