Earliest meeting: Tuesday 22nd July 1766
Final meeting: Thursday 24th July 1766
The Lancashire townland of Layton Hayes lies near the coast, some 3 miles south west of Poulton-le-Fylde. It is overshadowed by the more important seaside town of Blackpool, but once held its own race meeting in the mid-1700s. Results from the two day meeting, held between Tuesday 22nd and Thursday 24th July 1766, were included in Baily’s Racing Register. On the opening day the Annual Give and Take race was won by Mr Nutt’s Honest Billy. Whilst records of other meetings in the townland are sparse, clearly other meetings had been staged, given that the race was entitled the 'Annual Give & Take'. |
| This racecourse is covered in Volume 1 of Racecourses Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Ordering details shown below. |
| Local Patrons |
Mr Nutt, Mr Thistlethwaite |
| Principal Races |
Layton Hayes Annual Give & Take Plate, Layton Hayes £50 Plate |
22nd July 1766 |
Layton Hayes Annual Give & Take Plate
1. Honest Billy, bay horse owned by Mr Nutt |
24th July 1766 |
Layton Hayes £50 Plate
1. Speedwell, bay horse owned by Mr Jordan
2. Gloucestershire Jenny, grey mare owned by Mr Thistlethwaite
3. Vagabond, bay horse owned by Mr Burton |
| The final meeting took place on Thursday 24th July 1766. |
| Course today |
Over farmland on the outskirts of the townland. |
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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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264 pages
235 former courses |
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