If being part of the big occasion is what sport is about, Exeter is the place to head on Haldon Gold Cup Day. The great Desert Orchid, the brilliant Viking Flagship, the dazzling Cue Card and the irreplaceable Kauto Star – they’ve all leapt around Exeter’s fences in their quest for glory.
First run as a weight-for-age race in 1982, the Haldon Gold Cup gained listed status in 1985. Fast, furious and spectacular it is run over two-mile one-furlong and with £62,500 in prize money it’s one that trainers make an early season target.
Exeter Racecourse resumes action next Tuesday with the return of racing to Haldon Hill.
Storm Callum brought much-needed rain to the Devon track and with an unsettled forecast in the lead up to the meeting it’s all systems go on Haldon Hill.
General manager, Jack Parkinson said: “We’re delighted to be able to get underway next Tuesday and very much looking forward to welcoming everyone back to Haldon Hill. Racing at Exeter is a huge tradition for West Country folk, and we know that come September, everyone is itching to be back on track among friends and like-minded people...
Jump racing is back at Exeter Racecourse on Thursday, 11th October and early birds can pre-book Grandstand and Paddock tickets for just £10 each until noon on the 11th September.
There’s a whole new look to greet racegoers following major rebuilding work during the summer. It’s been four months of restructuring, renovating and refurbishing, and when racegoers return they’ll find a new state or the art undercover outdoor area giving views of the paddock and racecourse. The Owners and Trainers room has also been extended creating one of the smartest facilities in the country. It’s a...
Hundreds of scouts are set to take over Exeter Racecourse for a week-long jamboree when Run To The Fun begins this Sunday.
The event is organized by Devon Scouts who have put on a range of activities and adventures ranging from circus skills to axe throwing, with trips to Exeter planned too. Evening entertainment includes a silent disco and a barn dance.
Central to the event is a global village to give scouts taking part a taste of activities from international jamborees around the world. Finland, Denmark, Sweden and Kenya are just some of the countries scouts can visit...
Exeter Racecourse is delighted to have been awarded a Bronze Green Tourism Award, awarded by the Green Tourism Business Scheme which is the leading sustainable tourism certification scheme in the UK, after it primary inspection and will be working towards achieving a Gold Award to ensure it is increasingly sustainable.
Exeter is owned by The Jockey Club and at each of its 14 racecourses a Green Champion works with the group’s sustainability executive so that steps are implemented to reduce its impact on the environment.
The sustainability strategy is constantly evolving...
Exeter Racecourse concluded its season against the backdrop of blue skies and a plethora of colour as ladies and gentlemen from across the region converged to celebrate Heavitree-sponsored Ladies Night.
Dozens came forward for the best dressed competitions, with Daria Cernobrivec from Plymouth judged the overall winner, her stunning Karen Millen dress and headpiece by Sara Tiara clinching a plethora of prizes including a stay at the luxury boutique hotel Bayards Cove Inn, Dartmouth and vouchers from Hoopers of Torquay.
Daria, who works for Plymouth-based GA Solicitors was...
Creative Inertia was crowned Exeter Racecourse’s intermediate hunter chase series final after a rousing display in which he took up the lead three fences from home and galloped on to record an eight lengths success in the hands of Rex Dingle.
Monica Tory’s eight-year-old had qualified for the final at Bishops Court in November where he finished second of the five runners on good to soft going.
Tuesday’s drying ground played to his strength and he put up a foot perfect display to land the prestigious race which was the culmination of seven qualifiers in the Devon and...
Eight races at Exeter’s penultimate meeting of the season today begin with the first division of the 188Bet Handicap Hurdle where Victor Dartnall’s good run of form could continue with Ambion Lane.
The well bred eight-year-old has pulled up on his last three starts but drying ground could see a turnaround in his fortunes, with the Jeremy Scott-trained Gonnabegood also likely to benefit from better going, while the Laura Young-trained Admiral Blake was running a big race at Taunton last month until falling two from home. If he’s not the worse for that, and reproduces that same form...
Exeter Racecourse’s seven race card today is a feast for racing enthusiasts with some great racing in prospect.
The Follow188Bet On Twitter Novices’ Hurdle kicks off proceedings and King Calvin and Master Tommytucker are likely to head the betting. The former, trained by Jack Barber, was a ready winner of a maiden hurdle at Wincanton last month, staying on well over the two miles three furlongs trip to beat the odds on favourite Secret Investor.
Master Tommytucker, trained by Paul Nicholls, made a winning debut at the course in February, readily taking a two miles two...
Three scouts from South Devon have been invited to attend Exeter Racecourse’s Family Day next Sunday to help them raise funds for the 24th World Scout Jamboree, which takes place in the USA next year.
Ted Garry, Poppy Edwards and Megan Davies, who are all 14, need to raise £4,100 each to attend the jamboree which will unite 45,000 Scouts and Scouters from over 165 countries to promote peace, mutual understating and respect while participating in outdoor adventure activities and unique cultural experiences.
It’s a once in a lifetime experience for the three children who are...
