Musselburgh Odds
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Musselburgh Racecourse
Situated approximately eight miles to the east of Edinburgh, Musselburgh is ideally positioned to take advantage of the tourist market. The sharp, right-handed gradients tend to suit nimble, speedy types, a fact that is accentuated by the decent ground, which is a regular feature of meetings here.
The Edinburgh Races was the original name for the first meetings staged in 1816 on the Musselburgh Links, which is still the location of the racecourse today as well as the home of the world’s oldest golf course. During the early years racing at Musselburgh was far from the public spectacle it is today, it was reserved mainly to aristocrats and affluent commoners. However, as the popularity of the sport grew, the margins of classes admitted to watch the races widened slowly.
During the peak of Musselburgh Racecourse’s fame, a race meeting could draw crowds up to 15,000 strong – which was also due to the fact that one could only legally gamble on the actual site of the race. The introduction of bookkeeping outlets changed the attendance numbers dramatically in the 1960s, leading to the closure of a number of Scottish race tracks, such as Boghall and Lanark. However, Musselburgh Racecourse was saved from such a cruel fate when the East Lothian Council took over the courses management in 1991.
Musselburgh Racecourse is located in Musselburgh, East Lothian.
Musselburgh Racing Tweets
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Investment
More than £7.5 million has since been invested into the facilities at Musselburgh Racecourse since 1995.
Big Races, Big Prizes
Edinburgh Cup Race Day: With a purse of £200,000 this is an event with plenty of oomph behind it.
Notable Races
Some of the more notable races at Musselburgh are the Scottish Sprint Cup, Musselburgh Gold Cup, John Smith’s Scottish County Hurdle
