A Guide to Musselburgh Race Course
Overview
Racing has taken place a Musselburgh in Scotland since 1816. It is the second biggest racecourse in Scotland after Ayr but due to its location on the East Coast where temperatures are more stable the course has a reputation as being able to facilitate racing when other meetings are called off.
The course offers both Flat racing and National Hunt meetings and stages around 28 fixtures per year.
In June each year Musselburgh hosts its feature races – the Edinburgh Castle Stakes and the Scottish Sprint Cup. The former is a short sprint over 5 furlongs for two year old horses whilst the latter runs over the same distance but is for older horses.
The course is a right handed elongated oval that is almost flat with sharp bends at either end that measures in at 1 mile and 2 furlongs. The Hurdle course has six fences to jump, whilst the Chase track has eight fences, two of which are open ditches.
Bullet Points
- Right handed course
- Course distance is 1 ,ile and 2 furlongs
- The Chase track has 8 Fences to jump – 2 are open ditches
- The Hurdle course has 6 fences
Map of Musselburgh

Statistics – Last Three Years
Top Trainers – Chase
Runners Wins Places
K Dalgleish 21 9 9
L Russell 50 8 23
A Thomson 22 6 7
D McCain Jr 21 5 8
P Nicholls 9 5 1
Top Trainers – Hurdle
Runners Wins Places
L Russell 89 12 38
K Dalgleish 59 10 22
D McCain Jr 55 7 30
I Jardine 69 7 28
P Nicholls 14 6 8
Top Trainers – National Hunt Flat
Runners Wins Places
K Dalgleish 10 5 4
D McCain Jr 5 1 3
D Whillians 5 1 2
B Ellison 3 1 1
M Easterby 2 1 1
Top Trainers – Flat
Runners Wins Places
K Dalgleish 314 34 110
R Fahey 142 25 60
M Johnston 103 20 51
I Jardine 138 15 54
T Easterby 138 12 56
Top Jockeys – Chase
Runners Wins Places
B Hughes 49 13 23
R McDonald 14 6 4
D Fox 22 4 8
A Lynch 4 3 1
B Frost 4 3 0
Top Jockeys – Hurdles
Runners Wins Places
B Hughes 87 14 45
B Campbell 32 5 15
D Jacob 9 5 3
C Bewley 52 4 19
D Fox 27 4 12
Top Jockeys – National Hunt Flat
Runners Wins Places
B Hughes 13 6 3
H Brooke 7 1 5
C Willians 4 1 2
G Sheehan 2 1 1
H Bannister 2 1 1
Top Jockeys – Flat
Runners Wins Places
J Fanning 181 32 70
D Tudhope 71 20 28
P Mulrennan 91 14 34
G Lee 89 14 23
J Hart 95 13 38
Course Address
Musselburgh Racecourse
Linkfield Road
Musselburgh
East Lothian
EH21 7RG
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