Date opened 1783 Phone +44 1748 811478 | Opened 1783 Screened on Racing UK | |
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Location Catterick Bridge
North Yorkshire Address Catterick Bridge, Richmond DL10 7PE, UK Course types Flat racing, National Hunt racing Similar Thirsk Racecourse, Redcar Racecourse, Fakenham Racecourse, Leicester Racecourse, Ripon Racecourse Profiles | ||
Catterick Racecourse, sometimes known as Catterick Bridge Racecourse, is a thoroughbred horse racing venue one mile north west of Catterick in North Yorkshire, England, near the hamlet of Catterick Bridge. The first racing at Catterick was held in 1783.
The track is left-handed, sharp and undulating, just over a mile round, with a 3 furlong run-in. The gravel subsoil means the going is usually good. It has been said that "it is not one of the North's most glamorous fixtures".
The Catterick Sunday Market, held on the racecourse grounds, is the largest Sunday Market in the North of England. The international flat racing champion Collier Hill won his first race here in March 2002.
The feature event at the course is the North Yorkshire Grand National held in January.
There are plans to create an All Weather track and change the layout of the National Hunt course.