NEWMARKET JULY RACECOURSE


Newmarket is the home of horseracing, with more trainers and racehorses in Newmarket than any other town in the world. There are two racecourses in Newmarket. The July course, as the name suggests, is only used in the summer months. It has recently undergone a multi million pound facelift and is now an excellent course with a nice mix of new and old. The Newmarket nights were pop groups play after racing on Friday nights are held on the July Course.

Newmarket July racecourse

Key Characteristics

There aren’t any great biases on this course although if horses get a soft lead races can often be stolen from the front. The July course actually ranks 6 out of 37 of all the UK courses for front runners. In other words it definitely favours horses that lead.

Also when they use the nearside course at Newmarket their is a strip of ground closest to the rail which is thought to be faster.

Course map


Newmarket July racecourse

Interesting Facts about Newmarket July Course

  • The July Course is one of two racecourses at Newmarket.
  • It is used primarily for racing during the summer months.
  • The July Cup is the course’s best-known Group 1 race.
  • The Bunbury Cup is a major seven-furlong handicap staged on the July Course.
  • The course has a long straight section followed by a rising finish.
  • The July Course is sometimes called the Summer Course.
  • Its grandstands and enclosures are separate from those of the Rowley Mile.
  • Newmarket has been a centre of British horse racing since the seventeenth century.
  • The course is located on the outskirts of Newmarket in Suffolk.
  • The July Festival is one of the principal meetings of the British summer Flat season.
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