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Mixed Meetings
Mixed Meetings is the term given to horse racing events which offer Flat racing as well as National Hunt, or Jump, racing. Both forms of racing need to be able to be accommodated on the premises in order for a racecourse to host a mixed meeting. While the Flat races need nothing more than a flat track to run on, and a Hurdling race could technically be held on a flat track equipped with the simple obstacles; the track required for the running of a Steeple Chase is quite different. Steeple Chasing involves a range of obstacles much more elaborate than a simple hurdle. There are fences, hedges and the occasional ditch of water to navigate, all of which has to be in place on the course before a mixed meeting can take place. Therefore the racecourses offering such events are most committed to bringing the two main disciplines of equine sport together.
Mixed Racecourses in the United Kingdom
The following racecourses are equipped to host both Flat and National Hunt races:
- Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire
- Ayr Racecourse in Ayrshire
- Carlisle Racecourse in Cumbria
- Catterick Bridge Racecourse in North Yorkshire
- Chepstow Racecourse in Monmouthshire
- Doncaster Racecourse in South Yorkshire
- Ffos Las Racecourse in Carmarthenshire
- Folkestone Racecourse in Kent
- Haydock Park Racecourse in Merseyside
- Kempton Park Racecourse in Surrey
- Leicester Racecourse in Leicestershire
- Lingfield Park Racecourse in Surrey
- Musselburgh Racecourse in East Lothian
- Newbury Racecourse in Berkshire
- Newcastle Racecourse in Tyne and Wear
- Sandown Park Racecourse in Surrey
- Southwell Racecourse in Nottinghamshire
- Warwick Racecourse in Warwickshire
Mixed Meetings in the United Kingdom
Although there is a number of racecourses which can host both varieties of horse racing, this does not necessarily mean that the two forms will be showcased on the same days regularly. However, there are a few select fixtures which offer the enjoyment of Flat and Jump races at the same event.
- The Toteswinger Swinton Hurdle at Haydock Park, formerly known as the Doulton Handicap
- The Bet365 Gold Cup Day at Sandown Park
The number of mixed meetings may vary from season to season.
