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Tuesday Afternoon @ Beverley Races

May 10, 2011

Thousands of people once again flocked to Beverley Racecourse for this afternoons race meet. HU17.net’s tip Aquarian Spirit trained by Richard Fahey and ridden by Paul Hanagan managed to get third in the Happy 65th Birthday Graham Roberts Handicap feature race. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1464] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge…

Aquarian Spirit Leads Betting In Beverley Races’ Showpiece Race

May 10, 2011

Aquarian Spirit is leading the betting today in Beverley’s big race of today, the Happy 65th Birthday Graham Roberts Handicap. Racing gets under way at the Westwood racecourse at 2pm on a six race card and a good crowd is expected on what should be a fine, warm day. The biggest race, the Happy 65th Birthday Graham Roberts Handicap, starts at 4pm and is over one mile and a furlong….

Family Day @ Beverley Racecourse

May 3, 2011

Thousands of people turned out to enjoy the horse racing at another successful Family Day at Beverley Racecourse. On the track top jockey Paul Hanagan and Silvestre De Sousa were both in action as the Westwood course once again provided a great days entertainment for all. The next meeting at Beverley Racecourse is on the Tuesday 10th May, doors open at midday with the first race ‘The TurfTV Betting Shop…

Unlock Your Best Night Out Yet: Prize for the Best Dressed and Live Steel Band

April 27, 2011

Join Beverley Racecourse for a themed race night with a difference. Racegoers will each be given a padlock or key on arrival and it’s up to you to spend the evening looking for the one that matches yours. Find it and you could win a whole host of prizes – winners will be announced in a prize draw after the fourth race (approximately 8pm). If you fancy a flutter, races…

Thursday @ Beverley Races

April 15, 2011

Punters enjoyed an afternoon at Beverley Racecourse with a card that featured champion Jockey Paul Hanagan, Silvester De Sousa and Julie Burke who is was awarded this Kyne-Wilson Scholarship. Burk picked up a credible second in the 3.10 Get Married At Beverley Racecourse Handicap on Red Kestral. Racing returns to Beverley Racecourse on the 4th May 2011, the Mayday Raceday Meeting. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below…

Thousands Enjoy First Meeting of the Season @ Beverley Racecourse

April 6, 2011

Beverley Racecourse’s first meeting of the season was blessed by fantastic weather on the Westwood. Thousands of punters enjoyed the conditions for the suitably named ‘Spring Into Racing At Beverley’ meeting. Among those making the most of a superb day of racing were former Hull City captain Ian Ashbee, BBC Radio Humberside legend David Burns and Beverley ARLC manager Richard Shaw. The racing got off to a slightly muted start…

Breathless Kiss Claims Feature Race Win at Beverley

April 6, 2011

The prolific Kevin Ryan/ Philip Makin partnership was in top form as they claimed the main prize at Beverley Racecourse’s first meeting of the season. Makin rode 14/1 shot Breathless Kiss to victory in the ‘Spring Into Racing At Beverley’ Handicap, the day’s feature race. In a tense finish, Makin’s class shone through as he drove Breathless Kiss home to beat the nearest challenger, 8-1 shot Beat The Bell, by…

‘Spring Into Racing’ as First Westwood Meeting Nears

March 29, 2011

Racing returns to Beverley Westwood in less then two weeks with the curtain-raising ‘Spring Into Racing’ meeting at Beverley Racecourse. The hotly-anticipated meeting, on Wednesday 6 April, launches a season of quality-racing and quality events at the Westwood. The biggest draws of the year remain Ladies Day, on Wednesday 10 August, and Lucky in Love Night, on Thursday 16 June, last year’s successful addition to the calendar. On its first…

Beverley Racecourse Offers 500 FREE Tickets

March 4, 2011

Beverley Racecourse are offering 500 free tickets for their meeting on Thursday 14th April. The offer is part of promotion called ‘Try Horseracing For Free’ and includes another 25 race courses throughout the UK such as Ascot, Epsom Downs, Newbury, Newmarket and Sandown Park, with a choice of over 28 fixtures. To take advantage of this offer simply visit the Beverley Racecourse web site and use the promotional code ‘FREE…

Racecourse Expects Lucky in Love to be a Hit

February 4, 2011

Beverley Racecourse expects award winning race night to be a huge hit with racegoers in second year Beverley Racecourse is hoping that the award winning Lucky in Love race night will hold the key to the best night out of the year, after tickets have gone on sale for the popular themed event. Sally Iggulden, chief executive of Beverley Racecourse, expects the night to be a massive hit in its…

Beverley’s Hillary Needler Downgraded by British Horseracing Authority

January 18, 2011

Beverley Racecourse general manager Sally Iggulden hopes the course’s star race will still attract the best of the North’s sprinters despite it losing its Listed status. The Hillary Needler Trophy, held every May, is the racing high-point on the Westwood but because of a fall in standard of entrants for the fillies-only two-year-old sprint, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) have removed the coveted Listed status of the race. Iggulden admits…

Holderness Hunt Pony Club Race Day 2010

October 4, 2010

The Holderness Pony Club held the Pony Club Race Day at Beverley Racecourse this weekend. Budding young jockeys braved the elements to take part in a number of races at the Westwood course. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=959] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size

Beverley Racecourse: Season Finale

September 21, 2010

Beverley Racecourse held their final meeting of the season at the Westwood course. Some of the big names in racing were there, including Paul Hanagan, Ted Durcan, Haley Turner, Kieren Fallon and Joe Fanning. Also at the track was the man responsible for guiding Hull City to the Premiership, former manager Phil Brown. The 3.30 final feature race of the season, ‘The Violet and Eddie Smith Memorial Conditions Stakes’, was…

Beverley Races: ‘Queens Men & Queens Horse’

September 15, 2010

Beverley Racecourse was full of people enjoying the races and there was plenty to at the Westwood Course. On track was a horse owned by The Queen, ‘Set To Music’ which was ridden by Tom Queally. Set To Music performed well finishing third in the 2.35 at Beverley. The Queens ‘Men’ were also in Beverley, members of the 72 Engineer Regiment were at the course as they enter the final…

Family Day @ Beverley Races

August 30, 2010

Beverley Racecourse hosted a second day of races this weekend with their traditional Family Day. The Beverley Lions were also at the Westwood racecourse adding to the occasion with a variety of stalls and games, the proceeds of which go towards their charitable projects in the community. Actress Jennie McAlpine, who plays Fiz Brown in Coronation Street, was also enjoying a great day at Beverley races. The Riverside Volvo Dealer…

Beverley Bullet Race Day @ Beverley Racecourse

August 28, 2010

Beverley Racecourse enjoyed a great turnout for the first of this week’s back-to-back racing meets. The feature race, Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes, was won by Mister Hughie at 7 – 1. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=880] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size

Amateur Jockey Jacob Butterfield Racing Debut @ Beverley

August 13, 2010

The Glorious Twelfth is usually used to refer to 12th August, the start of the shooting season. But, to the proud family of amateur Jockey Jacob Butterfield, it will always be the day they attended Beverley race course to see the 17 year old make his debut in the Chris Hoggard Memorial Handicap. A wonderful day and the start of a wonderful career, it is hoped. However, it almost did…

Thursday @ Beverley Races

August 13, 2010

Beverley Racecourse held a second day of races following on from yesterday’s recording breaking Ladies Day. Traditionally intended as the day for the men of to enjoy, a good crowd were able to enjoy a more relaxed day at the Westwood racecourse. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=848] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to…

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