Racing Mirror – Saturday 7 September 1974
Historic Racing Mirror pages from Saturday 7 September 1974. Sandown, Nottingham, Lanark and Thirsk were supported by a jumps card at Bangor. Download QR
Racing Mirror – Saturday 6 September 1980
Racing Mirror pages from Saturday 6 September 1980. Three flat cards at Haydock, Kempton and Thirsk, with the Vernon’s Sprint Cup being the highlight. A competitive Hereford NH card completed…
Daily Mirror Racing – Saturday 1 September 1984
Historic racing from 1984 in the Daily Mirror. Saturday 1 September saw flat cards at Goodwood, Chester and Ripon. The two jumps cards at Hereford and Perth suffered very small…
Daily Mirror Racing – Wednesday 27 August 1980
Daily Mirror Racing pages from a very busy Wednesday 27 August 1980. Flat cards from Beverley, Bath and Yarmouth were backed up by National Hunt action at Devon & Exeter…
Ebor Day – Wednesday 22 August 1973
Historic horse racing from The Daily Mirror on Ebor Day at York on Wednesday 22 August 1973. Brighton was the supporting flat meeting with jumpers at Devon & Exeter and…
Daily Mirror Racing – Saturday 18 August 1979
Historic Horse Racing Archive racecards focus on the same weekend of action for the third and final day, as we look at the Daily Mirror pages from Saturday 18 August…
Remembering Graham Bradley – 1960-2026
Some people leave behind a record of achievement. Others leave behind memories. The fortunate few leave behind both. I am not qualified to write an obituary to his life. I…
The Week British Racing Looked Into the Future
History rarely announces itself. The moments that eventually reshape our institutions seldom arrive with fanfare or headlines proclaiming that everything has changed. More often they pass almost unnoticed, their significance…
Daily Mirror Racing – Monday 21 June 1971
A bumper afternoon card at Windsor on Monday June 21st 1971 was followed by three evening meetings at Nottingham, Ripon and Edinburgh. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Friday 7 April 1995
Racing was in the headlines for all the wrong reasons on Friday 7 April 1995. Aintree was centrestage for the second day of the Grand National festival. Flat cards at…
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…
Advent Calendar #15 – 1977 Derby
The 1977 Derby Stakes at Epsom delivered a gripping, almost chaotic renewal that crowned The Minstrel as a colt of outstanding courage. Trained by Vincent O’Brien and ridden by Lester…
Advent Calendar #14 – 1973 Grand National
The 1973 Grand National is remembered not just as a great race, but as a defining moment in the legend of Red Rum. Trained by Ginger McCain, the bay gelding…
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…
Obituary – Miles Henry (Peter) Easterby: 5 August 1929 – 9 June 2025
Peter Easterby—born Miles Henry Easterby—passed away peacefully at home on 9 June 2025, surrounded by family at the age of 95. A gentle Yorkshireman in demeanour but a force of…
NH Legends: Badsworth Boy – Triple Champion Chaser
Today we celebrate another NH Legend as Cheltenham fast approaches. Badsworth Boy (19 March 1975 – October 2002) completed a hat-trick from 1983 to 1985 in the Queen Mother Champion…