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Date 1929 Credits 100 for ladies badge
FIRST MEETING
5th August 1760, but not on the final Derby Racecourse.
SITUATED
Less than 2 miles from the Midland Railway Station, near to the Nottingham Road.
DISTANCES
5 furlongs to 1 mile 6 furlongs Flat
2 miles and upwards NH
PRINCIPAL RACE
Derby Cup and National Hunt Chase.
WORLD WAR I
No racing, with the course being used by troops as a private ground.
WORLD WAR II
Closed by 1939
FACT
Hugh Lloyd Thomas rode Royal Mail to victory in the 1937 Grand National.
QUESTION
Lloyd Thomas, although nearly 50, decided to ride Royal Mail in the 1938 Grand National. To give himself race riding experience he rode Periwinkle II at Derby. Why did he not ride in the National?
CURRENT SITUATION
No significant evidence of the existence of a racecourse, apart from the name of the ground on which the County Cricket ground is built.
LAST MEETING
19th August 1939
If you have :-
a favourite memory of this racecourse;
photos or a postcard of the course;
a members badge from the course, either to sell or as a scan;
then email me at johnslusar@fsmail.net and I will include the details on this site together with an acknowledgement for you.