HARBRIDGE RACECOURSE

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Earliest meeting: Tuesday 2nd May 1843
Final meeting: Tuesday 2nd May 1843
The Hampshire village of Harbridge is located some 3 miles from Ringwood and about the same distance from Fordingbridge. The village was mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book and probably got its name from Hearda’s Bridge. As early as the 15th century the village was known as a Manor and in the 19th century that Manor was passed to the Earl of Normanton. The village held its own race meeting on Monday 2nd May 1843 on the edge of the village when a 2 race card finished with the Harbridge 1 ½ mile Sweepstake which saw Mr Douglas’s Orion defeat Claret. Despite the meeting being well-supported, no further meetings were organised.
This racecourse is covered in Volume 2 of Racecourses Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Ordering details shown below.
Local Patrons Mr Newman, Mr Douglas
Principal Races Harbridge Sweepstake

Monday 2nd May 1843
Harbridge Sweepstake over 3 miles
1. Champion, bay gelding owned by Mr Newman
2. Scorpio, chestnut horse owned by Mr Smith
3. Prudence, black mare owned by Mr Adams

The only recorded meeting took place on Tuesday 2nd May 1843.
Course today In fields on the edge 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

ISBN 978-0-9957632-0-3

652 pages

774 former courses

ISBN 978-0-9957632-1-0

352 pages

400 former courses

ISBN 978-0-9957632-2-7

180 pages

140 former courses

ISBN 978-0-9957632-3-4

264 pages

235 former courses
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