Earliest meeting: Thursday 11th December 1845
Final meeting: Thursday 19th March 1868
The small Norfolk village of Haddiscoe is located 19 miles south-east of Norwich and is steeped in history. It was the site of the only Knights Templar Preceptory, and also had its own railway station which was part of the Norwich to Lowestoft line. Despite today having a population of less than 500, back in the middle of the 19th century it held its own race meetings. The first meeting took place on 11th December 1845 on a course laid out in fields owned by Mr A Palmer and Mr H Gummer. The final time a record exists of racing in the village was on Thursday 19th March 1868 when the meeting was overseen by the Norfolk and Suffolk Hunt Committees. The feature race, the Haddiscoe Handicap, was won in impressive style by Mr G Larkman’s King Tom. |
| This racecourse is covered in Volume 1 of Racecourses Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Ordering details shown below. |
| Local Patrons |
Mr A Palmer, Mr H Gummer |
| Principal Races |
Lightweight Sweepstakes, Heavyweight Sweepstakes |
Thursday 19th March 1868
Haddiscoe Handicap over 3 miles
1. King Tom, bay horse owned by Mr G Larkman
2. Gladstone, brown horse owned by Mr W Garrett
3. Brewer, brown horse owned by Mr Boughton |
| The only recorded meeting took place on Thursday 19th March 1868. |
| Course today |
In fields owned by Mr Palmer and Mr Gummer on the outskirts of the village. |
| 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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400 former courses |
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140 former courses |
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235 former courses |
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