DOVER

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Dover Racecourse, Kent, was situated at a range of places in the vicinity of Dover from 1827 through to 1881.

 

Key Questions still to be answered:-

  • What shape and distance was it?

  • What remains of the course today?

  • Can anyone provide a badge or racecard from the course?

1827-1836

The earliest records show that meetings took place in Dover from 1827 through to 1836 in an unbroken spell of racing, although details of the actual races are patchy.

SEPTEMBER 1849

Further records indicate a meeting in Dover in 1849 when racing resumed.

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August 1881

It is known that the final meeting of racing in the Dover area took place on 26th August 1881.

If you can provide further information about this racecourse then email   johnslusar@fsmail.net

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