Earliest meeting: Wednesday 26th April 1732
Final meeting: Friday 28th April 1732
The Wiltshire garrison town of Warminster, on the River Were is located on the western edge of Salisbury Plain between Bath and Salisbury. Although there is some evidence of prehistoric settlements near Warminster, the town dates from the 10th century and was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 when known as Worgemynstre. In the early part of the 18th century the town held a 3-day race meeting, starting on Wednesday 26th April 1732, and the meeting was deemed to be sufficiently important to be included in John Cheny's Historical List of that year. |
| This racecourse is NOT covered in any of the 4 Volumes of Racecourses Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Ordering details shown below. |
| Local Patrons |
Lord Viscount Weymouth |
| Principal Races |
Lord Weymouth's 50 Guineas Purse |
Wednesday 26th April 1732
Warminster 50 Guineas Purse presented by Lord Viscount Weymouth
1. YOUNG FIGG, bay horse owned by Mr Bradley 1 1
2. BROWN DARCY, brown horse owned by Mr Sheppard 2 dist
3. STINGO, chestnut gelding owned by Mr Aldridge 3 dist
3 ran
Thursday 27th April 1732
Warminster 10 Guineas Give & Take Galloway Purse
1. LITTLE ESQUIRE, chestnut gelding owned by Mr Cole 1 1
2. STIFF DICK, brown gelding owned by Mr Seman 3 2
3. WANTON WILLY, bay gelding owned by Mr Hurst 2 dist
3 ran
Friday 28th April 1732
Warminster 20 Guineas Purse
1. KIT CAT, chestnut horse owned by Mr Pasron 2 1 1
2. STAY TILL I COME, bay horse owned by Mr Sheppard 1 2 1
3. WHIPPER IN, bay gelding owned by Mr Garrard dist
4. RUN NOW OR HUNT FOREVER, grey horse owned by Mr Lancton dist
5. CHEVALIER, brown gelding owned by Mr Try dist
5 ran |
| The final meeting took place on Friday 28th April 1732 |
| Course today |
No evidence remains of the previous racecourse |
| 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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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 |
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