| The closest racecourse to London, just 16 miles away, it is set in Sunbury-on-Thames half a mile from Junction 1 of the M3. National Hunt fans are treated at Christmas to the King George VI Chase while its new floodlit all-weather track, opened in 2006, gives it all-year round and floodlit racing.
The racecourse was the idea of 19th century businessman S.H. Hyde, who leased Kempton Manor and Park for sale and set up racing in 1878. |
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| Address |
Kempton Park Racecourse, Staines Road East, Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex, TW16 5AQ |
| Tel |
01932 782 292 |
| Website |
http://www.kempton.co.uk |
| Email |
kempton@jockeyclubracecourses.com |
| Admission |
Premier Enclosure £18; Paddock £14; Silver Ring closed. Accompanied under-16s free |
| On Road |
Course is on A308 at Sunbury |
| On Rail |
Waterloo to Kempton Park station which adjoins the course |
| Flat |
Right-handed Polytrack. Made up of two tracks, 1m and 1m 2f both tracks are oval in nature. There is no advantage in the draw. |
| Jumps |
Right-hand triangular course of 1m 5f in extent with a run-in of 175yds. There are ten fences and six hurdles per circuit, a fair test for a jumper. |
