YORK Racecourse hopes to win an international tourism award at an event in Barcelona tomorrow.

York has reached the final five in both the customer experience category and the community award in the stadium business awards.

Other finalists include Liverpool and Manchester City football clubs. The winner will be announced at Barcelona’s home ground, the Camp Nou.

William Derby, chief executive and clerk of the course, said: “Having won Racecourse of the Year and a national catering award in the past, we know how hot the competition will be; so just being nominated is a credit to everyone’s hard work.”