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Earliest meeting: Monday 6th May 1754
Final meeting: Monday 6th May 1754
The Historical List of Races and Matches of 1754 reported a meeting taking place in Northumberland at Newbig-Link, which could well have been the sands at Newbiggin. The meeting was held on Monday 6th May 1754 with the main race a Sweepstakes over 4 miles. There was a competitive field of 6 runners and the finish concerned a Filly owned by Mr Wilson and a bay colt owned by Mr Samuel Cook. While there is no further mention of Newbig-Link, Newbiggin races were popular throughout the 19th century.
This racecourse is covered in Volume 1 of Racecourses Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Ordering details shown below.
Local Patrons Captain Davis
Principal Races Four Mile Sweepstakes

Monday 6th May 1754

Monday 6th May 1754 Four Mile Sweepstakes
1. Chestnut Filly owned by Mr Wilson
2. Bay colt owned by Mr Samuel Cook
3. Grey colt owned by Mr John Cook
4. Black colt owned by Mr Johnson
5. Bay filly owned by Captain Davis
6. Chestnut filly owned by Mr Watson
The final meeting took place on Monday 6th May 1754.
Course today Possibly on Newbiggin sands.
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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