BOXING Day racing will return to Sedgefield racecourse next year following the release of the 2005 British horse racing fixtures.

The County Durham track will also have a new meeting on the May Day bank holiday.

The course's general manager Jim Allen said: "I'm sure our racegoers will be delighted with our fixtures for 2005. Racing once again on Boxing Day is fantastic."

Sedgefield's 2005 fixtures: Tue, January 11; Tue, January 25; Mon, February 7; Tue, February 22; Tue, March 15; Easter Monday, March 28; Tue, April 5; Bank Holiday Monday, May 2; Wed evening, May 18; Tue evening, May 24; Mon, July 25; Fri, August 5; Tue, August 30; Tue, September 27; Wed, October 26; Tue, November 8; Tue, November 22; Tue, December 6; Boxing Day, December 26