Celebrity chef Colin McGurran is bringing a cordon bleu dining experience to racegoers at every meeting at Beverley Racecourse this season.
Colin’s restaurant, Winteringham Fields, is recognised as one of the very best culinary venues in the North of England and draws discerning diners from far and wide.
Racegoers can expect new themed race meetings, more family-friendly days, new and improved party nights, plus, of course, exhilarating flat racing over one mile and three furlongs on the spectacular Westwood course.
The Beverley Races season gallops out of the stalls with the season opener on April 18 and is quickly into its stride with one of this year’s new highlights – Bygone Beverley – a themed raceday taking us back in time to one of the most defining decades of the 20th century.
Beverley Racecourse has been named as four time Finalists for the prestigious Showcase & Awards, hosted by the Racecourse Association.
The Showcase & Awards is the marquee event of British racecourses that annually celebrates first class customer experience in partnership with Moët Hennessy and Racing Post.
Some have called it “unpretentious”, this lovely little racecourse tucked into the East Riding of Yorkshire, in a market town which bears its same name. Established in 1767 when the first Grand Stand was built, the racecourse has all the makings to be, in fact, pretentious, with a 300 hundred year long history and a solid reputation to boot.
However, it decides not to, keeping both feet firmly on the ground but with head held high. Through modernisation of the stands, race track and facilities, the Beverley Racecourse aims for the stars – and with good reason.
Chief executive Sally Iggulden is keen to see the totescoop6 Beverley Bullet upgraded to a Group Three race.
The renowned five-furlong dash has been won by some exceptional sprinters in recent years, with the £50,000 Listed heat brilliantly claimed by Take Cover this season.
Beverley Racecourse is gearing up for its most prestigious raceday in a successful season which has seen bumper attendances flocking to the picturesque venue.
The racecourse is anticipating another great turnout for the Beverley Bullet Raceday on Saturday, September 2 – the last big meeting before the end of the season.
Beverley Bullet would be one of the most appropriately-named winners on the Westwood for many years when he goes for gold on Flemingate Ladies’ Day on Wednesday, August 16.
Named in homage to the renowned Listed sprint, this year staged on September 2, the four-year-old gelding is trained in North Yorkshire by Lawrence Mullaney.
Most Stylish is the order of the day for the up coming Ladies Day at Beverley Racecourse with fantastic prizes up for grabs for both ladies and gents.
Beverley Racecourse, who signed a three year partnership deal with Flemingate have mad changes to the event as they look to enhance the experience for racegoers.
Beverley Racecourse Chief Executive Sally Iggulden says she’s is thrilled to team up with Flemingate and that a video released is a wonderful way to promote the partnership.
Her comments come after Beverley Racecourse published a video promoting Ladies’ Day that shows horses exploring the retail park.
Stable staff can stay safe in the sun at Beverley racecourse this summer thanks to an innovative campaign launched in association with Yorkshire Cancer Research.
Sun-cream dispensers have been installed around the popular East Yorkshire circuit to protect stable staff and racegoers throughout the season.
Beverley Racecourse has announced a ground-breaking partnership with Yorkshire Cancer Research to raise awareness of the dangers of sun damage and over-exposure to harmful ultraviolet rays.
The campaign aims to protect racegoers and racecourse staff during the rest of the season following the recent hot spell which saw the UK record its hottest June day for 41 years.
The Potting Shed in Beverley has backed a winner with its latest sporting partnership.
The bar and gardens in Flemingate has agreed a commercial deal with Beverley Racecourse which will see its familiar signage appearing around the course.
Racegoers are being urged to get into the spirit of the occasion as Beverley Racecourse celebrates all that’s best about the great British summer.
A Very British Raceday provides an unmissable opportunity to revel in patriotism and will also feature the hilarious and hugely popular Beverley Donkey Derby.
Beverley Racecourse has teamed up with rugby league club Hull FC for a week-long series of fun activities featuring an afternoon of racing and a big match at the KCOM stadium.
While the grown-ups enjoy an exciting afternoon of racing on Wednesday, May 31, younger fans can meet the squad, take a selfie with the Challenge Cup and try for a prize in Hull FC’s popular “Boot It” kicking competition.
Beverley Racecourse has teamed up with celebrity chef Colin McGurran to make visiting the East Yorkshire venue an even more fabulous experience during the 2017 season.
In a first for a Northern racecourse, the partnership has seen the acclaimed chef create signature dishes to be enjoyed by race day diners in the popular The Attraction restaurant.
Beverley Racecourse is reported in supreme condition ahead of the track’s first meeting of the season on Wednesday (April 19).
Chief executive Sally Iggulden “couldn’t be happier” as the picturesque East Yorkshire circuit stages its curtain-raising fixture, the White Rabbit in Easterland Raceday.