The so-called sport of kings has many attractions besides the sporting action on display, with horse racing meetings regularly tying in events like music concerts to attract a wider range of audience. Also, due to the area of land needed to facilitate horse racing, British racecourses are often located in some of the most picturesque places in the UK. Here we identify three of the most scenic British racecourses, noting their positions geographically and biggest race meetings.
Aintree
Aintree will forever be synonymous with Britain’s most famous race – the Grand National. Over 150,000 patrons regularly flock to Aintree for their three-day Grand National meeting, with the Grand National’s popularity resulting in the race regularly topping the list of biggest betting races of the year. Tiger Roll and Cloth Cap are currently leading the Aintree 2021 ante-post betting, but competition is fierce in this storied race so there are a number of strong contenders. Located in Merseysid
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Perth Racecourse on Ladies Day in 2019
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Perth Racecourse chief executive Hazel Peplinski has penned an open letter of gratitude to all who have continued to show support.
St Johnstone offer McDiarmid Park as COVID jab hub
Perth Racecourse could play role in vaccine programme
McDiarmid Park is already being used as a testing centre and St Johnstone would be happy to see it used as a vaccination site as well
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Perth venue earmarked as potential COVID vaccination centre as list of sites is revealed
National clinical director Jason Leitch says Perth Racecourse could also be used
COVID vaccinations could be administered at Dewars (Image: Perthshire Advertiser)
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Overwhelming support for bringing the Stone of Destiny back home to Perthshire
News emerged on Wednesday that the artefact would come to Perth and be the centrepiece of a new £26.5 million museum at Perth City Hall
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