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Horse racing in Ruidoso Downs canceled, moved to Albuquerque due to New Mexico wildfire and flood damages.
The Menangle Park Paceway was opened in 1914 and after the outbreak of World War I, it was requisitioned as an army camp used for the Australian Light Horse.The facility was returned to the owners for horse racing, until 18 November 1941, when the racecourse was again taken over by the military during World War II.
The Grand Military Gold Cup is a National Hunt steeplechase in England which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of about 3 miles (3 miles and 37 yards or 4,862 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in January.
There were two further meetings in 1914, but the course was now in financial difficulty and receivers had already been appointed. The outbreak of war meant the September 1914 meeting was cancelled. Racing did return for three days in 1915, although one day only attracted 15 runners for six races. The final meeting took place on 26 April 1915. [1]
Laytown Racecourse is a horse racing venue on the beach at Laytown, County Meath, Ireland. Laytown is unique in the Irish racing calendar as it is the only race event run on a beach under the Rules of Racing. The first recorded race meeting in Laytown was in 1868. The races take place on the strand for one day every September.
Doncaster has also taken over events whose traditional homes have closed, such as the Lincoln Handicap in 1965. More history was made at Doncaster in 1992 when it staged the first ever Sunday meeting on a British racecourse. A crowd of 23,000 turned up despite the absence of betting. The racecourse is used for other functions.
Racing is recorded as having taken place in Pontefract as early as 1648, just before the local Castle was taken by the forces of Oliver Cromwell. Races were held in the meadows near the town but these were discontinued by 1769. [1] The townsfolk restarted the sport in 1801 and it has continued ever since. [2]
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