
ROWLEY MILE COURSE
This is used in the Spring and Autumn for the first two Classics and then for some major two-year-old races which set the standard for the following year’s Classics. Both legs of the Autumn Double (the Cambridgeshire and Cesarewitch) are run on this extraordinary course. Set in the wide-open space, the Rowley course runs for 2½ miles — the last mile and a quarter being straight. Speed, stamina and class are the main ingredients for success here but experience is also at a premium — frequently in juvenile races a horse with experience will have an advantage over a newcomer — no matter how talented the debutant turns out to be in subsequent races.
JULY COURSE
Less formal than the Rowley Mile Course, the July Course is steeped in atmosphere — just visit the pre-parade ring under the beech trees to experience it. Despite the relaxed surroundings the requirements for success here are just as demanding. One of the high points of the summer season is the three-day July Meeting. It is fascinating to see how the horses that took part at Royal Ascot the previous month progress (or not). The course is 2 miles 24 yards in length and has a right-hand bend leading in to the final Bunbury Mile. Sir Mark Prescott regards this as the stiffest final furlong in the country.
ROWLEY MILE COURSE
This is used in the Spring and Autumn for the first two Classics and then for some major two-year-old races which set the standard for the following year’s Classics. Both legs of the Autumn Double (the Cambridgeshire and Cesarewitch) are run on this extraordinary course. Set in the wide-open space, the Rowley course runs for 2½ miles — the last mile and a quarter being straight. Speed, stamina and class are the main ingredients for success here but experience is also at a premium — frequently in juvenile races a horse with experience will have an advantage over a newcomer — no matter how talented the debutant turns out to be in subsequent races.
JULY COURSE
Less formal than the Rowley Mile Course, the July Course is steeped in atmosphere — just visit the pre-parade ring under the beech trees to experience it. Despite the relaxed surroundings the requirements for success here are just as demanding. One of the high points of the summer season is the three-day July Meeting. It is fascinating to see how the horses that took part at Royal Ascot the previous month progress (or not). The course is 2 miles 24 yards in length and has a right-hand bend leading in to the final Bunbury Mile. Sir Mark Prescott regards this as the stiffest final furlong in the country.


Newmarket Racecourses
Westfield House
The Links
Newmarket
Suffolk
CB8 0TG
01638 675 500
www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk

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