Nottingham Racecourse
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Nottingham Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Nottingham
, Nottinghamshire
, England
. It is situated at Colwick Park, close to the River Trent and about 3 km east of the city centre.
The racecourse was in operation ante 1773, and is a left-handed course. It staged both forms of racing until the mid-1990s, when it abandoned National Hunt racing
to become a flat-only course.
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated at Colwick Park, close to the River Trent and about 3 km east of the city centre.
The racecourse was in operation ante 1773, and is a left-handed course. It staged both forms of racing until the mid-1990s, when it abandoned National Hunt racing
National Hunt racing
National Hunt racing is the official name given to the sport of horse racing in the United Kingdom, France and Ireland in which the horses are required to jump over obstacles called hurdles or fences...
to become a flat-only course.