Official racecard for the first running of the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park 23 July 1886, held and mounted in a double-glazed frame, 39 by 24cm., 15
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£300
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Official racecard for the first running of the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park 23 July 1886, held and mounted in a double-glazed frame, 39 by 24cm., 15 by 10in. The Eclipse Stakes was the first horse race to be run with a purse of ?10,000, donated by Leopold de Rothschild. The first winner in 1886 was Bendigo.