Timings
The admission gates open two hours prior to the first race time. Races are run at approximately half hour intervals and bars close half an hour after the last race. Race times may vary from those published and it is advisable to check with the course or in the press nearer to the event.
Car Parking
The course offers ample free car parking. Free preferential parking areas are provided near the entrances for disabled visitors who are holders of the Blue Badge parking label. Alternatively on weekends, evenings and Bank Holidays why not try our picnic car park and watch the racing from the comfort of your own car. And of course as the name suggests, you can enjoy a picnic....
Dogs
For safety reasons only guide dogs are allowed into the racecourse main enclosures on race days. Please do not leave dogs unattended in vehicles in the racecourse car parks. Dogs are allowed on a lead in the Picnic Enclosure on weekends, evenings and Bank Holidays.
Coach Parking
Coach parking is free on completion of a Coach Security Pass available from the racecourse office.
Shuttle Bus
Our complimentary shuttle bus runs continuously from the train station 2 hours before the 1st race and ½ hour before and after the last race.
Disabled Racegoers
For more information about Admission and Access please click here. (can all the below bit in green be a link from click here)
Accessibility Guide Guide
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Members Enclosure |
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| Lifts Accessible to Wheelchair Users |
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Parking:
- There are allocated parking spaces in the Annual Members Car Park and the Picnic Area (Only open Weekends, Bank Holidays and Evening meetings). Parking in the Annual Members Car Park is very close to the Owners and Trainers and Corporate entrances.
Viewing:
- There are specially designated external elevated viewing platforms on the front lawn and on the grandstand side of the Bevans Bar there is a platform with excellent view from the main Grandstand.
- For those racegoer’s in the Peterborough Chase Restaurant there is a covered external balcony off the front of the racecourse side of the restaurant.
Catering:
- All bars and catering facilities (Except Giffords Boxes) are accessible to wheel chair users (Main Grandstand - Ground, 1st and 2nd floors, all accessible by lift).
Toilets:
- Toilets accessible by wheelchair users are available in the Main Enclosure and Picnic AreaToilets fitted with ambulant fittings are available throughout site.
Tote:
- Tote facilities are available in all enclosures.
Admission
A disabled racegoer and an accompanying carer will only be charged for a single admission. For further information please contact 01480 453373.
Those disabled persons with less obvious disabilities may be asked for documentation as proof.
Baby Changing Areas
Facilities are available in the Members Enclosure and Picnic Area; those racegoers in the Paddock Enclosure are requested to use the Members facilities.
Tote
The Tote is happy to help any one with difficulties placing a bet. Please feel free to ask for assistance from one of our many 'Ladies in Red' at a Tote Window.
Inductions Loops
Are available at racecourse entrances and Tote betting kiosks on request.
For a word document of Huntingdon's Accessibility Guide please click below.
Refunds/Abandoned Racing
We regret that refunds can only be issued in respect of unused or unwanted badges or tickets in exceptional circumstances. In the event of racing being abandoned, refunds on tickets will be paid in the following circumstances:
- Abandonment before completion of the first race - full refund
- Abandonment before third race - 50% refund
- Abandonment thereafter - no refund
Refunds cannot be made on race days. Please apply in writing to Huntingdon Racecourse, Brampton, Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE28 4NL
Backing your fancy
There are three ways of having a bet on the Racecourse:
- On the Tote
- With a Bookmaker
- In the Racecourse Betting Shop
Betting with the Tote couldn’t be easier. There are Tote betting points clearly signed and located all over the course. The Tote staff (usually dressed all in red) will be pleased to help you if you need any information on the range of bets on offer. Television screens near the Tote counters give an indication of the current odds that will be paid on each horse.
Popular bets are:
- WIN - You bet on the horse to win the race
- PLACE -You bet on the horse to be placed - first or second in races of five, six or seven runners; first, second or third in races of eight runners or more; first, second, third or fourth in handicaps of sixteen runners or more. (An EACH-WAY bet on the Tote, as with a bookmaker, is two bets - win and place)
- EXACTA - In races of three or more runners, pick two horses to finish first and second (in correct order)
If you’re feeling adventurous more complicated bets are:
- TRIFECTA - You pick three horses to finish first, second and third, in correct order in races of eight runners or more
- JACKPOT - You pick the winners of the first six races at the designated Jackpot meeting (not Saturdays)
- PLACEPOT - You pick horses to be placed in each of the first six races (or to win any race with fewer than five runners)
Betting with bookmakers, who are to be found in the Grandstand and Paddock Enclosure is very simple. The bookmakers in the Betting Ring offer fixed odds betting which means if you place a £2 Win bet on a horse marked on the bookmakers board at 6/1 you will receive £14 (inc stake) if the horse wins.
So how do you make that bet?
Go into the betting ring and 'shop around' by looking at the boards on which the different bookmakers will be displaying the odds of each horse. Each bookmaker will advertise the minimum stake he will accept, and you will soon find one happy to take even a very small bet.
Say you want to have £5 to win on your fancy. (Having the right money helps speed things along.) Most bookmakers have him marked up at 6-1, but one has him at 7-1, which seems to you to be a good price. Go up to that bookie and ask for '£5 to win on your fancy'. The bookmaker will then give you a slip which details the name and number of your selection and your potential returns should the horse win. If you have placed an Each-Way bet the slip will also detail your returns should the horse be placed. The slip will also have the bookmakers name printed at the top. If your horse wins take your ticket back to the same bookmaker who will then pay you your winnings.
Betting in a racecourse betting shop (some courses have more than one) is very similar to placing a bet in your local betting shop. You can have a variety of bets (including combination bets such as doubles and trebles) at much smaller stakes than a ring bookmaker would appreciate. You can also bet at the day's other meetings and other events including sports and numbers betting.
Top Tip: Never throw away what you might consider a losing bet until the 'weighed in' signal has been given as results can sometimes be amended.
