| Tarporley Racecourse was situated in the County of Cheshire and first witnessed racing on 5th November 1776. It was administered by the Tarporley Hunt Club which itself had been founded in 1762. This early period of racing is known to have taken place at Crabtree Green and lasted until 1783. It was re-established 6 years later and a Silver Cup race was introduced in 1805. Almost exactly 39 years after the first meeting the last took place at Crabtree Green | |
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Racing continued, on and off, at a number of venues in the area, notably Cotebrook and Saighton Farm. By 1877 the Tarporley Hunt Steeplechases were established on the Arderne Estate. Feature races included the Tarporley Handicap Chase, the Tarporley Open Chase and the Tarporley Hunt Cup. |
| By 1930 a tote was introduced at the course, and such was the appeal of the racecourse that in 1937 a grandstand was built. When a meeting took place on 26th April 1939 little was it known that it would be the last. The course was taken over by the MOD during World War 2 and a prisoner of war camp erected. The meeting was never re-established after the War and today the Old Tarporley Racecourse is open farmland. I am grateful to R.M.Bevan and his CC Publishing Company for the detail he has provided. | |