About Us
Worcester Racecourse is situated by the side of the River Severn, just five minutes walk from the City Centre, within easy reach of local rail links.
Racing has taken place at the Pitchcroft course, close to the
banks of the River Severn, since at least 1718, making Worcester
one of the oldest racecourses in Britain. By the middle of the
nineteenth century, several important races had become well
established at the course, including the Worcester Stakes and the
Gold Cup.
The course has undergone many changes, including the layout in 1880
of a new track that featured a now long-defunct figure-of-eight
course. Flat racing was discontinued in 1966, but the National Hunt
meetings continued to provide competitive racing with large fields.
Summer jumping started at the course in 1995.
