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Chepstow centenary highlights storied history of Welsh horse racing

From Sir Gordon Richards to Dream Alliance’s Hollywood fairytale the track has witnessed many famous moments

Greyhound racing in Wales may be facing a total ban but the equine equivalent is enjoying a boom and the country’s most famous track at Chepstow celebrated its centenary this week.

Conca D’Oro won the first race run there on 6 August, 1926, and since then the racecourse has hosted many great days, and not just over fences since National Hunt racing arrived in 1927 just months after the 370-acre estate had opened for business.

Chepstow is best known for the Welsh Grand National run every year during the Christmas holidays but the 20th century great Sir Gordon Richards famously rode 11 consecutive winners on the Flat over a two-day meeting in 1933.

Chepstow Racecourse centenary: A story far more than just horses and jockeys

Chepstow Racecourse Grandstand at 2025 Coral Welsh Grand National(Image: Chepstow Racecourse)

Mention the great sporting citadels of Wales and chances are you will think of the Principality Stadium, Cardiff Arms Park, the old Vetch Field or Ninian Park maybe, or perhaps The Racecourse Ground in Wrexham.

But what about the other racecourse – the one that still holds races?

Chepstow Racecourse deserves its place on any short list thanks to both its popularity and longevity.

And there are plenty of people – not just horse racing enthusiasts – who are keen to raise a glass to one of the grand old venues of Welsh sport this week as it celebrates its centenary.

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