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The History of City of Chester and its Racecourse
By Keith Driscoll
Chester Racecourse, known as the Roodee, is according to official records the oldest racecourse that is still in use in England. Chester Racecourse is now ranked as the fourth greatest attended in the whole of Britain, averaging 18,000 people each at its horse race meetings. It was Chester Racecourse that showed how to succeed with Sunday racing and tens of thousands now goto the Roodee for the yearly family fun day in August. The July meeting at Chester Racecourse, held over 2 days, is one of the most well-liked racing events of the summer. It is interesting to note that Chester racecourse is built over the silted up old port of Deva.
The City of Chester
Chester celebrates its folk heritage with theatre, dances, workshops, displays, crafts and children's events, featuring many local and national folk performers. Chester also boasts a fine cathedral founded in the 10th century. The story of Chester Cathedral can be traced back to the era of the Saxon Minster, which in 907 housed the remnants of St Werburgh. Chester Castle, set in the angle of the city walls boasts the best Norman architecture in the city. The Normans constructed a castle at Chester soon after William the Conqueror took over England.
Circled by a 2 mile ring of medieval and Roman walls, Chester is shaped by 2,000 years of history. In Roman times Chester was known as Castra Deva (pronounced Dewa), meaning "the military camp on the River Dee" (places in England whose names include the letters "chester", or which end in -caster or -cester, were locations for Roman military camps). The remnants of a Roman auditorium were dug out in the 1960s and can be seen opposite the Chester Visitor Centre (on Vicar's Lane).
Chester Racing
Racing at Chester's historic Roodee course dates back to the early 16th century, making it the country's oldest racecourse. There has been racing at the Roodee at Chester for over 450 years and the delight of seeing a race at Chester unfolding before your eyes from the sophisticated surroundings of the course’s enclosures or the vantage point of the City walls is an unforgettable occurrence. Tudor Kings and Queens ruled England when horse racing started on The Roodee.
There are a few more awesome sights in British Racing than the horses thundering into the final furlong at Chester, a near oval course that makes outstanding demands on the capabilities of jockeys and their mounts with races run repeatedly on the turn. For many it is the ideal weekend to combine horse racing with the delights of shopping and eating out in Chester City.
The Dee Festival celebrates the prominent position of both Chester and Bangor-on-Dee Racecourses on the banks of the River Dee, allowing racegoers to experience the buzz of racing with all the charm of the country. The July meeting at Chester Racecourse, held over 2 days, is one of the most fashionable racing events of the summer.
Chester racecourse is the oldest in Europe and regular race meetings are held throughout the year. With spectacular views over the course and the River Dee, Chester Racecourse is found within the historic and beautiful City of Chester, one of Britain’s great heritage cities.
The Dee Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for 3-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings run over a distance of 1m 2f 75yds (2,080 metres) at Chester Racecourse in May. The race is so named because Chester Racecourse is situated at the edge of the River Dee.
Keith Driscoll has been a professional gambler since the late nineties, and now runs many sites, forums and blogs as Managing Director of Win2Win Limited. You can visit my site at http://www.win2win.co.uk
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