UK Racecourse · East Anglia
Great Yarmouth Racecourse
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Photo credit: “Looking round the bend” by Richard Humphrey, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 (resized)
Flat racing by the Norfolk coast
Great Yarmouth Racecourse is a flat-only venue on the Norfolk coast that has been hosting racing since 1715. The left-handed track on North Denes is perfectly flat and favours hold-up horses, with the Eastern Festival in the summer providing the main attraction.
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Great Yarmouth at a glance
Great Yarmouth Guides & Articles
Everything written about Great Yarmouth, 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.
- Dubai Millennium at Great Yarmouth: The Complete StoryDubai Millennium made his debut at Great Yarmouth in October 1998, winning by five lengths. He went on to win nine of ten career starts, including the Dubai World Cup.
- The History of Great Yarmouth RacecourseOver 300 years of racing at Great Yarmouth — from its origins in 1715 to East Anglia's seaside flat course and the Eastern Festival.
The big races
3The days the course is known for, and who has won them.
- Eastern Festival at Great Yarmouth: Complete GuideYour complete guide to the Eastern Festival — Great Yarmouth's signature three-day meeting, the best racing on the Norfolk coast.
- Seaside Racing at Great Yarmouth: Complete GuideYour complete guide to seaside racing at Great Yarmouth — the Eastern Festival, summer meetings, and racing on the Norfolk coast.
- Summer Racing at Great Yarmouth: Complete GuideYour complete guide to summer racing at Great Yarmouth — fixtures, atmosphere, betting angles, and planning a visit to Norfolk's seaside flat course.
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