Grand National Fatalities 1975-2014
This piece was written in 2014… It’s that time of year again. The time when the animal rights brigade get into a tizz and try and tell the world that…
Daily Mirror – Wednesday 19 July 1978
Redcar, Yarmouth, Sandown and Hamilton Park in the Daily Mirror – Wednesday 19 July 1978. Download QR
Seagram’s All Round – Daily Mirror – Saturday 06 April 1991
An apt winner of the 1991 Grand National, ridden by a man who would go on to be connected with another Aintree legend some years later… Download QR
Ayr, Doncaster and Lingfield – Daily Mirror 04-01-1978
Ayr, Doncaster and Lingfield were the three scheduled meetings on Friday January 4th 1978. Download QR
Leicester, Lingfield, Southwell – Daily Mirror 25-10-1993
Leicester on the turf, with Lingfield and Southwell (including AW hurdles) provided the sport on Monday October 25th 1993. Download QR
Newbury, Doncaster, Stratford, Huntingdon, Kelso – Daily Mirror 24-10-1970
Newbury and Doncaster’s flat cards were backed up by jumpers at Stratford, Huntingdon and Kelso on Saturday October 24th 1970. Download QR
St Leger Day – Daily Mirror 12-09-1981
The Aga Khan’s brilliant colt, Shergar, went off a hot 4/9 favourite for the 1981 St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday September 12th 1981. It was not to be however,…
Sandown, Ripon, Chester, Perth – Daily Mirror 21-08-1993
Sandown took centre-stage on Saturday August 21st 1993. Two more flat cards – at Ripon and Chester, plus summer jumpers at Perth rounded off the day’s sport. Download QR
Sandown, Catterick, Chepstow, Hamilton – Daily Mirror 15-07-1993
A competitive Sandown Park card, alongside Catterick in the north, provided the sport on the afternoon of Thursday July 15th 1993. The evening entertainment came from Chepstow in Wales, and…