History

History of Worcester Racecourse

Racing has been taking place on the banks of the River Severn Since 1718. The first meetings were Flat Races. By 1755 a 4 day flat meeting had been introduced with a jumps fixture in the Autumn. The last flat meeting was held at Worcester in 1966.

The existing Grandstand was built in 1974. In 1995 Summer Jumping was introduced because of the frequency of the River flooding causing fixtures to be abandoned.

In April 2000 Arena Leisure took over the running of the Racecourse. The City Council maintain ownership of the land and management of the maintenance of the grass area in the Centre of the Racetrack.