Exeter Racecourse

A great Devon tradition on New Year’s Day at Exeter Racecourse

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 12/21/2017 - 8:47am

Kick off 2018 in style and experience all the excitement of a day at the races at Exeter Racecourse on New Year’s Day.

There’s no better way to see in the New Year than a day in the fresh air where you’ll be part of a great Devon tradition cheering home the horses and sharing in good old fashioned camaraderie.

Whether you go with friends and family, or decide to attend alone, you’ll be among friends and like-minded people, with the racecard detailing the day’s runners the perfect tool for striking up conversations.

It’s a day to make friends and memories, with seven...

Top class chasers come to the fore on Devon’s richest raceday

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 11/02/2017 - 10:37am

The thrill of top class jump racing action will be on view for all to savour at Exeter Racecourse on Tuesday 7 November when it stages its premier meeting of the season.

It’s a fixture that is both a sporting and social highlight in the calendar with horse racing enthusiasts and those who enjoy the big occasion heading to Haldon Hill to be close to the thrilling action.

The 188Bet Haldon Gold Cup will take centre stage and with £65,000 in prize money, and £130,00 raceday total, it’s a race that is certain to attract some of the very best horses in action.

The 2016,...

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Our aim is to create a great dining experience for our guests and a great work experience for our team members.

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Jack Parkinson to join Exeter Racecourse as General Manager

Authored by Lucy
Posted: Wed, 08/09/2017 - 12:08pm

Jockey Club Racecourses today announced the appointment of Jack Parkinson as General Manager of Exeter Racecourse, with effect from September 2017. Since joining the UK’s leading racecourse group as a Sales Executive at Kempton Park in August 2011, Jack, has worked his way up to become Regional Hospitality Sales Manager for its London region, responsible for Epsom Downs, Sandown Park and Kempton Park racecourses. Jack, 33, will succeed Daniel Thompson as General Manager at Exeter, who is moving on to another role in racing after two years in this position. Set in the stunning Devon...

Season concludes in a riot of colour at Exeter Racecourse

Authored by Lucy
Posted: Fri, 05/12/2017 - 12:03pm

Exeter Racecourse concluded its season against the backdrop of stunning blue skies and a plethora of colour as ladies and gentlemen from across the region converged to celebrate ladies night.

Dozens came forward for the best dressed competitions, with Lynne Hailstone from Kingsteignton judged the overall winner.

Her prizes included a stay at the South Sands Hotel in Salcombe, a gin school experience with Salcombe Distilling Company, a voucher for a dress from Henry Hunt and delicious goodies from Devon Hampers. Kathleen Simmons from Truro was second and her prizes included...

A night of glamour at Exeter Racecourse

Authored by Lucy
Posted: Tue, 04/25/2017 - 11:36am

Ladies’ Night at Exeter Racecourse on Tuesday, May 9 is when the glitz and glamour of racing descend on Haldon Hill. Young and old, male and female can enjoy a fantastic night out, with children aged 17 and under racing free, and fabulous prizes on offer for the best dressed ladies and gentlemen. Grandstand and Paddock tickets are just £10 each if booked by midnight April 26.

Widely regarded as a highlight of the social calendar with live music after racing, this fabulous evening is sure to tempt racegoers to dust off their frocks and press their suit trousers, as a night of high...

Eight races and family entertainment at Exeter Racecourse tomorrow

Authored by Lucy
Posted: Mon, 04/10/2017 - 2:26pm

Exeter Racecourse’s annual family day will be a feast of entertainment for racing fans with an eight race card coming under starters orders at 2.20pm and two pony races prior to that. With a host of free activities too and a running race for children down the home straight it will be an action-packed day of entertainment

A selling hurdle begins the day and runners include the Martin Keighley-trained The Wexfordian who was a well-backed favourite to land a two mile handicap chase at Southwell a couple of weeks ago, failing by a length and three quarters. Before that run he was...

An evening with John Inverdale at Exeter Racecourse

Authored by Lucy
Posted: Wed, 03/29/2017 - 1:57pm

Fans of sport and racing will have an opportunity to join John Inverdale for a night at the races on April 18 when the broadcaster joins the team at Exeter Racecourse.

Inverdale will be hosting a private suite, with sports fans invited to join him for a fantastic night at the races that includes a delicious two course meal, including local cheeses, tea and coffee, Premier admission, a racecard and a Tote Courier.

The first of six races comes under starts’ orders at 5.10pm and then it will an evening of racing and chatting with like minded people against the stunning...

Festival evening not to be missed at Exeter

Authored by Lucy
Posted: Tue, 02/28/2017 - 1:07pm

With spring in the air, and a spring in the step of race loving folk, March ushers in the first of the Festivals. Cheltenham is on the tip of everybody’s tongues and as the sports pages fill with the clatter and clamour of anticipation, Exeter Racecourse will play host to its own little corner of Festival heaven with its preview evening on March 7.

Just one week before that famous roar heralds the start of Cheltenham 2017, ITV Racing’s Luke Harvey, David Pipe, Philip Hobbs, Nick Scholfield and Harry Derham will run the rule over the runners and give their thoughts on possible...

Flying feathers raise funds for Air Ambulance

Authored by Lucy
Posted: Mon, 02/20/2017 - 4:38pm

Exeter Racecourse’s annual Clydesdale race, which is traditionally held every year on Devon Day, has raised nearly £5000 for Devon Air Ambulance.

The feathers were flying as Dartmoor’s famous racing Clydesdales came thundering down the home straight ridden by professional jockeys last November.

Noel Fehily, Aiden Coleman, James Best, Daryl Jacob, Tom Bellamy and Sean Bowen were on board the gentle giants with the eventual winner Midge.

“It’s a great cause, a good bit of fun and it’s great for the people that brought their horses here – well done to them. I’m...

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