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.

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Easter Monday 6th April

Taunton Vale @ Cothelstone

First race 1.30

 

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Latest News

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
First published on GB Pointing 2nd April Author; Jordan Peerless Photos: Graham Fisher For many young riders, a first spin on the track is about gaining experience and getting round safely. For Katherine Sprake, it turned into something even more m...
05-04-2026
First published on GB Pointing 3rd February Authur: Jordan Peerless   Hannah Marshall started her training career in 2016 and trained her first double at Charing on the 31st of January, winning both the first and second divisions of t...
05-04-2026
(Ninth Wave who is in contention for the Greenslade Taylor Hunt trophy) With six meetings left to run in the Wessex Area the Championships standings are still all to play for! Results are on this website (click on Championships and are shown up to...
03-04-2026

Championships

 

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Courses

 

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Pony Racing

 

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Latest Events

28/3/2026 - Tedworth @ Larkhill

29/3/2026 - Cotley @ Cotley

6/4/2026 - Taunton Vale @ Cothelstone

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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