Racecourses in Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-on-Avon Racecourse
Luddington Road
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 9SE
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The date of the first race meeting is unknown, but thanks to a unique
manuscript account made by Captain James Saunders there is a magnificent
record of the races from 1755 to 1778. The copyright of this manuscript
belongs to the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
Many improvements have taken place on the track, where the bends have been
banked, the water jump moved in front of the stands, a photo-finish camera
installed, and the distances of the races altered. In 1969 two fields which
were part of the original course over 200 years ago, were acquired for the
purpose of enlarging the circuit and eliminating two sharp bends.
In 1922 there were just two meetings while nowadays there are around
fourteen allocated each year.
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