Grand National Day, Daily Mirror 08-04-1995
The 1995 Grand National took place on April 8th, and brought Jenny Pitman consolation for the 1993 fiasco when the classy Royal Athlete won a quality renewal under first time…
Grand National Day, Daily Express 06-04-1991
We continue our build up to the Randox Health Grand National by looking back at the Daily Express of Saturday April 6th 1991. The Grand National was a thriller where…
Grand National, Daily Express 03-04-1993
Can anyone remember if anything interesting happened on Grand National Day, April 3rd 1993? I’m sure there was something really controversial at Liverpool. Whatever it was didn’t affect the other…
Daily Express Racing 22-02-1992
A busy day on Saturday February 22nd 1992. The Racing Post Chase at Kempton, alongside Doncaster and Punchestown were the featured meetings, with support from Edinburgh, Stratford, and an AW…
Daily Mirror Racing 17-02-1990
I remember Saturday February 17th 1990 vividly. I attended Newcastle with my old boss, who was a huge Point-to-Point fan, and he advised me to lump on Jelupe in the…
Daily Mirror Racing 02-02-1991
Saturday February 2nd 1991, and an example of how the quality of the Daily Mirror’s racing coverage had declined by managing to cram an entire Saturday into less than two…
Daily Express Racing 07-01-1991
A mundane weekday with cards from Southwell and Wolverhampton today automatically means all-weather action. However in 1991 there was no sand at Dunstall Park, and National Hunt racing was still…
Daily Mirror Racing 15-12-1990
Daily Mirror racing from 15-12-1990, and the early signs of a decline in quality of racing journalism from a newspaper once renowned for its excellent coverage. Plenty of adverts for…
The Voice of Racing’s Last Commentary
This is something very special. It’s Grandstand from November 29th 1997, and Peter O’Sullevan’s final commentary after more than 50 years behind the microphone. It’s all there as we follow…
Seagram. April 6th 1991
April 6th 1991 was the day I was wealthy and planning a holiday in my head. Until Seagram overtook him on the run in… Download QR
D-Day today in 1993
That’s D for disaster by the way… Download QR
On this day in 1992
Lot’s going on today 26 years ago… Download QR
Nottingham’s final leap 1996
Today’s historic racecards alluded to the sad demise of Nottingham as a jumping track. A decision as puzzling to me today as it was then. Look at how many runners…
On this day in 1990
It doesn’t sound that long ago, but it was 28 years ago today. Bumper jumps card at Towcester acccompanied by horrible AW flat at Southwell… Download QR
On this day in 1991
Remember the dreaded all-weather jumps? They were happening at Southwell on this day in 1991. Ironically, proper jumping also took place at Wolverhampton, which is now a dog track for…
Mad November offer. Save £££s…
NOSTALGIA fans can take advantage of my “Mad November” offer for racecard and historical racing search services. Until November 30th I am charging ONLY for performing the actual search of…
Racing on TV through the years
We all love to go racing but the next best thing is watching it on TV. Here’s a look back at some old theme tunes and intros from across the…