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Welcome to Barbury Racecourse

Racing at Barbury ceased after the Tedworth fixture in April 2022, and there are no scheduled race meetings during the 2022-23 season. Sadly the operational cost burden on the Barbury Estate proved just too much to sustain racing. The curtain has now fallen on racing at Barbury for the forseeable future after 30 years of great entertainment.

Nevertheless, the three fixtures that comprised the Barbury season are busy finding alternative venues. The International meeting, unique among British fixtures in being open to licensed British and Irish trainers and Irish riders, is taking a breather whilst organisers marshall fresh plans. 

We will bring you news on the other two fixtures when it is released. 

Meantime, north of the M4, there are fixtures in Gloucestershire within easy reach by car and a new innovative offer for a Season Ticket to enjoy admission to all 17 fixtures in the West Mercian Area, spanning from South Gloucestershire, with meetings at Woodford and Didmarton, north as far as Eyton-on-Severn, as far west as Ludlow and east to Paxford. Great value at just £130. Follow the Tickets navigation to buy yours now.

Meantime, please keep visiting our news pages for articles of interest around Pointing folk in Wiltshire and the continuing success of trainers in the Marlborough area. 

 

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Barbury, 3m N of Marlborough, off A346, Jn 15 M4

 

Latest News

23-04-2024 17:49:25 in General by Andrew King
The Laura Richardson-trained Jeux D'Eau added his name to the iconic roll-call for the historic Lady Dudley Cup with a no-nonsense victory in the Classic when providing his Shropshire-based trainer with by far the biggest victory of her fledgling career.   Jeu d'Eau wins Lady Dudley Cup under Huw Edwards Photo © Graham Fisher Only six-years-old, the gelding partnered by Richardso...

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22-04-2024 18:40:30 in General by Peter McNeile
By his own admission, the days of Grade I winners and high days at Cheltenham for Barbury trainer Alan King, are now few and far between, given the concentration of spending power harnessed by the big guns of the Jumps game. The seemingly never-ending phalanx of owners with six figure budgets scoop up all the best stock at public auction, and Closutton in particular has a network of scouts scourin...

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19-04-2024 18:22:44 in General by Andrew King
Enthusiastic owners Clive and Joan Hitchings are based only a few miles from Chaddesley Corbett racecourse and have long wanted a horse good enough to land the prestigious Lady Dudley Cup which takes centre stage on the seven race-card at the Worcestershire venue on Saturday. And their wish may have been granted in the shape of Grace A Vous Enki, who bids to extend his unbeaten sequence to six vi...

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12-04-2024 12:28:53 in General by Peter McNeile
"Quality will out" is a watchword for racing at Aintree nowadays, where the era of long-priced unfancied horses has largely been put to bed by changes to race conditions and the shape of the fences. And perhaps the racing over the National fences is better for that.  That quality was proven yesterday when 3/1 favourite It's On The Line, trained by Emmet Mullins, and ridden by Derek O'Connor,...

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