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…
Daily Mirror Racing – Saturday 17 August 1985
Today’s Historic Horse Racing Archive cards look remarkably similar to those in yesterday’s post. However today’s memories come from the Daily Mirror five years later – Saturday 17 August 1985.…
Daily Mirror Racing – Saturday 16 August 1980
Historic Horse Racing archive cards today come from the Daily Mirror – Saturday 16 August 1980. Three televised meetings: Newbury on the Beeb, with Ripon and Wolverhampton on World of…
Daily Mirror Racing – Saturday 15 August 1987
Saturday 15 August 1987 saw flat action at Newbury and Ripon, alongside Bangor over the sticks in the afternoon. Then Lingfield, Wolverhampton and jumpers at Market Rasen provided the evening…
Daily Mirror – Saturday 12 August 1972
Eleven televised races for couch dwellers to savour on Saturday 12 August 1972. Four contests from the Summer Cup card at Newbury on the BBC, plus seven races from Ripon…
Lockinge Stakes Day – Saturday 20 May 1978
Lockinge Day at Newbury, along with Newmarket and Thirsk, plus Market Rasen and Warwick jumpers, on Saturday 20 May 1978. Download QR
Lockinge Stakes – Saturday 15 May 1976
Saturday 15 May 1976 was Lockinge Stakes day at Newbury, as well as the Irish 2000 Guineas at The Curragh. Thirsk, Hamilton, Newcastle and Hereford were the supporting meetings. Download…
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 – Saturday 20 April 1991
Scottish National Day at Ayr, plus Newbury and supporting cards on Saturday 20 April 1991. 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 14 April 1984
The Scottish National at Ayr was the highlight on Saturday 14 April 1984. The John Porter Stakes card at Newbury was also televised while Thirsk, Stratford and Bangor filled out…