What was the name of the Manchester horse racecourse that closed in 1963?
Manchester Racecourse Manchester Racecourse Manchester Racecourse was a venue for horse racing located at a number of sites around the Manchester area including; Kersal Moor, New Barnes, Weaste and Castle Irwell, Pendleton, then in Lancashire. The final home of the course, Castle Irwell, was closed in 1963. Despite its name, the course was never actually located within the boundaries of the ancient township of Manchester or the subsequent city of Manchester. The earliest known horse races in the Manchester area were run at Barlow Moor, first recorded in 1647, and again from 1697–1701 and the earliest record of horse-racing on Kersal Moor
Woore Racecourse breeding operation, maintaining the Thoroughbred racing link to the area. The leading jockey at the course was Stan Mellor. Dick Francis, the jockey and author, had his first ride at Woore in 1946 on a horse called Russian Hero, as did commentator Brough Scott, on 21 March 1963, riding a filly called Tamhill. Jockeys to win their first race at the course were Tim Brookshaw, Reg Hollinshead and Bernard Wells. Woore Racecourse Woore Racecourse (closed 1963) was an English National Hunt horse racing venue, situated in the village of Woore, in the northernmost corner of Shropshire, on the border with