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Hednesford’s racing history – Racing Around Hednesford

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    Exactly when horse training began in Hednesford and Hazel Slade is unknown but the marriages of three jockeys, Joseph Spratt in 1764, William Wood in 1766 and Humphrey Kellham in 1770 prove that it was probably well before those dates. Other evidence comes in the form of two documents.

Racing Around Hednesford – Hednesford & Hazel Slade's Horse …

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    Two hundred years ago horses were either trained privately for the nobility and gentry on their estates by training grooms or by public trainers who took the horses of more than one owner into their stables. It is the latter that Hednesford and Hazel Slade built their reputations on. Continue reading

Hednesford’s racing past – Racing Around Hednesford

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    Hednesford’s racing past The sport of horse racing is centuries old, but training stables, as we know them today, are a relatively new idea. Two hundred years ago horses were trained privately for the nobility and gentry on their estates by training grooms or by public trainers who took the horses of more than one owner into their stables.

Hednesford Racecourse - Greyhound Derby

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    There were training grounds in the town of Hednesford from the early days of the 18th century, although there were two key dates in the development of Hednesford first as a training centre and then as a racecourse. ... Tony Hunt, wrote a book called Hednesford's Horse Racing History about six years ago and we did a lot of research into ...

Four Grand National winners …… and one that wasn’t!

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    Following the success of Chandler in 1848, it would be a further fifty-nine years before Eremon won the Grand National for Hednesford in 1907. The press of the day rather unkindly described the 1907 race as being “the most sub-standard gathering of horses ever to compete for Aintree’s famous ‘chase”.

Hednesford Hills Raceway - Wikipedia

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    About the circuit The circuit was originally built inside a dis-used reservoir and operated by Claude Roe and Les Marshall in 1952 utilizing the site of a former reservoir, before opening for the first time in 1954. Due to failure in business, Roe and Marshall decided to abandon their plans for Hednesford Raceway and close down in 1955.

Thomas Flintoff, trainer of Hednesford’s only Classic winner – …

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    Like several trainers in the Hednesford area Flintoff was a Yorkshireman, born around 1792 who moved into the area c.1824. He trained for two of the most flamboyant characters in racing at the time, John Beardsworth and the infamous, and near insane, John “Mad Jack” Mytton, the latter also had horses with other trainers in Shropshire near his home.

Cannock Chase Heritage Trail

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    Hednesford had at least six racing stables by the mid 1850s, but horse training declined as coal mining grew. By the early 1900s only three stables remained. Racehorses being exercised on Hednesford Hills c1920-1930. Image courtesy of the Museum of Cannock Chase . Explore and discover Gaskin’s Wood ...

Hednesford - Wikipedia

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    The town is best known for Hednesford Hills Raceway, the stock car track built on the site of a disused reservoir, which has brought tens of thousands of race fans to the area since the mid-1950s and still attracts crowds of several thousand to its major events.

The History of Horse Racing – American Racehorse

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    However, when it comes to horse racing, there is a clear history as to how it started. While it is not known when exactly the first horse race took place, it is clear that it was part of the Olympic Games, which were hosted in Greece between 700 and 40 BCE. It was not only horse racing that was widespread during this time though – chariot ...

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