Due to a divided race we now have 8-races on our meeting on Monday 13th July. First race remains at 2.15pm, Last race is now at 5.55pm Gates open from 11.45am The Racecourse Executive
Wetherby Season Finale
Wetherby finish the season with a race evening for the local community. Wetherby Racecourse
Racecourse Office Closed
We will be closing the Racecourse Office on Friday 3rd July.
Get on yer Bike! and support the IJF
The Injured Jockeys Fund, Now in its 51st year, has paid out more than £18m in charitable assistance to over 1000 injured jockeys. Some of whom have been forced to give up riding entirely and others, in the most critical cases, who have been confined to a wheelchair for life. Following the success of Oaksey […]
Flat racing continues at Wetherby in 2016
After staging its inaugural flat race meetings in 2015, Wetherby are continuing with flat racing in 2016 with two scheduled evening flat fixtures on 17th & 24th May. Wetherby are halting their 2016 season after the May 24th meeting as they are starting their redevelopment programme in the summer to demolish an existing grandstand and […]
Official Statement from Wetherby Steeplechase Committee Ltd
Following the statement made by the British Horseracing Authority (“BHA”) today, regarding their findings into the Official distances used at the bet365 Charlie Hall Meeting, Jonjo Sanderson, Wetherby Steeplechase Committee Chief Executive, said: “We are grateful to the BHA for their help in identify the discrepancies between the Official distances programmed at the bet365 Charlie […]
Wetherby allocated flat fixture in 2015
Wetherby Racecourse, which earlier this year announced a wish to stage a limited amount of Flat racing, has been allocated its first Flat fixture on Sunday, April 26, 2015. Following the conclusion of the first stage of racecourse fixture moves during the development of the 2015 Fixture List, the British Horseracing Authoritiy (BHA) confirmed that […]
BBC Radio 5 signs new deal with RMG
BBC Radio 5 live signs new deal with Racecourse Media Group to broadcast live coverage through to 2016 Andrew Thornton, Derek Thompson and Kate Grey join Radio 5 live team for the Cheltenham Festival Full coverage of horse racing on BBC Radio and the BBC Sport website The deal means that BBC Radio will continue, […]
Wetherby Course Specialist Retires…
Mister McGoldrick has long been a favourite with racegoers at Wetherby and we are honoured that his owner, Richard Longley, has decided to officially retire and parade him at Wetherby on Boxing Day 2011. He will be in the Parade Ring from 2.20pm, and will then go out onto the course for a final canter […]
British Horseracing Authority completes Wetherby review
Following the regrettable events at Wetherby on 14th October 2009, the British Horseracing Authority Racecourse Department has reviewed reports submitted by the Authority’s Course Inspectorate, its Veterinary Officer in attendance, the raceday Stewards and the Racecourse Managing Executive. The Authority also commissioned a leading firm of sports turf agronomists, Professional Sportsturf Design, who visited the […]
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