Earliest meeting: Saturday 5th February 1732
Final meeting: Saturday 5th February 1732
The small County Durham market town of Wolsingham is located by the River Wear in Weardale, between Stanhope and Crook. In 1615 the town was granted a market and was given a piece of land on which to hold fairs and markets. Maybe that was the scene of Wolsingham races which were staged on Saturday 5th February 1732 when the principal race was won by the Reverend M Tarran's bay horse who won all 3 heats but lost the race because his rider was unable to draw the correct weight at the weigh-in. Three of its oldest houses were converted into an Inn named the Pack Horse Inn where it is believed that Edward III stayed in April 1327 on his journey from Scotland. Another Royal connection was with King Charles II who is said to have ridden his horse up the staircase on the inside of the Pack Horse Inn.

Saturday 5th February 1732
Wolsingham £10 Give & Take
1. UNNAMED bay horse owned by Reverend M Tarran 1 1 1
2. UNNAMED chestnut mare owned by Mr Brown 3 2 2
3. UNNAMED grey horse owned by Mr Hunter 2 3 dist
4. UNNAMED grey horse owned by Captain Machell dist
Although this was the order they finished, at the weigh-in the Rev Tarran's horse failed to draw the correct weight and the prize was awarded to Mr Brown's chestnut mare.

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

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