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FIRST MEETING
Earliest recorded meeting August 1845, but ‘Newport’ races held on 15th November 1899.
SITUATED
On the banks of the River Usk, close to the M4 near to Caerleon and less than a mile from Caerleon Station.
DISTANCES
2 miles to 3 miles 4 furlongs.
PRINCIPAL RACE
Welsh Champion Hurdle (now transferred to Chepstow)
WORLD WAR I
Meetings stopped in 1913 and did not begin again until 1919.
WORLD WAR II
Closed and reopened in May 1946.
FACT
Dick Francis rode Wrenbury Sahib at Newport on Saturday 14th June 1947, one week before his wedding.
QUESTION
What evidence was there on his wedding photographs to suggest that all had not gone well on Wrenbury Sahib?
CURRENT SITUATION
No evidence that a racecourse ever existed.
LAST MEETING
17th May 1948
If you have :-
a favourite memory of this racecourse;
photos or a postcard of the course;
a members badge from the course, either to sell or as a scan;
then email me at johnslusar@fsmail.net and I will include the details on this site together with an acknowledgement for you.
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