UK Racecourse · Wales
Ffos Las Racecourse
Trimsaran, Carmarthenshire
Photo credit: “Ffos Las Racecourse 2011” by Brian Marshall, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (resized)
Modern dual-purpose racing in West Wales
Ffos Las is one of the newest racecourses in Britain, built on a former opencast mine in Carmarthenshire and opened in 2009. The left-handed track hosts both flat and jumps racing, and the Welsh Champion Hurdle has quickly become an established feature of the Welsh racing calendar.
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Ffos Las Guides & Articles
Everything written about Ffos Las, 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
3How the course got here, and the horses that made its name.
- The History of Ffos Las RacecourseThe story of Ffos Las: from Europe's largest opencast mine to Wales's first new racecourse in 80 years, and the Welsh Champion Hurdle years, 2010 to 2024.
- Ffos Las: From Opencast Mine to RacecourseThe extraordinary story of how Europe's largest opencast coal mine became Ffos Las Racecourse — Wales's first new racecourse in 80 years.
- Sprinter Sacre at Ffos Las: The Complete StoryHow Sprinter Sacre's ten-length win at Ffos Las in 2011 was the first glimpse of a horse destined to become one of jump racing's all-time greats.
The big races
2The days the course is known for, and who has won them.
- Ffos Las Festival GuideYour complete guide to Ffos Las Racecourse — Wales's newest racecourse, the summer festivals and what makes this Carmarthenshire track the centre of Welsh racing.
- Welsh Champion Hurdle at Ffos Las: 2010 to 2024Ffos Las staged the Welsh Champion Hurdle from 2010 to 2024. The race moved to Chepstow in October 2025. Its Ffos Las years, winners and course notes.
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