The Newbury Racecourse Company was founded in April 1904, while the racecourse opened on September 26, 1905, and held its first race meeting on 26/27 at its current location. National Hunt racing followed shortly after Flat racing, and in 1906, nine days of racing were planned for Newbury in 1906 – six on the Flat and three over Jumps. During the First World War, the track was utilized as a prisoner-of-war camp for German prisoners. In September 2020, the track experienced a 68% loss of turnover for the first six months of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. By January 2021, a COVID-19 vaccination center was established at Newbury Racecourse.

It is located in the civil parish of Greenham, adjoining the town of Newbury in Berkshire, England. It hosts one of Great Britain’s 36 annual Group 1 flat races, the Lockinge Stakes. It is also one of the most famous and prestigious racing venues in the UK, providing world-class racing, hospitality, and excellent facilities for conferences and events. Furthermore, it is acknowledged by several as the best dual-purpose racecourse in the UK and the second largest center for training racehorses after Newmarket.