_Landscape_Logo.png){kind=logo} Chester Racecourse logo | |
| Location | Chester, Cheshire |
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| Owned by | Chester Race Company Ltd. |
| Screened on | Sky Sports Racing |
| Course type | Flat |
| Official website | |
Chester Racecourse, also known as the Roodee, is a racecourse located in Chester, England. The horse racing venue is officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the "oldest racecourse still in operation".[1][2] Horse racing in Chester dates back to the early sixteenth century, with 1539 cited as the year racing began, although some sources give a date of 1512 for the first races in Chester.[3] It is also thought to be the smallest racecourse of significance in England at 1 mile and 1 furlong (1.8 km) long.
- ^ "Chester honoured with Guinness title of oldest racecourse still in operation | Horse Racing News | Racing Post". www.racingpost.com.
- ^ Marcus Armytage (6 May 2008). "Chester racecourse moves with the times". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
- ^ Cawthorne & Herod 1902, p. 3.
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