Beverley Racecourse has received recognition for a hosting a deaf-friendly raceday during last season.
The Racecourse Association awarded Beverley with an Outstanding Initiative Award. This was an acknowledgement for the incentive that was also the first of its kind on the UK.
Beverley, the historic market town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, has a population around the 30,000 mark and is known for many things which include the Beverley Racecourse, music festivals and food markets.
The Sunday Times declared it as one of the best places to live in northern England and one of the reasons that Beverley is a great place to live, or to at least visit, is because there is some fantastic bingo action on offer.
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.
Beverley Racecourse has been named as a triple finalist in the racing industry’s top awards. Beverley course has been shortlisted in three categories in the prestigious Racecourse Association (RCA) Showcase & Awards.
Beverley is the most nominated racecourse in Yorkshire and will now compete with the likes of Ascot, Aintree, Goodwood and Sandown Park for the overall Showcase Champion award.
Beverley Racecourse is celebrating a memorable 2018 season, on and off the track.
The Westwood course enjoyed bumper attendances throughout the season as the Beverley Races team introduced a series of initiatives designed to provide an excellent raceday experience and improve inclusivity and accessibility for all.
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.
Big crowds enjoyed a great day that was blessed by perfect summer weather at Beverley Races for the meeting which feature the Beverley Bullet.
Alongside race goer as were local youngsters who were raising money for their Lifestyle Project by cycling the equivalent distance from London to Beverley.
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.
Beverley Racecourse has revealed plans for a new grandstand – the largest single investment in the history of the venue.
The racecourse has submitted an application to East Riding of Yorkshire Council for full planning permission for the £4.8m development which will provide an enhanced customer experience and additional hospitality opportunities for racegoers.
Ladies Day at Beverley Racecourse brought 12,000 to Beverley boosting the local economy with race goers spending thousands in the town centre.
A signature event, Ladies Day has been a fixture of the East Yorkshire ‘social calendar’ for 27 years bringing people to Beverley and into the town for a night of food and drink.
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.
Beverley has to wait and see the outcome of a visit to the town by the Britain in Bloom judges to see how they fared in the national competition.
Months of effort and planning by Beverley Town Council, Beverley in Bloom, countless volunteers and with support from East Riding of Yorkshire saw Beverley transformed for Britain in Bloom.
Marcus Tregoning hopes Monaadhil can set the tone for an important week when he runs in the Wilford Watts Memorial Handicap at Beverley on Tuesday.
The four-year-old son of Dark Angel, owned by Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum, has already won twice from just five starts and is one of seven declared runners for the eight-and-a-half furlong prize.
Beverley Racecourse is hosting raceday tea parties to help combat loneliness and isolation among older people.
The racecourse has teamed up with Contact the Elderly, a charity which organises monthly tea parties to ease acute loneliness among older people, aged 75 and above, who live on their own.
Bit Of A Quirke attempts to extend his electric run of winning form when he returns to his beloved Beverley on Monday evening.
Trained by Mark Walford in Sherriff Hutton, North Yorkshire, the five-year-old chestnut is seeking a five-timer in the George Kilburn Memorial Handicap (7.30).