UK Racecourse · West Midlands
Hereford Racecourse
Hereford, Herefordshire
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Rural jump racing on the Welsh border
Hereford is a friendly National Hunt racecourse on the banks of the River Wye, reopened in 2016 after a four-year closure. The flat, right-handed square track suits galloping types and provides competitive jumping action in the picturesque Herefordshire countryside.
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Hereford Guides & Articles
Everything written about Hereford, 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 Hereford RacecourseOver 250 years of racing at Hereford — from 1771 to the closure, reopening, and the course's place on the Welsh border.
- The Hereford Racecourse Reopening StoryHow Hereford Racecourse came back from a four-year closure in 2016 — the campaign, the reopening day, and what it means for jump racing on the Welsh border.
- Rusty Bridge at Hereford: Richard Johnson's First WinnerOn 30 April 1994, Rusty Bridge won a hunter chase at Hereford to give the teenage Richard Johnson his first winner under rules — the start of a 3,500-winner career.
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