York Racecourse : Attractions of York

York Racecourse is a horse racing track in the southwest of the City of York with a spectator capacity of 56,000. The most famous race to be held at York on an annual basis is the Ebor. On June 14-18, 2005, the York Racecourse held Royal Ascot due to Ascot Racecourse being closed for its £185 million redevelopment.

The track is situated on the Knavesmire, in the southwest of the City of York and on race days has its own radio station ‘York Raceday Radio’ (1602 kHz, medium wave) which can be picked up up to 10 miles from the course.

The track won the Racecourse of the Year title in 2003 and come out on top in The Times newspaper survey of all Britain’s racecourses.