Owners & Trainers

Owners, Syndicates & Shared Ownerships may request up to 8 complimentary O&T badges per runner (registered through PASS in advance of the day) for the restaurant, which includes complimentary lunch. Alternatively, any owner with a runner on the day may request a maximum of 20 syndicate badges, with access to the Syndicates Lounge.

Owners must choose from either O&T or Syndicate badges. We cannot provide a combination of both options.

Owners with runners on the day may enter the Parade Ring for their race. Eight owners are permitted per horse into the Parade Ring. We appreciate this is a really important part of any owner's visit so if you require more badges please ask in advance. Where possible we will try and accommodate this, although we cannot guarantee more than eight Parade Ring passes. Children must be aged 12 and over to access the Parade Ring.

To book into the Syndicates Lounge, please email cpatten@arcowners.co.uk or e_gray@arenaracingcompany.co.uk or call Chris Patten on 07884 268149

by 4pm the day before racing. Additional badges may be requested but are not guaranteed.

Owners with runners that require assistance with booking badges or other queries should contact Chris Patten, O&T Liaison, on 07884 268149 or email cpatten@arcowners.co.uk.

The O&T Restaurant is located on the first floor of our betVickers stand, overlooking the racecourse and finishing straight. It is hosted by James McNally and is reserved exclusively for Owners & Trainers with runners on a race day. It offers complimentary luncheon and afternoon cakes (with a valid voucher) along with tea and coffee, a full bar and tote service. If you have any specific dietary or allergen requirements, please contact us in advance of the day by emailing Emma at e_gray@arenaracingcompany.co.uk.

Please be advised that tables within our O&T restaurant cannot be reserved for the day. We politely ask that when you finish dining, you vacate or offer to share your table with other O&T to help ensure all guests can enjoy their race day experience.

You can view a sample of our complimentary lunch menu for O&T here.

We offer a discount for owners who wish to dine in our main restaurant. Please contact Emma on 01740 621925 or e_gray@arenaracingcompany.co.uk.

Syndicates & shared ownerships have the opportunity to enjoy the exclusive Syndicate Lounge located in the Pavilion Grandstand.

This offers those with Syndicate Badges on the day a private base to enjoy with fellow syndicate and ownership members, including complimentary tea, coffee & biscuits with a paid bar and light food offering. Syndicate badges must be booked in advance.

On arrival, please head for the Owners & Trainers Entrance where our team member Charley Cudworth will look forward to welcoming you, provide you with your badges and brief you on the day's information.

You can view our racecourse map here.

Complimentary Wi-Fi is available on site. Once registered at an ARC racecourse you will automatically have access each time when you visit one of our 16 racecourses. You will need to register the first time and details on how to do this are available inside O&T and our Syndicate Lounge.

The safety and welfare of horses and riders is paramount to us. Central to that is the track itself and our ground staff do everything in their power to provide an optimum racing surface.

We have a dedicated and experienced team of highly qualified vets, doctors and paramedics on duty on race days who closely follow the action at every stage. Their primary responsibility is to monitor and provide care for competitors during their time at Sedgefield Racecourse. We also have a high-specification horse ambulance in attendance at every fixture to safely transport a horse from the track to either our on-site veterinary treatment facility or to the nearest equine referral hospital if required.

Should a horse or jockey require attention on the course, we erect screens to ensure their privacy and create a safe and calm space to diagnose and treat the jockey and horse as needed. Please do not assume the worst if screens are erected.

We are fully committed to minimising risk in our sport, to dealing professionally and efficiently with any injury and to maintaining the highest possible quality of care for all horses and jockeys racing here at Sedgefield Racecourse.

As a fairly relaxed racecourse, we do not operate a dress code. However, we do recommend dressing appropriately for the weather given we are open during the winter months.

You can watch the race from the covered Grandstand which is immediately outside the Owners & Trainers Restaurant and Bar.

For those unable to join us on the day, all racing from Sedgefield is broadcast live on Sky Sports Racing Channel 415.

Owners with runners on the day may go into the Parade Ring for their race.

An allocation of eight Parade Ring badges is offered per runner, and we try to be flexible where we can if we receive requests in advance for additional Parade Ring passes.  Please note this is not guaranteed. 

Children U12 are not permitted access into the Parade Ring.

Winning connections are invited to watch a re-run of their race in Winning Connections, hosted by Steve Boyle, where they can celebrate with a glass of Champagne and a selection of nibbles.

A presentation is made to every winning owner, trainer and jockey and owners can choose a memento to take home on the day. All winning owners receive a complimentary framed photograph, with additional copies available for purchase on the day. This memento will be handed to your trainer or their representative if you are unable to attend on the day.

If the winning owners are not present, we will endeavour to invite placed connections to enjoy the same experience.

We offer winning, placed and all owners on the day complimentary USB copies of their race. Multiple copies are available should syndicates require them. We also offer the same to all stable staff associated with a runner on the day.

The nearest hotel to Sedgefield Racecourse is the Travelodge at Sedgefield. There are a number of other local hotels nearby including Hardwick Hall, which is under two miles from the racecourse. For more information visit our Stay Here page.

Any announcements relating to inspections or the abandonment of racing or races will be made through Racing Admin and our social media channels @SedgfieldRaces which includes Facebook, X and Instagram.

Feedback from Owners and Trainers visiting Sedgefield Racecourse is incredibly important to us.

On race days, feedback postcards or ROA QR code feedback is available in our O&T facilities. Please do complete these if you can and hand them to a member of our staff so that we can understand what we are doing well and where we can make improvements.

If you would like to discuss anything in person, please speak with our General Manager, Emma Gray - e_gray@arenaracingcompany.co.uk.

A William Hill Betting Shop is located inside the Betting Shop situated between the Winning Connections Suite and the Weighing Room. Additionally, there are several Tote windows around the racecourse, including in the O&T restaurant and bar.

Additional bookmakers and the Bookmakers Rail are located in front of the Pavilion Grandstand.

Owners and trainers can access priority parking which is located in the main car park off Racecourse Road. Please follow the direction of our parking stewards and signage on the day.

Our postcode is TS21 2HW if you wish to put this in your sat nav. For What Three Words please use COURTS.GRAVER.SPEEDING.

We have several forward parking spaces which are reserved for Accessibility and Blue Badge holders and these are available on a first-come first-served basis. If you have a particular accessibility request, please contact the Racecourse Office in advance on 01740 621925.

Darlington and Durham are the closest train stations to Sedgefield Racecourse and both are approximately twenty minutes away by car or taxi.

Teesside International Airport is located 11 miles away from the racecourse. Helicopter landing facilities are available at the course by prior permission, please contact us for more information.

Sedgefield Racecourse is a cashless site and we do not have any cash machines on site. Bookmakers do accept cash and cashback can be obtained from the Tote.

Children accompanied by an adult are welcome in our Owners & Trainers facilities.

We offer a maximum of two places to those aged under 12, which includes lunch. Those aged over 12 are considered as part of an Owner's badge allocation on the day and will require an O&T badge and luncheon voucher for access.

If children would prefer to eat something different to the O&T menu offered on the day, please ask the host, James McNally, and we can arrange this.

Both the O&T restaurant and the Syndicate Lounge are wheelchair accessible.

Our accessible viewing platform is under cover and overlooks the finishing straight and can be accessed through the Owners and Trainers restaurant in the Vickersbet Grandstand.

Owners who require any additional information should contact:

Chris Patten, Owner & Trainer Liaison, on 07884 268149 or email cpatten@arcowners.co.uk.

Emma Gray, Business Manager on 01740 621625 or email e_gray@arenaracingcompany.co.uk.

Our Race day Photographer is John Grossick. His images are posted on his website within a few days of racing at www.grossick.co.uk or John can be contacted directly on 01387 750512. Winning owners will receive a complimentary photo of their horse.

A Going Report for all race days is made seven days before each fixture, and updated regularly through TurfTrax.

The latest Going, when available, can be found by clicking on the event page of the website along with timings of the first race and last race.