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New Year’s Day Meeting 2024

Continue the celebrations and get 2024 off to a winning start at the New Year’s Day raceday at Musselburgh Racecourse!

New Year’s Day Meeting 2024

About New Year’s Day Meeting 2024

The place to be on New Year's Day!

Start 2024 in style at our New Year's Day race meeting. The day will be filled with great racing and prize money worth over £100,000 including the £40,000 Auld Reekie Handicap Chase and £30,000 Hogmaneigh Hurdle, live entertainment, heated marquee's, our winter fashion competition with fantastic prizes and plenty of festive food and drink.

Fun for everyone no matter what age! If you're looking for a great day out on New Year's Day, in and around Edinburgh then come along to what promises to be a great event!

We've pulled out all the stops to ensure our racegoers have plenty cover at our New Year's Day Racemeeting. We've got more marquee cover and heaters than ever before!

Our Highland Fling Marquee will be providing the tunes throughout the day from Funkwagen and Kilter ceilidh Band, or head down to the Loretto Lawn Marquee for a drink at The Stag Bar! There will be TV screens in both marquees to catch the days racing and races from Cheltenham.

GREAT ATMOSPHERE. HEATED MARQUEE'S. WINTER FASHION. FESTIVE FOOD & DRINK. LIVE ENTERTAINMENT.

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