Lancashire Plate

Lancashire Plate
Horse race
Painting by James Walsham Baldock showing Seabreeze winning the first running of the Lancashire Plate
LocationManchester Racecourse
Manchester, England
Inaugurated1888
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
Race information
Distance1888-91: 7 fur (1,408 m)
1892-93: 1 mile (1609 m)
SurfaceTurf
QualificationTwo-years-old and up
Weightstlb (2 yo);
9 st 3 lb (3 yo);
9 st 9 lb (4yo+)
Allowances
3 lb for fillies, mares and geldings
Penalties
Various (see History)
Purse£11,000

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.