UK Racecourse · South East
Brighton Racecourse
Brighton, East Sussex
Photo credit: “Southward view across Brighton Racecourse towards Whitehawk (May 2020)” by Hassocks5489, Wikimedia Commons, CC0 1.0 (resized)
Seaside flat racing on the South Downs
Brighton Racecourse sits dramatically atop Whitehawk Hill overlooking the English Channel, offering one of the most scenic settings in British racing. The sharp, undulating left-handed track has been staging flat racing since 1783 and provides an entertaining summer programme.
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Brighton at a glance
Brighton Guides & Articles
Everything written about Brighton, grouped by what you came for.
Start here
1The full guide to the course, if you only read one thing.
Going racing
1Tickets, getting there, what to wear and what the day is like.
Racing and betting
1How the track rides, the angles that matter, and where to bet.
History and legends
2How the course got here, and the horses that made its name.
- Brighton Racecourse History: 240 Years by the SeaDiscover Brighton's unique racing story from 1783 Whitehawk Hill beginnings to today's clifftop seaside track. Britain's most scenic flat course awaits.
- Pour La Victoire: Brighton's 11-Win Legend & Winners' SuiteDiscover how Pour La Victoire became Brighton's most successful horse with 11 wins (2013-2021) and earned a winners' suite in his honour.
The big races
4The days the course is known for, and who has won them.
- Brighton Cup Day at Brighton: The Complete GuideYour complete guide to Brighton Cup Day — the seaside city's most prestigious race day, built around the feature handicap on Britain's most unusual flat track. Card, betting, and attending.
- Brighton Festival of Racing: The Complete August GuideBrighton's three-day August Festival is the racecourse's biggest occasion of the year: seven races a day, sea views, live music and the course's signature mile race.
- Brighton Mile: Complete GuideYour complete guide to the Brighton Mile — history, great winners, the course, and betting angles for Brighton's signature flat race.
- Seaside Racing at Brighton: Complete GuideYour complete guide to seaside racing at Brighton — the Festival of Racing, the Brighton Mile, and summer days on Britain's only seaside flat course.
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