Earliest Meeting: Monday 2nd August 1852
Final Meeting: Tuesday 3rd August 1852
The small West Yorkshire village of Crigglestone lies close to the city of Wakefield and was recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book when known as Crigeston. Today it has a population of approximately 10,000, but back in the mid-19th century it was much smaller and more rural. The village once had two railway stations, Crigglestone West and Crigglestone East, but both have since closed. In the middle years of the 19th century the village held a two-day race meeting, including having the audacity to name two of its races the St Leger and Derby Stakes. The Bradford St Leger moved from course to course and village to village, having been held in Wike the previous year, and there is no further evidence of a meeting in Crigglestone after the inaugural two-day meeting. |
| This racecourse is NOT covered in and of the 4 Volumes of Racecourses Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Ordering details shown below. |
| Local Patrons |
Mr Consitt, Mr Charles Pickard, Mr Bocock |
| Principal Races |
Bradford St Leger, Crigglestone Derby |
Monday 2nd August 1852
Crigglestone 5 Sovereign Sweepstakes
1. MISS EMILY, bay filly owned by Mr Consitt
2. DOCTOR, bay horse owned by Mr Dyson
11 ran
Bradford St Leger Stakes for 5 sovereigns over 2 miles
1. MERRY MAID, bay filly owned by Mr Bocock
2. NANCY, bay mare owned by Mr Lister
3. UNNAMED bay mare owned by Mr Charles Pickard
Tuesday 3rd August 1852
Crigglestone Innkeepers’ Stakes for 6 sovereigns
1. MISS EMILY, bay filly owned by Mr Consitt
5 ran
Crigglestone Derby Stakes
1. MERRY MAID, bay filly owned by Mr Bocock
2. MISS EMILY, bay filly owned by Mr Consitt |
| The final meeting took place on Monday 2nd August 1852 |
| Course today |
No evidence remains of where the races were held. |
| 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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774 former courses |
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400 former courses |
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140 former courses |
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264 pages
235 former courses |
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