Vernons Sprint Cup Day – 30-10-1976
Haydock’s Vernons Sprint Cup was the feature race on Saturday 30th October 1976, but for me the highlight was Sandown’s truly fantastic jumps card. Newmarket, Catterick and Worcester completed the…
Charlie Hall Chase Day – 29-10-1988
Huge fields on the flat at Newmarket on C4, but the highlight of the day was the Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby. Ascot on BBC and Worcester were the other…
Newmarket, Wetherby and Exeter – 28-10-1983
Flat at Newmarket, plus jumpers at Wetherby and Devon & Exeter on Friday October 28th 1983. Download QR
Wincanton and Ludlow – 27-10-1977
Some grand old names in action at Wincanton and Ludlow on Thursday 27th October 1977. Download QR
Nottingham and Plumpton – 26-10-1982
A very competitive flat card at Nottingham, plus jumpers at Plumpton on Tuesday 26th October 1982. Download QR
Manchester Handicap at Doncaster – 25-10-1969
Mixed meetings at Doncaster and Newbury dominated proceedings on Saturday 25th October 1969. Jumping at Stratford and Kelso rounded off the day. Download QR
Sandown, Cheltenham, Redcar and Hexham – 24-10-1979
Something for everyone on Wednesday 24th October 1979, with flat cards at Sandown and Redcar, and NH action at Cheltenham and Hexham. Download QR
Cheltenham and Hexham – 23-10-1985
National Hunt only on Wednesday October 23rd 1985. Firm ground made for small fields at Cheltenham, while Hexham raced in the north. Download QR
Doncaster and Newbury – 22-10-1971
Both Doncaster and Newbury were televised on Friday 22nd October 1971. Download QR
Well To Do – Grand National 08-04-1972
The 1972 Grand National was an attritional affair, with Capt. Tim Forster’s Well To Do prevailing under the tough Graham Thorner. Download QR
Can you name the Racecourses from 1945
Aerial shots of racecourses from 1945. Can you identify them? Not all of them still exist… Download QR
Devon Loch Grand National Mystery 1956
The Devon Loch mystery of Saturday March 24th 1956 has never been unequivocally explained. Here’s the Daily Mirror’s take on it from back in the day. Download QR
2001 Grand National – Red Marauder
Firm ground wasn’t an issue at Aintree in 2001 when we saw one of the most remarkable Grand Nationals in history. Here are the Sunday Express reports from April 8th…
Newmarket, Haydock, Hexham & Taunton – 16-10-1975
Newmarket, a rare mixed card at Haydock, plus Hexham and Taunton jumpers on Thursday 16th October 1975. Download QR
ITV Six – Newmarket and Catterick – 15-10-1977
The TV Times of the week commencing Saturday 15th October 1977 brings back some great memories of World of Sport and the ITV 6. Download QR
Haydock, Folkestone & Wetherby – 15-10-1980
Flat cards at Haydock and Folkestone were outshone by a superb Wetherby jumps meeting on Wednesday 15th October 1980. Download QR
Cesarewitch Day at HQ – 14-10-1972
The Cesarewitch was the highlight of Newmarket’s card on Saturday 14th October 1972. Catterick and Kempton were also televised, while jumping at Bangor, Towcester and Perth completed the day. Download…
Ascot and Carlisle – 13-10-1978
Ascot was televised on Friday 13th October 1978. Meanwhile at Carlisle, Aintree hero Lucius was making his seasonal reappearance. Download QR
York, Haydock and Wincanton – 11-10-1990
York and Haydock flat cards, plus Wincanton jumpers from Thursday October 11th 1990. Download QR
Ayr, Pontefract and Warwick – 10-10-1983
Ayr jumpers, and flat cards from Pontefract and Warwick from Monday 10th October 1983. Download QR