Earliest meeting: Thursday 18th October 1821
Final meeting: Thursday 27th October 1825
This racecourse is covered in Volume 1 of Racecourses Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Ordering details shown below.
Earl of Durham, Duke of Portland, Lord Wilton, Lord Normanby, Earl of Wilton, Mr Lambton, Sir M W Ridley, Captain Cochrane
Thursday 18th October 1821
Lambton Handicap Stakes
1. Unnamed grey filly by Macbeth owned by Mr Lambton
2. Whizgig, a bay horse owned by Mr Duncombe
3. Morris-Dancer, a bay horse owned by Mr R Lambton
The Lambton 50 Guineas Match
1. Mrs Siddons owned by Mr Lambton
2. Capulet owned by Lord Normanby
The Welter Stakes over 2 miles
1. Cavalier, a brown colt owned by Mr Lambton
2. Sir John, a brown colt owned by Mr Petre
3. Kenilworth, a chestnut horse owned by Mr Baker
The Lambton Hunt Stakes over 2 miles
1. Escape, a grey horse owned by Mr Mason
2. Unnamed bay horse by L’Orient owned by Mr W Loraine
3. Mrs Siddons, a bay filly owned by Mr Lambton
Lambton Silver Cup over 2 miles
1. Unnamed filly by Ardrossan owned by Mr Hepworth
2. Rally, a bay mare owned by Mr Hudson
3. Waterloo, a bay horse owned by Mr Day
Friday 19th October 1821
Lambton Handicap Sweepstakes over the Normanby mile
1. Ralpho, a chestnut horse owned by Lord Normanby
2. Bergami owned by Mr Petre
3. Alderman Wood owned by Mr Duncombe
The Normanby Mile
1. Puss owned by Mr Wyvill
2. Unnamed filly by Macbeth owned by Mr Lambton
The Silver trophy shown opposite, valued at 100 Guineas, was of height 15 inches, standing on a Silver Gilt Stand of height 3 1 2/ inches and was presented to Lambton Park races by the Honourable Edward Petre in 1822 as the prize for a Handicap Sweepstake of 5 Guineas.
In 1822 the race was won by the brown gelding Tom Paine owned by Mr D Rowley and ridden by Mr T Sykes, beating a field of 13 others.
The next year the Lambton Park Race Company had acquired the trophy and had it inscribed with ’The Gold Cup, value 100 Guineas, added by the Lambton Racing Club to a Handicap Sweepstake of 5 Guineas each’. That year it was won by an aged brown horse Whynot owned by Lord Normanby and ridden by Lord Wilton, beating 10 others.
Wednesday 20th October to Saturday 23rd October 1824
Lambton Gold Cup donated by the Lambton Racing Club
1. St Leger owned by Mr Duncombe
2. Leporello owned by Mr Russell
3. Pecunia owned by Mr Lambton
Normanby Stakes over 2 miles
1. Pecunia owned by Mr Lambton
2. Clari owned by Lord Normanby
3. The Abbot owned by Mr Russell
Lambton Gold Cup over 2 miles
1. Corinthian owned by Mr Lambton
2. Conspiracy owned by Mr J Robinson
3. Lorenzo owned by Mr Hobhouse
Union Stakes over 2 miles
1. Squirrel owned by Mr Mills
2. Leporello owned by Mr Russell
3. Rallyasco owned by Mr D Lambton
Palatine Stakes over 2 miles
1. German owned by Mr Lambton
2. Mystic owned by Lord Wilton
3. Lorenzo owned by Mr Hobhouse
Harraton Stakes over 2 miles
1. Pecunia owned by Mr Lambton
2. Gladiator owned by Lord Wilton
The Welter Stakes over 2 miles
1. Corinthian owned by Mr Lambton
2. Conspiracy owned by Mr J Robinson
3. Lorenzo owned by Mr Hobhouse
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
