Grimthorpe Handicap Chase Club and director of Thirsk Racecourse, and the current Baron Grimthorpe, Teddy Beckett, is chairman of York Racecourse and racing manager to Khalid Abdullah. Grimthorpe Handicap Chase The Grimthorpe Handicap Chase is a National Hunt handicap steeplechase in England which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of about 3 miles and 2 furlongs and during the race there are 19 fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in late February or early March. Prior to the early 1980s the Grimthorpe Chase was run
Newcastle Newmarket Handicap race card on Golden Slipper Stakes Day at Rosehill Racecourse. Newcastle Newmarket Handicap The Newcastle Newmarket Handicap is a Newcastle Jockey Club Group 3 Thoroughbred open quality handicap horse race over a distance of 1,400 metres, held annually at Broadmeadow Racecourse in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia in March. Total prize money for the race is A$150,000. † Originally the race was scheduled to be run on the Beaumont Track. Due to the configuration of the racetrack the starting distance of the race was reduced. Race meeting was abandoned due to the being unsafe for racing after prolonged rain and