Exeter Racecourse
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| Location | Exeter, Devon |
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| Owned by | Jockey Club Racecourses |
| Screened on | Racing UK |
| Course type | National Hunt |
| Notable races | Haldon Gold Cup |
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Exeter Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located near the city of Exeter, Devon, England. Locally it is known as Haldon racecourse because of its location on top of the Haldon Hills. Until the early 1990s it was officially known as Devon and Exeter.
On 1 November 2005 the famous racehorse Best Mate died here of a suspected heart attack whilst competing in the William Hill Haldon Gold Cup.
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Coordinates: 50°38′28″N 3°33′29″W / 50.64111°N 3.55806°W
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