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Royal Racing by the Thames!
Windsor Racecourse, also known as Royal Windsor Racecourse, is a thoroughbred horse racecourse in Windsor, Berkshire, England.
Situated by the banks of the River Thames with excellent views of the famed Windsor Castle, Windsor Racecourse can be found at the following address:
Windsor Racecourse
Maidenhead Road
Windsor
Berkshire
SL4 5JJ
Windsor Racecourse hosts flat horse racing. About 25 race meetings are held between April and December, and include the popular summer Monday night meetings, famed for their garden party atmosphere.
Windsor Racecourse also held National Hunt Racing for a time but discontinued in December 1998. It went back in 2004 but dropped again.
Windsor Racecourse Description
Windsor Racecourse has a figure-of-eight shaped (sometimes called "infinity-shaped") course. Windsor Racecourse is a 1½-mile long course. It is flat with sharp bends, thus emphasizing horse speed and not stamina.
In races over 5 furlongs and 6 furlongs, high numbers have been favoured on fast ground - low numbers do best on soft.
Windsor Racecourse History
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In 1866, the first race meeting was held in Windsor .
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In 1926, Sir Winston Churchill, in an unpopular move, attempted to impose a betting levy. When bookmakers at Windsor refused to accept bets, plans for the tax were swiftly dropped.
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