Tag: Horseracing
And they’re off – on New Year’s Day!
With the Hogmanay celebrations still ringing in ears, thousands of people will carry on partying as they head to one of Edinburgh’s largest New Year’s Day gatherings.
For those in the know, the Virgin Bet...
Musselburgh abandons Virgin Bet Easter Saturday race meeting
Musselburgh Racecourse has abandoned today’s (30 March) Virgin Bet Easter Saturday Race Day.
The East Lothian track took the difficult decision to call off the meeting after further rainfall this morning which made the course...
Virgin Bet Easter Saturday is curtain raiser for Musselburgh’s Flat season
Musselburgh Racecourse’s 16-fixture Flat season gets under starter’s orders this weekend with the Virgin Bet Easter Saturday Raceday.
With increased prize money of £295,000 - up £65,000 on the 2023 race day - the feature...
Musselburgh makes hay on Sunday with Farmers Raceday
Musselburgh Racecourse’s next raceday will raise funds for a charity set up in memory of young farmer George Crawford.
The Farmers Raceday on Sunday (18 Feb) is run in partnership with The George Crawford Trust...
National Hunt prize money jumps to £1 million at Musselburgh Racecourse
Musselburgh Racecourse raised the curtain today on a £1 million National Hunt season which also features the first £100,000 jumps race at the East Lothian track.
The 10-fixture season boasts record prize money of £1...
Summer highlights to the four at Musselburgh Racecourse in August
Musselburgh Racecourse is under starter’s orders for one of its busiest months of the year with the first of four August meetings - tomorrow’s Thistle Timber Friday Night at the Races (4 August).
The feature...
Edinburgh Cup gets in trim to boost quality fields at Musselburgh’s Derby Day meeting
A drop in distance by just three furlongs could make a huge difference to the prestigious £40,000 Edinburgh Cup at Musselburgh Racecourse on 3 June, believes track boss Bill Farnsworth.
The feature race on a...
Musselburgh Racecourse gallops ahead with three industry awards
Musselburgh Racecourse has strengthened its position as Scotland’s leading horse racing venue with three accolades from leading industry and visitor attraction organisations.
The East Lothian course was awarded Gold Standard status by the Racehorse Owners’...
And they’re off – 2023 gets a flying start at Musselburgh
New Year’s day revellers return to Musselburgh Racecourse.
Revellers are being offered the chance to usher in 2023 with a day of quality horse racing and entertainment – as Musselburgh’s New Year’s Day fixture reopens...
Musselburgh on home straight with final two race meetings of 2022
Musselburgh Racecourse will see out 2022 with two Christmas racedays on Mondays 5 and 19 December before preparing for an expected sell-out occasion on New Year’s Day.
The Festive Jumps meeting on Monday is an...
Crane specialist Bernard Hunter gets a lift at Musselburgh’s Friday Night at the Races
A well-known Edinburgh company will celebrate its 75th year in businesses by sponsoring Musselburgh Racecourse’s popular Friday Night at the Races.
Long term racecourse supporter Bernard Hunter was founded in 1946 and is synonymous with...
Musselburgh Racecourse has it licked with Luca’s Ice Cream family day
Musselburgh Racecourse have got it licked at their next race meeting where they will be giving away a free ice cream to every child.
Teaming up with legendary Honest Toun ice cream maker, S Luca,...
Musselburgh Racecourse’s £240,000 Easter Parade gets Flat season off to a flyer
Musselburgh Racecourse's £240,000 Easter Parade gets Flat season off to the flyer
The £100,000 Betway Queen’s Cup lifts the curtain on Musselburgh’s 16-fixture summer Flat season on Easter Saturday. (16 April).
The Betway Easter Saturday meeting...
Autism initiative at Musselburgh Racecourse proved a success
An initiative to raise awareness of autism and supported by Musselburgh Racecourse and Scottish Racing has been declared a success and will be repeated.
The East Lothian course was the first race track in Scotland...
Musselburgh’s New Year’s Day meeting now behind closed doors
Musselburgh Racecourse’s Betway New Year’s Day meeting will now take place Behind Closed Doors (BCD).
The East Lothian course took the decision to stage the premier event without spectators following the Scottish Government’s decision to...
Trainer Mark Johnston looking to repeat Betway Queen’s Cup success at Musselburgh
Trainer Mark Johnston must be in with a decent shout of retaining Musselburgh’s Betway Easter Saturday feature race, The Queen’s Cup, with five entries making the trip from his Middleham Moor yard.
The £75,000 Class...
Betway Easter Saturday kicks off Musselburgh’s Flat season
Musselburgh Racecourse gets its Flat season underway with the £174,000 Betway Easter Saturday Race Day on 3 April.
With 16 Flat fixtures staged over the summer months and into October, the East Lothian course will...
Racing – Musselburgh preview for Cheltenham Trials weekend
Gordon Brown has written a preview for us on the betfred racing at Musselburgh on Saturday. This is the Scottish Cheltenham Trials weekend and would usually attract big crowds.
DINO BOY is bidding to...
Musselburgh boosts prize money for Edinburgh National contest
Musselburgh Racecourse have increased the purse for its feature race on the first day of the bet365 Scottish Cheltenham Trials weekend.
The Class 2 bet365 Edinburgh National, run over four miles, will now carry a...
Musselburgh takes centre stage for New Year’s Day racing
The £88,000 Betway New Year’s Day meeting at Musselburgh Racecourse will take centre stage following the abandonment of Cheltenham’s 1 January fixture due to a waterlogged course.
History-making Bryony Frost heads a list of star...
MSP encouraged by Musselburgh Racecourse’s Covid-19 safety measures
Musselburgh Racecourse is an “excellent example” of how businesses have adapted to protect customers against Covid-19, claims MSP Colin Beattie.
Mr Beattie, who represents Midlothian and Musselburgh North in the Scottish Parliament, visited the East...
Musselburgh Awaits Green Light For Pilot Race Day With Spectators
Musselburgh Racecourse is ready to stage a pilot race meeting with spectators once it gets the green light from the Scottish Government.
The East Lothian course had hoped to gain approval for an initial event...
Go racing at Musselburgh on New Year’s Day to start 2018 off on the...
Two £30,000 races and a £20,000 support race look certain to attract another bumper crowd as Musselburgh Racecourse rings in the New Year on Monday.
The East Lothian track’s traditional Totepool New Year’s Day meeting,...
Our advent calendar – Christmas Gift suggestion #5
Buy them a gift of a day out at the races! (Or better still take them with you!)
Buy someone a ticket to Musselburgh Racecourse for a spectacular day out only six miles from the...
Musselburgh’s Stobo Castle Ladies Day has sold out
A record 9000 attendance is guaranteed at Musselburgh Racecourse after its Stobo Castle Ladies Day sold out in record time.
All tickets for the event on 14 June have been snapped up a full nine...
Weekend racing at Musselburgh
At just a touch under £90,000 Musselburgh is putting up record prize money for its feature jumps meeting of the season on Sunday with the John Smith’s Scottish Cheltenham Trials.
Three £20,000 races and a...
Musselburgh season draws to a close
The curtain comes down on Musselburgh's 2010-11 jumps programme today and competition for the Isle Of Skye sponsored end of season awards could hardly be tighter.
Brian Hughes leads the jockeys title race with five...
And they’re off at Musselburgh this weekend
Musselburgh’s highlight of the winter jumps season, the John Smith’s Scottish Cheltenham Trials on Sunday 6 February 2011, has attracted a swathe of the countries top hurdlers and trainers with its £80,000 prize kitty.
...
Musselburgh Races 26th November 2010
Musselburgh Racecourse will hold a 7am inspection today Friday November 26th but expects to escape snow and frost affecting the rest of the east coast of Scotland.
General manager Bill Farnsworth said with overnight temperatures...
Secretary of State for Scotland to talk to UK Government about Horseracing
The Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Moore, MP, is to raise the issue of British horseracing and Levy revenues with colleagues in the UK Government. Not to give them any racing tips but...
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