# Warwick Racecourse - Horse Racing Guide

> Warwick Racecourse, near Warwick Castle, has hosted racing since the 1740s. Read about its flat and jumps fixtures, the Classic Chase and Kingmaker meeting.

URL: https://cotswolds.info/equestrian/warwick-horse-racing.shtml  
Section: Equestrian  
Location: Warwick, Warwickshire (52.282, -1.584)  
Last updated: 2023-07-24

![Warwick racing](https://cotswolds.info/images/equestrian/warwick_racing.jpg)

Lying just a few hundred yards from Warwick Castle, Warwick Racecourse retains its historic charm and character.  The racecourse is one of the oldest in the country, with racing having taken place here since the 1740's, this is a course rich in tradition and heritage.

Warwick races 12 months of the year with 23 fixtures under both codes of Flat and Jumps. The most valuable race run at Warwick is The £75,000 added Tote Classic Chase a race over 3 miles and 5 furlongs run on the second Saturday each January. The other main jumps feature is the Kingmaker Novices Chase Day, Festival trials meeting that takes place in February and provides excellent clues for the forthcoming Cheltenham and Aintree festivals.

The Flat highlight takes place over the midsummer weekend in June, the main race is The Listed Eternal Stakes with over £30,000 in prize money.
With 14 of Warwick's fixtures falling on weekends, bank holidays and evenings there are some great days and nights out to be had whether it be through business or with family or friends.

**![Warwick Racecourse logo](https://cotswolds.info/images/equestrian/warwick_logo.gif)Address:**
Warwick Racecourse
Hampton Street
Warwick
CV34 6HN

Tel: 01926 491553
![Warwick racecourse stands](https://cotswolds.info/images/equestrian/warwick_stands.jpg)Fax: 01926 403223

Website: www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/warwick
Email: warwick@jockeyclubracecourses.com

**Course details**

A left handed oval track, a mile and three quarters in extent. There is no straight course. Five furlong races being started on a spur which bends left as it joins the main circuit two furlongs from the finish.

Location map of: Warwick Racecourse

**Getting There**

Warwick Racecourse is ideally situated in the heart of the country, with easy access from a number of main routes: M40 (Junction 15), M42, M5 and M6. It is served from 3 local train stations and can also be easily reached from both Coventry and Birmingham International Airports.

There is ample free parking available on site in the centre of the course. The Owners and Trainers Car Park is available for all Owners, Trainers and Members. There is also parking available at the main entrance for all hospitality guests..

**Accommodation**: Warwick, Cheltenham, Broadway, Winchcombe, Chipping Campden, Evesham, Banbury, Ilmington, Shipston-on-Stour

**Places to Visit**: Cheltenham, Broadway, Winchcombe, Chipping Campden, Evesham, Banbury, Ilmington, Shipston-on-Stour

### Map Location of Warwick Racecourse

## Warwick Horse Racing

This page last modified Monday, 24-Jul-2023 11:24:37 CEST