Built on the site of the previous Great Leighs racecourse, Chelmsford City is not only the newest racecourse in Britain, but is also one of only 5 fully floodlit all-weather tracks in the UK. With the distinctive shape of the bespoke made Champagne-flute shaped lights, the racecourse pioneers sleek design, the newly constructed Grandstand having been short-listed for an architectural award in 2016.
The course opened for racing on 11th January 2015 with the first public raceday on 1st February in the same year. Since then it has gone from strength to strength, offering a huge variety of raceday and non-raceday events including, but not limited to, live music concerts, family fun days, conferences, wedding exhibitions, food festivals, obstacle races and Arabian race fixtures.
