A Guide to Hereford Race Course
Overview
Having had racing at Hereford since 1771, in 2012 Hereford racecourse closed down, effectively end 240 continuous years of the sport at this venue. Happily the course reopened in 2012 and now has at least 11 National Hunt fixtures each year as well as Hurdles and Chase meetings. The racecourse is popular with trainers for starting new horses in their careers.
In 2018 a reservoir was built in the middle of the course allowing it to be watered independently of any other water source.
The track itself is square and right handed, with the entire circuit measuring about 1 mile and 4 furlongs. There are 9 fences on the course and the final turn for home is on falling ground with the slope running left to right on the track. Aside from that turn the course is generally flat.
Bullet Points
- Right Handed track
- 9 Fences per circuit
- Circuit length is 1 mile and 4 furlongs
- Noted as a fair galloping track
Map of Hereford Racecourse

Statistics – Last Three Years
Top Trainers – Chase
Runners Wins Places
V Williams 20 6 5
E Williams 21 4 8
K Lee 22 3 8
H Oliver 14 3 4
K Bailey 9 3 4
Top Trainers – Hurdle
Runners Wins Places
V Williams 38 6 6
D Skelton 23 6 6
A King 13 5 2
W Greatrex 18 4 11
T George 15 4 5
Top Trainers – National Hunt Flat
Runners Wins Places
K Bailey 5 3 1
N Twiston – Davies 6 1 3
W Greatrex 4 1 3
P Hobbs 3 1 2
O Murphy 3 1 1
Top Jockeys – Chase
Runners Wins Places
C Deutsch 17 4 5
B Poste 13 3 4
D Crosse 8 3 0
H Nugent 5 3 0
R Dunne 14 2 7
Top Jockeys – Hurdle
Runners Wins Places
R Johnson 33 7 19
H Skelton 14 5 5
W Hutchinson 10 5 3
C Deutsch 18 5 2
S Twiston-Davies 21 4 7
Top Jockeys – National Hunt Flat
Runners Wins Places
D Bass 5 3 2
R Johnson 5 2 2
C Deutsch 3 1 1
P Brennan 2 1 1
N Schofield 4 1 0
Course Address
Hereford Racecourse
Roman Road
Hereford
HR4 9QU
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