What should have been a glorious day on Scottish National Day at Ayr on Saturday 15 April 1978 turned into a nightmare with the loss of the brilliant Golden Cygnet. Who knows what the future held?
A Dark Day at Ayr – Daily Mirror – Saturday 15 April 1978
BySteve
15 April 2026
Daily Mirror 15-04-1978
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.