Race Meeting

Brighton Racecourse is hosting a race meeting on Tuesday 27 April, with the main feature being evening flat racing. It's a flat racing meeting, so the horses run on level ground rather than jumping fences, and the action takes place under the lights rather than in the midday sun. If you're not a regular at the races, that's the basic of it: flat racing is all about speed and stamina over a set distance, and the evening slot means you can head down after work rather than clearing a whole day.

The course itself is at Brighton Racecourse, Race Hill, Brighton, BN2 9XZ. It's one of the more distinctive tracks in the South of England, a seaside course that's as much about the location as the racing. It's the kind of place that works for a few different ways of doing the day: corporate outings, a trip with friends, or just bringing the family along. Beyond the racedays, the venue also handles conferences, entertainment and weddings, so it's a working site year-round.

There's a fair bit of history behind it, too. The course first held an official race in 1783 and quickly gained the support of King George IV, and the sport became closely linked with the town in the public imagination thanks to Graham Greene's novel Brighton Rock. That connection to the city's literary and royal past sits right alongside the more straightforward side of things: horses running around a track on a Tuesday night.

The meeting starts on Tuesday 27 April, with the evening flat racing as the main draw. For the exact opening time and the full schedule of races, it's best to check the venue directly, as those times can shift from one meeting to the next.