A Guide to Ayr Race Course
Overview
Opened in 1907, Ayr Racecourse is the most westerly racecourse in the UK and offers racing all year round.
It is the home to the Ayr Gold Cup, which is the richest handicap sprint in Europe, with a purse of around £200,00 available to the winner. The maximum number of entries is 27 horses aged 3 years or older and the race is run every September. Ayr is also the home to the Scottish Grand National, a Grade 3 National Hunt Steeplchase that is run over a distance of around 4 miles every April – usually about a week after the Aintree Grand National.
The legendary Red Rum is the only horse to have won both Grand Nationals in the same season.
The course is left handed and offers both flat and jump racing. The flat racing takes place over course distances up to 2 miles, 1 furlong and 105 yards. The Jump racing starts at this distance and goes up to 4 miles and 110 yards.
Ayr racecourse is regarded as the premier racecourse in Scotland and has been awarded the title of Best Racecourse in Scotland and the North East 19 times.
Bullet Points
- Course opened in 1907
- Left handed course
- Course length is 1 mile and 4 furlongs
- Oval shaped course
- 9 Fences
Map Of Ayr Racecourse
Statistics – Last Three Years
Top Jockeys – Chase
Runners Wins Places
B Hughes 58 18 22
H Brooke 34 7 12
H Skelton 13 7 3
R Chapman 23 6 11
D Fox 49 4 22
Top Jockeys – Hurdles
Runners Wins Places
B Hughes 75 13 32
R Chapman 35 10 7
D Fox 54 6 16
C Nichol 36 5 12
H Brooke 43 5 11
Top Jockeys – National Hunt Flat
Runners Wins Places
B Hughes 15 3 6
B Campbell 11 2 3
D McMenamin 7 2 2
R Day 5 2 2
T Dowson 7 2 1
Top Jockeys – Flat
Runners Wins Places
D Tudhope 105 19 38
J Fanning 125 18 32
G Lee 109 18 31
B Curtis 96 16 33
J Gormley 112 15 29
Course Address
Ayr Racecourse
2-6 Whitletts
Ayr
Scotland
KA8 0JE
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