The search is on to find the Best Dressed Lady in Yorkshire! Go Racing In Yorkshire Ladies Day series kicks off at Wetherby Racecourse on the 6th June with a fabulous prize provided by the Coniston Hotel Country Estate & Spa, awarding their winner with the following amazing and exclusive prize at their fabulous venue: […]
Wetherby Redevelopment – May 2017 Update
The contractors and heavy machinery have all packed up and gone home, handing the new building over to us at the end of April! Work is now underway laying carpets and flooring, installing bars and kitchens, and connecting up all of the tote and raceday commentary cables. The new building has a name! It is […]
Dress to Impress for a Super Spa Stay
Yorkshire Post Ladies’ Day returns on Tuesday 6th June and this year the Racecourse have teamed up with the Coniston Hotel Country Estate & Spa to offer a fantastic prize for our Best Dressed Lady Racegoer on the day. Nestled in the Yorkshire Dales, The Coniston Hotel Country Estate & Spa, located 7 miles from Skipton and […]
Grab a French Property Bargain
There will be thousands of properties to browse through at the French Property Exhibition at Wetherby Racecourse and the experts will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about the buying, moving and financing process. There will also be a full seminar programme covering every aspect of buying in France. As we […]
Wetherby Definitely backing Yorkshire Runner in Grand National
OLBG.com, sponsors of the Mares Series, have offered us a £50 free bet on the Grand National in aid of the IJF. Our pick is Definitely Red, trained in Yorkshire by Brian Ellison and ridden by Wetherby stalwart Danny Cook, supporting Yorkshire all the way! OLBG also run www.grand-national-guide.co.uk, who picked the 50/1 National winner […]
Jamie’s 34 Racecourses Run
We were very honoured to have James Clarkson come to the racecourse today. James is an 11-year-old who is raising money for the Injured Jockeys Fund by running 34 English National Hunt racecourses over 5 days. James will be running a staggering 50 miles all together with a further 1,659 of driving between each course… […]
Quality Assured Racecourse Scheme 2016 results revealed
The Racecourse Association (RCA), in partnership with VisitEngland and VisitScotland, is delighted to announce the top racecourses in England, Wales and Scotland for 2016 through the Quality Assured Racecourse Scheme. For the eighth year running all 60 racecourses in Great Britain have been rated as ‘good’ or higher. The scheme allows VisitEngland and VisitScotland to […]
Wetherby Redevelopment 2017 – March update
The new Grandstand extension is coming along and the building works are due to complete at the end of next month. Some internal decoration, signage and furnishing will then need to be completed before the new facilities are officially opened at the start of our new racing season in October 2017. We are however, hopeful […]
Racing goes ahead – Tuesday 24th January 2017
After low overnight temperatures we have held a precautionary inspection at 9.30am on Tuesday 24th January. We held a further inspection at 11.00am. Racing goes ahead! Temperature is currently -2.5 at 7.00am. Forecast is for a foggy start with temperatures rising to +4C by Late morning.
Boxing Day Bus Service – Wetherby to Leeds
We have just been informed that the X98 Bus Service between Wetherby and Leeds will be operating on Boxing Day. Tie it in with our FREE shuttle bus service to and from the Racecourse and Wetherby Town Centre and your Raceday transport is sorted! flyer-for-2016-boxing-day-x98-bus
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