The Bromford Bridge racecourse was opened in 1894 by brothers John and Stanley Ford. The lease of the land (measuring ) was supported by a company owned by the Earl of Aylesford. The first recorded meeting was on Friday 14 June and Saturday 15 June 1895. The first race, the Midland Welter Handicap, over a mile and a quarter, was won by Philology owned by Mr G F Fawcett.
