Rather like the regions intoned on BBC Radio's 'Shipping Forecast,'
the names of Britain's sixty or so racecourses are regularly
broadcast on TV and Radio sports programmes. But what are the
racecourses actually like? Britain, where the thoroughbred evolved
and where the sport of horseracing developed, has the most varied
racing in the world and 60 racecourses in Britain have distinctive,
intriguing and often eccentric atmospheres. Some are in parkland
(Kempton, Sandown), and some follow the contours of rolling downs
(Epsom, Goodwood). Some adjoin housing (Aintree, Ayr), some are
bang next to busy roads (Doncaster, Wetherby), and some offer the
racegoer uninterrupted views of gorgeous scenery (Cheltenham,
Goodwood again). The oldest course in Britain, Chester (which
staged its first races during the reign of Henry VIII), is also the
smallest, running inside a Roman wall and circling the burial
ground of a cross. York races take place on the Knavesmire, former
site of public hangings. Other courses are products of royal
enthusiasm for the sport: Charles II was largely responsible for
the development of Newmarket, and Queen Anne founded Ascot. This is
a portrait of the second most popular spectator sport in Britain,
the country's 11th largest employer, as reflected in the colourful,
eccentric and dramatic stories of the venues where it takes place.
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