Kempton Park Racecourse is a horse racing track in Sunbury-On-Thames, UK; the site is set in 210 acres of land. Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... Sunbury-on-Thames is a Surrey suburb of London, England. ... An acre is an English unit of area. ...

The racecourse was the idea of 19th century businessman (and Tory party agent) S.H. Hyde, who was enjoying a carriage drive in the country when he came across Kempton Manor and Park for sale. Hyde leased the grounds in 1872 and six years later in July 1878 Kempton opened as a racecourse. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term Tory derives from the Tory Party, the ancestor of the modern UK Conservative Party. ... Tourists in a vis-a-vis, Prague The classic definition of a carriage is a four-wheeled horse-drawn private passenger vehicle with leaf springs (elliptical springs in the 19th century) or leather strapping for suspension, whether light, smart and fast or large and comfortable. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Kempton Park is famous for its National Hunt racing (along with Flat racing, with the most famous race being the King George VI Steeple Chase held every boxing day. National Hunt racing (also known as as jump racing) is horse racing over obstacles called hurdles or fences . ... Flat racing is a term commonly used in the United Kingdom to denote a form of horse-racing which is run over a predetermined distance and in which the horses are not required to jump over obstacles such as hurdles or fences as in National Hunt racing. ... Boxing Day is a public holiday observed in many Commonwealth countries on 26 December. ...

The site closed on the 2nd of May 2005 and is scheduled to reopen on 25th of March 2006, with a new all weather track and floodlighting to facilitate racing in all conditions and at all light levels. May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ...

In addition the site is home to weekly market on Thursdays, and an Antique market on the second and last Tuesday of every month. Thursday, by international standard, is the fourth day of the week, falling between Wednesday and Friday. ... Antique can stand for any of several things: An antique is an object, often furniture or any other domestic item, that is highly valued because of its age, or because it belongs to a specific time period. ... Tuesday is considered either the second or the third day of the week, between Monday and Wednesday. ...

The racecourse has its own Railway station, on the South West Trains, Shepperton to Waterloo line. A Class 458 unit at Virginia Water station in April 2004. ... Shepperton is a small town in Surrey in the borough of Spelthorne, in England. ... The main entrance of Waterloo Station. ...

Racecourse details

• Flat Right-handed triangle of 1m5f with run-in of about 3 1/2f. Jubilee course (1m2f) joins round course before home turn. Separate, diagonal, sprint course.

• National Hunt Triangular circuit 1m5f, practically flat, with 220yd run-in.

External links

official site