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| Location | Bath, Somerset |
|---|---|
| Owned by | Arena Racing Company |
| Screened on | Sky Sports Racing |
| Course type | Flat |
| Official website | |
Bath Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue on Lansdown Hill, about 3+1⁄4 miles (5.2 km) northeast of Bath, Somerset, England. It is owned and operated by Arena Racing Company.
The racecourse is a left-handed oval track of 1 mile 4 furlongs and 25 yards, with a run-in of nearly half-a-mile.[1] The home straight is 4 furlongs, with a steady rise and turn. It is the highest flat racecourse in the country and has no watering facility, so the going can become very firm during a dry summer.[2]
At 780 feet (238 m) above sea level, Bath is Britain's highest flat racecourse, although National Hunt courses Hexham and Exeter are higher.[3]
- ^ British Racing and Racecourses (ISBN 978-0-9501397-2-2) by Marion Rose Halpenny - Page 77
- ^ "Bath Racecourse Guide". British Racecourses. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Bath". At the races. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2008.