60 Racecourses which ones have you not been to ? Here is my list.

Aintree ✓
Ayr
Beverley
Carlisle
Cartmel ✓
Catterick
Chester
Ffos Las
Hamilton
Kelso
Musselburgh ✓
Pontefract
Redcar
Ripon
Thirsk ✓

Aintree ✓
Ayr
Beverley
Carlisle
Cartmel ✓
Catterick
Chester
Ffos Las ✓
Hamilton
Kelso
Musselburgh ✓
Pontefract
Redcar
Ripon
Thirsk ✓

Aint    Aintree ✓
Ascot    Ascot ✓
Ayr    Ayr
Bang    Bangor ✓
Bath    Bath ✓
Bev    Beverley
Brig    Brighton ✓
Carl    Carlisle
Cart    Cartmel ✓
Catt    Catterick
ChelmC    Chelmsford
Chelt    Cheltenham ✓
Chep    Chepstow ✓
Chest    Chester
Donc    Doncaster ✓
Epsm    Epsom ✓
Extr    Exeter
Fake    Fakenham ✓
FfosL    Ffos Las
Folk    Folkestone ✓
Font    Fontwell
Good    Goodwood
Ham    Hamilton
Hayd    Haydock
Here    Hereford ✓
Hex    Hexham
Hunt    Huntingdon ✓
Kelso    Kelso
Kemp    Kempton ✓
Leic    Leicester ✓
Ling    Lingfield
Ludl    Ludlow ✓
MrktR    Market Rasen ✓
Muss    Musselburgh ✓
Newb    Newbury ✓
Newc    Newcastle
Newm    Newmarket ✓
Newt    Newton Abbot ✓
Nott    Nottingham ✓
Perth    Perth
Plump    Plumpton
Ponte    Pontefract
Redc    Redcar
Ripon    Ripon
Salis    Salisbury ✓
Sand    Sandown ✓
Sedge    Sedgefield
Sthl    Southwell ✓
Strat    Stratford ✓
Taun    Taunton
Thirsk    Thirsk ✓
Towc    Towcester ✓
Uttox    Uttoxeter ✓
Warw    Warwick ✓
Weth    Wetherby ✓
Winc    Wincanton ✓
Wind    Windsor ✓
Wolv    Wolverhampton ✓
Worc    Worcester ✓
Yarm    Yarmouth
York    York

I feel very sorry for anyone who has not been to Plumpton or Laytown.

Exeter
Ffos Las
Hamilton
Newton Abbot
Taunton

Seaside , if you only knock one more off your list , make sure it's Cartmel

I got totally the wrong idea, but genuinely very excited when I went to "Laytown"

Not much laying at all imo. Mostly cockles and muscles.

have you been to thurles? tops em all

miss read uk only

I've only been to 2 racecourses. One of them is Musselburgh.

I bet you can't guess the other, tho

Edinburgh ?

LONGCHAMP


I was there in 92, and saw All At Sea winning the Prix de Moulin for Henry Cecil.

The most picturesque being Les Landes  [JERSEY]]

Beverley
Carlisle
Cartmel
Chelmsford
Chester
Fakenham
Ffos Las
Hamilton
Haydock
Hereford
Hexham
Kelso
Ludlow
Market Rasen
Newmarket – Rowley Course
Perth
Redcar
Sedgefield
Southwell
Taunton
Towcester
Wetherby
Windsor

Here'e those I haven't been to yet..
Redcar.
Yarmouth.
Wolves.
Towcester.
Chelms .
Hereford
Plumpton.
Ffos Las.
Newcastle.
Windsor..
.
 
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Workrider - Plumpton a def yes. Yarmouth not bad at all but Windsor a def no no.

Going to them all Blackrock, heading over again on 3nd of Aug for , Ban, Thirsk, Market Ras, Ripon, Catt, Ponte, been to them all already , but what the heck..Really glad you enjoyed laytown...

Not been to Perth, Musselborough Hamilton Park, Kelso, Hexham, Newcastle, Pontefract, Ripon, Redcar, Yarmouth, Fakenham, Chester, Huntingdon, Ffos Las, Epsom, Brighton or Chelmsford. Been to all of the others in GB. As you might guess I live in the south west. I haven't been racing in Ireland but have been to Pompadour, Longchamp, St Cloud, Deauville and Chantilly all in the distant past. Also Finger Lakes!, Arlington, Belmont and Santa Anita in the states, Rio de J. and Sao Paulo in Brazil and Nairobi.

workrider  chelmsford and ffos las have not been to the rest you put up been there but going racing now is a no no hated the traffic getting there and back drinks and food a con what they charge staying at home watching atr and ruk different class

Mad .dog. I am determined to finish the job and do them all,I know what you mean when you speak about the food and drink , what i find most galling is the price of entry to courses for mostly poor racing...Driving in the U.k. can be a nightmare traffic wise , especially the motorways ..

Long time since I've paid full whack to get into a racecourse. Usually use Racegoer discount or more likely their free days. Also have Jockey Club bond so can use part of interest payments to buy tickets for their tracks, ARC's and York. Have now bought a Two Together railcard for me and mate which gets a third off rail fares.

About 20 tracks to go. Was due to tick Carlisle off on Thurs but emergency came up so had to forgo. Thankfully it was a Racegoers free day but lost money on train tickets. Thankfully they've another free day in Oct.

Yet to visit
Fakenham
Chelmsford
Bath
Sandown
Lingfield
Plumpton
Brighton
Salisbury (may give that a miss for a while yet)

Of those that I haven't been to York and Cartmel are on my list of places to go to.

Two crackers Slippy...

Mrs and me been to all UK tracks except these ............

Carlisle
Cartmel
Catterick
Chelmsford
Chester
Flos Las
Newcastle
Ripon

Not really interested in completing the list anymore

Like the MadDogMan have been to them all many times, except Ffos Las and Great Leys - in fact went with him to most of them !
PS Muldoon, there are 2 courses at Newmarket, which do you mean.

Been Rowley but not July, Mike. List copied fom betfair where obviously it's the same code for both.

So 25 to go.

Hexham & July course in my top 5, so a treat in store for you

Yes Mike Hexham superb....

13 of that list, but I've jinxed Wye, Lanark, and Alexandra Park into closure! Have seen numerous others, but not on race days.

Other than that, Punchestown, Listowel and Killarney in Ireland, plus Philadelphia and Finger Lakes in US

I've been to every British racecourse several times - from 2005-2011 I worked for the Tote in a national role and had to go to every racecourse at least once a year. - then Fatfred got his mitts on it and I took redundancy.

Can I count Edinburgh and Musselburgh as two?
I never quite understand why people think so highly of Plumptom. It is compact and has quite good viewing. I was a member there for six years but let it lapse. Too many days of horrible ground despite their attempts to improve the drainage and a poor train service even from nearby Eastbourne especially on Sundays.

Stephaniebot:
I used to like Ally Pally and had a dash across London to there from work in SW18 hoping to make it for the first race.

Gosh oldgit i frequently drive an hour and a half to get to Plumpton. Very good value food and drink and often exciting finishes as horses tire up the slope to the post.

Stephanie - I did Wye and Ally Pally but not Lanark regrettably. Mind you I did Lewes to make up for it.  Little recollection of it mind, aged about 6/7. Went on the bus with Uncle Jack from Barcombe.

Plumpton is an absolute gem of a racecourse, I love my days out there.

Don't really remember Ally Pally, was taken there as a young child, and that was it. Lanark, and Wye were as a teen, so remember slightly more, but all a long time ago

Oldgit - as you were a member at Plumpton , do you remember 'Tony the Hat'?

My father R.I.P. told me a wonderful story about a night at Ally Pally, he had done his dough all night and had his last pound on the fav in the last. Standing beside him was a guy who was getting very excited as they came inside the final furlong, remember this was about 1959, the nearer the line they got the more excited this man became. He was jumping up and down as 2 horses crossed the line, one my Dads and the other his, a 33/1 shot. The 33/1 got up to beat the fav and the poor fellow fell over and dropped dead right beside my Dad . Turns out he had £2 on it and the return was huge for that time when money was tight indeed. My Dad decided that rather let the money go to waste he would go up to the bookie and collect his mates money. A sad ending to a night out for one of them but as my Dad said better in his pocket than the bookies...Call it Karma if you like but heading to work in Islington in 1971 my Dad collapsed and died also from a heart attack....

I think the 33/1 punter would rather your Dad had the money than stay in the bookies satchel.

went to ally pally many times called the frying pan course

They were drinking buddies Blackrock, so yes would be the answer...

on a tuesday evening meeting we used to go after last race on to walthamstow greyhounds for the last 3 races

The only ones I visited that no longer exist are Beaufort Hunt at Sherston (not a point to point) and the turf track at Wolverhampton.

Seeing as its on today Killarney is one of my favs. Great town for a few beers after.

Might go Thurs and meet Foxy, cracking town is Killarney..

sageform - I went to the last NH meeting at Wolverhampton , AP McCoy rode 3 or 4 winners that day , I think .

I think I must be one of the few people who went to Hurst Park

I was a young lad at the time and we got the bus from Hammersmith which stopped outside a church and then a boat across the Theames

Had 2/6 on a 10/1 chance which won happy days

half a crown

Reynard the last time I went, a horse I owned lost a shoe on the way to post and there was no blacksmith available. We withdrew the horse and after a few threats, they refunded my expenses. I never went back.

Been to all bar...Newton Abbot, Yarmouth and Chelmsford.............must admit I'm in no rush to go to Chelmsford...

Seaside was Hurst Park both nh and flat ?

Posy

The one and only time I went it was the flat.

Hurst Park was flat and NH. The Triumph Hurdle and a lot of other top races under both codes were run there.

What a shame it closed down ; it was in a lovely location.

did47 does that imply the Triumph switched to Cheltenham around 1963 ?

Posy - The Triumph was first run at Cheltenham in 1965, with the last race at Hurst Park in 1962.  There was no Triumph in 1963 or 1964. As someone said several big races were run at HP - The Victoria Cup being one, transferred on closure to Ascot.

I think you can still see some things that show their was a racecourse at Hurst Park might be gates or fences maybe their are people from the forum who might know.

There is still visual evidence of the old Lincoln racecourse , I believe

Interesting thanks blackbarn

Been to all bar...Newton Abbot, Yarmouth and Chelmsford.............must admit I'm in no rush to go to Chelmsford...

Chelmsford million times better than Wolverhampton and at least at Newcastle/Lingfield/Southwell you have the option of NH

Workrider

Might go Thurs and meet Foxy, cracking town is Killarney..

Myself and the Blantyre boys just speaking about this yesterday, will have to wait till next year..only three 'festivals' per year, I guess due to the distance from the training centres.  would the may, july or august festival have the best racing?

only seven weeks till Laytown/Kilbeggan/Navan - roll on!!

Rider 2324 post is about right.

Workrider

Didn’t go racing yesterday decided to stay in town for the football which was a good decision,got settled in the outside bar in stotts loads of Croatian and Frenchmen wearing there colours and singing there songs it was a fantastic atmosphere not a bad word all day and all night both sets of supporters hugging each other long into the night,the inside bar had Kerry and Galway on in that Irish sport plenty of colour there as well although all green and yellow,.hadnt realised what a big Croatian community there was in Ireland all good fun though I started the day not concerned who would win but by mid afternoon I was cheering on Croatia a great game the best final since 78.

Good morning Gordon

My guess is this place would be right up your street however there is a big danger of not actually getting to the racecourse.

Morning Foxy - suspect Workrider may have given you inside info!! But you're probably not far off the mark..the saving grace is I'd probably drive from Cork Airport so would be stone cold upon arrival, unlike my travelling companions..

This is not my first visit Gordon and found it hard to split Galway and Killarney as a party town but after last night I have come to the conclusion in comparison Galway is just a sleepy village.

By the way it wasn’t just workrider a while ago we spoke about bars in the heymarket area of Edinburgh

Yes I remember - proper mannies pubs or pubs with good malt whisky selection (Bow bar in Edinburgh current favourite) followed by jump racing stars from Peter Easterby/Michael Dickinson would be my chosen Mastermind subjects!  never been to Galway either, another one for the hopefully long days of semi-retirement, although probably not the Festival unless I can get accommodation in the town which based on past searches requires you to get the Jackpot up at least twice!! the beauty of Festival meetings, you wake up exactly where you need to be, full breakfast followed by stroll for racing post and a few pints before starting all over again..

I remember going to the last meeting at Galleywood, i took my Grandchildren with me, they still have the running rails alongside the road and a pub called The Running Mare where the 2nd last use to be.

Not been to Ffos Las, Chelmsford City nor Taunton.

Gordon and Foxy, there's a pair of you in it...