Musselburgh Racecourse

Musselburgh

Location	Musselburgh, East Lothian
Date opened	1816
Screened on	Racing UK
Course type	Flat National Hunt
Notable races	Scottish Sprint Cup, Musselburgh Gold Cup, John Smith's Scottish County Hurdle
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Musselburgh Racecourse, known until the 1990s as Edinburgh Racecourse, is a horse racing venue located in the Millhill area of Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, close to the River Esk.

At first, race meetings were held on the sands at Leith, but in 1816 they moved to Musselburgh. The course offers both flat racing and National Hunt meetings (though it only introduced jumping in 1987) and is 2 km long. In the middle of the course is a nine hole golf course, dating from at least 1672. The Musselburgh Golf Club was founded there in 1774.

A road bridge over the Esk gives access to the course on race days only; the rest of the time, the gates are kept closed.

External links

• Official website
• Gazetteer for Scotland
• BBC article on upgrading of the racecourse
• Course guide on GG.COM
• Course guide on At The Races

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Coordinates: 55°56′49.37″N 3°2′22.18″W / 55.9470472°N 3.0394944°W / 55.9470472; -3.0394944