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Musselburgh Racecourse director Bill Farnsworth said he was confident the East Lothian track’s final jumps meeting of the season would go ahead on Friday. (5 Apr).Farnsworth was speaking after the crushing disappointment of having...

Musselburgh Racecourse has abandoned today’s (30 March) Virgin Bet Easter Saturday Race Day.The East Lothian track took the difficult decision to call off the meeting after further rainfall this morning which made the course...

Musselburgh Racecourse’s 16-fixture Flat season gets under starter’s orders this weekend with the Virgin Bet Easter Saturday Raceday.With increased prize money of £295,000 - up £65,000 on the 2023 race day - the feature...

Musselburgh Racecourse’s next raceday will raise funds for a charity set up in memory of young farmer George Crawford.The Farmers Raceday on Sunday (18 Feb) is run in partnership with The George Crawford Trust...

Musselburgh Racecourse has been named as the Champion Racecourse at the 12th annual Racecourse Association (RCA) Showcase Awards.The East Lothian track picked up three individual awards enroute to being named as the overall Champion...

Musselburgh Racecourse raised the curtain today on a £1 million National Hunt season which also features the first £100,000 jumps race at the East Lothian track.The 10-fixture season boasts record prize money of £1...

Musselburgh Racecourse leads the field with five nominations in the racing industry’s RCA Showcase Awards.The East Lothian track has been shortlisted in the marketing, food & beverage, raceday, Racing Post Readers’ Award and the...

Musselburgh Racecourse is under starter’s orders for one of its busiest months of the year with the first of four August meetings - tomorrow’s Thistle Timber Friday Night at the Races (4 August).The feature...

A charity set up in memory of an agricultural student who died tragically young will benefit from Musselburgh Racecourse’s next race day on Sunday (19 February).Funds will be raised at The Thomas Sherriff Young...

New Year’s day revellers return to Musselburgh Racecourse.Revellers are being offered the chance to usher in 2023 with a day of quality horse racing and entertainment – as Musselburgh’s New Year’s Day fixture reopens...

Musselburgh Racecourse will see out 2022 with two Christmas racedays on Mondays 5 and 19 December before preparing for an expected sell-out occasion on New Year’s Day.The Festive Jumps meeting on Monday is an...

Musselburgh Racecourse’s feature race in tomorrow’s (Easter Saturday) opening meeting of the Flat season has attracted an ultra-competitive maximum 14-strong field.Scottish owner Douglas Livingston will be hoping for two-in-a-row in the £100,000 Betway Queen’s...

Staff at Musselburgh Racecourse are saddling up – for a 500 mile charity bike challenge.The racing five are taking part in the Cycle for Smart Works sponsored cycle and hope to raise a minimum...

An initiative to raise awareness of autism and supported by Musselburgh Racecourse and Scottish Racing has been declared a success and will be repeated.The East Lothian course was the first race track in Scotland...

Musselburgh Racecourse’s Betway New Year’s Day meeting will now take place Behind Closed Doors (BCD).The East Lothian course took the decision to stage the premier event without spectators following the Scottish Government’s decision to...

Edinburgh Gin has strengthened its relationship with Musselburgh Racecourse with a three year extension to a six-figure sponsorship deal.As official gin provider to the East Lothian track, Edinburgh Gin’s portfolio will be available throughout...

Christmas jumpers featured both on and off the track at Musselburgh Racecourse’s last race meeting.Seven National Hunt races over jumps got racing fans in the festive spirit - and trackside they were encouraged to...

Musselburgh Racecourse jumps back into action on Saturday 30 October with its “biggest and best ever” National Hunt programme.Aside from the opening £100,000 fixture, season highlights include the traditional Betway New Year’s Day meeting...

Hot on the heels of a successful August and its sell-out Ladies Day meeting, Musselburgh Racecourse is gearing up for a busy double-header weekend on 11 and 12 September.The East Lothian course plays host...

DJ, television presenter and podcast host Edith Bowman, is returning to Musselburgh Racecourse to host the After Racing Party at the popular Stobo Castle Ladies Day.The former Radio 1 DJ, who now presents the...

NHS Lothian have partnered with Musselburgh Racecourse to deliver a series of pop-up vaccination clinics to help in the race against Covid-19.By bringing the vaccination programme into the heart of Lothian communities, NHS Lothian...

The move to Level Zero Covid-19 restrictions will have a limited impact on the number of racing fans Musselburgh Racecourse can welcome over its crucial summer season.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday (Wed 13...

More than half of the 5,000 tickets on sale for Stobo Castle Ladies Day at Musselburgh Racecourse have already been snapped up.In normal circumstances the East Lothian course would expect to welcome a 10,000...

Musselburgh Racecourse’s Edinburgh Cup Race Day on Saturday (5 June) will be limited to only 500 spectators instead of the usual 5000-plus but the high quality of entries remains the same.Racecourse boss Bill Farnsworth...

Musselburgh Racecourse will be the first Scottish race track to support an initiative which aims to raise awareness of autism.Autism in Racing has been launched to British Horseracing’s stakeholders to promote understanding of the...

Trainer Mark Johnston must be in with a decent shout of retaining Musselburgh’s Betway Easter Saturday feature race, The Queen’s Cup, with five entries making the trip from his Middleham Moor yard.The £75,000 Class...

Musselburgh Racecourse gets its Flat season underway with the £174,000 Betway Easter Saturday Race Day on 3 April.With 16 Flat fixtures staged over the summer months and into October, the East Lothian course will...

At four miles and 176 yards, the bet365 Edinburgh National is the longest race – flat or jumps – staged in Scotland, but there are no shortage of quality entries for Musselburgh’s bet365 Scottish...

Musselburgh Racecourse have increased the purse for its feature race on the first day of the bet365 Scottish Cheltenham Trials weekend.The Class 2 bet365 Edinburgh National, run over four miles, will now carry a...

Berwick Bandits have confirmed that they will start the season in May with the same team that was due to track last summer.Their septet will be Aaron Summers, Jye Etheridge, Dany Gappmaier, Leon Flint,...