Next racecourse to close!

Goodwood  Nap

A  two  bottle  of  wine  course

I was born in and went to school in Lanark.When the track closed in the early 1970s it was said that it was on account of the low attendances,yet they used to get circa 4000.How many small tracks get these numbers mid-week nowadays?It was claimed at the time that the reason for the decline in the numbers was because of the closure of the racecourse railway station(which is on the line from Glasgow and Motherwell).

Anyway,I saw a dual Ascot Gold Cup winner win at Lanark and also a St.James Palace Stakes winner,these after their Ascot wins.The Lanark Silver Bell is reputed to be the World's oldest racing trophy still in existence.Such a shame that the track was closed.

Meanwhile,British racecourses need to something about their rip-off entrance costs and food and drink prices.

can't see ffos being long term viable, worcester with its flood troubles might be iffy as well

as it's a pit anyway it should close, hate the place

I am glad Folkestone closed it was dire.

Yes it's still there as far as I know.They've held point to point meetings using portable fences and trotting races,though the stands have been closed for safety reasons.

Lanark,of course.

Was nothing wrong with Folkestone, was a grade 4 course, so what would you expect facilities wise...?

Had many a good afternoon there both flat and nh, obviously depends on your level of expectancy as to whether you were able to enjoy the experience

Fakenham is still there.

Wisbech Dog track is now a Tescos

WOULD A STOP RIPPING YOUR CUSTOMERS OFF AND TREATING THEM WITH UTTER CONTEMPT NOT HELP???

Chepstow and Worcester both awful places to go racing.Not that keen on Bath either but not as bad as the two mentioned.

If one is about to close my prediction is that one of the big three will try to buy it, now that the precedent has been set, and Fred has got his hands on Great Leighs Colchester.

It's all about control, for the bookmaking industry, and sitting on both sides of the table, engineering decisions for racing that are bad for the sport but good for themselves, is absolutely a part of the long term game plan.

Check out greyhound racing now, if you want a glimpse of racing's future, imo...

breedingmad

you could not have been to Folkestone.


don't understand why people don't like Worcester always gets runners fair track.

Salmon -re your 13.39 post, I know you are showing off to the young un's, but Fakenham and West Norfolk Hunt are pretty much synonymous, The course switch took place in 1905 and Fakers was know as WNH until at least the early sixties.

warwick

Great Leighs is Chelmsford not Colchester

initially it was jumps because that was where my initial love of racing started, but over time i think i preferred flat racing as an owner

Something has to be done about the small field sizes especially handicap and novice chases and if closing a few courses and reducing a few fixtures then I'm all for it. Plenty of the courses are $hitholes - Towcester, Sedgefield, Fakenham to name a few.

i am with eastofeden here why want any to shut ? the new Doncaster is not a course I like much anymore although you cant fault the racing it puts on both flat and jumps,perth is another I am not to keen on and I find Kempton soulless nowadays other than boxing day but still hope to see all 3 still going in many years to come,some of the courses people are putting up on this thread I can only presume they have not visited them.

absouletly