High Value Races (£100 or more) 1747

The table below lists the winners of all races worth £100 or more, showing whether the race was a Match usually run in heats, Sweepstake, Subscription Purse or Kings Plate, together with the racecourse, the winning racehorse and owner. Analysis of the data indicates the changing nature of races over time, from Matches run in heats, to single heat races which, in the early days, were Kings Plates, until Sweepstakes began to emerge and grab the attention of punters and bookmakers, and also provides an insight into the dominance of Newmarket prior to the 1740 Act of Parliament, through to 1750 and beyond, once thought to be the founding date of the modern day Jockey Club.
Date Racecourse Type Winner Owner Value
Wednesday 22nd April Newmarket Sweepstake JOHN TROT Mr Thomas Panton 400 gns
Thursday 23rd April Newmarket Kings Plate LITTLE JOHN Lord Gower 100 gns
Friday 24th April Newmarket Kings Plate DIZZY Duke of Ancaster 100 gns
Tuesday 9th June Guildford Kings Plate SLUG Mr Greville 100 gns
Tuesday 23rd June Winchester Kings Plate JOHN TROT Mr Thomas Panton 100 gns
Tuesday 23rd June Ipswich Kings Plate HIGHLANDER Lord Portmore 100 gns
Tuesday 7th July Salisbury Kings Plate JOHN TROT Mr Thomas Panton 100 gns
Tuesday 14th July Nottingham Kings Plate SQUIRREL Sir William Middleton 100 gns
Tuesday 28th July Canterbury Kings Plate JOHN TROT Mr Thomas Panton 100 gns
Friday 14th August Malton Kings Plate MAB Mr Hutton 100 gns
Friday 14th August Lewes Kings Plate CUMBERLAND Mr Grisewood 100 gns
Monday 17th August York Kings Plate SQUIRREL Sir William Middleton 100 gns
Tuesday 1st September Lincoln Kings Plate SQUIRREL Sir William Middleton 100 gns
Monday 28th September Newmarket Match FLASH Duke of Ancaster 100 gns
Thursday 1st October Newmarket Kings Plate BUSTARD Mr Thomas Panton 100 gns