UK Racecourse · East Midlands
Nottingham Racecourse
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Photo credit: “Nottingham Racecourse looking over to Colwick Wood” by Chris Morgan, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 (resized)
Flat racing at Colwick Park
Nottingham Racecourse at Colwick Park is a galloping, left-handed flat track on the banks of the River Trent. It is widely regarded as a fair course that produces reliable form, and its cards often feature promising two-year-olds from the major yards on their debuts.
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Nottingham Guides & Articles
Everything written about Nottingham, 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.
- The History of Nottingham RacecourseOver 130 years of racing at Nottingham — from Victorian origins at Colwick Park to one of Britain's fairest flat tracks on the banks of the River Trent.
- Oh So Sharp's Nottingham Debut: Triple Crown Champion's StartDiscover how Oh So Sharp's modest Nottingham debut in August 1984 launched her legendary Triple Crown campaign. The inside story from Colwick Park.
The big races
4The days the course is known for, and who has won them.
- Classic Trials Day at Nottingham: The Complete GuideYour complete guide to Classic Trials Day at Nottingham — the Midlands' most important early-season Flat fixture, where Derby and Oaks candidates take their first steps. Racing card, atmosphere, tickets, travel and betting guide.
- Colwick Cup: Complete GuideYour complete guide to the Colwick Cup — Nottingham's signature handicap, run at Colwick Park each summer on the banks of the River Trent.
- Nottingham Classic Trials & Two-Year-Old FormTwo-year-old and classic trial form at Nottingham — why the fair track produces reliable juvenile form, and how to use it for betting.
- Nottingham Classic Trials Festival: Your Complete GuideNottingham's spring Classic trials meeting is one of the flat season's best-kept secrets. Here's your guide to the Colwick Park festival programme.
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