Catterick Races

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One of the few courses in the UK that holds a meeting each and every month of the year, the Catterick Races course offers a solid mixture of not only Flat racing, but National Hunt racing also. Known for having a rustic country appeal and charm, the Catterick Races course has also undergone a major improvement scheme of late, which has helped to modernise and transform the facilities, which still maintaining its British racing "old-world" feel. The history of racing at Catterick spans right back to 1783, when it is though that the races first began as a way for local nobles to exercise their horses - today, though, the races at Catterick are strictly for thoroughbreds! The Catterick Bridge Racecourse, or Catterick Racecourse is held in the quaint country hamlet of Catterick Bridge, in North Yorkshire, and as well as being a popular racing venue, it also provides the local community with a venue for the Catterick Sunday Market, which is the largest Sunday Market held in the North of England.

Catterick Races Information

There are two courses at the Catterick Races - a Flat course and a National Hunt course. The Flat course is left-handed, and spans 1m1f in an oval shape. The course is undulating and very sharp, and it is essential that participants are handy! The National Hunt course is also left handed and tricky, it is sharp and undulating like the flat, with a circuit of 1m3f. Before 2008 there were two enclosures at Catterick Races - the Club and Tattersalls Enclosure, but they have been modernised and merged to form a new, single enclosure, renamed as the Grandstand and Paddock Enclosure. This enclosure allows race goers at the Catterick Races to access all of the main facilities at the course, which includes the Parade Ring, Winners Enclosure, Tote Credit Club and Totesport Betting Shop, as well as giving spectacular panoramic views of both the Flat and National Hunt racecourse itself - which can be best viewed from either of the two-tiered grandstands or at the roof-top terrace located above the cafeteria area. The new improvements have allowed several permanent foods and drink enclosures to be installed in the grandstand, which include a cafe for hot and cold snacks and cakes, as well as a luxury restaurant with views of the courses.

Getting There

The Catterick Bridge Racecourse is easy to find, and can be access from both road, rail and even air. Helicopter landing is even available with advance permission from the course. By road, the course can be found just off the A1 and 5 miles south of Scotch Corner. The exit at Catterick Village is the best place to leave the A1, with the course just on the outskirts of the village and well signposted from the A1 itself. If travelling by rail, Darlington Station is the most convenient station for access to the Catterick Races, located approximately 15 miles from the course. There is a bus station close to the station on Victoria road, with buses running frequently to Catterick Bridge, which stop directly outside of the course. The nearest airport for the use of light aircraft is RAF Leeming, which can be found 10 miles from the course.