Earliest meeting: Wednesday 4th May 1803
Final meeting: Friday 4th June 1819
The small settlement of Maddington in Wiltshire, some 6 miles south east of Amesbury, could call on a population of less than 350 and had fewer than 75 houses in the settlement. However, it organised a three day race meeting in May 1803, holding it on the Winchester course. Further meetings were organised In April 1804 (with weights allocated as if the meeting had fallen in May), June 1805 and May 1806, holding them at the local Stockbridge racecourse, and boasted an ‘A’ list of supporters including Lord Sackville and Lord Somerset. Meetings continued until a final card was staged on Friday 4th June 1819, with the concluding Maddington 4 mile Stakes being won by the Mr Goddard owned Anticipation.

Lord Sackville, Lord E Somerset, Lord C Somerset, Lord Graves, Sir H Lippincott, Major Pigot, Colonel Kingscote

Wednesday 4th to Friday 6th  May 1803

Maddington Club Sweepstakes over 4 miles
1. Whirligig owned by Lord Graves
2. Yam owned by Mr Elton
3. Fair Charlotte owned by Mr Graeme

Maddington Sweepstakes (King’s Plate weights) over 2 miles
1. Giles owned by Mr Byndloss
2. Dotterel owned by Mr Scrope

Maddington Cup over 2 miles
1. Unnamed gelding by Fortunio owned by Sir H.Lippincott
2. Blemish owned by Mr Byndloss

Maddinton Handicap Sweepstakes over a mile
1. Yam owned by Mr Elton
2. Fair Charlotte owned by Mr Graeme
3. Spice owned by Mr Villebois

Wednesday 25th to Friday 27th April 1804

Maddington Stakes over 6 furlongs
1. Magpie owned by Mr Byndloss
2. Runaway owned by Mr Biggs

Maddington Club Sweepstakes over 4 miles
1. Wheat-Ear owned by Colonel Kingscote
2. Hard-Bargain owned by Mr Warrington
3. Black Dick owned by Major R.Pigot

Maddington Club Sweepstakes over 2 miles
1. Orson owned by Colonel Kingscote
2. Piercer owned by Lord Graves
3. Magpie owned by Mr Byndloss

Wednesday 5th June 1805

Maddington Stakes over 4 miles
1. Witchcraft owned by Lord Sackville
2. Mirror owned by Sir H Lippincott
3. Daisy owned by Lord C Somerset
4. Gary Owen owned by Major Pigot
A field of 15 saw Lord Sackville’s White and Black cap triumph at 4/6 favourite.

Maddington Sweepstakes over 2 miles
1. Whirligig owned by Lord Sackville
2. La Mancha owned by Colonel Kingscote
3. Wheatear owned by Major Pigot

Maddington 10 Guineas Sweepstake over 2 miles
1. Sylvanus owned by Lord E Somerset
2. Abelard owned by Mr Bullock
3. Badger owned by Mr Howorth

Wednesday 28th to Friday 30th May 1806

Maddington Stakes over 4 miles
1. Bagatelle owned by Lord C.Somerset
2. Capias owned by Lord Sackville
3. Mirror owned by Sir H.Lippincott

Maddington Club Sweepstakes over 2 miles
1. Witchcraft owned by Lord Sackville
2. La Mancha owned by Colonel Kingscote
3. Optician owned by Lord F.Bentinck

Wednesday 20th to Friday 22nd May 1807

Maddington Stakes over 4 miles
1. Bagatelle owned by Lord C.H.Somerset
2. Witchcraft owned by Lord Sackville
3. Mirror owned by Sir H.Lippincott
4. Bucephalus owned by Mr Douglas

Maddington Sweepstakes over 3 miles
1. Clermont owned by Lord Sackville
2. Bassanio owned by Mr Biggs

Thursday 3rd to Friday 4th June 1819

The Bramshill Stakes
1. Champignon owned by Mr Calley
2. Shoe-Horn owned by Mr J.Walker
3. Sir Topaz owned by Mr Goddard

The Maddington Stakes over 4 miles
1. Anticipation owned by Mr Goddard
2. Sober Robin owned by Mr King
3. Scarecrow owned by Mr Walker

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