Special start to the Newton Races season

We are just six weeks into the season at Newton Abbot Racecourse and it has already been a brilliant start to the tenure of new CEO John Baker.

The first five meetings have been blessed with terrific weather (mostly), stellar crowds (definitely) and some amazing drama on the course (unquestionably).

The next round is on Wednesday, June 4 and, as Baker mentioned in a previous interview with the Torbay Weekly, Newton Races is going to get better and better.

“When the Newton Abbot opportunity arose, I just felt the place has so much potential,” he said.

“The location is amazing, the prize money is great, all the leading trainers speak very highly of the course. We have a great fixture list of racing through the summer, but it’s unique because it’s summer jumping, one of the few tracks offering that.

“This should be a 365-day venue through the year, so the excitement and challenge of taking this on was impossible to refuse. We have 40,000 racegoers during the year, and we want to increase that to 50 or 60.

“The facilities are amazing, we want to invest more into that, really compete with the best courses in the UK. It is a wonderful opportunity with huge potential.

“From a sporting perspective, we are lucky to have the support of leading trainers, and we do have really good prize money.

“Our job at Newton Abbot Racecourse is to match that with the facilities and the experience for people visiting our venue. The challenge is to put us on the map, to do things not already happening in the industry.”

The 2025 Racing Fixtures in Newton Abbot
June 4 – Midweek Racing
June 13 – Evening Racing
June 24 – Ladies Evening
July 4 – Friday Racing
July 14 – Monday Racing
July 20 – Family Day
August 21 – Family Day
August 30 – Saturday Racing
September 9 – Tuesday Racing
September 19 – Friday Racing
September 29 – Monday Racing
October 18 – Saturday Racing
October 29 – Family Day