Earliest meeting: Tuesday 26th March 1844
Final meeting: Tuesday 26th March 1844
The County Meath constituency of Bellinter, on the River Boyne, is located close to Navan. In the middle of the 19th century it was the seat of Mr John Preston who organised a race meeting on Tuesday 26th March 1844. The 2 mile course over good hunting ground was in the neighbourhood of Bellinter and consisted of 12 obstructions. Mr Preston’s favourite horse, Morning Star, won the 25 sovereigns Sweepstake, while the feature Sweepstake went to Mr Sheil’s Gipsy Queen. Two later, less valuable Sweepstakes were won by Morning Star and Mr Wrixon’s Arthur. |
| This racecourse is covered in Volume 4 of Racecourses Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Ordering details shown below. |
| Local Patrons |
Mr John Preston |
| Principal Races |
Bellinter Sweepstake |
Tuesday 26th March 1844
The Bellinter Sweepstake over 2 miles
1. Gipsy Queen, bay mare owned by Mr Sheil
2. Miss Teasdale, chestnut mare owned by Mr William Harvey
3. Ringlet, chestnut mare owned by Mr Gargan |
| The final meeting took place onTuesday 26th March 1844. |
| Course today |
Over 2 miles of good hunting ground in the neighbourhood of John Preston Esq’s seat of Bellinter. |
| If you have photos, postcards, racecards. badges, newspaper cuttings or book references about the old course, or can provide a photo of how the ground on which the old racecourse stood looks today, then email johnwslusar@gmail.com |
Much of the information about this course has been found using internet research and is in the public domain. However, useful research sources have been:-
London Illustrated News
Racing Illustrated 1895-1899
The Sporting & Dramatic Illustrated
Northern Turf History Volumes 1-4 by J.Fairfax-Blakeborough
The Sporting Magazine
A Long Time Gone by Chris Pitt first published in 1996 ISBN 0 900599 89 8
Racing Calendars which were first published in 1727 |
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