Chester Cup Day – Wednesday 9 May 1979
The Chester Gold Cup card, plus Salisbury, and Wetherby evening jumpers from Wednesday 9 Mayh 1979. Download QR
2000 Guineas Day – Saturday 6 May 1978
The 2000 Guineas was the main event on Saturday 6 May 1978 at Newmarket. Ripon and Hamilton were the other flat meetings, with jumpers at Worcester and Folkestone completing the…
2000 Guineas Day – Saturday 5 May 1979
A terrific day’s racing was headlined by the 2000 Guineas at HQ on Saturday 5 May 1979. Kempton, Haydock and Ripon were supported by jumpers at Worcester and Folkestone. Download…
Daily Mirror – Monday 2 May 1977
Edinburgh and Wolverhampton flat cards, plus huge fields over the sticks at Fontwell and Southwell, made up the action on Monday May 2nd 1977. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Saturday 28 April 1979
Whitbread Day at Sandown, plus Leicester, Newcastle, Market Rasen and Uttoxeter’s Midlands National cards from Saturday 28 April 1979. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Saturday 26 April 1975
A fantastic field for the Whitbread at Sandown on Saturday 26 April 1975. Market Rasen, Leicester and Uttoxeter’s Midlands National card completed the day. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Tuesday 24 April 1973
Epsom and Warwick flat cards plus Chepstow, Uttoxeter and Wetherby jumpers from Tuesday 24 April 1973. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Saturday 23 April 1977
Whitbread Gold Cup Day at Sandown, plus Midlands National at Uttoxeter, Thirsk and Hexham on Saturday 23 April 1977. Download QR
Whitbread Gold Cup & Midlands National – Saturday 22 April 1978
The Whitbread Gold Cup at Sandown took centre stage, whilst it was Midlands National Day at Uttoxeter, on Saturday April 22nd 1978. Thirsk, Leicester and Hexham were the other cards.…
Scottish National & Greenham Day – Saturday 21 April 1979
Some wonderful old names were in action on a terrific day’s sport over both codes on Saturday April 21st 1979. The highlights being the Scottish Grand National at Ayr and…
Daily Mirror – Wednesday 19 April 1978
Newmarket plus Pontefract, Perth and huge fields at Ludlow on Wednesday 19 April 1978. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Saturday 18 April 1970
Lots of action to reflect upon from Saturday 18 April 1970. A low key Scottish National card at Ayr was overshadowed by excellent flat racing at Ascot and Thirsk. Hexham…
A Dark Day at Ayr – Daily Mirror – Saturday 15 April 1978
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.…
Daily Mirror – Saturday 8 April 1978 – Lincoln Day
The Lincoln at Doncaster came the weekend after the Grand National in 1978, and was the principal meeting on Saturday 8 April. Newbury and Hexham had televised jumping action, while…
Daily Mirror – Friday 2 April 1976
Day 2 of Liverpool’s Grand National festival on Friday 2 April 1976 saw an all-jumping card for the first time, along with flat cards at Warwick and Teesside. Download QR
Grand National – Daily Mirror – Saturday April 1st 1978
A thrilling renewal of the Grand National on Saturday 1 April 1978 went to the north with Lucius victorious for Bob Davies and Gordon Richards in a fantastic bunch finish…
Daily Mirror – Saturday 31 March 1979 – Grand National Day
The 1979 Grand National saw a memorable victory for Scotland, but the race was marred by the tragic death of Gold Cup winner Alverton. Ayr and Towcester were the two…
Lincoln Day – Daily Mirror – Saturday 26 March 1977
All the runners on Saturday 26 March 1977 from Doncaster’s Lincoln meeting and excellent supporting jumps cards. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Saturday 24 March 1973 – Lincoln Day
fabulous feast of racing on Saturday 24 March 1973 featured the Lincoln at Doncaster along with jumpers at Newbury, Hexham, Devon & Exeter and Bangor. Download QR