Exploring the people, history and issues that shaped British horse racing. .
Sandown, Glasgow Herald 28-04-1984 (1/2)Perhaps the most iconic finish to a steeplechase in memory took place on Saturday April 28th 1984 at Sandown, when the Queen Mother’s Special Cargo won a classic renewal of the Whitbread Gold Cup in a pulsating battle up the Esher hill. I have posted the video of this race for your enjoyment.
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.