The Lincoln at Doncaster came the weekend after the Grand National in 1978, and was the principal meeting on Saturday 8 April. Newbury and Hexham had televised jumping action, while Stratford and Devon & Exeter provided the rest of the sport.
Daily Mirror – Saturday 8 April 1978 – Lincoln Day
BySteve
8 April 2026
Racing Mirror 08-04-78
BySteve
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.