Earliest meeting: Monday 14th August 1865
Final meeting: Monday 3rd June 1872
Ponders End was once a town in the county of Middlesex but has now been subsumed into the London Borough of Enfield. It is in the Lea Valley area of the capital and it is now more difficult to define its boundaries. In the latter part of the 19th century it held its own races, although for 6 years the meeting comprised of trotting races. The earliest record of a thoroughbred meeting was on Monday 14th August 1865 at Mr Jewison’s Pike and Anchor Race Ground. The Handicap race saw Mr Boswell’s Dark Girl defeat Gazelle and George, while the feature Silver Cup race was won by Morning Star. Meetings continued annually at the same venue for the next 5 years, while a further thoroughbred race meeting was staged on Monday 3rd June 1872. |
| This racecourse is covered in Volume 2 of Racecourses Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Ordering details shown below. |
| Local Patrons |
Mr Jewison (Course owner), Mr Edwards, Mr Lee |
| Principal Races |
Ponders End Silver Cup, Handicap Stakes |
Monday 14th August 1865
Ponders End Silver Cup Handicap
1. Morning Star, aged horse owned by Mr Edwards
2. Gazelle, aged horse owned by Mr Lee
3. Tommy, aged horse owned by Mr Pea |
| The final meeting took place on Monday 3rd June 1872. |
| Course today |
In the grounds of the Pike and Anchor. |
| 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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400 former courses |
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140 former courses |
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264 pages
235 former courses |
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