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Lancashire Plate
The Lancashire Plate was a flat horse race in Great Britain open to Thoroughbreds aged two years and over. It was run over seven furlongs at Manchester Racecourse in September from 1888 to 1893. It was one of the most valuable races in the country and its winners included Classic victors Seabreeze, Donovan and La Fleche. History The Lancashire Plate was first run on 22 September 1888 over seven furlongs at Manchester Racecourse. The prize money was made up of £11,000 added to a sweepstakes of £20 each. The weights were 7 st 5 lb for two-year-olds, 9 st 3 lb for three-year-olds and 9 st 9 lb for four-year-olds, with mares and geldings being allowed to carry 3 lb less. Horses that had won more than £1,000 (excluding handicaps) once had to carry a 4 lb penalty and winners of either £1,000 once or £2,000 twice had to carry a 7 lb penalty. Any horse who had won the 2000 Guineas, Derby or St. Leger had to carry an extra 10 lb. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancashire Plate 1888
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashire was created by the Local Government Act 1972. It is administered by Lancashire County Council, based in Preston, and twelve district councils. Although Lancaster is still considered the county town, Preston is the administrative centre of the non-metropolitan county. The ceremonial county has the same boundaries except that it also includes Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen, which are unitary authorities. The historic county of Lancashire is larger and includes the cities of Manchester and Liverpool as well as the Furness and Cartmel peninsulas, but excludes Bowland area of the West Riding of Yorkshire transferred to the non-metropolitan county in 1974 History Before the county During Roman times the area was part of the Brigante ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
