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Chepstow Racecourse: Scenic Horse Racing by the Wye!
 Chepstow Racecourse is a 370-acre thoroughbred horse racecourse located just outside the town of Chepstow in Monmouthshire, Wales. Chepstow Racecourse is ideally located between Bristol and Cardiff and its proximity to the southern end of the Wye Valley provides the racecourse with a breathtakingly picturesque backdrop.
Chepstow Racecourse typically hosts a mixture of about 30 Jump and Flat race meetings throughout the year. Chepstow Racecourse offers a variety of weekend, evening, Bank Holiday and midweek meetings plus popular themed meetings.
Chepstow Racecourse Description:
The Flat Course at Chepstow Racecourse is a left-handed undulating oval of 1 mile and 7 furlongs in length. The course has a 4½ furlong run-in. There is an 8 furlong straight course for flat races of 1 mile or less.
Meanwhile, Chepstow Racecourse's National Hunt course is likewise a left-handed, undulating affair of 1 mile and 7 furlongs with 11 fences. Two of these are open ditches and there is one water jump.
Chepstow Racecourse Facilities:
Chepstow Racecourse has two enclosures on a raceday - the Premier Enclosure and the Grandstand & Paddock Enclosure. The Premier Enclosure gives the public access to all public areas of the racecourse including the Premier Lawn, adjacent to the Winners' Enclosure and Parade Ring directly opposite the Winning Post. Access is likewise given to the Premier Stand, which includes a bar serving hot and cold snack, and the new 300-seat viewing Premier Restaurant.
Meanwhile, the Grandstand & Paddock Enclosure allows viewing of the Parade Ring and racecourse from a main grandstand.
Chepstow Racecourse History:
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In the early 1920s, ten South Wales businessmen among them Lords Tredegar, Glanely and Queensborough, formed a company to purchase Chepstow's picturesque Piercefield Park and convert it to Chepstow Racecourse.
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On August 6, 1926, Chepstow Racecourse opened in the grounds of Piercefield House. The first race was a two-year-old seller won by Lord Harewood's colt Conca D'Oro, the 7-4 favourite.
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At a two-day meeting in1933, Gordon Richards rode into the record books by partnering the winners of 11 consecutive Chepstow races.
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In 1948, the Welsh Grand National came to Chepstow Racecourse and National Hunt racing further enhanced the stature of Chepstow Racecourse.
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David Nicholson, ex-racehorse trainer and jockey, added his name to the Chepstow hall of fame by partnering three successive Welsh National winners in 1959, 1960 and 1961.
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In the late 80s and early 90s, the race was dominated by Somerset trainer Martin Pipe.
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