Known as headquarters the Rowley Mile is the premier flat racing track. All of it’s meetings are of a high quality. The feature meetings are the Guineas Festival held in early May and the Champions Meeting late in the season.

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Course Characteristics:

The Rowley Mile course is a boomerang shape with a right handed dog-leg 1¼ miles from the finish. Generally flat with a dip two furlongs out. Races of 1m 4f and longer involve a right handed dog leg.

A very fair, wide course, galloping horses are favoured.

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Admission (2012 prices):

There is a three enclosure policy, Members (£25 - £43), Grandstand (£16 - £21) and Family £10 (not open all meetings).
Accompanied under 16’s admitted free to all meetings, except Newmarket Nights.

Annual membership: New £425, renewal £400. Junior (under 25 on 13/04/12) New £235 and renewal £190

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Location:

Newmarket is about 15 miles east of Cambridge. Approach via A45 from Cambridge of from the A11 off J9 of the M11. Head towards Newmarket and then follow the signs.

Ease of public transport access: Poor (limited rail service to Newmarket then taxi or rail to Cambridge or Ipswich then taxi)

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Race Meetings 2012

April 18th & 19th (Craven Meeting)
May 5th & 6th (Guineas Meeting)
May 17th, 18th & 19th
September 22nd, 27th, 28th and 29th
October 6th, 13th & 24th
November 2nd & 3rd

Last Reviewed: April 2011

Web Site: www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk

Telephone:  01638 663482

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Race Meeting Reports:-

16th April 2008 , 17th April 2008 , 4th May 2008 , 2nd October 2008

16th April 2009 , 2nd May 2009 , 3rd May 2009 , 2nd October 2009 , 3rd October 2009

14th May 2010 , 15th May 2010

14th April 2011 , 1st May 2011

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