Possible Clues:

• It's featured in sweep sometimes
• Course records previously awarded medal
• Regular features of exposé on ME racecourse
• UK racecourse
• Soaking salts
• Be depressed about last of horses running backwards here?
• Downs salts
• English town next to Banstead Downs
• Poems about English Derby venue
• Racetrack: be unhappy about second tripping up