The Official Point-to-Point Website for the Wessex Area

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The Wessex Area (known as The Taunton Area until 1997) covers Point-to-Point meetings held in Wiltshire, Dorset and Somerset , and is one of the largest and busiest of the sport's 11 nationwide geographical divisions. 

It is contested by amateurs but this is a big sport. In a season lasting nine months, at its peak in millennium year more than 4,000 horses ran 14,000 times in 1,500 races. The sport locally has produced winners of both the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Grand National.

E ticketing may be available for the meetings please click the blue button to see what is available

Previews, Reports and Results from each Fixture can be found in the Fixtures Section and then click on the meeting.

Next Fixture

 Sunday 19th April

Seavington @ Cotley

First Race 2.00pm

Events & Tickets Awards Dinner Tickets

Latest News

  With only four meetings left to run in the Wessex Area, the Championships standings are really hotting up with several significant changes to the leaderboards! Results are on the Pointing Wessex website (click on Championships and are up to...
14-04-2026
We are very excited to announce that Wincanton Racecourse will be hosting this year's Wessex Area Awards evening!!  To be held on Saturday 4th July - tickets can now be purchased on this website (go to the home page and click on the second bl...
14-04-2026
Henry Main being presented with a bottle of Tanners champagne for the Tanner's Moment of the Month for March. Henry not only rode his very first winner at Larkhill on March 28th but followed it up with a second on the same day....
14-04-2026
Bob Bracher presented the Eric Dymott Novice Rider Trophy for the leading Novice rider at Badbury Rings and Milborne St Andrew at Ston Easton to Joe Neal this year’s winner.   Joe runs a pre training yard near Hartpury College Gloucest...
05-04-2026

Championships

 

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Courses

 

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Pony Racing

 

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Latest Events

11/4/2026 - Cattistock @ Chilfrome

19/4/2026 - Seavington @ Cotley

3/5/2026 - Devon & Somerset @ South Hill

13/5/2026 - The Vale of Taunton & Banwell Harriers

9/5/2026 - Minehead Harriers & West Somserset

Calendar

Browse the latest dates for fixtures in the Wessex area.

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