Newmarket
Newmarket is a market town in the English county of Suffolk. It lies around 65 miles north of London. According to the 2011 Census, it has a population of around 20384. The town is most commonly acknowledged as being the birth place and international centre of thoroughbred horse racing and as a potential World Heritage Site. Newmarket is the largest training centre for horse racing, the biggest breeding centre for racehorses, the headquarters for famous British horseracing institutions, and a central global centre for the health of horses. Every year, Newmarket hosts 2 Classic races, and an added 3 British Champions Series races. In total, there are 50 horse training stables and 2 sizeable racetracks, with The Rowley Mile and The July Course being the most extensive and appreciated horse training grounds on an international level. Having more than 3500 racehorses being located in the town, it is forecasted that one in every three regional jobs has a connection to horse racing. Hints of the town's prominence in horse racing are contained in the National Horseracing Museum, the Home of Horseracing project, the racehorse auctioneers and 2 equine healthcare facilities for horse health. Held in the town is a prominent local business cluster, with annual financial investment in intense competition with that of the Cambridge Science Park. Due to its significance in the town for so long, a number of Britain's sporting painters have been drawn in to the town. This began as early as the 18th century when the creators of the sporting school painted a number of scenes of the racehorses and its environment. The town is also the setting for a range of Sir Alfred Munning's art work. For all your home upgrades, make sure to make use of respected professionals in Newmarket to make certain of quality.