Daily Mirror Racing 20-04-1974
Saturday April 20th 1974 was the day Red Rum achieved the remarkable Aintree/Ayr double by winning the Scottish National just three weeks after winning his second Grand National. Huntingdon and…
Daily Mirror Racing 19-04-1975
Saturday April 19th 1975 was a day for superstars. An established one in Red Rum – defending his Scottish National crown at Ayr – and a future legend in Grundy,…
Daily Mirror Racing 17-04-1976
A bumper Easter Saturday on April 17th 1976. Kempton, Doncaster and Newcastle were the flat offerings, with jumping at Towcester, Carlisle, Newton Abbot, Plumpton, and there were some huge fields…
Daily Mirror Racing 15-04-1978
Saturday April 15th 1978 is remembered for the tragic death of Golden Cygnet, who was described in the 1979 Irish Racing Annual by legendary Irish trainer Vincent O’Brien as “the…
Daily Mirror Racing 14-04-1979
Kempton and Newcastle, alongside a very interesting jumping card at Towcester, were the televised meetings on Saturday April 14th 1979. Carlisle, Newton Abbot, Plumpton and Southwell over the sticks completed…
Daily Mirror Racing 13-04-1974
Saturday April 13th 1974 was a very busy day, with Kempton’s Rosebery meeting taking centre stage alongside Redcar and Doncaster on the flat. The late season jumping cards at Carlisle,…
Daily Mirror Racing, 12-04-1975
Saturday April 12th 1975 was headlined by BBC televised jumping at Ascot. ITV had seven races from Market Rasen and Uttoxeter, while jumping was also held at Hexham, and a…
Grand National Day, Daily Mirror 07-04-1973
On this day, 07-04-1973, the legend of Red Rum was born in the most memorable of Grand Nationals. The race will always be remembered for the gallant weight carrying performance…
Grand National Day, Glasgow Herald, 02-04-1977
All racing fans of a certain age will remember where they were when Red Rum made history. April 2nd 1977 was the day when Rummy achieved immortality status by winning…
Grand National Day, Daily Mirror 01-04-1978
The 1978 Grand National was rocked by the late withdrawal of the legendary Red Rum due to injury, but it provided a terrific spectacle, with one of the best finishes…
Daily Mirror Racing 31-03-1976
Wednesday March 31st 1976 saw flat action at Catterick and Folkestone, with jumping at Hereford. The Daily Mirror also broke news of the sale of a Grand National contender in…
Daily Mirror Racing 29-03-1975
Flat racing at Kempton, Doncaster and Redcar dominated the day on Saturday March 29th 1975. Carlisle, Newton Abbot and Southwell provided some competitive National Hunt racing for punters to get…
Daily Mirror Racing 28-03-1973
Wednesday March 28th 1973 saw the 4-Day Acceptors for the forthcoming Grand National published. Racing took place on the flat at Catterick, and over jumps at Worcester. Download QR
Daily Mirror Racing 27-03-1976
Saturday March 27th 1976 was Lincoln Day at Doncaster. There was a high class NH card at Newbury, plus lower grade jumping at Bangor, Devon & Exeter and Hexham. Notice…
Daily Mirror Racing 25-03-1978
Easter Saturday saw the start of the flat season on March 25th 1978, with Kempton televised on BBC1 Grandstand, and Kempton on ITV along with jumping from Towcester. National Hunt…
Daily Express Racing 24-03-1977
The 1977 flat season kicked off on Thursday 24th March at Doncaster. Jumping from Taunton and Worcester comprised the alternative meetings for punters to tackle. Download QR
Daily Mirror Racing 23-03-1977
Kelso and Worcester were the two cards for punters to work out on March 23rd 1977. The lull between Cheltenham and Aintree provided moderate quality, but there were still memorable…
Daily Express Racing 22-03-1979
It’s the new flat season, 1979 style. March 22nd saw Doncaster kick off the summer game with National Hunt from Devon & Exeter and Worcester providing the other sport of…
Cheltenham Festival 12-14 March 1974
Today we go way back to the 1974 Cheltenham Festival. This is too far back in time for even me to remember, although some of the great horses in action…
Cheltenham Festival 14-16 March 1978
Let’s get the Cheltenham juices flowing with a week of Festival time travel, starting with the first request, 1978. The meeting didn’t end in the way everyone wanted, but who…