Exploring the people, history and issues that shaped British horse racing. .
The 1985 Derby was memorable for Steve Cauthen making all and demolishing his opponents on Henry Cecil’s favourite, Slip Anchor. A stunning performance by any standards that made 9/4 look very generous. Carlisle and Ripon were the other cards on Wednesday 05 June 1985.
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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.