Haydock, Salisbury, Catterick, Fontwell – Daily Mirror 11-08-1971
Haydock’s Jackpot card was the main event on Wednesday August 11th 1971. Salisbury and Catterick on the level, plus jumping at Fontwell completed the day. Download QR
Newmarket. Redcar, Lingfield, Southwell – Daily Mirror 08-08-1970
Newmarket. Redcar, Lingfield, plus Southwell jumpers, made up the action on Saturday August 8th 1970. Download QR
Brighton, Pontefract, Warwick, Newton Abbot – Daily Mirror 05-08-1976
Three midweek flat cards, plus summer jumping at Newton Abbot, hosted the action on the turf on Thursday August 5th 1976. Download QR
Wolverhampton, Ripon, Bath, Folkestone + NH New Season 02-08-1971
For flat cards with Wolverhampton as the principal meeting, plus new jumping season action from traditional curtain raisers Market Rasen and Newton Abbot provided plenty of sport on Monday August…
Glorious Goodwood Final Day – Daily Mirror 01-08-1970
August of 1970 kicked in with the final day of the Glorious Goodwood festival. Newmarket, Thirsk and Windsor, plus the traditional start to the National Hunt season at Market Rasen…
Glorious Goodwood & Redcar – Daily Mirror 29-07-1971
Day three of Glorious Goodwood, and the meeting at Redcar were both televised on Thursday July 29th 1971. Download QR
Glorious Goodwood, Nottingham, Redcar – Daily Mirror 27-07-1976
The scorching summer of 1976 didn’t ruin the enjoyment of Glorious Goodwood as it opened on Tuesday July 27th. Notingham and Redcar were the supporting meetings. Download QR
Sandown, Catterick, Bath, Lanark – Daily Mirror 22-07-1971
Deja vu today as we review the cards on Thursday July 22nd 1971. The same four meetings as we looked at yesterday, but six years apart. Download QR
Trepan Doping Scandal, Ayr, Folkestone – Daily Mirror 20-07-1976
Doping was in the headlines on Tuesday July 20th 1976. Meanwhile, the two race meetings in Britain were at Ayr and Folkestone. Download QR
Newbury, Newmarket, Ayr, Ripon – Daily Mirror 17-07-1976
Newbury on BBC, with Newmarket and Ayr on ITV, provided lots of televised action on Saturday July 17th 1976. Ripon hosted the other meeting as the scorching summer continued. Download…
Kempton and Warwick – Daily Mirror 13-07-1971
Just the two meetings, at Kempton Park and Warwick, on Tuesday July 13th 1976. Download QR
Edinburgh, Folkestone, Leicester – Daily Mirror 12-07-1976
The hot summer of 1976 continued on Monday 12th July, with afternoon action at Edinburgh and Folkestone, followed by an evening card at Leicester. Download QR
Magnet Cup Day – Daily Mirror 11-07-1970
York’s Magnet Cup card took centre stage on Saturday July 11th 1970. Newbury and Wolverhampton were also televised. with Brighton and a Newcastle evening meeting rounded off the day. Download…
Newmarket, Catterick, Doncaster – Daily Mirror 07-07-1976
A televised Newmarket card, plus Catterick and a Doncaster evening meeting comprised the action on Wednesday July 7th 1976. Download QR
Newmarket, Folkestone, Warwick – Daily Mirror 06-07-1971
Newmarket was televised on Tuesday July 6th 1971. Folkestone and an evening card at Warwick rounded off the day’s racing. Download QR
Haydock, Sandown, Beverley, Bath – Daily Mirror 03-07-1976
Four cards on Saturday July 3rd 1976 as the big drought was kicking in. ITV screened Sandown and Beverley, while Haydock and Bath completed the day’s sport. Download QR
Salisbury, Yarmouth, Carlisle – Daily Mirror 01-07-1971
July 1971 kicked off with three flat meetings at Salisbury, Yarmouth, and Carlisle in the north. Download QR
Daily Mirror Racing 30-06-1976
Wednesday the 30th saw out June of 1976, and featured three cards from Carlisle, Brighton and Yarmouth. Download QR
Daily Mirror Racing 26-06-1971
A double Derby Day on Saturday June 26th 1971, with the Irish Derby at The Curragh, and the Pitman’s equivalent at Newcastle. Kempton, Newmarket, Chepstow, and an evening card at…
Derby Day, Grundy 04-06-1975
The 1975 Derby is the first that I remember from childhood. On June 4th Grundy and the late genius, Pat Eddery took the spoils before going on to the legendary…