# Newport Racecourse > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Newport_Racecourse > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Newport_Racecourse.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Racecourse > Source revision: 1136113975 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Defunct horse racing venue in Caerleon,Wales **Newport Racecourse**, also known as **Caerleon Racecourse**, was a [horse racing](/source/Horse_racing) venue located at [Caerleon](/source/Caerleon), near [Newport, Wales](/source/Newport%2C_Wales) which staged [National Hunt](/source/National_Hunt) racing from the 1840s until its closure in 1948. The earliest known horse race meeting at Caerleon took place in 1845, although official results are not found until 1852. After 1854 no further racing took place in the area until the Llangibby and Tredegar Hunt staged meetings there in the 1880s and 1890s, usually in November. On 15 November 1899 the course was referred to as Newport for the first time, and it continued to host meetings in May and November each year until 1928, with a gap from 1913 to 1919 due to World War I. The May meeting was discontinued after the 1928 staging, leaving Newport with only one meeting in November until the start of World War II. When Newport resumed racing after the war, fixtures increased. Eleven days were scheduled for the 1946–47 season although a number were cancelled due to bad weather. In 1947–48 eight days were scheduled and 30 March 1948 the course staged the [Welsh Grand National](/source/Welsh_Grand_National) for the only time, but the fixture held on 15 and 17 May 1948 proved to be the final National Hunt meeting held at Newport. In 1949 some pony racing was held at the course, but financial problems meant that no further racing of any kind took place at Newport after that year.[1] The course hosted the [International Cross Country Championships](/source/International_Cross_Country_Championships) in [1906](/source/1906_International_Cross_Country_Championships), [1911](/source/1911_International_Cross_Country_Championships), [1921](/source/1921_International_Cross_Country_Championships), [1927](/source/1927_International_Cross_Country_Championships) [1933](/source/1933_International_Cross_Country_Championships) and [1951](/source/1951_International_Cross_Country_Championships).[2] The land now forms parts of Caerleon Golf Course and [Caerleon Comprehensive School](/source/Caerleon_Comprehensive_School).[3] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Pitt, Chris (2006). *A Long Time Gone* (Rev. and updated ed.). Halifax: Portway. pp. 390–393. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1901570622](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1901570622). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["International Cross Country Championships, Caerleon 1951"](http://www.caerleon.net/archive/photos/c_country.htm). Caerleon.net. Retrieved 30 December 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [*Monmouthshire XXIX.9*](https://maps.nls.uk/view/135198982) (Map). 25 inch England and Wales, 1841-1952. Ordnance Survey. 1920. Retrieved 28 January 2023. [51°36′29″N 2°57′50″W / 51.608°N 2.964°W / 51.608; -2.964](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Newport_Racecourse¶ms=51.608_N_2.964_W_) v t e Horse racing in Great Britain Venues National Hunt Aintree Bangor-on-Dee Cartmel Cheltenham Exeter Fakenham Fontwell Park Hereford Hexham Huntingdon Kelso Ludlow Market Rasen Newton Abbot Perth Plumpton Sedgefield Stratford-on-Avon Taunton Uttoxeter Warwick Wincanton Worcester Flat Bath Beverley Brighton Chelmsford City Chester Epsom Downs Goodwood Great Yarmouth Hamilton Park Newmarket Nottingham Pontefract Redcar Ripon Salisbury Thirsk Wolverhampton York Mixed Ascot Ayr Carlisle Catterick Chepstow Doncaster Ffos Las Haydock Park Kempton Park Leicester Lingfield Park Musselburgh Newbury Newcastle Sandown Park Southwell Wetherby Windsor Closed since 1945 Newport (1948) Colwall Park (1949) Buckfastleigh (1960) Hurst Park (1962) Manchester (1963) Woore (1963) Lewes (1964) Lincoln (1964) Bogside (1965) Birmingham (1965) Rothbury (1965) Alexandra Park (1970) Wye (1974) Lanark (1977) Stockton (1981) Folkestone (2012) Towcester (2019) Named races List of British flat horse races (British Classic Races) List of British National Hunt races Regulation British Horseracing Authority Other bodies British Racing School Horserace Betting Levy Board National Association of Racing Staff Racehorse Owners Association Tattersalls The National Stud Weatherbys Course owners Arena Racing Company (16) (Merger of Arena Leisure and Northern Racing by Reuben Brothers) Jockey Club Racecourses (14) Television broadcasting ITV Racing (free-to-air) - Racing TV - Sky Sports Racing v t e Caerleon, Wales Topics People from Caerleon‎ People educated at Caerleon Comprehensive School Listed buildings in Caerleon Grade II listed buildings in Caerleon Newport HSOB RFC players Caerleon RFC players Culture The Darling Buds Sex Education Arthur Machen Alfred, Lord Tennyson Events Tour de Gwent Newport Half Marathon Caerleon Arts Festival Infrastructure Rail links Newport railway station (nearest) Bus links Newport Bus Newport bus station Proposed South Wales Metro Caerleon railway station Cycling National Cycle Route 88 Usk Valley Walk Former Caerleon Urban District Usk Hundred Caerleon Tramroad Health St Cadoc's Hospital Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Education Caerleon Endowed Infants School Caerleon Endowed School Caerleon Comprehensive School Caerleon campus Sports Caerleon A.F.C. Caerleon R.F.C. Newport H.S.O.B. R.F.C. Newport Racecourse (closed) Places Isca Augusta Hanbury Arms The Mynde Roman Fortress and Baths National Roman Legion Museum Religion Synod of Victory St Cadoc's Church Julius and Aaron Saint Gwrhai Influences Caerleon, Bellevue Hill HMS Caerleon (1918) Caerleon (horse) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Newport Racecourse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Racecourse) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Racecourse?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.