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Leicester Racecourse is a horse-racing course in Oadby, Leicestershire, England.〔''British Racing and Racecourses'' (ISBN 978-0950139722) by Marion Rose Halpenny - Page 159〕 The course is oval shaped and nearly 2 miles in extent.〔 It was opened ''ante'' 1773.〔 The course hosts both forms of British horse racing event: National Hunt, in which the horses race over fences or over hurdles, and Flat racing, in which the horses run an unobstructed distance.〔 Prior to the 2009/10 National Hunt season, the open ditch, which was jumped as the fourth last fence, was moved to the home straight. The home straight now consists of four fences, with the open ditch now taken as the third last fence. Leicester racecourse was the scene of the infamous Flockton Grey ringer case. The racecourse had its heyday in the late nineteenth century when it staged some of the most valuable races in the United Kingdom including the Prince of Wales Stakes and the Portland Stakes, both of which carried more prize money than any of the five British Classic Races in 1889. ==Notable races== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leicester Racecourse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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