It is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located south of Fakenham, Norfolk, England, owned by Fakenham Racecourse Ltd. and screened on Sky Sports Racing. The first racing occurred at Fakenham on Easter Monday in the year 1905. In 1926, a hurdle race was introduced as the steeplechase races had dwindled in numbers. There has been uninterrupted racing at Fakenham until the 1939/45 war, yet racing resumed in 1947, continuing its continuous progress. The racecourse has Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, as National Hunt’s most fervent, enthusiastic, and loyal supporter. She visited Fakenham racecourse in 1981 and again in January 2000, making the short trip from Sandringham.

Each year Fakenham hosts up to nine race meetings and gives horses experience before major festival outings. In 2002, the old grandstand since 1953 was replaced by a new model, which cost over £1m. In the same year (2002), the Prince of Wales replaced the Queen as the patron of the course, and he was granted the honor of opening the brand-new stand. It is also the West Norfolk Hunt’s Point to Point venue.