Owners & Trainers

The Owners & Trainers Car Park and Entrance is in the centre of the Park and we’d ask you to use this route to access the course. If you have any accessibility requirements, please do give us a call on 01977 781307 or email owners@pontefract-races.co.uk and we can arrange a parking space close to the entrance and access through the main Dalby Stand Entrance which is a flat, step free route.

Car Parking staff will be on hand to welcome you to Pontefract.

On arrival Owners will be given:

• Owners Badge
• Lunch / Meal voucher

Owners will have a badge allocation of 6 badges per runner (or 8 with prior arrangement). If you would like more badges then please let us know. Additional badges will be charged at £10 each.

We’d appreciate it if you could please register your attendance via the PASS system at www.rcapass.com. For assistance with this, please contact the PASS helpdesk on 01933 270333.

Pleae bring your PASS card with you on the day.

Owners and Trainers will have a dedicated area in  the Owners & Trainers Bar and Restaurant.

The Owners & Trainers Bar / Restaurant is on the ground floor of the Park Suite building and will serve complimentary tea, coffee and biscuits during each race meeting.

There will be a buffet lunch menu at every meeting.

There is also a full bar service available in the Owners & Trainers Bar and Restaurant.

One of the highlights of the day is the trip to the Parade Ring before the race to see your superstar before they take to the track.

The Parade Ring area has a strict safety capacity and there may be some restrictions if there are a large number of owners in any one race.

The Winners Enclosure will be used for the Winning Horse and Winning Connections only with presentations taking place after the race.

There is a tote betting point in the Owners bar.

The Racecourse is well located just 1/2 mile from Junction 32 of the M62.

Heading towards Pontefract Town Centre from the motorway, you’ll pass the Racecourse on the right hand side with the main entrance signposted at the roundabout.

If you’d prefer to arrange a taxi to bring you to the Racecourse, then we would recommend the following local taxi companies:

Data Cars – 01977 600680
Slatters Taxis – 01977 705674
Action Cars – 01977 703333
Ponty Cars – 01977 699121

If you are thinking of booking a taxi to bring you, or pick you up from the Racecourse, we would advise booking early.

Helicopter landings are available in Pontefract Park. If you’re planning on arriving via helicopter, please contact us for details.

The Owners & Trainers Entrance is adjacent to the Owners & Trainers Car Park in the centre of the Park.

Please let our Car Parking team know that you are an Owner or Trainer and they will direct you to the best place for you to park.

The PASS system for Owners will operate at every race meeting in Pontefract.

During 2023, Sue and Andrew Sheppard will be looking after the PASS system at Pontefract. They look forward to welcoming you to each race meeting.

Diane Rush will assist Andy and Sue and will operate as our Owners & Trainers liaison and make sure that you have everything you need.

She will be based between the Owners & Trainers Entrance and the Owners & Trainers Bar and will be happy to answer any queries that you may have.

If you need information on the layout of the Course, or need a booking in any of our Restaurants or would like a taxi ordering, then please speak to Diane and she’ll be happy to arrange this for you.

If you’re coming to Pontefract as an Owner and need more badges than the standard allocation, please do give us a call (01977 781307) or send us an email and we’ll do our best to accommodate your requirements.

Owners can make any necessary arrangements for their badges by using the new PASS card concierge service at https://www.rcapass.com or by emailing owners@pontefract-races.co.uk.

Single Owner

If you are the sole owner of the horse, then you are entitled to 6 Owners Badges.

Joint Owner

If your horse is owned by more than one person in a Joint Ownership or Partnership, then you are entitled to 6 Owners Badges or 8+ with prior arrangement.

If there is a big syndicate and you would like to purchase additional badges, then these are available at less than half price (£10 each). Please email a list of your badge requirements to owners@pontefract-races.co.uk and we’ll make sure that they are waiting for you when you arrive.

NTF Trainers with a declared runner are entitled to 2 complimentary badges.

The Owners and Trainers bar and restaurant (on the ground floor of the Park Suite) was fully renovated in 2019 and almost tripled in size.

The Owners and Trainers facility is well signposted and serves complimentary tea, coffee and light refreshments.

Luncheon vouchers will be provided for Owners with runners on the day. Owners are entitled to up to 6 luncheon vouchers per runner.

Lunch vouchers can be collected from the Owners & Trainers Entrance when you collect badges on arrival.

If you would like to purchase additional luncheon vouchers, then these are available at a cost of £15.95.

The complimentary lunch vouchers include any 3 items from the meat or fish selection along with salads, new potatoes and bread and butter.

Seafood Selection
Peeled prawns/cockles and mussels
Poached salmon
Peppered mackerel
Roll Mop Herrings

Meat Selection
Pork pie
Honey glazed loin of ham
Chargrilled chicken
Ham hock
Selection of continental meats

Salad Selection
Crunchy coronation coleslaw
Chilled minted cucumber salad
Crisp leaves, radish and carrot salad bowl
Cous Cous and Mediterranean vegetables
Sliced sweet plum tomatoes with basil and balsamic glaze
Chargrilled broccoli with chilli and garlic

Served with hot buttered new potatoes

Fresh Bread and butter

The vouchers can also be redeemed at any outlet on the site (to the value of £10) but must be spent in total as no change will be given.

The canteen and stables hostel has recently been refurbished.

We are hugely appreciative of the hard work of all the racing staff in the racing yards up and down the country.

Racing TV can be viewed in both the canteen and the Day Room in the hostel.