Newmarket Town Plate

"The Round Course at Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, Preparing for the King's Plate" - Peter Tillemans (1684-1734)

The Newmarket Town Plate is a historic British horse race which has been run in the town of Newmarket, Suffolk since 1666.[1] The race was instigated by King Charles II, who also won the first running. He stated that it should be run 'forever'.

It is run over 3 mile 6 furlongs of the Newmarket Round Course, which runs “on the outside of the Ditch from Newmarket ... starting and ending at the weighing post, by Cambridge Gap, called Thomond’s Post.”[1] It is only used once a year for this race.

Reputedly, the Plate was the first race to be run with a specific set of Rules.[1] These included:

The prizes for the contest include a box of Newmarket sausages.[2] The 2012 edition of the race was won by amateur jockey, Clare Twemlow, on a horse called Raifteiri.[3] In 2011, the Town Plate was won by Newmarket trainer and town councillor John Berry, riding his own horse Kadouchski.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Newmarket Town Plate". Newmarket Racecourse. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  2. "Executive gears up for Newmarket Town Plate". Jockey Club. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  3. "Town Plate win a dream comeback for jockey Clare". Newmarket Journal. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  4. "Trainer Berry takes the Plate". Newmarket Journal. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2013.


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