Earliest meeting: Monday 3rd July 1732
Final meeting: Monday 4th September 1732
Hampstead, the historic area of London some 4 miles north west of Charing Cross, is best known today for Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland, but in the time of the Domesday Book it was in Middlesex in the hundred of Ossulstone. Even before 1086 the area was valuable land granted by King Ethelred the Unready to the monastery of St Peters in Westminster. In the 17th century it boasted a famous well which advertised its medicinal waters and became an important Spa, but was overtaken by much more important Spa towns by the late 18th century. In the early part of the 18th century it held its own race meetings, including a 3-day meeting between Monday 3rd and Thursday 6th July 1732. Such was the success of the meeting that a further meeting was held later in the year on Monday 4th September 1732. |
| This racecourse is covered in Volume 4 of Racecourses Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Ordering details shown below. |
| Local Patrons |
Mr Adey, Mr Chapman |
| Principal Races |
Hampstead 10 Guineas Purse |
Monday 3rd July 1732
Hampstead 10 Guineas Purse
1. DROWSY JENNY, grey mare owned by Mr Hornsby 2 1 1
2. CREEPING KATE, black mare owned by Mr Woodman
3. HUTTON, bay gelding owned by Mr Rich 3 3 wdr
3 ran
Tuesday 4th July 1732
Hampstead 10 Guineas Galloway Purse
1. BLACK JOKE, chestnut gelding owned by Mr Chapman 1 1
2. SPECKLE FOOT, bay mare owned by Mr Pearson 2 2
3. SPOT, chestnut gelding owned by Mr Jacques dist
3 ran
Thursday 6th July 1732
Hampstead 15 Guineas Hunters Purse
1. BLACK LEGS, black horse owned by Mr Adey 1 1 2
2. QUIBUS, chestnut gelding owned by Mr Chapman 2 2 1
3. UNNAMED grey gelding owned by Mr Busby 3 dist
3 ran |
Monday 4th September 1732
Hampstead 10 Guineas Purse
1. SPAVINS-AND-CURBS, bay gelding owned by Mr Banks
defeated 2 hacks
Hampstead 10 Guineas Galloway Purse
1. UNNAMED bay mare owned by Mr Layton
2. BLACK LEGS, black horse owned by Mr Adey
3. DAINTY, bay mare owned by Mr Constable
5 ran |
| The final meeting took place on Monday 4th September 1732. |
| Course today |
No evidence of the previous existence of a racecourse. |
| 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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180 pages
140 former courses |
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264 pages
235 former courses |
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