Thousands of punters flocked to Newcastle Racecourse today, to make the most of 2022's edition of the annual Northumberland Plate Festival.
Also known as Plate Day, the event sees a flat handicap horse race which is ran at the Gosforth-based Racecourse each year in late June or early July. The Plate Day race is open to thoroughbred horses aged three years or older and is run over a distance of 2 miles and 19 yards.
First established in 1833, the event was eventually transferred to its current venue at Newcastle Gosforth Park in 1882.
