Earliest meeting: Friday 20th April 1840
Final meeting: Saturday 6th April 1850
Moreton-on-Swale is a large village in the Hambleton area of North Yorkshire. It lies on the River Swale, some 4 miles West of Northallerton, and first held a race meeting on Friday 20th April 1840. The meeting opened with the Moreton Sweepstake won by Starch, and closed with the Moreton Hurdle won by Mr Lancester’s Physician who beat Scruton Lass into second. Meetings continued annually for 10 years until a final meeting on Saturday 6th April 1850. |
| This racecourse is covered in Volume 1 of Racecourses Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Ordering details shown below. |
| Local Patrons |
Mr Busby, Mr Wright, Mr Lancaster |
| Principal Races |
Moreton Hurdle, Moreton Sweepstakes |
Friday 20th April 1840 |
Moreton Sweepstakes
1. Starch owned by Mr Busby
2. Black Beckwith owned by Mr Wright
3. Harkaway owned by Mr Holmes
Moreton Hurdle over a mile and 3 Hurdles
1. Physician owned by Mr Lancaster
2. Scruton Lass owned by Mr Little
3. Unnamed mare by Miss Mary owned by Mr Collitt |
| The final meeting took place on Saturday 6th April 1850 |
| Course today |
Over farmland on the edge of the village. |
| If you have photos, postcards, racecards. badges, newspaper cuttings or book references about the old course, or can provide a photo of how the ground on which the old racecourse stood looks today, then email johnwslusar@gmail.com |
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 |
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400 former courses |
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140 former courses |
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235 former courses |
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