{"id":1098,"date":"2022-05-26T14:05:15","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T14:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/?page_id=1098"},"modified":"2024-01-10T14:58:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T14:58:09","slug":"wolverhampton","status":"publish","type":"racecourse_guides","link":"https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/racecourses\/wolverhampton\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolverhampton Racecourse Guide &#038; Fixtures"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1102\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1102\" style=\"width: 765px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wolverhampton-racecourse-aerial-view-765px.jpg\" alt=\"Wolverhampton Racecourse Aerial View\" width=\"765\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wolverhampton-racecourse-aerial-view-765px.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wolverhampton-racecourse-aerial-view-765px-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Wolverhampton Racecourse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Typical of an all-weather venue, Wolverhampton Racecourse is one of the busiest tracks in the country. Wolverhampton hosts around 80 racing fixtures each year, along with several music concerts and other events.<\/p>\n<p>The track at Wolverhampton was the first in British thoroughbred racing to be floodlit, making it the first in the country to stage regular evening meetings year-round from 1993 onwards.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2014, the track surface here has been Tapeta. This has proven to be very successful, with Breeders\u2019 Cup winners Muhannak and Conduit having won here first, along with Breeders\u2019 Cup Classic runner-up Toast Of New York.<\/p>\n<p>The surface has been a great hit, and has been replicated elsewhere including at Newcastle which also now produces regular future Group 1 stars.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Address \u2013 <\/strong>Wolverhampton Racecourse, Dunstall Park, Wolverhampton, WV6 0PE.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Owner \u2013<\/strong> Arena Racing Company.<\/li>\n<li><strong>TV Station \u2013<\/strong> Sky Sports Racing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Type \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Flat.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Surface \u2013<\/strong> All-Weather (Tapeta).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"nextfixture\">\r\n<h2>Next Meetings at Wolverhampton<\/h2>\r\n<ol>\r\n\r\n<li>\r\nSaturday 27th Apr 2024 (Evening) - Flat \/ AWT\r\n<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>\r\nMonday 29th Apr 2024 (Evening) - Flat \/ AWT\r\n<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>\r\nWednesday 1st May 2024 (Afternoon) - Flat \/ AWT\r\n<\/li>\r\n\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<div class=\"jumpbutton\"><a href=\"#fixtures\">Full fixture list<\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n<h2>Track Details<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1099\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wolverhampton-racecourse-map-765px.jpg\" alt=\"Wolverhampton Racecourse Map\" width=\"764\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wolverhampton-racecourse-map-765px.jpg 764w, https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wolverhampton-racecourse-map-765px-300x142.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wolverhampton\u2019s all-weather track is a very conventional one indeed. Replicating the typical North American dirt track, this is a left-handed oval of just under one mile in length.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally then, the turns are pretty sharp here and there is a short run-in after the final bend of just about two furlongs. Much like in America, this track favours those able to jump early and race up with the pace and with that in mind, smart jockeys who also understand the need for a quick start and to race up front.<\/p>\n<p>The surface has changed twice; from Fibresand to Polytrack in 2004 and then from that to Tapeta in 2014. This surface, much like those at Newcastle, Southwell and over at Turfway Park in the States, is very highly regarded by trainers and jockeys.<\/p>\n<h3>Wolverhampton Track Analysis<\/h3>\n<p>There is some evidence to suggest that jockeys still sometimes ride Wolverhampton as they did before the surface changed.<\/p>\n<p>Some will want to get away from the far rail, despite the sharp turns, which is not to be recommended these days. Look for jockeys with a proven strike-rate round the track since 2014 to ensure they know how to ride the place properly.<\/p>\n<p>Riders do report most of the starts, especially the five-furlong, seven-furlong and one-mile starts to be difficult to manage of coming from a high draw. A low draw, on the inner, is almost always favoured especially if your rider is confident enough to stay on the inner around the final bend and away up the straight.<\/p>\n<h2>Visiting Wolverhampton Racecourse<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1101\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1101\" style=\"width: 765px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1101 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wolverhampton-racecourse-parade-ring-765px.jpg\" alt=\"Wolverhampton Racecourse Parade Ring\" width=\"765\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wolverhampton-racecourse-parade-ring-765px.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wolverhampton-racecourse-parade-ring-765px-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Parade Ring at Dunstall Park (Wolverhampton)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wolverhampton is a very busy racecourse, one of the busiest in the entire country in fact. As such, there are many, many meetings to choose from with the majority coming with cheap race day ticket options.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Get to Wolverhampton<\/h3>\n<p>The track is just one-and-a-half miles from the centre of Wolverhampton using Stafford Street and Goresbrook Road.<\/p>\n<p>From the nearby Birmingham area you can take the M5 or M6 north out of the city until finding your way onto the A41 for a journey of around 15 miles in total.<\/p>\n<p>Those coming from the north can take the M6 past Stoke and Stafford, coming off at junction 10a for the M54 before turning left onto Stafford Road.<\/p>\n<p>From Nottingham and Leicester, use the M1 to the A47 west. Follow signs to Wolverhampton and then to the racecourse.<\/p>\n<p>Wolverhampton train station is only around 2\u00bd miles from the racecourse, easily accessible by taxi. The station welcomes direct services from Birmingham International, Birmingham New Street, Bournemouth, Chester, Crewe, Edinburgh, London Euston, Manchester Piccadilly and more with plenty of other stops and lots of connections available making it a particularly well connected track.<\/p>\n<h3>Where to Stay<\/h3>\n<p>Wolverhampton racecourse is close to some fairly densely populated areas and so offers an abundance of options for overnight stays.<\/p>\n<p>Wolverhampton, Walsall, Birmingham and West Bromwich are all nearby and all have plenty of rooms available.<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"fixtures\">Wolverhampton Racecourse Fixtures<\/h2>\r\n<table>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th class=\"mobilehide\">Day<\/th>\r\n<th>Date<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"mobilehide\">Time<\/th>\r\n<th>Type<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Saturday<\/td>\r\n<td>27th Apr 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Evening<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Monday<\/td>\r\n<td>29th Apr 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Evening<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Wednesday<\/td>\r\n<td>1st May 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Afternoon<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Monday<\/td>\r\n<td>13th May 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Evening<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Tuesday<\/td>\r\n<td>4th Jun 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Evening<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Thursday<\/td>\r\n<td>20th Jun 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Evening<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Sunday<\/td>\r\n<td>30th Jun 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Afternoon<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Monday<\/td>\r\n<td>1st Jul 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Evening<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Monday<\/td>\r\n<td>8th Jul 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Evening<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Monday<\/td>\r\n<td>15th Jul 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Evening<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Tuesday<\/td>\r\n<td>23rd Jul 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Evening<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Monday<\/td>\r\n<td>29th Jul 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Evening<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Thursday<\/td>\r\n<td>1st Aug 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Evening<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Friday<\/td>\r\n<td>16th Aug 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Afternoon<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Tuesday<\/td>\r\n<td>20th Aug 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Evening<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Thursday<\/td>\r\n<td>5th Sep 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Evening<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Saturday<\/td>\r\n<td>7th Sep 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Monday<\/td>\r\n<td>9th Sep 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Evening<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Saturday<\/td>\r\n<td>21st Sep 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Monday<\/td>\r\n<td>23rd Sep 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Friday<\/td>\r\n<td>27th Sep 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Monday<\/td>\r\n<td>30th Sep 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Saturday<\/td>\r\n<td>5th Oct 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Monday<\/td>\r\n<td>7th Oct 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Monday<\/td>\r\n<td>14th Oct 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Saturday<\/td>\r\n<td>19th Oct 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Monday<\/td>\r\n<td>21st Oct 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Thursday<\/td>\r\n<td>24th Oct 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Friday<\/td>\r\n<td>25th Oct 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Monday<\/td>\r\n<td>4th Nov 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Monday<\/td>\r\n<td>11th Nov 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Friday<\/td>\r\n<td>15th Nov 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Saturday<\/td>\r\n<td>16th Nov 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Monday<\/td>\r\n<td>18th Nov 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Thursday<\/td>\r\n<td>21st Nov 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Saturday<\/td>\r\n<td>23rd Nov 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Monday<\/td>\r\n<td>2nd Dec 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Saturday<\/td>\r\n<td>7th Dec 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Monday<\/td>\r\n<td>9th Dec 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Saturday<\/td>\r\n<td>14th Dec 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Monday<\/td>\r\n<td>16th Dec 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Friday<\/td>\r\n<td>20th Dec 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Saturday<\/td>\r\n<td>21st Dec 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Thursday<\/td>\r\n<td>26th Dec 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Afternoon<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Friday<\/td>\r\n<td>27th Dec 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Monday<\/td>\r\n<td>30th Dec 2024<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mobilehide\">Floodlit<\/td>\r\n<td>Flat \/ AWT<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\n<h2>Major Events at Wolverhampton<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1100\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1100\" style=\"width: 765px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wolverhampton-racecourses-horses-led-out-765px.jpg\" alt=\"Wolverhampton Racecourse Horses Led Out\" width=\"765\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wolverhampton-racecourses-horses-led-out-765px.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wolverhampton-racecourses-horses-led-out-765px-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Horses Make Their Way to the Start at Wolverhampton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wolverhampton\u2019s two major races are:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Race<\/th>\n<th>Type\/Grade<\/th>\n<th>Distance<\/th>\n<th>Meeting<\/th>\n<th>Month<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Lincoln Trial Handicap<\/td>\n<td>Handicap, 4yo+, Class 2<\/td>\n<td>1m\u00bdf<\/td>\n<td>Lady Wulfruna Day<\/td>\n<td>March<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lady Wulfruna Stakes<\/td>\n<td>Fillies &amp; Mares, 4yo+, Listed Race<\/td>\n<td>7f<\/td>\n<td>Lady Wulfruna Day<\/td>\n<td>March<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Each of these races take place on the same day.<\/p>\n<p>The Lincoln Trial, although naturally run on this all-weather course, is indeed being used increasingly by trainers to get their horses fit for the Lincoln Handicap at Doncaster which comes up just two weeks later.<\/p>\n<p>The Lady Wulfruna Stakes, run at Listed level, is an important race in its own right. However it is now also a Fast Track Qualifier for All Weather Championships Finals Day at Newcastle, making it a \u201cwin and you\u2019re in\u201d race for the fillies and mares division.<\/p>\n<h2>About Wolverhampton Racecourse<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1103\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1103\" style=\"width: 765px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wolverhampton-grandstand-1919-765px.jpg\" alt=\"Wolverhampton Grandstand 1919\" width=\"765\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wolverhampton-grandstand-1919-765px.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wolverhampton-grandstand-1919-765px-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Grandstand at Dunstall Park in 1919<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There has been horse racing known about in Wolverhampton since at least 1825. Back then, racing took place at an area now known as West Park. Park Road follows what was the line of the track.<\/p>\n<p>The old track was sold off to the Corporation in 1878, leaving the town with no racing for some nine years until a new course was built at Dunstall Park where we still race today.<\/p>\n<p>Formerly a dual-purpose venue, the last jumps meeting at Wolverhampton was hosted in 1993. Later that year, the track was changed entirely with floodlights put in alongside a new, \u201call-weather\u201d Fibresand track. Back then, the Fibresand track ran alongside the turf course.<\/p>\n<p>A new hotel was built on the grounds, along with restaurants and executive boxes. The racecourse was reopened by The Queen in January 1994.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the floodlights and all-weather track, Wolverhampton was very busy for the next six years at which point it was bought by Arena Leisure.<\/p>\n<p>Five more years followed before in 2004, the Fibresand was replaced by the newer Polytrack surface. This was to be placed all over, with the turf track disappearing. Since then, only all-weather Flat races have been held at Wolverhampton.<\/p>\n<p>Arena Leisure and Northern Racing merged to form Arena Racing Company, or ARC, which Wolverhampton is now part of, being shown on Sky Sports Racing.<\/p>\n<h3>Track Controversy and the Future<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1104\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1104\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1104\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/tapeta-track-at-wolverhampton-400px.jpg\" alt=\"Tapeta Track at Wolverhampton\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/tapeta-track-at-wolverhampton-400px.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/tapeta-track-at-wolverhampton-400px-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Tapeta Footings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2014, there was controversy regarding the track.<\/p>\n<p>The Polytrack surface was coming in for sterner and sterner criticism and so, after many consultations, Wolverhampton was to change again and become the first British track to install Tapeta as their racing surface.<\/p>\n<p>Tapeta was new at the time and had been pioneered by Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning trainer Michael Dickinson.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the racing surface has been a roaring success and has helped horses prepare for prestigious dirt races in the States, such as at the Breeders\u2019 Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Wolverhampton\u2019s links with American-style racing could be strengthened further yet.<\/p>\n<p>The course has been given planning permission by the local council to expand its hotel from 54 to 170 rooms, and also install a casino. This would make Wolverhampton the first \u2018racino\u2019 in the country, something very popular across America for a number of years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/racecourse_guides\/1098"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/racecourse_guides"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/racecourse_guides"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.horseracingbettingsites.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}