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Continuing its 2025 theme of Horseplay, the National Horseracing Museum [...]

01/05/2025

Second Year of Success at the Awards for Young Writers on Horseracing

Now in its second year, the museum hosted the Awards [...]

30/04/2025

Guineas winners trained at Palace House, Newmarket

Guineas success at Palace House is book ended by the [...]

10/03/2025

Easter Hero: Cheltenham’s First Chasing Hero

In our latest blog Stephen Wallis of The Paddock and [...]

07/03/2025

Ellen Chaloner: The First Woman Trainer in Britain in 1886

As we celebrate International Women's Day (8th March 2025), we're [...]

05/03/2025

Stories of Intangible Heritage and Cultural Practices through Place-based Immersive Experiences

This project celebrates the vibrant cultural practices, intangible heritage, and [...]

26/02/2025

Racing into the Future – Going Green!

We are delighted to announce our new learning programme open [...]

24/02/2025

Horseplay – Behind the blinkers with collector, Lexa Dudley

The horseracing board games collection is owned by Lexa Dudley, [...]

21/02/2025

Cheffins Fine Art Valuation Days at the Museum

Cheffins Fine Art Auctioneers will be hosting regular valuation days [...]

07/02/2025

HORSEPLAY – A New Exhibition of Rare Horseracing Board Games

From 04 April 2025, the Museum is delighted to announce [...]

20/12/2024

Arkle’s Last Stand

When the most famous steeplechaser of all time, lined up [...]

14/11/2024

King Charles II Portrait Unveiling

On Wednesday 13 November a newly acquired painting of King [...]

29/10/2024

Derby Winners Running in the US

City of Troy trained by Aidan O’Brien will attempt to [...]

29/10/2024

NHRM Awarded VisitEngland Gold Accolade 2024

NHRM awarded VisitEngland Gold Accolade again! The National Horseracing Museum [...]

18/10/2024

Nijinsky’s sad Champion farewell

The Champion Stakes was first run in 1877 and until [...]

11/10/2024

Dewhurst Delight

The Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket is regarded as the foremost [...]

16/09/2024

Awards for Young Writers on Horseracing 2024

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the second [...]

13/09/2024

Celebrating African diaspora stories and histories in Horseracing

In October last year, we embarked on a project to [...]

05/08/2024

Which brilliant ‘Turn of the Century’ horse will you be voting for in the British Flat Racing’s Hall of Fame?

We’re excited to announce that the Hall of Fame is [...]

01/08/2024

Willie’s Finest Day in Racing

Seventy years ago, at Glorious Goodwood jockey Willie Snaith enjoyed [...]

26/07/2024

Racing for Gold – Thoroughbreds featured in the Olympics

Known for its exquisite monuments, the iconic city of Paris [...]

11/07/2024

NHRM Gardening Expert Volunteer’s Achievements are Celebrated at the Newmarket Rotary Community Awards

Our very own gardening expert volunteer’s achievements are celebrated at [...]

04/07/2024

Top British Hat Designer Yvette Jelfs Arrives at the Museum

Hats and racing go together like a horse and carriage, [...]

24/06/2024

The July Festival Weekend at the Museum

With the July Festival just around the corner, it looks [...]

24/06/2024

130 Years of the Racing Centre

2023 was the 130th Anniversary of the Racing Centre and [...]

18/06/2024

Willie Snaith was more than THAT

Willie Snaith was more than THAT; he was a Newmarket [...]

31/05/2024

Palace House Kings of the Downs

Did you know that Palace House Stables has been the [...]

29/05/2024

HM the Queen becomes patron of the National Horseracing Museum

Following in the footsteps of her late mother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth [...]

23/05/2024

Shetland Ponies and their Connection to Racing

The Shetland Pony Grand National is where it all begins [...]

16/05/2024

A Royal treble at Haydock

On Friday 17 May 1957 Frank Conlon, then a 17 [...]

01/05/2024

From Michelin Star Chefs to Thoroughbred Stallions – ICONS from John Reardon at the Museum

ICONS, a stunning new photographic exhibition of the ground-breaking work [...]

30/04/2024

Aidan O’Brien to be inducted into British Flat Racing Hall of Fame

Modern day training great Aidan O’Brien has today been confirmed [...]

25/04/2024

Caterpillar Infestation Hits Palace House Gardens

If you’ve passed the Museum recently, you may have seen [...]

12/04/2024

The youngest jockey to win the Grand National

In our latest blog by Stephen Wallis of The Paddock [...]

10/04/2024

National Horseracing Museum Enters New Partnership with Discover Newmarket

Discover Newmarket will manage Visitor Services on behalf of the National [...]

27/03/2024

Autism Awareness Day 2024

Today (2nd April 2024), Autism in Racing will be marking [...]

11/03/2024

Istabraq – A Real Natural from Day 1

Following last week’s withdrawal of the defending champion Constitution Hill, [...]

07/03/2024

Trailblazing Women in Racing on International Women’s Day 2024

Our Creative Programme Manager, Sarah Coleman is delighted to give [...]

28/02/2024

Taste Ramadan 2024

Taste Ramadan 2024 This year the Islamic Centre, Newmarket, is [...]

20/02/2024

Easter Paw-ty at the Museum!

We're hosting an Easter Paw-ty here at the National Horseracing [...]

15/02/2024

The Love Story of Charles II and Eleanor Gwyn

Newmarket is a town well known for being the home [...]

19/01/2024

Artist in Residence

We are delighted to welcome artist Nichola Eddery – Atelier [...]

22/12/2023

Santa Claus

Santa Claus is coming on the 25 December but back [...]

21/12/2023

Christmas Opening Hours

Looking for a great place to take visiting friends and [...]

20/12/2023

2023: A Year to Remember

It’s been a busy year at the National Horse Racing [...]

11/12/2023

Newsflash! Deadline for entries for the Awards for Young Writers Competition extended to Monday 15 January 2024

New for 2023, the Awards for Young Writers on Horseracing [...]

27/11/2023

In conversation with David Letts

David Letts is the Chair of Racing With Pride, the [...]

17/11/2023

Half Free a Cheltenham Specialist

It’s back to Cheltenham races this weekend for their November [...]

23/10/2023

Creative Community Art Club

The National Horseracing Museum and Newmarket Community Arts are looking [...]

20/10/2023

New exhibition celebrates Britain’s best female equine painter

The National Horseracing Museum in Newmarket is to stage the [...]

12/10/2023

The True Story of Sprowston Boy

An against-all-odds sporting triumph involving a Norfolk-owned racehorse has been [...]

10/10/2023

Frankie’s Magnificent 7

With Frankie Dettori (seen here on one of his many [...]

27/09/2023

Awards for Young Writers on Horseracing

New for 2023, the Awards for Young Writers on Horseracing [...]

18/09/2023

Flags, Tapes and Starting Stalls

In our latest blog first published in February 2019 Tim [...]

11/09/2023

Horse Play shares Sprowston Boy’s road to Royal Ascot victory

A new play sharing the story of Sprowston Boy’s Royal [...]

22/08/2023

The Jockey Mrs Alicia Thornton

Mrs Thornton was the first lady jockey to ride against [...]

22/08/2023

Presents Galore Returns For 2023

Presents Galore, East Anglia’s biggest and most spectacular Christmas Fair, [...]

19/07/2023

Great Days Out for Horse Lovers this Summer

The National Horse Racing Museum is launching a summer of [...]

18/07/2023

‘Love is in the Air’ – goes on show at the Museum

The National Horseracing Museum will host the first formal exhibition [...]

05/07/2023

The link between Palace House and the first Eclipse Stakes

Blog by Tim Cox, a former Trustee of the National [...]

20/06/2023

What makes Royal Ascot Special?

Blog by Stephen Wallis, The Paddock and The Pavilion and [...]

13/06/2023

Visit this summer’s must-see art destination – Newmarket!

You saw it here first! The world premiere of The [...]

09/06/2023

National Horseracing Museum becomes official home of Racing With Pride collection

The National Horseracing Museum has become the official home of [...]

07/06/2023

Her Majesty unveils The Belvoir Huntsman by Charles Church

On Thursday 1st June 2023, Her Majesty The Queen unveiled [...]

06/06/2023

The Story of The 7: Banksy Under Siege as told by John Brandler

Art lovers can now enjoy not one but two exciting [...]

05/06/2023

World Premiere of The 7: Banksy Under Siege Exhibition

Seven poignant artworks created by British street artist Banksy in [...]

17/05/2023

New Display for Palace House featuring works by John Skeaping

Palace House, the flagship of the British Sporting Arts Trust [...]

16/05/2023

New Hall of Fame Opens with Induction of Sir Michael Stoute and Sea the Stars

Sir Michael Stoute and Sea The Stars are the first [...]

05/05/2023

Lester’s 2000 Guineas – A winner in five decades

The late Lester Piggott rode five winners of the 2000 [...]

25/04/2023

The Big Help Out

Come and Join us at our Volunteering Open Morning “No [...]

20/04/2023

History of the Craven Stakes

Our latest blog by Stephen Wallis of The Paddock and [...]

16/03/2023

The Famous Five – Making History at the Cheltenham Gold Cup

Celebrating 40 years since Michael Dickinson trained the first five winners [...]

03/02/2023

West Suffolk to host major contemporary art exhibition across three towns from June to October with several works by Banksy

The Urban Frame: Mutiny in Colour - West Suffolk to host [...]

24/01/2023

NHRM joins The Wild Escape, the largest ever collaboration between UK museums

The National Horseracing Museum is proud to join The Wild Escape, [...]

01/12/2022

‘Wondrous Women Jockeys’ at the National Horseracing Museum

Visit our new display - 'Wondrous Women Jockeys' - to [...]

29/11/2022

Bronze maquette of the late Queen Elizabeth with mare and foal sells at Tattersalls December Sales

Bronze maquette of the late Queen Elizabeth with mare and [...]

21/10/2022

NHRM Awarded VisitEngland Gold Accolade 2021-22

NHRM awarded VisitEngland Gold Accolade again! The National Horseracing Museum [...]

07/09/2022

Arena Racing Company & NHRM announce landmark partnership

ARC to support National Horseracing Museum Arena Racing Company (“ARC”) [...]

03/07/2022

Tripadvisor 2022 Travellers Choice Award Winner

Travellers Choice Award - 2022 Winners! Every year, Tripadvisor celebrates the [...]

18/03/2022

National Lottery Open Week 2022

Supporting National Lottery Open Week 2022! Every week National Lottery [...]

17/03/2022

The Wow, The Weird and The Wonderful

Twilight with the Museums - 25th February 2022 With their [...]

10/02/2022

British Racing’s National Day of Volunteering to Celebrate Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Her Majesty The Queen has become the first British Monarch [...]

17/01/2022

Farewell To Our Trainees

In January 2021 we were delighted to welcome two new [...]

14/12/2021

British Racing Offers Blue Light Workers a Great Day Out

All 59 British Racecourses and the National Horseracing Museum have [...]

03/12/2021

First Beneficiary of Coral Pritchard-Gordon Graduate Scheme Completes Traineeship

The National Horseracing Museum was most fortunate to have had [...]

23/11/2021

Get Involved With #WeAreNewmarket

A community art project for the people of Newmarket As [...]

15/11/2021

Meet The New Resident Artists at NRHM

Meet The New Resident Artists at NRHM Who are you?! [...]

05/11/2021

Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees promoted to Chair of the Board of Trustees

The National Horseracing Museum in Newmarket has announced the promotion [...]

04/11/2021

NHRM Awarded Gold Accolade by VisitEngland

NHRM is absolutely thrilled to have been awarded a VisitEngland [...]

26/10/2021

Presents Galore 2021

Presents Galore 2021 - Tickets on Sale Now! Present’s Galore [...]

25/10/2021

October Half Term

Wondering what to do this October half term? Look no [...]

07/10/2021

Newmarket Open Exhibition

We are looking for local artists to take part in [...]

20/08/2021

#WeAreNewmarket

#WeAreNewmarket We are very excited to launch a new community [...]

12/07/2021

Mud, Sweat & Tears – A History of Jump Racing

The National Horseracing Museum in Newmarket was delighted to welcome [...]

04/06/2021

The first man to ride Shergar

1981 was full of sporting heroes. In early April we [...]

03/06/2021

We are Newmarket!

We are looking for artists to support an exciting new [...]

10/05/2021

Sharing Suffolk Stories – Newmarket Refugees

Suffolk Archives has developed a countywide programme of activities to [...]

05/05/2021

New Vice Chair announced for National Horseracing Museum

The country’s only dedicated Museum to all things racing: The [...]

28/04/2021

1971 2000 Guineas: ‘Probably the Best of them all’

Mill Reef's trainer Ian Balding described the 1971 2000 Guineas [...]

28/04/2021

Great British Railway Journeys filmed @ NHRM

NHRM were delighted last Summer to be contacted by the [...]

09/04/2021

His Royal Highness, The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

The National Horseracing Museum is saddened to hear of the [...]

07/04/2021

Newmarket Grand National Winners

For the last three hundred years, Newmarket and its near [...]

02/04/2021

NHRM receives important Culture Recovery Fund Grant

The National Horseracing Museum in Newmarket has received a grant [...]

01/04/2021

The Charles II Playlist

We are delighted to be hosting a free live stream [...]

24/03/2021

A day in the life of a Trainer: Tom Clover Racing

Newmarket-based trainer, Tom Clover opens up to NHRM and is [...]

24/03/2021

The 1948 Lincoln Handicap

The Lincoln Handicap has historically signalled the start of the [...]

10/03/2021

International Women’s Day – Curator’s Questions

Dr Alexandra Fletcher (or just plain ‘Sally’ for short) is [...]

10/03/2021

Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase – Sire De Grugy

The Queen Mother Champion Series Chase is the feature race [...]

04/03/2021

National Horseracing Museum Announcement

National Horseracing Museum is delighted to announce Christopher Tregoning is […]

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The Stakes Are High as a New Escape Room Challenge Opens at the NHRM

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Second Year of Success at the Awards for Young Writers on Horseracing

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Guineas winners trained at Palace House, Newmarket

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Easter Hero: Cheltenham’s First Chasing Hero

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Ellen Chaloner: The First Woman Trainer in Britain in 1886

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Racing into the Future – Going Green!

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Cheffins Fine Art Valuation Days at the Museum

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HORSEPLAY – A New Exhibition of Rare Horseracing Board Games

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Arkle’s Last Stand

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King Charles II Portrait Unveiling

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Derby Winners Running in the US

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NHRM Awarded VisitEngland Gold Accolade 2024

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Nijinsky’s sad Champion farewell

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Dewhurst Delight

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Awards for Young Writers on Horseracing 2024

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Celebrating African diaspora stories and histories in Horseracing

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Racing for Gold – Thoroughbreds featured in the Olympics

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130 Years of the Racing Centre

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