Earliest meeting: Tuesday 30th March 1847
Final meeting: Tuesday 30th March 1847
The Northumberland hamlet of Stannersburn lies in the Kielder Forest, west of Bellingham and north west of Hexham. It held races on Tuesday 30th March 1847 when the opening one mile race was won, after 2 heats, by Blue Pill for Mr Gibson. The later Beaten Handicap, also over a mile, went to Mr Douglas’s Spare Rib. There were no further occasions when racing took place in the hamlet. |
| This racecourse is covered in Volume 1 of Racecourses Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Ordering details shown below. |
| Local Patrons |
Mr Gibson, Mr I Fenwick |
| Principal Races |
Stannersburn Sweepstake |
Tuesday 30th March 1847
Stannersburn Sweepstake over 1 mile
1. Blue Pill, bay horse owned by Mr Gibson
2. Tally-Ho, chestnut colt owned by Mr I Fenwick
3. Miller’s Maid, brown mare owned by Mr Wear
4. Clear-the-Way, bay horse owned by Mr Telfer |
| The final meeting took place on Tuesday 30th March 1847. |
| Course today |
On a mile course on grassland on the edge of the hamlet. |
| 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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235 former courses |
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