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Folkestone Racecourse:
Folkestone Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racecourse located in Folkestone, Kent, England. Folkestone Racecourse is Kent 's only racecourse and is located near the Channel Tunnel.
Folkestone Racecourse holds both Flat and Jump horse racing in about 24 to 25 racedays each year. The racedays span 11 months in a year.
Folkestone Race course has recently undergone a complete makeover and now boast of superb facilities.
Folkestone Racecourse's address is at:
Folkestone Racecourse
Stone Street
Westenhanger
Nr Hythe
Kent
CT21 4HX
Folkestone Racecourse Description
Folkestone Racecourse has a right-handed, undulating 1¼ mile oval with a 3-furlong run-in for Flat races. Folkestone Racecourse favours front-runners - gallopers find it hard to get into top gear. A high draw is often an advantage in sprints.
For the National Hunt races, Folkestone Racecourse offers a right-handed, undulating oval of 1 mile and 2 furlongs. The steeplechase course consists of seven fences to a circuit without water jump, and an open ditch. On hurdles, a five furlong run between the final two flights is favourable for former flat horses with a turn of foot.
Folkestone Racecourse History
- Folkestone Racecourse was established in 1898.
- The site of Folkestone Racecourse was served as the location of the headquarters of Queen Elizabeth I's Kent army.
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