Each week, our mayor writes a brief diary about his previous week. This is available for you to view here in PDF format
Diary Notes (4.5Kb)
Horse Racing
Boroughbridge has a long racing tradition dating back to 1732 when horse racing
was first held in the town. The races ceased in Boroughbridge in 1808 but Boroughbridge
remains at the centre of Yorkshire racing which boasts nine courses offering both
Flat and National Hunt codes.
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Sulamani and Dettori winning the 2004 Juddmonte International at York
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Ripon racecourse is only 15 minutes from Boroughbridge and Catterick, Thirsk, Wetherby and York are all within 30 minutes of the town.
If that’s not enough, a little further a field Yorkshire has four more racecourses
at Beverley, Doncaster, Pontefract and Redcar
The Go Racing In Yorkshire Consortium consists of nine racecourses who work together to provide all that is best in
British racing. They offer a wide choice of high quality racing throughout the
year in delightful and varied surroundings, with facilities for all age groups.