Racing Mirror – Thursday 5 October 1989
Newmarket, Lingfield, and a low key Cheltenham card provided the action on Thursday 5 October 1989. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Wednesday 30 April 1980
The Sagaro Stakes at Ascot, followed by huge fields at Cheltenham’s Hunter Chase meeting, made for an entertaining day and evening on Wednesday April 30th 1980. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Thursday 17 April 1986
Big fields at Cheltenham. Newmarket was also televised, plus Perth jumpers on Thursday 17 April 1986. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Saturday 26 January 1985
The four meetings on Saturday 26 January 1985 were all of interest, with many current and future big name spread across Ayr, Cheltenham, Folkestone and Doncaster – who needed an…
Racing Mirror – Monday 3 January 1983
Cheltenham’s long lost four-mile New Year Handicap Chase took centre stage on Monday 3 January 1983. The other meetings were at Leicester, Windsor, Ayr and Sedgefield. Download QR
Merry Christmas – Sea Pigeon 1981 Champion Hurdle
Here’s a bonus race, simply because I couldn’t decide what the last advent calendar post should be. You can choose from this and tomorrow’s option. The 1981 Champion Hurdle confirmed…
Advent Calendar #21 – 1983 Cheltenham Gold Cup
The 1983 Cheltenham Gold Cup remains one of the most extraordinary and poignant chapters in National Hunt history, remembered forever as “Dickinson’s Famous Five.” Trained by the meticulous and visionary…
Advent Calendar #13 – 1993 Cheltenham Gold Cup
The 1993 Cheltenham Gold Cup produced a hugely popular winner in Jodami, the big, powerful chaser trained in the north by Peter Beaumont at his tiny North Yorkshire yard. A…
Advent Calendar #10 – 1994 Champion Chase
The 1994 Queen Mother Champion Chase showcased the explosive brilliance of Viking Flagship, a horse whose raw pace, aggression and iron will made him one of the outstanding chasers of…
Advent Calendar #6 – 1984 Champion Chase
Badsworth Boy stands alone in Champion Chase history. Trained by Michael Dickinson and later his mother Monica, the fiery chestnut possessed blistering speed, accuracy at his fences, and a competitive…
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…
Advent Calendar #2 1989 Champion Hurdle
Beech Road was one of the most unlikely Champion Hurdle winners of the modern era, a tough, late-maturing hurdler who rose rapidly through the ranks for trainer Toby Balding. Initially…
Racing Mirror – Saturday 14 November 1987
The late 80s was not a great period for racing coverage in the Daily Mirror, as can be seen here by the almost non-existent build-up to the Mackeson Gold Cup…
Racing Mirror – Friday 12 November 1993
Cheltenham’s 1993 Mackeson meeting kicked off with a televised card on Friday 12 November. Huntingdon and Ayr were the supporting meetings. Download QR
Racing Mirror – Saturday 9 November 1974
Daily Mirror racing on Doncaster’s November Handicap and Cheltenham’s Mackeson Gold Cup Day on Saturday 9 November 1974. More action on a terrific day also included Windsor and the Fighting…
Mirror Racing – Wednesday 21 October 1981
A fascinating day as Kempton hosted the USA jockeys team for their challenge against a GB side. Meanwhile, there was a superb NH card at Cheltenham, plus Hexham on Wednesday…
Daily Mirror – Thursday 23 April 1981
Epsom and Cheltenham were the places to be for quality on Thursday 23 April 1981. Pontefract and Taunton were the other cards on the day. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Wednesday 18 April 1979
Newmarket and Ripon on the flat plus Cheltenham jumpers on Wednesday 18 April 1979. Download QR
Gold Cup Day – Thursday 19 March 1981
Little Owl and Jim Wilson had their day in the sun on Thursday 19 March 1981, when they won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in terrific style to complete a wonderful…
Daily Mirror – Thursday 15 March 1979
Another mudbath for Gold Cup Day at Cheltenham on Thursday 15 March 1979. The ill-fated Alverton triumphant after the unlucky departure of the brave Tied Cottage. Hexham was the second…