Royal Windsor Racecourse will host dive racing for the very first time considering that 2005 after a statement from Arena Racing Business (ARC) this afternoon.
The Berkshire place will have dives components back on the calendar in the 2024/25 season for the very first time in twenty years, having actually hosted components on behalf of Ascot throughout redevelopment in 2004 and 2005.
Sunday 15 December 2024 has actually been booked for the very first National Hunt component back at the place, with an additional variety of components anticipated throughout the winter season with dates to be verified.
Royal Windsor presently hosts the profitable Fitzdares Sprint Series
ARC have actually likewise verified that they will not see any boost in the variety of components that it hosts throughout the years with these brand-new dive components changed from the afternoon flat conferences that were held at the start and end of the season in both April and October.
Consisted of in this choice is considerable financial investment into the racing surface area with brand-new locations of track to provide an ideal setup for dives racing.
Among the more popular winners at Windsor over obstacles was Monet’s Garden, who won the Ascot Obstacle in 2004 at the track throughout redevelopment, prior to going on to win several Grade One races consisting of the Liverpool Obstacle, Old Roan Chase and the Melling Chase.
Monet’s Garden winning at Aintree
The track presently hosts 26 components a year, consisting of the popular Monday Night Racing series, including the Windsor Sprint Series and Final.
Handling Director of ARC’s Racing Department, Mark Spincer, stated: “We have actually long held a desire to bring dive racing back to Royal Windsor Racecourse, and we are actually happy to verify this strategy well ahead of the prepared initially component in December 2024.
” Whilst the Racecourse hasn’t hosted frequently set up dives components considering that 1998, our company believe that the strategies that we have actually created with BHA will indicate that the little number of components that we wish to host will sit well together with the long recognized, popular summer season flat program.
” A substantial quantity of work has actually entered into thinking about the ideal design for dive racing at Royal Windsor, which will see the course set up in a different way to how it was formerly, however our company believe that it is an exceptional proposition to provide dive racing fans the opportunity to come back to Royal Windsor, whilst not effecting on the flat program, which is an essential factor to consider.
” The distance to the River Thames offers the track outstanding drain, and our records reveal that the Racecourse extremely seldom ran dives components on Heavy ground, with most of desertions coming due to frost.
” Gladly, grass management strategies have actually established considerably because that time, so we are positive of supplying outstanding leaping ground for the components that we wish to host in 2024 and 2025 and beyond.”