Doncaster's local authorities tried to ban horseracing a few years ago – well, 400 years ago, to be exact – because of the hordes of ruffians that the races attracted.
The south Yorkshire venue, also known as Town Moor, is a left-handed, pear-shaped track, with courses for both Flat and Jump racing. A £34 million facelift, concluding in 2007, transformed it into one of the most modern in Europe. As for Doncaster's ruffians, they've moved on, replaced by real horse connoisseurs. When the venue staged Britain's first Sunday race meeting in 1992, 23,000 people turned up… even though betting was not allowed on the Sabbath.