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The modern and imposing Rowley Mile “Course of Champions” boasts world class facilities and world class racing. Today’s course is identified by the magnificent Millennium Grandstand, opened by the Queen in 2000.

The spring fixtures at the Rowley Mile:

The Craven Meeting: Wednesday 15th April - Thursday 16th April

The first meeting of the 2009 season where race goers cannot only see the brand new stars of 2009 in action for the first time, but also witness several important English Classic Trials.

The stanjames.com Guineas Festival: Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd May

One of the highlights of the sporting year, this is racing at its purest and best featuring the first two of the British Classics, The stanjames.com 2000 Guineas race for the colts on the Saturday and The stanjames.com 1000 Guineas race for fillies on the Sunday.

2009 sees the 201st running of the stanjames.com 2000 Guineas.

This is a crucial weekend in the international racing calendar, with the world’s best jockeys and trainers competing for glory on the hallowed turf of Newmarket’s historic Rowley Mile Course.

There is no other racecourse in the world that compares to Newmarket’s Rowley Mile – it provides racing unlike any other and The stanjames.com Guineas Festival is its showcase event. For sheer equine class and brilliance you simply cannot beat it!

Spring Evening Fixture: Thursday 14th May- ‘St Nicholas Hospice Care Silver Jubilee Race Night.’

An evening fixture at the Rowley Mile

Spring Weekend Racing Friday 15th 9betinternet Day) and Saturday 16th May (also betinternet Day)

Racing at The Rowley Mile is the perfect way to while away a spring weekend at the two-day Spring Weekend Fixture.

Bank Holiday Meeting Friday 22nd, Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24^th May, Country Fair Family Fun Day.

The Spring Friday afternoon meeting provides an ideal opportunity to entertain clients or reward staff. Take the afternoon off and enjoy the fun and thrills of an afternoon at the races and build those all important business relationships at the same time!

On the Saturday, the card features a valuable Heritage Handicap, the Coral Sprint, and two significant Listed Races, the King Charles II Stakes,.

The seventeenth annual Countryside Race Day is now an established feature in the Newmarket calendar.  There will be a unique blend of top class racing, pony racing, and entertainment for all the family based around countryside activities.

Come and watch the countryside displays, try your luck at the bottle stall, bid for that special lot on the silent auction, visit the shopping village, or enjoy the racing. There will be something for everyone.

Spring Fixtures for 2009