Earliest meeting: Wednesday 29th August 1810
Final meeting: Thursday 29th July 1819
In the time of the Domesday Book Herefordshire was divided into a number of Hundreds, as many as 19 were mentioned, although some were relatively small. In more recent times there are 12 key Hundreds, one of which is Broxash. Broxash, near to Bromyard, held its own races for a period of nine years, starting on Wednesday 29th August 1810. Whilst there is sone thought that races were staged as early as 1808, the Racing Calendar did not list results from any meeting until 1810. Races were so successful in the first year that the experiment was repeated in 1811, although for some reason no races were held in 1812, but they did return in 1813 and continued each year until 1819. A two day meeting was held on Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th August 1819 with the Maiden Plate on day one being captured by Captain Parker’s Antonio from Sir T F Winnington’s Rosamond. The feature race on the second day saw Williamson win for Mr Stevenson. The final races were held on Wednesday 29th September 1819. |
| This racecourse is covered in Volume 1 of Racecourses Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Ordering details shown below. |
| Local Patrons |
Sir T F Winnington, Sir W W Wynn, Captain Parker, Mr Vevers, Mr William West |
| Principal Races |
Broxash All-Aged Plate |
Wednesday 29th August 1810
Broxash £50 Plate over 4 mile heats on the Downs near Bromyard
1. Arthur 8st 3lbs, 4 year old bay colt by Hambletonian owned by Mr Hurst 1 1
2. St Domingo 9st 2lbs, aged chestnut horse owned by Mr Freeman 2 2
3. Swansea 9st 2lbs, 6 year old bay gelding, owned by Mr Munsey 3 3
4. Leveller 8st 4lbs, 5 year old chestnut gelding owned by Mr Racster (distanced)
5. Lady Sabrina 8st 4lbs, 5 year old bay mare owned by Mr Squire (distanced) |
Wednesday 21st August 1811
Broxash £50 all-aged Plate over 3 mile heats
1. Fourth of June 8st 5lbs, 4 year old brown colt by Cesario owned by Mr Bailey 1 1
2. Allegro 8st 3lbs, 4 year old bay colt owned by Mr Canning 2 2
3. Boadicea 8st 2lbs, 4 year old brown filly owned by Mr H Shawe 3 3
Thursday 22nd August 1811
Broxash 5 Guineas Hunters Stakes (11 subscribers)
1. Marlbro’, 6 year old grey horse owned by Mr Powell 1 1
2. Bromyard, 6 year old bay horse owned by Mr Vevers 4 2
3. Thunderer, 6 year old bay horse owned by Mr Jenkes 2 3
4. Little Nelson, 5 year old brown horse owned by Mr West 3 distance
Broxash £50 Open Plate over 3 mile heats
1. Morgiana 8st 2lbs, 4 year old bay filly by Coriolanus owned by Mr Chambers 1 1
2. Fourth of June 8st 5lbs, 4 year old brown colt owned by Mr Bailey 2 2 |
For some reason results were not included in the 1812 Racing Calendar. However, a two day meeting was staged on Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th August 1812 under the Stewardship of Colonel Foley, with W Devereux acting as Clerk of the Course. The only race on the first day was the Broxash £50 Free Plate, whilst on Thursday 20th August the day began with the Broxash 5 Guineas Hunters Sweepstake, continued with the Broxash £50 Plate, and concluded with the usual Ordinary at the Falcon Hotel. |
Thursday 22nd July 1813 on the Downs near Bromyard
Broxash £50 Maiden Plate over 3 mile heats
1. Weasel, 4 year old brown colt by Golumpus owned by Mr Bloss 1 1
2. Benningsen, 3 year old chestnut gelding owned by Sir W W Wynn 2 2
Friday 23rd July 1813
Broxash 5 Guineas Hunters Sweepstake over 3 mile heats (11 subscribers)
1. Unnamed bay colt by Hickwall, owned by Mr Wakeman (walked over)
Broxash £50 Weight for Age Handicap over 3 mile heats
1. Weasel, 4 year old brown colt by Golumpus owned by Mr Bloss 1 1
2. Careless Kate, 4 year old chestnut filly owned by Mr Stevens 2 2
3. Miss Kate, aged bay mare owned by Mr Devereux 3 3 |
Thursday 4th August 1814
Broxash £50 Maiden Plate over 3 mile heats
1. Unnamed 5 year old black mare by Windle owned by Mr Fiddler 1 1
2. Unnamed 3 year old bay colt by Meteor owned by Mr Munsey 2 2
Also Duchess of Oldenburg, brown mare owned by Mr Tompkins (bolted)
Friday 5th August 1814
Broxash £50 Weight for Age Handicap over 3 mile heats
1. Militia Man, 4 year old chestnut colt by Tityrus owned by Sir W W Wynn 2 1 1
2. Rosebud, 4 year old brown filly owned by Mr Charlton 1 2 2 |
Wednesday 2nd August 1815
Broxash £50 Maiden Plate over 3 mile heats
1. Unnamed 4 year old brown filly by Remembrancer owned by Mr Hill 1 1
2. Bella, 4 year old bay filly owned by Sir John Dashwood 2 2
3. Feronia, 3 year old chestnut filly owned by Mr Bloss 3 wdr
Thursday 3rd August 1815
Broxash 5 Guineas Hunters Stakes over 3 miles (10 subscribers)
1. Unnamed 4 year old bay colt by Lop owned by Mr Benbow (walked over)
Broxash £50 Weight for Age Handicap over 3 mile heats
1. Cambric, aged bay gelding owned by Mr Maskelyne 1 2 1
2. Militia Man, 5 year old chestnut horse owned by Sir W W Wynn 3 1 2
3. Industry, 6 year old bay gelding owned by Mr Parkin 2 3 wdr |
Did the course change between 1815 and 1816? Certainly the length of the races was reduced from 3 miles to 2 miles. |
Wednesday 7th August 1816
Broxash £50 Weight for Age Handicap over 2 mile heats
1. Lady Byron 8st 5lbs, 4 year old chestnut filly by Sir Ulic owned by Mr Vevers 3 1 1
2. Mortimer 8st 10lbs, 5 year old bay horse owned by Mr Munsey 1 2 2
3. Coquelicot 7st 2lbs, 3 year old brown colt owned by Mr William West 2 3 wdr
4. Unnamed aged brown gelding owned by Mr Bagshaw 4 dist
Thursday 8th August 1816
Broxash 5 Guineas Hunters Stakes over 2 mile heats
1. Loiterer 12st 2lbs, 6 year old chestnut gelding owned by Mr Jones 1 1
2. Sir Callaghan O’Brallaghan 12st 2lbs, aged chestnut gelding owned by Mr Vevers 2 2
3. Longitude 11st 11lbs, 6 year old chestnut gelding owned by Mr Blakeway 3 wdr
4. John Bull 10st 4lbs, 4 year old black colt owned by Mr William West (distanced)
5. Trumpeter 10st 4lbs, 3 year old grey colt owned by Sir J G Cotterell (distanced)
Broxash 5 Guineas Handicap Sweepstake (5 subscribers)
1. Unnamed 6 year old chestnut gelding owned by Mr Jones 1 1
2. Unnamed aged chestnut gelding owned by Mr Vevers 2 2
Broxash £50 Match
1. John Bull 9st 9lbs, 4 year old black colt owned by Mr William West
2. Trumpeter 9st 2lbs, 3 year old grey colt owned by Sir J G Cotterell |
Wednesday 3rd September 1817
Broxash £50 All Age Open Race over 2 mile heats
1. Little Joe 7st 5lbs, 3 year old brown colt owned by Mr Wood 1 1
2. Unnamed 4 year old grey gelding by Grimaldi owned by Mr Hunter 2 2
3. Unnamed 4 year old chestnut filly by Doctor owned by Mr Devereux 3 3
Betting 1/3 Little Joe
Thursday 4th September 1817
Broxash 15 Guineas Stewards Handicap Sweepstake over 2 mile heats
1. Unnamed 5 year old brown mare by Petrowitz owned by Mr W Walker 3 1 1
2. Catherine Ogie, 5 year old bay mare owned by Mr Devereux 1 2 3
3. Brown George, 5 year old brown gelding owned by Mr Hichman 2 3 2
4. Young Brigliadoro, 5 year old chestnut horse owned by Mr William West 4 4 wdr |
Thursday 20th August 1818
Broxash £50 Weight for Age Maiden Plate twice round
1. Unnamed 4 year old brown filly by Williamson’s Ditto owned by Mr Stevens 1 1
2. Heart of Oak, 4 year old brown colt owned by Mr Carpenter 3 2
3. Lemonade, 4 year old brown filly owned by Mr Vevers 2 distance
4. Unnamed 4 year old brown gelding by Brigliadoro owned by Mr Spencer (distanced)
Friday 21st August 1818
Broxash 50 Guineas Sweepstake twice round
1. Plautus 8st 13lbs, 6 year old brown gelding owned by Mr Owen 1 1
2. Edwin 7st 13lbs, 4 year old bay gelding owned by Mr Wood 2 wdr
Broxash £50 All Age Handicap over twice round
1. Plautus 9st 2lbs, 6 year old brown gelding owned by Mr Owen 1 1
2. Edwin 7 st 13lbs, 4 year old bay gelding owned by Mr Wood 2 2
3. Unnamed 4 year old brown filly owned by Mr Stevens 3 wdr |
Wednesday 28th July 1819
Broxash 5 Guineas Hunters Sweepstake over twice round (12 subscribers)
1. Black Strap 11st 13lbs, 6 year old black gelding by Sir Ulick owned by Mr Wanklin 1 1
2. Orpheus 11st 13lbs, aged brown gelding owned by Mr Winnington 2 2
Broxash £50 Maiden Plate over twice round
1. Antonia 7st 13lbs, 4 year old chestnut filly owned by Captain Parker 1 1
2. Honest Tom 7st, 3 year old bay colt owned by Mr Ball 2 distanced
3. Rosamond 8st 11lbs, 6 year old bay mare owned by Sir T E Winnington (distanced)
4. Unnamed 5 year old brown mare by Bridliadoro owned by Mr Williams (distanced)
Thursday 29th July 1819
Broxash £50 All Aged Plate over twice round
1. Brown Betty 8st 8lbs, 5 year old black mare owned by Mr Stevens 1 1
2. Vesper 7st 9lbs, 4 year old chestnut filly owned by Mr Smith 3 2
3. Unnamed 4 year old brown colt by Dick Andrews owned by Mr J Lord 2 3 |
| The final meeting took place on Thursday 29th July 1819. |
| Course today |
On the Downs close to Bromyard. |
| 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 |
