Nine horse racecourses across the region

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Yorkshire has more horse racecourses than any other region in the UK. Between them the nine courses offer 180 race days through the year.

Here's where the courses can be found.

Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire

There has been racing at the Westwood, a historic common in the East Riding market town of Beverley, for more than 300 years.

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Catterick North Yorkshire

Catterick racecourse is at Catterick Bridge, just over a mile north-west of Catterick village.

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Doncaster South Yorkshire

Doncaster racecourse's St Leger Festival in September is one of the most prestigious events of the British horse racing calendar, including the world's oldest classic race, the St Leger Stakes, established in 1776.

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Pontefract West Yorkshire

The racecourse in the sweet-making town of Pontefract is one of the longest continuous flat horse-racing circuits in Europe with a famous uphill run towards the end.

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Redcar Redcar and Cleveland

Yorkshire's only seaside town with a racecourse traces its racing history to events on the beach but has had its purpose-built course since the 1870s.

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Ripon North Yorkshire

The racecourse in North Yorkshire's only city has become known as Yorkshire's Garden Racecourse.

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Thirsk North Yorkshire

The racecourse in the North Yorkshire market town of Thirsk hosts 16 days of flat racing between April and September.

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Wetherby West Yorkshire

Wetherby racecourse offers jump racing from October during the National Hunt season

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York City of York

Horse racing has taken place in York since Roman times and at its present course at The Knavesmire since 1730. It has now developed into one of the finest courses in Europe.

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