Earliest meeting: Tuesday 18th January 1848
Final meeting: Tuesday 18th January 1848
The Oxfordshire parish of Deddington lies some 6 miles South of Banbury and once held its own race meeting in the mid-1800s. The parish can trace its history back to Anglo-Saxon times when it was known as Daeda. The Manor of Deddington was held by the step-brother of William the Conqueror, Odo, and he built Deddington Castle, although there is little evidence of the castle remaining today. The earliest race meeting consisted of a Match for 20 Sovereigns per side on Tuesday 18th January 1848 on the outskirts of Deddington between Mr T Austin’s Flatcatcher and Mr T Timms’s Go-Forget-Me. The selected course started half a mile from town on the left of the Banbury road and there was lively pre-race betting, with Flatcatcher being backed down from 2/1 to evens. However, he refused at the first fence and never made up the lost ground to hand Go-Forget-Me an easy win. |
| This racecourse is covered in Volume 1 of Racecourses Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Ordering details shown below. |
| Local Patrons |
Mr T Timms, Mr T Austin |
| Principal Races |
Deddington 20 Sovereigns Match |
Tuesday 18th January 1848
Deddington 20 Sovereigns Match
1. Go-Forget-Me, aged horse owned by Mr T Timms
2. Flatcatcher, aged horse owned by Mr T Austin and ridden by Herring |
The only recorded meeting took place on Tuesday 18th January 1848. |
| Course today |
On the Banbury road half a mile from Deddington. |
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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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