Course guide · South
Kempton Park Racecourse
Kempton Park is home to the King George VI Chase — the Boxing Day showpiece and second only to the Gold Cup in the chasing calendar.
Location
Surrey (TW16 5AQ)
Founded
Opened 1878
Capacity
Around 20,000
Course shape
Right-handed, flat and tight
Type
Dual
Owner
The Jockey Club
A short history of Kempton Park
Opened in 1878, Kempton's flat, right-handed circuit has long suited slick-jumping speed horses; Desert Orchid and Kauto Star are forever associated with the track.
Race day at Kempton Park
Boxing Day at Kempton is a British racing tradition — wrap up warm, take the family and soak up one of the great race-day atmospheres.
Signature races
- King George VI Chase
- Christmas Hurdle
- Kauto Star Novices' Chase
★ King George VI Chase (Boxing Day)
Getting there
Kempton Park station drops you at the racecourse entrance. Junction 1 of the M3 by car.