As the Flat racing season draws to a close, Catterick Races is gearing up for the highlight of its season: The William Hill Catterick Dash on Saturday 15 October. The meeting is Catterick’s richest race day, with over £100,000 prize money on offer.
The gates will be open to the public from 11.35am, with the first of seven races taking place at 1.35pm. The feature race of the afternoon, The William Hill Catterick Dash Handicap Stakes is scheduled for 3.15pm and offers a prize pot of £45,000. The minimum distance five-furlong sprint is sure to attract a field of good sprinters looking to claim this year’s title.
Fiona Needham, General Manager and Clerk of the Course said: “The Catterick Dash meeting is the feature race day of our Flat season and always popular with racegoers – it’s a thrilling race and we can’t wait to see whose name will be added to the role of honour this year!”
The final race on the card, scheduled for 5.00pm, is the penultimate round of the Go Racing in Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Series.
Ryan Sexton retained his position at the top of the leader board with 57 points following round 8 of the series, but a win at York for Oisin McSweeney put him into clear second behind Sexton, and these two look to have it between them ahead of the next round.
Alongside the action on the track, the course will also be showing live coverage from Champions Day at Ascot on the big screen and TV’s around the course.
In addition, The Black Marcs will be playing live music ahead of the first race, and again after the last race until approximately 6pm.
As with all of Catterick’s fixtures, accompanied under 18’s are admitted free of charge and the free shuttle bus will leave Richmond Market Place approximately 1 hour prior to the first race to bring racegoers to the course.
Tickets will be available to purchase at the gates on the day, while advanced and group booking discounts are available online and by calling the racecourse office on 01748 811478.
The Catterick Dash meeting is the penultimate fixture on the 2022 Flat season calendar for Catterick, with the final meeting taking place on Tuesday 25 October.