Leicester racecourse
Situated in Oadby on the outskirts of Leicester, two miles south of the city centre on the A6, it is five miles from the M1 Junction 21 with a direct link via the outer ring road. Oval shaped and right-handed it is nearly two miles in extent with a steady climb to the line in the straight
It stages racing all the year round with the main event being the Group Three Leicestershire Stakes over seven furlongs
| Address: | Leicester Racecourse, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4AL |
| Tel: | 0116 271 6515 |
| Website: | http://www.leicester-racecourse.co.uk |
| Email: | info@leicester-racecourse.co.uk |
| Admission: | Belvoir Stand £15; Grandstand £11 (OAPs and Students £7). Accompanied under 16s Free; Picnic area £28 car/4 adults |
| Road: | Track is at Oadby, 2m SE of Leicester, between A50 and A6 |
| Rail: | Leicester station (London, St Pancras - Sheffield line) 2m |
| Car park: | Free |
| Flat: | Right-hand oval track of 1m 6f with a run-in of about 4 1/2f. There is also a straight mile course with low numbers best. |
| Jumps: | Right-hand rectangular track of 1m 6f with a run-in of about 240yds. Undulating in nature with an elbow 150yds from the finish. With ten fences and seven hurdles per circuit a stiff test for any horse. |
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