Earliest meeting: Thursday 28th June 1838
Final meeting: Monday 17th April 1882
The Norfolk and Norwich race committee organised a series of race meetings stretching over at least 44 years using a range of courses. The early meetings were held on Mousehold Heath, beginning with a two day card on Thursday 28th and Friday 29th June 1838. On Wednesday 8th September 1841 the Norfolk and Norwich Handicap Stakes was won by Mr C Crawshay’s Rory O’More on Mousehold Heath. The group were nomadic and transferred their attention to Barnham Broom for a few years, although in 1846 the meeting was meant to be at Barnham Broom but, in the event, took place at the village of Colton on Wednesday 8th April 1846. The main Sweepstakes was won by Little John, owned by Mr Beaumont, who got the better of Novice and Lord Suffield’s Shamrock. Racing later transferred to the village of Trowse in 1865, a meeting which was deemed sufficiently successful for racing to continue for a good number of years before moving to Hethersett on 8th March 1875. The final card organised by the Norfolk and Norwich Hunt Club was on Monday 17th April 1882. |
| This racecourse is covered in Volume 1 of Racecourses Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Ordering details shown below. |
| Local Patrons |
Lord Suffield, Captain Ives |
| Principal Races |
Norfolk & Norwich Plate, Eastern Counties Hunt Cup, Licensed Horse Dealers Stakes |
Wednesday 9th September 1840
Norfolk & Norwich Plate over 2 ½ miles
1. Fitzambo, 4 year old owned by Mr J Turner
2. Powick, 6 year old owned by Mr Horner
3. Foxhunter, 5 year old owned by Mr B Land |
The final meeting took place on Monday 17th April 1882. |
| Course today |
At a range of courses starting at Mousehold Heath, progressing to Trowse and moving on to Hethersett. |
| 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 |
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652 pages
774 former courses |
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352 pages
400 former courses |
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180 pages
140 former courses |
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264 pages
235 former courses |
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