weekly market on Thursdays, holds an antiques market on the second and last Tuesday of every month and seasonal wedding fairs. Reception areas and two restaurants can be booked for private hospitality or celebrations. Boxes are used for meetings and race days. Landscape Upper tiers of the grandstand and boxes have views toward Sandown Park's Esher and Oxshott ridge and the North Downs range of hills. Woodland and parkland forms the backdrop from the grandstand. Lake The horse Blue Warrior strayed and fell into Kempton Park's centre-course lake having jumped before the start of the 19.20 on 14 January 2009. The rescue operation to get the horse out of the lake caused the race to be delayed by 15 minutes, with the horse rescued and sustaining a minor cut to his leg. Racecourse details All-weather Opened in March 2006, this floodlit polytrack synthetic course is a right-handed oval of 8 or 10 furlongs, depending on whether the inner or outer bend is used. National Hunt Triangular circuit 1m5f, practically flat, with 220-yard run-in. Notable races Other races Dragonfly Stakes Hyde Stakes Ladybird Stakes London Mile Masaka Stakes Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions Stakes Sunbury Stakes Wild Flower Stakes The Mascot Grand National, a charity footrace between sporting and corporate mascots. Transport The racecourse has a purpose-built railway station, on the London Waterloo to Shepperton line. For racegoers not travelling via the capital, and including the direct Thameslink from Bedford to Brighton, a junction station on this short line is at Clapham Junction and for services on lines from Reading and Windsor to Waterloo, a change can be made at Twickenham followed by nearby Teddington. The A308 passes by the racecourse and so does the A316 that becomes the M3 motorway. Free parking is available for visitors. References External links Official website Kempton horse racing guide Horse racing venues in England Sports venues in Surrey Borough of Spelthorne Sports venues completed in 1878 1878 establishments in England World War II prisoner of war camps in England Lakes of Surrey