Earliest meeting: Thursday 29th September 1853
Final meeting: Tuesday 7th July 1857
The earliest record of racing in the Essex town of Southminster was in 1853 on a course called the Lloyd’s Stake course which was circular, with tight bends and a circumference of barely 5 furlongs. The Stewards were James Malden and James Gale and the principal event of the afternoon was the Lloyd Stakes which went to 5/1 outsider Baronet, beating the evens favourite Lady Susan owned by one of the Stewards. A meeting was staged in late September 1854 when the Clerk of the Course was Mr R Willsmere from the King’s Head, where an Ordinary was served after racing. The only unfortunate part of a glorious days sport was that there were two cases of cholera reported. Racing continued for each of the next 3 years, with a final meeting on Tuesday 7th July 1857. |
| This racecourse is covered in Volume 2 of Racecourses Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Ordering details shown below. |
| Local Patrons |
Mr R Willsmere (Clerk of Course) |
| Principal Races |
Lloyd’s Stakes, Southminster Stakes, Scurry Stakes |
Friday 29th September 1854
Lloyd’s Stakes
1. Mentmore Lass owned by Mr Gale
2. Bess owned by Mr Bushell
3. Aldis owned by Mr W Clark |
| The final meeting took place on Tuesday 7th July 1857. |
| Course today |
The tight 5 furlong Lloyd’s course was on the edge of the town. |
| 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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