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
2000 Guineas Day – Saturday 6 May 1978
The 2000 Guineas was the main event on Saturday 6 May 1978 at Newmarket. Ripon and Hamilton were the other flat meetings, with jumpers at Worcester and Folkestone completing the…
2000 Guineas Day – Saturday 5 May 1979
A terrific day’s racing was headlined by the 2000 Guineas at HQ on Saturday 5 May 1979. Kempton, Haydock and Ripon were supported by jumpers at Worcester and Folkestone. Download…
2000 Guineas Day – Saturday 4 May 1985
Saturday 4 May 1985. Newmarket was the main meeting with the 2000 Guineas being the highlight. Haydock and Kempton were the other flat meetings, while evening jumpers at Market Rasen…
2000 Guineas Day – Saturday May 3 1980
Controversy marred the 1980 edition of the 2000 Guineas as first past the post, Nureyev, was later disqualified. Here are the day’s racing cuttings from the Daily Mirror. Download QR
1000 Guineas Day – Thursday 1 May 1980
The first classics herald the real start of the flat season. Thursday 1 May 1 1980 was 1000 Guineas Day at Newmarket. Jumpers at Sedgefield and Hereford rounded off the…
Daily Mirror – Wednesday 19 April 1978
Newmarket plus Pontefract, Perth and huge fields at Ludlow on Wednesday 19 April 1978. 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 – Wednesday 16 April 1980
The Earl of Sefton Stakes took centre stage at Newmarket on Wednesday April 16th 1980. Haydock and Hamilton, plus a jumps card at Ludlow completed the day. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Wednesday 13 April 1983
Top quality action over both codes at Newmarket, Ascot and Haydock, along with Hamilton, on Wednesday 13 April 1983. Download QR
Grand National – Daily Mirror – Saturday April 1st 1978
A thrilling renewal of the Grand National on Saturday 1 April 1978 went to the north with Lucius victorious for Bob Davies and Gordon Richards in a fantastic bunch finish…
Advent Calendar #11 – 1984 2000 Guineas
The 1984 2000 Guineas produced a classic in every sense when El Gran Senor announced himself as a superstar with a performance of rare elegance and authority. Trained by Vincent…
Racing Mirror – Saturday 3 November 1984
A super Saturday on 3 November 1984 featuring Newmarket and jumping at Chepstow and Sandown on TV. Wetherby and Towcester were the other two cards. Download QR
Racing Mirror – Friday 2 November 1979
Newmarket on the flat, plus jumping at Sandown and a bumper card at Wetherby in the Racing Mirror on Friday 2 November 1979. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Thursday 30 October 1975
Red Rum was in action at Newcastle on Thursday 30 October 1975. Flat at Newmarket alongside Wincanton and Ludlow jumpers were the other three meetings. Download QR
Racing Mirror – Friday 28 October 1977
Three cards from Haydock, Newmarket and Sandown in the Daily Mirror, October 28th 1977. Download QR
Racing Mirror- Friday 19 October 1979
Newmarket, with a fantastic Dewhurst field, Lingfield and Catterick flat cards, plus Market Rasen jumpers on Friday 19 October 1979. Download QR
Racing Mirror – Saturday 16 October 1982
An absolute treat today as we look back at Saturday 16 October 1982. It was Champion Stakes and Cesarewitch Day at Newmarket, while the Charisma Gold Cup at Kempton reminded…