UK Racecourse · East Anglia
Huntingdon Racecourse
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Photo credit: “Brampton Racecourse 2” by Dudley Miles, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)
Quality jump racing in the Cambridgeshire countryside
Huntingdon is a well-appointed National Hunt racecourse in Cambridgeshire, known for its flat, right-handed track that suits slick jumpers. The Peterborough Chase in December is a recognised stepping stone to the Cheltenham Festival and regularly attracts high-class chasers.
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Huntingdon at a glance
Huntingdon Guides & Articles
Everything written about Huntingdon, 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.
- Edredon Bleu at Huntingdon: Four Consecutive Peterborough ChasesBetween 1998 and 2001, Edredon Bleu won the Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon four years in a row — a record of dominance over two miles that has never been equalled.
- The History of Huntingdon RacecourseOver 130 years of racing at Huntingdon — from the first meeting in 1886 to the Peterborough Chase and quality jump racing in Cambridgeshire.
The big races
4The days the course is known for, and who has won them.
- Huntingdon Racing Festival: Your Complete GuideHuntingdon's Peterborough Chase weekend is one of the jump season's great pre-Christmas occasions. Here's your guide to Cambridgeshire's National Hunt course.
- Huntingdon Novice Season: Complete GuideYour complete guide to the Huntingdon novice season — developing young jumpers on the flat track that suits slick, fluent types.
- Peterborough Chase Day at Huntingdon: The Complete GuideYour guide to Peterborough Chase Day at Huntingdon — the December trial that previews the Cheltenham Gold Cup and King George field. Race card breakdown, betting angles, how to get there, and what to expect from one of the East's most important jump fixtures.
- Peterborough Chase: Complete GuideYour complete guide to the Peterborough Chase — Huntingdon's Grade 2 flagship race, won by Desert Orchid, Edredon Bleu, and Best Mate.
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