Another muddy Festival in 1980 saw some desperately tired horses coming up the famous Cheltenham hill. Here is the card from Wednesday 12 March, plus the meeting at Stockton.
Cheltenham Festival Day Two – Wednesday 12 March 1980
BySteve
12 March 2025
DM 12-03-80
BySteve
Steve Bradley is the man behind this project, an unashamedly nostalgic website dedicated to horse racing’s golden days of the past, featuring vintage racecards, clippings and news stories plucked from the newspapers of the day. A devotee of horse racing’s halcyon days from the 1960s to the 1990s, Steve caught the racing bug as a small boy living near Catterick racecourse, where he was lucky enough to see the great Red Rum in action in the 1970s. He has undertaken private research commissions for various figures within the racing industry. Away from racing he enjoys spending time with his retired greyhound, bar billiards, music, TV, films, reading and travel.
Hi Steve
I’ve been looking at the newspaper articles covering the Cheltenham festival in the 70’s/80’s, the era I grew up in. Is there a way of finding the following years: 1968, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 79, 81, 85 & 87! Phew! I’m looking into the possibility of writing a book about the hurdlers of that era, and have a lot of background on the races etc, but would be great to see some of the pre-race predictions, tips, post race reaction from the newspapers.
Would be open to paying for your time, if it’s a lot of work?
Thanks
Eamonn aka The Railway Walker (X/Twitter)
Hi Eamonn. I’m sure I could provide you with some information. Drop me an email via the contact page or to info@goingbehind.com and we’ll take it from there. Steve