Bangor-on-Dee racecourse

Bangor-on-Dee

Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse logo
Location Bangor-on-Dee, Wrexham, Wales
Coordinates 52°59′46″N 2°55′41″W / 52.99611°N 2.92806°W / 52.99611; -2.92806Coordinates: 52°59′46″N 2°55′41″W / 52.99611°N 2.92806°W / 52.99611; -2.92806
Owned by Chester Race Company Ltd.
Date opened 1859
Screened on Racing UK
Course type National Hunt
Official website

Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Bangor-on-Dee near Wrexham, Wales.[1]

It is a left-handed National Hunt racecourse, and does not have a Grandstand.[1]

History

Racing first took place at Bangor on Dee Racecourse in February 1859,[1] and has since taken place regularly except during the wars.[1]

Since 2006 Bangor has also hosted amateur Point-to-Point races run by local hunts. The course for the Point-to-Point is on the inside of the main track and races are run right handed.

In May 2012, all former Tote betting positions were replaced by the racecourse's own in-house bangorBET betting system.

The Clerk of the Course is Andrew Morris, who is also Clerk of the Course at sister track Chester, where flat racing takes place.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 British Racing and Racecourses (ISBN 978-0950139722) by Marion Rose Halpenny - Page 75

External links

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