Wormald Green Racecourse

WORMALD GREEN RACECOURSE

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The North Yorkshire hamlet of Wormald Green lies between Ripon and Harrogate close to the busy A61. The hamlet is made up of rebuilt farm houses and rural dwellings. On 1st June 1848 the railway came to Wormald Green and a few years afterwards the hamlet held its own steeplechases. The ‘County History of Yorkshire’ recorded that steeplechase meetings began being held in many parts of the county, with 3 events normally forming the racecard. There was certainly a meeting at Wormald Green in the 1860s, although actual details are scarce.
This racecourse is covered in Volume 1 of Racecourses Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Ordering details shown below.
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

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

Copies of the above books are only available by emailing johnwslusar@gmail.com stating your requirements, method of payment (cheque payable to W.Slusar) or Bank transfer, and the address where the book(s) should be sent.

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Volume 1 North of Hatfield £19.99 + £4 postage
Volume 2 South of Hatfield £14.99 + £3 postage
Volume 3 Wales & Scotland £9.99 + £3 postage
Volume 4 Ireland £9.99 + £3 postage
Volumes 1 - 4 £54.96 + £5 postage
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