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The racecourse was served by its own station on the Nottingham to Grantham line, from 1882 to 1959. There are still remnants of the station wall on what is now Colwick loop road. The course hosts two early-season Listed races – the Further Flight Stakes over 1 mile 6 furlongs, named after the horse of that name , [ 7 ] and the listed ...
The Racecourse station was built in 1892 in conjunction with opening of the racecourse. There are still remnants of the station buildings on Colwick Road. Today the racecourse is served by Nottingham Station located two miles from the course.
The Lodge, by Mansfield Road. Built in 1857 by Henry Moses Wood as the Lodge to the racecourse. The name "Forest" derives comes from the Middle Ages when the land that is now a recreation ground was part of the Sherwood Forest that once extended from the city of Nottingham to the north of Nottinghamshire.
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In 1970 the White City Stadium in Nottingham closed down leaving the city without greyhound racing. However members of the Severn and Trent greyhound clubs had maintained a presence in the council's thoughts and several years later plans for a new track within the Nottingham Racecourse site began to surface.
Post Office, St. Peter's Church side, Albert Street, Nottingham 1848 (demolished 1929) Public baths and washhouse, Gedling Street, Nottingham 1848; Lodge at south west entrance to Nottingham Arboretum 1851 [5] Pedestrian Subway under Addison street 1851-52 [6] Forest Lodge, Nottingham Racecourse, Mansfield Road, Nottingham 1857 [7] [8]
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It is run at Nottingham over a distance of 1 mile and 75 yards (1,678 metres), and is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November. Prior to 2022 it was run on the Rowley Mile course at Newmarket over 1 mile. The first two scheduled runnings at Nottingham in 2022 and 2023 were abandoned due to a waterlogged course. [1] [2]