Nottingham latest course under threat

[vikingflagship]

The Jockey Club's hold on Nottingham racecourse – and even the track's future survival – could be in doubt after the venue's local authority owner said it is considering selling the 134-year-old

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[jinnyj]

The JC really don't care about smaller tracks. It's all about their golden geese.

 

[Ian_Davies]

The Jockey Club's hold on Nottingham racecourse – and even the track's future survival – could be in doubt after the venue's local authority owner said it is considering selling the 134-year-old

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Do they not realise I saw Little Owl win there on my one and only visit in the 1980s?

There should be a blue plaque in the Silver Ring to commemorate this and the course should be on a protected list!

 

[Truncheon]

Looks like the JC are downsizing

 

[Barnestormer]

Kempton, Haydock and Redcar could follow.

 

[Basil Pinenuts]

I'm amazed that nothing ceased during the Covid era. Heard a rumour about Perth in 2020/21 but nothing came of it. Many were saying we'd be on 50 courses by 2030 (currently 59) but can't see it going that low.

 

[Chunky Monkey]

Kempton possibly more likely due to underlying land value, Haydock less likely in my view but never say never.

 

[Ian_Davies]

Do they not realise I saw Little Owl win there on my one and only visit in the 1980s?

There should be a blue plaque in the Silver Ring to commemorate this and the course should be on a protected list!

Always nice to check Wikipedia to make sure I didn't just dream it all.

"1982/83 season
Little Owl returned to the track ten months later in the aptly-named "Last Chance Chase," a minor conditions Chase at Nottingham, where he won in a canter."

It was a lovely crisp, sunny but cold winter's day, I'd cycled from my Coventry student digs to Warwick University campus, stopping to pick up provisions - cheese and onion rolls wrapped in cellophane - at a cafe along the way, and was then chauffeured two and from Nottingham racecourse by my long-suffering friend Mike in the old banger his Dad had bought for him.

Despite never so much as once returning (a recurring theme with me) in the 44 years since, I feel emotionally invested in Nottingham racecourse - my grandmother insisting I was descended from Robin Hood only served to strengthen the tie - so it simply cannot close!