2005

SE8947 : Kiplingcotes Finishing Post

taken 19 years ago, 4 km NE of Londesborough, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Kiplingcotes Finishing Post
Kiplingcotes Finishing Post
The Kiplingcotes (also spelled Kipling Cotes) race is the oldest in England having taken place every year since 1519. It is run every spring. One quirk of the ancient rules means the second place rider usually receives more in prize money than the winner.
It might not look much like a proper racecourse but the clerk is only paid 5 shillings a year for maintaining it.

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Category: Racecourse
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Race [6] · Kiplingcotes Racecourse [3] · Place [2] ·
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SE8947, 19 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Ian Lavender   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 4 May, 2005   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 4 May, 2005
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 894 478 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:55.1183N 0:38.4172W
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