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City Of Troy and his stable mates have arrived!🙌
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Ryan Moore’s thoughts on City Of Troy’s racecourse gallop!🐎
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A huge congratulations to @HollieDoyle1 for her fantastic performance here yesterday. 👏🥳. 🥇 3 x Wins.🥈 2 x Second Place.🥉 2 x Third Place
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We are delighted to report we have had a record crowd at Southwell today, with 9140 people in attendance for the @advertisergroup Ladies Day 🤩🙌 . Surely one of the UK’s largest Sunday race meetings?!. @GBRacing @AtTheRaces @SkySportsRacing @itvracing
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We'd like to thank and congratulate all of our amazing grounds staff and our new clerk of the course, David (who’s birthday it is today!🎁). All of their hard efforts helped to stage racing here at Southwell today. Here's a photo of our 'Jump Racing Hero's'! 😁
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We’d like to thank @weatherbysltd for producing a programme for City Of Troy’s racecourse gallop today📄🐎
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**ANNOUNCEMENT** In the interests of equine welfare and wellbeing, we have made a precautionary decision to move our races earlier given the weather forecast. First race now 11.25am, last race 2.30pm and gates open from 9.55am.
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Aidan O’Brien’s thought’s on City Of Troy’s Racecourse Gallop with Simon Mapletoft🐎
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Wishing Peter Haynes a very happy retirement 🥂 He has dedicated his life to racing and has been a starter for 28 years! 🏇 Best wishes from all of the Southwell Racecourse team, Peter!
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A Southwell legend has retired today. We hope you have a good retirement - Custard the Dragon. Well done to all concerned, a big thank you from Southwell Racecourse.
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The horses which will be running alongside City Of Troy!🐎
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Congratulations to @Hayleyturner123 on her 100th career win at her home track! 🐎. Almost 25 years after her first ride here, she dedicated this special milestone to her nan, saying, “That’s for my nan, who has a seat here in her memory”✨
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City Of Troy Conquers Southwell Racecourse. It was a delight to have The Ballydoyle Team visit Southwell Racecourse for City Of Troy's racecourse gallop!🏇. Next up: Breeders Cup🇺🇸
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Congratulations, @JJONeillJnr, winning rider of today's bumper, the Happy Birthday @kian_burley NH Flat Race. And happy birthday Kian, of course! 🎂
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Eleven times champion trainer @PFNicholls has six runners with us today, the opening day of the new jump season, all races Behind Closed Doors and live @SkySportsRacing.
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We welcomed Team Ballydoyle to Southwell Racecourse with some tasty treats!🎂
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What a day we had yesterday…🙌. Here is just a few snaps from the day🐎. #horseracing #breederscup #ballydoyle
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Never has final testing looked so good!! Don’t miss our first meeting under lights on 14 March and our Turn The Lights On official opening night on Saturday 30 March. Free tickets online @awchamps @AtTheRaces @arenaracingco @StobartRailLtd @SkySportsRacing
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After a few weeks of heartache, post flooding, we now have an illuminated golden highway. A big step forward - Horses next!!! @arenaracingco @GBRacing @RacehorseOwners @RSAsyndicates @NTFnews @TheRCA
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.@samtwiston and @AidanColeman both reached their 1,000th winner here today. Top effort fellas #onethousandandcounting
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Racing goes ahead. The track is raceable but will continue to be monitored.
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Racing is ABANDONED this afternoon due to high winds. Equine and human welfare is of paramount importance and unfortunately the weather has beaten us today. We are back racing here on Wednesday.
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All of our female riders and officials ready to go ahead of today’s racing #IWD2020 @edenspanotts @WomenInRacing1 @GBRacing @AtTheRaces
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A 21st birthday to remember for @Sean_Bowen_ here yesterday, rode a winner and got soaked by his colleagues!!!
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Today is the last fixture to be run on our fibre-sand surface - or “Golden Highway” - which has provided many with lots of good memories since it was introduced in 1989 #SouthwellRaces
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Here we go everybody, your final list of horses parading tomorrow night for our 30th Anniversary celebrations. - General Tufto. - Alpha Tauri. - Crosse Fire. - Sir Geoffrey. - Custard The Dragon. - Stand Guard. - Luv U Whatever. - Sleepy Blue Ocean. - The Lock Master
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The crème eggs are off to the entrances for the children attending our family fun day today.
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The wonderful Tapeta track is ready 😀😀😀. One small step for man…….
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Racing abandoned here today. Just too much snow to handle.
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INSPECTION PASSED- RACING GOES AHEAD TODAY - 17/01. The Going is SOFT, good to soft in places. Overnight temps above 0c. Continuing to monitor throughout the morning.
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Appreciating it is Mothering Sunday, these are outside the Stable yard for Stable Staff for take home today. Thank you for working @NARSnewsinfo @NTFnews @GBRacing @SouthwellClerk @TheRCA @RacingPost @AtTheRaces
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We're ready to welcome racehorse owners tomorrow on their first day back on a course since the start of Behind Closed Doors racing @RacehorseOwners
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Oleg bolts up in the last for @meg_nicholls11 , @PFNicholls and @MprUpdates in very easy fashion
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Having carefully reviewed the current situation here at Southwell and spoken to a number of trainers whose horses are currently travelling to the Racecourse, the decision is for racing to go ahead.
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5 weeks to the day, after a severe flood throughout our venue - we are back tonight with 9 races. Yippy. Well done to staff and all concerned.
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On Wednesday we resume jump racing behind closed doors & to mark the return we're looking back at some stars who've won here. Tonight it’s the wonderful Lady Buttons who has won 15 times, including Listed races & collected almost £300k prize money, here she is in January 2017….
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This morning we welcomed horses and jockeys to gallop on the new tapeta surface ahead of our first fixture back next Tuesday, with positive feedback all round!. More info, or get tickets here -
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Our Racecourse Photographer, Tony Knapton celebrated his 30th anniversary of working here today. He is pictured with our Amanda Boby who assisting with acquiring his services 30yrs ago. Sorry about the quality of the piccy Tony!!! @TheRCA @RacingPost
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As the Bank Holiday weekend comes to a close we leave you with this excellent photograph of the sunset @Southwell_Races.
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Absolutely delighted to win an award @RCAShowcase awards today. We have an incredible, hard-working team here and it is fantastic to have everyone recognised for all the hard work and long hours put in for the Racecourse #showcase2019
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The team working really hard making the sure we can race tomorrow. No problems anticipated! #racing
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General Tufto will be running for the final time tomorrow afternoon in our 12.50pm race. Come and see the old boy run for the final time and who knows, it could be a fairytale ending. First race 11.50am #thegeneral #tufto @awchamps
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⭐️Thank you Paul⭐️. Yesterday was Paul Barkers last official day as Clerk here at @Southwell_Races . Paul will now become the Clerk of the Course at @DoncasterRaces. We wanted to thank Paul for all his help over the last three years here!
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As the refurbishment project progresses, here is our newly finished (Owners) Syndicate’s Lounge. @RSAsyndicates @RacehorseOwners @NTFnews
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Congratulations to @Luke_Morris88 who made it 2000 British winners by winning aboard Colors Of Freedom this evening here at Southwell
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A hugely successful evening for Tom Scudamore tonight, a treble on the card. Congratulations @tommyscu !.🥇🥇🥇
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Wow!!! She’s only and done it here!! @HollieDoyle1 breaks the record for most winners ridden by a female rider in a calendar year after Class Crown makes it winner 107.
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Others are sadly abandoned but we are racing. First race of nine race starts at 2.47pm. @GBRacing @itvracing @SkySportsRacing.
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The day has arrived!! Floodlit racing at Southwell gets underway tonight with the first race due off at 5.55pm. Gates open from 12.30pm @AtTheRaces @SkySportsRacing @awchamps @SimonMapletoft
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Yes that is “100” winners for Hector Crouch in 2024. Well done on your first 100 winners in a year. @HectorCrouch @SkySportsRacing @RacingPost @GBRacing
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Jump racing is back @Southwell_Races on July 1st and we can't wait to see some familiar faces in action at our Behind Closed Doors fixture live on @SkySportsRacing @harryskelton89 @dickyjohnson77 @Sean_Bowen_
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We are delighted to confirm that racing will return to Southwell on Friday 24 November. Following flood damage across the site, the team have done an amazing job to get us ready to take the first step in our staged return to full operation. Read more
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Closer than close! Brief Ambition just, by a few hairs beats Supamouse for @PaddyBrennan81 and @FOBRacing
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Tomorrow is the day!!! Our first ever floodlit fixture gets underway at 5.55pm! Gates open at 12.30pm so you can watch Cheltenham with us. £10 admission includes free racecard!! #comeracing
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Big shout out to Suitcase 'N' Taxi who won our feature race today to make his Southwell record 4-4! @ontoawinner1 @OntoawinnerNEWS
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Delighted to open our new Owners and Trainer’s Suite last night. @NTFnews @arenaracingco @RacehorseOwners @RSAsyndicates
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Big Mojo goes ahead of his stablemate Lipsink for his @BreedersCup racecourse gallop!🐎. Ridden by @TomMarquand ✨
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Plenty of water around the district, but the golden highway is gleaming. Ready and awaiting 98 runners on Friday and more on Saturday night.
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Our Executive Director Mark Clayton has been telling Mark telling @SimonMapletoft and @AtTheRaces all about our new Tapeta surface 🏇 Get a closer look in this clip 👀👇
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Raceday morning, now let the fun begin, on our first of 79 racedays in 2025.
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Racing is ON!!! 🐎🐎. First race due off at 12.50pm. Please do allow extra time as there is some localised flooding in the area.
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We were thrilled to welcome @MickApplebyUK @karl_burke, and their teams to Southwell for their Breeders’ Cup workouts🏇. Horses included Big Evs, Big Mojo, and Shareholder, along with their stablemates. Wishing you the very best of luck and safe travels for the Breeders’ Cup🇺🇸
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⚠️ RACING ABANDONED⚠️. Temperatures not rising sufficiently enough to get snow/ice out of the surface. All efforts now are concentrated on delivering Thursday evenings race meeting.
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We are thrilled to announce that Southwell Racecourse will return to it’s full working capacity on Friday 2nd August for the first time since it was forced to close due to extensive flooding in October 2023🐎. View the full article here👉
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We can’t wait for our International Women’s Day meeting here tomorrow. Four jumps and four flat races, exclusively for female jockeys. First race 1.50pm. @GBRacing @WomenInRacing1 @AtTheRaces @edenspanotts #comeracing #IWD2020
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Our little gesture of thanks to trainer John Mackie, for running the now retired, Custard the Dragon, here on 37 occasions - including 9 wins. @NTFnews @RacehorseOwners
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🗞️NEWS: Southwell Racecourse and ARC have submitted a planning application to replace the fibresand racing surface with tapeta. Read more here 👇. 📸 - Tony Knapton
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We are delighted to confirm that racing will return to Southwell on Friday 24 November. Following flood damage across the site, the team have done an amazing job to get us ready to take the first step in our staged return to full operation. Read more
🚨Racing will return to @Southwell_Races on Friday 24 November. Following flood damage across the site, the team have done an amazing job to get ready to take the first step in a staged return to full operation.
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The superstar that is Big Evs, keeping dry on this wet day, in his box with Mick. Wonderful to see the team @MickApplebyUK @awchamps @arenaracingco
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Big Evs goes well against his stablemate Blind Beggar for his @BreedersCup racecourse gallop🐎. Ridden by @TomMarquand
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It will be great to have Hollie here for our International Women's Day meeting on Sunday, with four flat and four jumps races, exclusively for female jockeys!.
Record-breaking female jockey @HollieDoyle1 talks to @GinaBryce ahead of International Women’s Day at @Southwell_Races this Sunday – live on Sky Sports Racing
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We are looking forward to welcoming City Of Troy, Aidan O'Brien and his team for his racecourse gallop!🏇. Key times:. Gates open: 13:00pm. Racecourse Gallop: Exact time is not confirmed but is expected to be between 15:00pm -16:00pm. Free ticket here 👉
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RESULT RACE 1 - Sign Solutions Nottingham Novices' Handicap Chase. 🥇 Nineohtwooneoh.🥈 Torquay.🥉 The Last Bar. Jockey: @CobdenHarry . Trainer: @PFNicholls . Owners: John P McManus
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Scale Force and George Rooke during their victorious run in the @Betway Handicap for @gaykelleway 🏇👏🥇
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Congratulations to Mick Appleby @MickApplebyUK for winning the All Weather Championships, Trainer of the season for the 6th time. A slightly bigger prize will be received tomorrow. @arenaracingco
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Our Clerk of the Course Paul Barker & Estates Manager Simon Davis have been laying the irrigation pipes today to start watering as we prepare for the return of jump racing (behind closed doors) on July 1st.
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The lady of the moment @HollieDoyle1 has eight rides with us tomorrow. All @Southwell_Races would like to congratulate her on becoming the 1st female rider to win 5 races on same card @WindsorRaces yesterday.
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General Tufto heads onto the course to parade ahead of race two
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Treble for @Sean_Bowen_ today!🔥. He delivered a masterclass at Southwell today, riding three winners in style👏
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It is only 8 days until General Tufto has his 200th career race on the 21st. You don't want to miss out @awchamps #thegeneral
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Dark Regard winning our fourth race, and also helping @Johnston_Racing break the record for most UK winners in a calendar year with 244. Congratulations from everyone here on an incredible achievement
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It's not just City Of Troy flying in from Ireland!🤔. Aidan O'Brien is also bringing his own American stalls, stalls team, ambulance, and vets to ensure the best preparation ahead of The Breeders' Cup in November!🏇. 🎟️
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The Side Saddle riders all looking fantastic in the parade ring, with Hazel being interviewed by @hayleyjanemoore who is also traditionally dressed.
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A beautiful sunset adorned racing this evening.
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Pearl Acclaim wins here for the third time, giving David Griffiths a 1-2, ridden by @TomMarquand
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Our last race of the day was a close one but Motawaafeq and @Ali_rawlinson took the win for @MickApplebyUK 🏇👏
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