Earliest Meeting:- Saturday 19th July 1729
Final Meeting:- Saturday 19th July 1729
The East Hampshire market town of Petersfield, located 15 miles north of Portsmouth, is blessed with beautiful countryside on the northern slopes of the South Downs. The town was founded in the 12th century by William Fitz Robert, the 2nd Earl of Gloucester and developed into a major coach stop for travelers between London and Portsmouth. In the early years of the 18th century the town held its own races, with the meeting in 1729 deemed to be sufficiently important to be included in John Cheny’s Racing Calendar. It was an unusual race because it was a selling race, one of the earliest selling races, and was only decided when a horse won 3 heats rather than the customary 2 heats.

Saturday 19th July 1729
Petersfield 10 Guineas Selling Race
1. WHO-CAN-TELL, black gelding owned by Mr Chitty 1 1 1
2. Unnamed grey gelding owned by Mr Belchamber 3 2 2
3. Unnamed brown gelding owned by Mr Bradly 2 3 dist
4. FLUTTERING GREY, grey gelding owned by Mr Chitty dist
5. Unnamed brown gelding owned by Mr Langridges dist

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