High Value Races (£100 or more) 1742

The table below lists the winners of all races worth £100 or more, showing whether the race was a Match usually run in heats, Sweepstake, Subscription Purse or Kings Plate, together with the racecourse, the winning racehorse and owner. Analysis of the data indicates the changing nature of races over time, from Matches run in heats, to single heat races which, in the early days, were Kings Plates, until Sweepstakes began to emerge and grab the attention of punters and bookmakers, and also provides an insight into the dominance of Newmarket prior to the 1740 Act of Parliament, through to 1750 and beyond, once thought to be the founding date of the modern day Jockey Club.
Date Racecourse Type Winner Owner Value
Thursday 22nd April Newmarket Kings Plate VOLUNTEER Sir Marmaduke Wyvill 100 gns
Saturday 24th April Newmarket Kings Plate MISS ROMP Duke of Ancaster 100 gns
Tuesday 8th June Guildford Kings Plate STANDARD Duke of Beauforth 100 gns
Tuesday 29th June Winchester Kings Plate SOURFACE Duke of Bolton 100 gns
Tuesday 6th July Nottingham Kings Plate MOLOTTO Lord Godolphin 100 gns
Thursday 8th July Canterbury Kings Plate SOURFACE Duke of Bolton 100 gns
Thursday 22nd July Ipswich Kings Plate LADIES DELIGHT Mr Figg 100 gns
Saturday 14th August Hambleton Kings Plate MISS VIXEN Lord Gower 100 gns
Monday 16th August York Kings Plate FORESTER Mr Croft 100 gns
Thursday 19th August Lewes Kings Plate SOURFACE Duke of Bolton 100 gns
Wednesday 26th August Salisbury Kings Plate TOY Mr Tarran 100 gns
Tuesday 7th September Lincoln Kings Plate FORESTER Mr Croft 100 gns
Thursday 7th October Newmarket Kings Plate TOY Mr Grisewood 100 gns