Hamilton Racecourse

Out an about for work today (with fellow blipper fabulous) so took this opportunity to blip Hamilton Park Racecourse (never saw a horse!).

Hamilton Park Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue in Hamilton, Scotland to the south of Glasgow. It is a flat racing venue, with a season which runs from May to September.

Racing has been staged in Hamilton since 1782 and it is now part of Scotland's great sporting heritage. More than two centuries worth of punters have visited the course wanting to place a bet or simply just enjoy a grand day out at the races.

Several landmark events in racing have occurred on Hamilton Park?s grounds. On July 18, 1947 it became the first course in Britain to stage an evening fixture while on May 8, 1971 the racecourse became the first to hold a morning meeting. These innovations would become commonplace for racecourses around the country.

The present racecourse opened in 1926 and since 1973 it has been owned by the Hamilton Park Trust which ploughs back all profits into developing the course.