You will no doubt have seen the various announcements regarding racecourse improvements to significantly benefit the Betfred Derby Festival and from other discussions you may be aware that the existing betting areas of Upper Tattenham (partially) and Lonsdale will be impacted as a result.
Read more about MESSAGE FOR EPSOM DERBY UPPER TATTENHAM & LONSDALE BOOKMAKERS
From the 1st March 2026 this will be £50 plus VAT = £60 per pitch.
Please be aware there is no longer a cap on this fee of £1,200.
As you may be aware, we are changing the way tickets are sold at the Rowley Mile for all 2026 fixtures excluding the Betfred Guineas Festival. For these meetings, we will be consolidating into one enclosure, as we have successfully done for many fixtures over the past two years.
Bookmakers will bet outside for all Friday fixtures during 2026.
Dear all,
We hope you are keeping well and are looking forward to an exciting season of jump racing ahead.
Following its success during the 25/26 season, we will be continuing to allocate specific bookmaker
car parking passes.
Read more about Bookmaker Off-Season and The Festival Parking Pass 2025 / 2026 Season
All Bookmakers must make sure that the Card payment machine they are using blocks accepting Credit Card payments. As it is their responsibility not to accept payment for a bet placed with them from a Credit Card.
Please note - Bookmakers who leave their joints on any Racetrack do so at their own risk. It's not the responsibility of the Racecourse or the BRM.
REFUNDS
Should you buy badges / tickets for a JCR racecourse and decide either not to attend, or to attend but not to use a particular betting position prior to pitching in you will receive a full refund of the applicable charges back to your payment card.
Read more about Jockey Club Racecourses Bookmaker Badge Refunds