Exploring the people, history and issues that shaped British horse racing. .
The weather played havoc in the winter of 1981/82, so on Monday January 25th 1982 we have average, but competitive racing at Leicester, plus the Fairyhouse card from Ireland. The news stories of the day are interesting, and there’s a nice little tribute to legendary northern trainer Steve Nesbitt, who passed away a few days previously
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.
Do you remember a horse called “Jet Plus” I’m pretty sure it was trained by Steve Nesbitt…but can’t find anything about it….I do remember Ubedizzy