WORCESTER |
Badges through the decades |
Brief History |
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| 1718 Earliest evidence of a meeting at Pitchcroft,Worcester on 20th June in which horses ran the best of 3 two mile heats and the winner was to be sold for £7. 1739Records show that racing continued and that Cato, carrying 11st on 22nd August, won a 40 guineas race. 1754 The programme was extened to include a 3 day programme. 1755 Building on its earier successes, the programme was extended to a fourth day, when racing on the final day started at the Green Dragon. 1823 By now the racecard included prestigious races like the Worcester Gold Cup, won twice by Euphrates, and the Worcester Stakes. 1880 The new track is laid out and used for the first time.
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1966
The last flat meeting took place on 20th August. 1975 The new grandstand is completed and opened on 26th March. |
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