UK Racecourse · East Midlands
Leicester Racecourse
Leicester, Leicestershire
Photo credit: “Leicester Racecourse - A view along the home straight” by Richard Humphrey, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 (resized)
Dual-purpose racing in the heart of the Midlands
Leicester Racecourse is a right-handed, stiff track located at Oadby on the outskirts of the city. It hosts a solid programme of both flat and National Hunt racing, and its galloping layout provides a fair test that often produces informative results for bigger meetings.
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Leicester at a glance
Leicester Guides & Articles
Everything written about Leicester, grouped by what you came for.
Start here
1The full guide to the course, if you only read one thing.
Going racing
2Tickets, getting there, what to wear and what the day is like.
- A Day Out at Leicester RacecourseA day at Leicester — getting there, what to wear, enclosures, food and drink, and insider tips for one of Britain's oldest dual-purpose tracks.
- Ladies Day Leicester 2026: Dress Code, Tickets & TipsPlan the perfect day at Leicester's premier summer social. Get dress code advice, ticket prices and insider tips for Ladies Day 2026.
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.
- Golden Miller's Leicester Win: Before 5 Gold Cups & 1934 NationalDiscover how Golden Miller's first victory at Leicester in 1931 launched the greatest jumping career ever—5 Cheltenham Gold Cups plus the Grand National.
- The History of Leicester RacecourseOver 420 years of racing at Leicester — from Abbey Meadow in 1603 to one of Britain's oldest dual-purpose tracks.
The big races
3The days the course is known for, and who has won them.
- Leicester Racing Festival: Your Complete GuideLeicester Racecourse stages both flat and National Hunt racing on one of the Midlands' most testing circuits. Here's your guide to the festival season at Oadby.
- Leicester Gold Cup: Complete GuideYour complete guide to the Leicester Gold Cup — one of Britain's oldest flat races, run at Leicester Racecourse since 1807.
- Leicester: The Novice-Spotting TrackWhy Leicester is one of Britain's best tracks for spotting novice talent — Golden Miller's debut, the track characteristics, and how to use it.
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