Horse Racing

Spectata have pulled together a selection of insights into the sports, that anyone new to the sport may find interesting, and some racing die-hards also! Second Most Popular UK Sport Horse racing is the second-most popular spectator sport in the UK, ushering in millions of annual visitors, surpassed only by football in terms of crowd numbers. Annual Attendance About 5 million people attend horse racing events in the UK each year. However, attendance has declined from a peak o

22 November - As a long-time racing enthusiast who comes from a family of racing enthusiasts, days at the races are not uncommon in my calendar, and Ascot is not just one of the very best arenas for a day at the races, it is one of the best spectator venues at any sport. There are racecourses that stage racing, and there are racecourses that stage an occasion. Ascot on Saturday 22 November fell firmly into the second camp: a proper winter jumps card wrapped in five‑star facil