During the Second World War, the land was taken over and used as an army depot and prisoner of war camp. Despite numerous attempts to revive pony racing after the war the land was given over to housing construction. The Racecourse Estate was constructed between 1951 and 1955 in order to solve a severe housing shortage within the borough. The gates of the original racecourse remain in Petts Hill, and a section of the track can be observed as a long, flat stretch of land alongside Mandeville Road.
During the Second World War, the land was taken over and used as an army depot and prisoner ,of war camp. Despite numerous attempts to revive pony racing after the war the land was given over to housing construction The Racecourse Estate was constructed between 1951 and 1955 in order to solve a severe housing shortage within the borough. The gates of the original race.course remain in Petts Hill, and a section of the track can be observed as a long flat stretch of land alongside Mandeville Road.