Earliest meeting: Tuesday 9th October 1849
Final meeting: Tuesday 16th October 1866
The North Yorkshire village of Weaverthorpe, in the Ryedale district of the county, lies approximately 21 kilometres from Scarborough. The village is steeped in history, having been mentioned in the Domesday Book when called Wiveretorp. In the middle of the 19th century the village held its own races, starting on Tuesday 9th October 1849. That day the principal race was the Weaverthorpe Stakes which was won by Miss Milton. The next year, on Tuesday 8th October 1850, the Waeverthorpe Plate over 1 ¼ miles went to Mr Lamplugh’s Queen of Trumps. Meetings continued for the next 16 years before the final record of a meeting on Tuesday 16th October 1866. |
| This racecourse is covered in Volume 1 of Racecourses Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Ordering details shown below. |
| Local Patrons |
Mr W Lamplaugh, Mr Taylor |
| Principal Races |
Weaverthorpe Plate, Hunting Saddle, Consolation Purse |
Tuesday 8th October 1850
Weaverthorpe Plate over 1 ¼ miles
1. Queen of Trumps, bay mare owned by Mr W Lamplaugh
2. The Saddler, aged horse owned by Mr Taylor
3. Kate, chestnut mare owned by Mr Waters |
| The final meeting took place on Tuesday 16th October 1866. |
| Course today |
In fields ‘in the immediate vicinity of this beautiful village’. |
| 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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235 former courses |
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