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Home of the English Greyhound Derby 2026. Unique venue hire for Corporate Events and Private Celebrations in Northamptonshire.

30/10/2026

Our Halloween Race Day is tomorrow 🎃 Free entry, live greyhound racing, prize for best dressed kid!

Coming in costume if you dare! 👻

Link in bio to book

28/10/2026

Half term sorted? If you’re running out of ideas, come and watch the greyhounds this week.

Entry is free, there’s street food and coffee on, and the kids can pick a dog to cheer home. We’re racing Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

Make a weekend of it too. On Saturday and Sunday, kids eat free in the Empress Suite at both our Saturday Restaurant and Sunday Carvery. Just enter code KIDSEATFREE at the checkout.

Tickets are free but need booking ahead. Restaurant tables can be booked or you can walk in on the day if there’s space. Link in bio.

Under 12s eat free with a paying adult. Sat 31 Oct and Sun 1 Nov only.

23/10/2026

Storm’s rolling in this weekend, so leave the umbrella at home and let us do the cooking 🌧️

🍽️ Saturday Restaurant
Two courses with a view of the racing, all from the comfort of our Empress Restaurant.
£29.95 adults | Under 12s £15

🥩 Sunday Carvery
The clocks go back on Sunday, so enjoy the extra hour in bed and leave Sunday dinner to us. A carvery with all the trimmings in the Empress Suite, trackside.
£34.95 adults | Under 12s £15

Doors 12:30pm both days. First race 2:18pm Saturday and 2:36pm Sunday.

Book your table, link in bio 👆

22/10/2026

It’s official 🏆 is the headline sponsor of the centenary English Greyhound Derby!

100 years since the very first Derby in 1927, the 2027 Betway Towcester English Greyhound Derby will see the winner take home £125,000, with £224,000 in total prize money.

📅 First Round: 6, 7 & 8 May
🏁 The Final: Saturday 12 June 2027

Sign up to be the first to know when tickets go live, link in bio 🐾

22/10/2026

It’s official 🏆 Betway is the headline sponsor of the centenary English Greyhound Derby!

100 years since the first Derby in 1927, the 2027 Betway Towcester English Greyhound Derby will see the winner take home £125,000, with £224,000 in total prize money up for grabs.

📅 Save the dates
First Round: 6, 7 & 8 May
Second Round: 14 & 15 May
Third Round: 22 May
Quarter-Finals: 29 May
Semi-Finals: 5 June
The Final: Saturday 12 June

Sign up to be the first to know when tickets go live, link in bio.

16/10/2026

Your weekend at Betway Towcester Racecourse 👇

🐾 Greyhound racing Saturday and Sunday afternoon, free entry

⚽ Watford v Charlton, Leeds v Man Utd and Forest v Arsenal live in Bar4000

🍽️ Saturday Restaurant and Sunday Carvery, 2 courses from £29.95

🌙 The Monday Meet: evening racing then Spurs v Coventry at 8pm

Book online, link in bio

10/10/2026

We’re ready for you 🍺

Bar4000 is officially a b**r keller for the night. Steins are lined up, the Oompah Band is on its way and the DJ is ready to go.

Oktoberfest: Hops, Hounds & Oompah 🐾
🕖 7pm till midnight
🎟️ £30 evening tickets, link in bio
👗 Best dressed wins a free stein!

08/10/2026

Your weekend at Betway Towcester Racecourse is sorted 👇

🏁 Free entry racing Saturday and Sunday
⚽ Five live games on the screens in Bar4000
🍽️ Saturday Restaurant and Sunday Carvery in the Empress Suite
🎱 Our two new pool tables are in Bar4000, just £1 a game

🍺 And don’t forget, Saturday night is OKTOBERFEST! 7pm till midnight, with 2 pint steins, an Oompah band and a DJ. Tickets £30, or book for 10 and save £50. Last few left, so don’t leave it too late.

Book your table or your Oktoberfest tickets via the link in our bio 🔗

02/10/2026

It’s official 🏆

The English Greyhound Derby is staying at Betway Towcester for the next five years, from 2027 to 2031.

And 2027 is a big one. It marks 100 years since the very first Derby was run in 1927, and we can’t wait to celebrate it with you.

Dates for the 2027 Derby will be announced soon, so follow us so you don’t miss them.

Read the full announcement via the link in our bio 🔗

02/10/2026

It's official! 🏆

We're delighted to announce that the Greyhound Board of Great Britain has awarded the English Greyhound Derby to Betway Towcester Racecourse for the next five years, covering 2027 to 2031.

First staged in 1927, next year's Derby marks the centenary of the sport's biggest fixture. It's a landmark year, and we're proud to be the home of it.

Dates for the 2027 English Greyhound Derby will be confirmed soon. Follow our page so you're the first to know.

Read the full announcement via the link in our bio 🔗

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Towcester

Opening Hours

Monday	5pm - 10pm
Tuesday	5pm - 10pm
Friday	1pm - 8pm
Saturday	12:30pm - 8pm
Sunday	12:30pm - 8pm

Telephone

+448003047700

Website

https://linktr.ee/towcesterracecourse

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