Daily Mirror – Monday 30 March 1981
Monday 30 March 1981 saw flat action at Ayr, Folkestone and Leicester alongside a Hexham NH card. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Friday 19 March 1976 – Lingfield – Uttoxeter
Lingfield and Uttoxeter cards on Friday 19 March 1976, plus reports and news from the Cheltenham Festival. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Friday 16 March 1979 – Chepstow
Chepstow was the sole meeting on Friday 16 March 1979, the day after Alverton won the Gold Cup at the festival. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Friday 15 March 1985 – Lingfield
Lingfield was the principal meeting on Friday 15 March 1985. Wolverhampton and Fakenham were the other post-Cheltenham cards that day. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Saturday 14 March 1981 – Prince Charles
Prince Charles falling off Good Prospect the previous day put racing on the front page on Saturday 14 March 1981. The racing itself featured the Imperial Cup at Sandown, plus…
Daily Mirror – Monday 11 March 1991 – Ayr – Plumpton
Ayr and Plumpton were the two meetings on Monday 11 March 1991. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Monday 25 February 1974 – Doncaster – Wye
Big fields at Doncaster, and a rare visit to Wye made up the racing programme on Monday 25 February 1974. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Friday 24 February 1984
Kempton Park and Southwell were the two offerings on Friday 24 February 1984. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Thursday 6 February 1986
Inspections at Wincanton and Huntingdon put racing in jeopardy on Thursday 6 February 1986. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Saturday 2 February 1980
The horrible winter of 1979/80 decimated the racing programme, but light was emerging from the gloom with two excellent cards from Sandown and Stratford on Saturday 2 February 1980. Wonderful…
Daily Mirror – Tuesday 20 January 1976
Decent midweek fare at Wetherby and Wolverhampton in the Daily Mirror – Tuesday 20 January 1976. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Wednesday 19 January 1983
Cards from Market Rasen and the now defunct Folkestone on Wednesday 19 January 1983.
Daily Mirror – Friday 16 January 1981
Ascot and Newcastle were the two scheduled meetings on Friday 16 January 1981. The old race names at Ascot bring back happy memories of the days when racing was not…
Racing Mirror – Thursday 14 January 1988
The John Bull Chase at Wincanton attracted a small, but select, field on Thursday 14 January 1988. Southwell was the second meeting on the day. Download QR
Racing Mirror – Monday 12 January 1976
A couple of fairly low grade cards on Monday 12 January 1976 from Windsor and Leicester – the latter though is of interest, with a future top chaser in the…
Merry Christmas
Have a great festive season. Back soon for more memories… Download QR
John Francome: King George Memories
This interview is taken from the Injured Jockeys Fund newsletter for December 2025. Since it was moved to Boxing Day in 1947, the King George VI Chase has been the…
Advent Calendar #22 – 1990 Breeders Cup Mile
The 1990 Breeders’ Cup Mile provided one of the most stirring moments in international racing when Royal Academy, ridden by the legendary Lester Piggott, stormed to victory at Belmont Park.…
Advent Calendar #20 – 1984 Whitbread Gold Cup
The 1984 Whitbread Gold Cup at Sandown produced one of the most dramatic finishes in steeplechase history, won with immense courage by Special Cargo. Trained by the legendary Fulke Walwyn,…
Advent Calendar #4 – 1996 Champion Hurdle
Collier Bay was one of the great transformation stories of 1990s National Hunt racing. Originally a modest Flat performer, he was revitalised under the care of Jim Old, developing into…