BLACKPOOL
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Date 1915 Credits n/a
FIRST MEETING
A 2 day meeting on 27th and 28th of September 1865 in the grounds of Layton Hall.
SITUATED
In 1911 the racecourse moved to Clifton Park which is now the site of Blackpool airport.
DISTANCES
Chases up to 3 miles
PRINCIPAL RACE
Coronation Gold Cup
WORLD WAR I
The course had closed before the end of the War
WORLD WAR II
Closed
FACT
All enclosures had sloped banks to make viewing easier.
QUESTION
The final winner at Blackpool was ridden by J Manley, but what was its name?
CURRENT SITUATION
Michael Pithouse writes that the Stand Bar was used by the Blackpool & Fylde Glider club in 1950. In August Jack S Aked, a Flight Lieutenant, registered the club and leased the Stands on Squires Gate before it gradually decated and fell down in 1960. The site is now Blackpool airport.
LAST MEETING
27th April 1915
If you have :-
a favourite memory of this racecourse;
photos or a postcard of the course;
a members badge from the course, either to sell or as a scan;
then email me at johnslusar@fsmail.net and I will include the details on this site together with an acknowledgement for you.