Hampton Road entrance to Warwick Racecourse
Introduction
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Hampton Road entrance to Warwick Racecourse
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 3 Oct 2015
The racecourse's website states that Warwick Racecourse was the first course to include a jump race in its programme, establishing National Hunt racing as it is known today. The racecourse is one of the oldest in the country. Racing was first recorded here in 1694, when the sport was introduced to the market town in the hope of attracting wealthy professionals to help rebuild the area's wealth after the devastating Great Fire of Warwick. The first stand was opened in 1809, parts of which remain today among the later developments. The most famous name to grace the course was the legendary Red Rum, who ran once over the flat in 1967, the same year in which the course was bought by The Jockey Club, which continues to host a full racing calendar all year round. There is a nine hole golf course and a golf driving range in the racecourse grounds.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.276085
Longitude
-1.60086