Thursday 3 May 1979 was a pivotal day in British history as the General Election that day saw Mrs Thatcher sweep to power. In other news, it was 1000 Guineas day at Newmarket and there were jumps cards at Hereford and Devon & Exeter.
Daily Mirror – Thursday 3 May 1979
BySteve
3 May 2025
DM 03-05-79
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.