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    Scotland: Ayr

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  Gazeteer: Race Courses of Great Britain and Ireland
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A Guide to Races and Racing Places
in Great Britain and Ireland
Compiled and Written by Nigel Pullen
What is the history of the Eclipse Stakes? How did Ascot come to be known as "Royal Ascot?" What did the Royal Hunt Cup have to do with hounds? In which distance race do horses have to pass the stands three times? The answers to these questions and other race course lore are noted in Nigel's notes on the important race courses of Great Britain and Ireland. The list of important races in the U.K. offers a brief history of each race and notes some of the best winners of them.

Races in England
Ascot Fillies Mile -- 1 mile Ascot, Berkshire
Ascot Gold Cup Chart 2 miles 4 f. Ascot, Berkshire
Cambridgeshire Handicap Chart 1 mile 1 f. Newmarket, Suffolk
Cesarewitch Handicap Chart 2 miles 2 f. Newmarket, Suffolk
Champagne Stakes Chart 7 furlongs Doncaster, Yorkshire
Chester Cup Chart 2 miles 2 f. 97 yds. Chester, Cheshire
Cheveley Park Stakes -- 6 fur. Newmarket, Suffolk
City and Suburban Handicap -- 1 mile 2 f. Epsom, Surrey
Coronation Cup -- 1 mile 4 f. Epsom, Surrey
Coronation Stakes Chart 1 mile Ascot, Berkshire
Coventry Stakes -- 6 fur. Ascot, Berkshire
Dewhurst Stakes -- 7 fur. Newmarket, Suffolk
Doncaster Cup Chart 2 miles 2 f. Doncaster, Yorkshire
Ebor Handicap -- 1 mile 6 f. York, Yorkshire
Eclipse Stakes Chart 10 furlongs Esher, Surrey
Epsom Derby Stakes Chart 1 mile 4 f. Epsom, Surrey
Epsom Oaks Stakes Chart 1 mile 4 f. Epsom, Surrey
Goodwood Cup Chart 2 miles 5 f. Goodwood, Sussex
Great Metropolitan Handicap -- 1 mile 4 f. Epsom, Surrey
Hardwick Stakes -- 1 mile 4 f. Ascot, Berkshire
Haydock Sprint Cup -- 6 furlongs Haydock, Lancashire
International Stakes -- 1 mile 2 f. 110 yds. York, Yorkshire
Jubilee Handicap -- 1 mile Sunbury, Middlesex
July Cup -- 6 furlongs Newmarket, Suffolk
King George VI and Q.E. Stakes Chart 1 mile 4 f. Ascot, Berkshire
King's Stand Stakes -- 5 furlongs Ascot, Berkshire
Lincoln Handicap -- 1 mile Doncaster, Yorkshire
Lockinge Stakes -- 1 mile Newbury, Berkshire
Middle Park Stakes Chart 6 furlongs Newmarket, Suffolk
Nassau Stakes -- 1 mile 2 f. Goodwood, Sussex
Newmarket Champion Stakes -- 1 mile 2 f. Newmarket, Suffolk
Norfolk Stakes -- 5 furlongs Ascot, Berkshire
Northumberland Plate Handicap -- 2 miles Newcastle, Northumberland
November Handicap -- 1 mile 4 f. Doncaster, Yorkshire
Nunthorpe Stakes -- 5 furlongs York, Yorkshire
One Thousand Guineas Chart 1 mile Newmarket, Suffolk
Portland Handicap -- 5 furlongs 140 yds. Doncaster, Yorkshire
Prince of Wales's Stakes -- 1 mile 2 f. Ascot, Berkshire
Queen Alexandra Stakes -- 2 miles 6 f. 34 yds. Ascot, Berkshire
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes -- 1 mile Ascot, Berkshire
Queen Mary Stakes -- 5 furlongs Ascot, Berkshire
Queen's Vase Stakes -- 2 miles 45 yds. Ascot, Berkshire
Racing Post Trophy -- 1 mile Doncaster, Yorkshire
Royal Hunt Cup Handicap -- 1 mile Ascot, Berkshire
St. James's Palace Stakes -- 1 mile Ascot, Berkshire
St. Leger Stakes Chart 1 mile 6 f. 132 yds. Doncaster, Yorkshire
Steward's Cup Handicap 6 furlongs Goodwood, Sussex
Sussex Stakes -- 1 mile Goodwood, Sussex
Two Thousand Guineas Chart 1 mile Newmarket, Suffolk
Workingham Handicap -- 6 furlongs Ascot, Berkshire
Yorkshire Oaks -- 1 mile 4 f. York, Yorkshire

Races in Ireland
Irish Derby Stakes Chart 1 mile 4 f. The Curragh, Kildare
Irish Oaks Stakes Chart 1 mile 4 f. The Curragh, Kildare
Moyglare Stud Stakes -- 7 furlongs The Curragh, Kildare
National Stakes -- 7 furlongs The Curragh, Kildare
One Thousand Guineas Chart 1 mile The Curragh, Kildare
Phoenix Stakes Chart 6 furlongs The Curragh, Kildare
Irish St. Leger Chart 1 mile 4 f. The Curragh, Kildare
Tattersalls Gold Cup -- 1 mile 2 f. 110 yds. The Curragh, Kildare
Two Thousand Guineas Chart 1 mile The Curragh, Kildare

Races in Scotland
Ayr Gold Cup -- 6 furlongs Ayr, Ayrshire




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