Exploring the people, history and issues that shaped British horse racing. .
Eider Chase day at Newcastle on Saturday February 19th 1983, with Grand National hopefuls in contention. Unfortunately an overnight frost spoiled the day and racing was abandoned. Nottingham was luckier and raced, and in Ireland the as yet not great Dawn Run was beaten at Fairyhouse.
Steve Bradley is the man behind this project, an unashamedly nostalgic website dedicated to horse racing’s golden days of the past, featuring vintage racecards, clippings and news stories plucked from the newspapers of the day. A devotee of horse racing’s halcyon days from the 1960s to the 1990s, Steve caught the racing bug as a small boy living near Catterick racecourse, where he was lucky enough to see the great Red Rum in action in the 1970s. He has undertaken private research commissions for various figures within the racing industry. Away from racing he enjoys spending time with his retired greyhound, bar billiards, music, TV, films, reading and travel.