Lewes Racecourse was regarded as an easy right handed course and had slight undulations. Long distance races started on the rise whilst one mile races were on a down gradient. High numbers were best for races above 6 furlongs 
Low numbers were favoured on the straight course for sprints Lewes was famous for one of the most remarkable races of all time, when in the Astley Stakes of 1880, three horses finished as a triple dead-heat a short head in front of two that dead-heated so only a short head divided the first five horses home. How good the eyesight of the judge was on that day is probably another matter though! Lewes Racecourse last meeting was on 14 September 1964 The outline of Lewes Racecourse can be seen right in the middle of this map (it is shaped like an upside down U). View Larger Map of Lewes Racecourse |