By far the most famous horse race in the world, excitement is building ahead of the 2019 Grand National meeting at Aintree.
The iconic Merseyside racecourse is set to host a crowd of around 150,000 during the three-day event, which features 21 races and of course, the main event itself on Saturday 6th April.
The Grand National is famously difficult to predict, and one that isn’t always a kind race for the favourites. Indeed, we have seen many big-priced winners in recent years, including the 66/1 shot Aurora’s Encore, trained by Yorkshire-based Sue Smith.
However, this year there is such momentum behind last year’s winner, Tiger Roll, that it would be considered something of a shock if the Gordon Elliott trained horse does not pass the finish line first on Saturday evening.
The team at award-winning Beverley Racecourse believe the best is yet to come as they look forward to another action-packed season.
A memorable 2018 saw the racecourse celebrate an increase in attendances, win a prestigious racing industry award and be named as one of the top courses in the country for raceday experience.
Auroras Encore, representing trainer Sue Smith, defied the odds to land the 2013 Aintree Grand National and was the last winner of the race to represent Yorkshire.
The county has seen a number of participants fall short in the intervening period, with none of them managing to follow in the footsteps of the Irish-bred bay gelding.
We are just weeks away from the start of the 2019 Flat season in the UK, where Beverley Racecourse will hold 15 meetings across the year at the Yorkshire venue. Before then, though, racing fans will be looking forward to the world’s most famous steeplechase, the Grand National.
The 4m2f contest at Aintree racecourse is arguably the most unique contest on the racing calendar, given the size of the obstacles the horses have to jump. A sell-out crowd is expected once again in April with thousands set to travel from Yorkshire for the meeting.
Anyone that has visited Beverley races will know there are few things as exciting as cheering a winner home down the final straight.
While the Flat racing season at Beverley doesn’t kick off until Easter, the Cheltenham Festival is upon us in just a matter of weeks.
Beverley Racecourse enjoyed an impressive 6% rise in visitor numbers in 2018 as 80,000 people attended its meetings to watch the thrilling action unfold.
That strong performance came despite it clashing with the World Cup, with England and Sweden locking horns on a key race day. It has filled chief executive Sally Iggulden with a great deal of optimism ahead of the 2019 season and she believes the course will continue to go from strength to strength.
Our Little Pony attempts to win the biggest prize of her career when she lines up in the £20,000 Eddie And Violet Smith Conditions Stakes at Beverley’s final meeting of the season on Tuesday.
The locally-owned filly is a regular on the Westwood, having won at the track three times from eight starts.
Winston C is ready for business ahead of his belated return in the Eppleworth Handicap at Beverley on Wednesday.
The four-year-old son of Rip Van Winkle was a solid performer for Newmarket trainer Michael Bell and was not beaten far in races like last year’s Melrose Handicap at York.
Take Cover ensured his place in Beverley folklore by winning back-to-back renewals of the £60,000 William Hill Beverley Bullet.
The mighty 11-year-old, trained in South Yorkshire by David Griffiths, bounced out of stall nine under David Allan and never saw another rival.
Mighty sprinter Take Cover is “as good as ever” as he strives to claim back-to-back renewals of the William Hill Beverley Bullet on Saturday.
Trained in South Yorkshire by David Griffiths, the gifted 11-year-old dazzled in the £60,000 Listed sprint 12 months ago when he made all the running in the hands of Tom Queally.
North Yorkshire trainer Paul Midgley will saddle three runners in his quest to win the William Hill Beverley Bullet for the first time.
Midgley will once again rely upon Line Of Reason, who finished runner-up in the Listed sprint in 2015 and will be competing in the Bullet on Saturday for a fifth time.
Elnadim Star is likely to attempt to put the seal on a fine season when she lines up in the £60,000 William Hill Beverley Bullet on Saturday.
Trained in Hambleton by Kevin Ryan, the consistent three-year-old filly has worn the Jaber Abdullah silks with distinction in her short career to date.
Course maestro Judicial could try to claim one of the biggest victories of his career in the £60,000 William Hill Beverley Bullet on Saturday.
The six-year-old sprinter is unbeaten in two starts at the popular East Yorkshire circuit and, significantly, holds the five-furlong course record at the track.
Princess Power will attempt to extend an exemplary run of form when she runs in the feature race at Beverley on Sunday.
Trained in Malton by Nigel Tinkler, the two-year-old daughter of Slade Power has won her last three races in the style of a rapidly improving filly.
Photos from Beverley Racecourse who hosted their annual Ladies Day event at the Westwood Course. Thousands of people attended Beverley Races on what was a fantastic afternoon that was also blessed with great weather. *Please note due to the volume of photos taken at Beverley Races Ladies Day more galleries will be added
North Yorkshire trainer Marjorie Fife has challenged B Fifty Two to roll back the years at Beverley on Thursday when the popular sprinter runs in the Racing UK Handicap.
The nine-year-old gelding, who was rated as highly as 107 in his pomp, made a reassuring return to form at Carlisle last week, when beaten a neck by Kingstreet Lady.
Karen McLintock hopes to do her bit for Flemingate Ladies’ Day by saddling Weather Front to victory at Beverley on Wednesday.
The Northumberland handler has had a tough time this summer as a bug in her Newcastle yard stifled progress.