1 The Warwick meeting is amongst the oldest in the country. The oldest racecard is at the Woolpack Hotel and dates to 1775 but it is believed that the races ...
Warwick Race Course had been established by 1775, possibly earlier. One document suggests that the first proper race meeting took place here in 1709, making it one of the oldest Race Courses in the country.
Before 1798, there is often ambiguity about whether the owners or occupiers are listed as proprietors. The names can be out of date, as changes were not always updated straight ...
Land Tax was one of the innovative schemes of the British government to increase revenue. Introduced in 1692, in the reign of William III and Mary, and finally abolished in ...
The first racing in Warwick was held in 1694, hoping to raise money for the town after the great fire of that year. The first race at what is now ...