Going Behind

Racing pages from Tuesday 26 August 1975, and a televised meeting at Epsom. Chepstow, Lingfield and Warwick cards completed the day. Racing geeks will no doubt enjoy browsing through the…

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Saturday 25 August 1979 saw meetings on the flat at Ascot, Newmarket, Newcastle and Windsor (eve). Jumping at Market Rasen, Hereford and Cartmel were the other cards. Download QR Share…

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Bank Holiday weekend began with a very busy day on the turf on Saturday 24 August 1974, with flat action at Goodwood, Newmarket and Newcastle backed up by jumping at…

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Ebor Day at York on Wednesday 23 August 1989. Supporting meetings were at Yarmouth (I wonder what happened to the Michael Barrymore Handicap?), and Fontwell over the sticks. Download QR…

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Historic horse racing from The Daily Mirror on Ebor Day at York on Wednesday 22 August 1973. Brighton was the supporting flat meeting with jumpers at Devon & Exeter and…

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40 years ago today was Ebor Wednesday at York. The other three cards that day were in the south: Yarmouth and an evening meeting at Lingfield, with jumpers at Devon…

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The Ebor was always better on a Wednesday. Then again, most things in racing have changed in a depressing way. Yarmouth, and Devon jumpers completed the day. Download QR Share…

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Historic Horse Racing archive cards from the opening day of the Ebor meeting at York on Tuesday August 1975. Although the fields weren’t large, quality over quantity was clearly the…

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Historic Horse Racing Archive racecards focus on the same weekend of action for the third and final day, as we look at the Daily Mirror pages from Saturday 18 August…

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Today’s Historic Horse Racing Archive cards look remarkably similar to those in yesterday’s post. However today’s memories come from the Daily Mirror five years later – Saturday 17 August 1985.…

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Historic Horse Racing archive cards today come from the Daily Mirror – Saturday 16 August 1980. Three televised meetings: Newbury on the Beeb, with Ripon and Wolverhampton on World of…

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Saturday 15 August 1987 saw flat action at Newbury and Ripon, alongside Bangor over the sticks in the afternoon. Then Lingfield, Wolverhampton and jumpers at Market Rasen provided the evening…

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Daily Mirror Racing on Thursday 14 August 1975, and lots of action over both codes. A competitive Salisbury card, complemented by Yarmouth and Catterick gave plenty for flat fans to…

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Daily Mirror Racing on Monday 13 August 1990 captured a typically British summer scene: Windsor hosted the afternoon’s flat card, while firm ground at Worcester led to very small fields…

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Eleven televised races for couch dwellers to savour on Saturday 12 August 1972. Four contests from the Summer Cup card at Newbury on the BBC, plus seven races from Ripon…

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The Daily Express racing pages from Tuesday 11 August 1981. The fare wasn’t of the highest standard, although this didn’t mean it was uncompetitive with big fields at all three…

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It wasn’t the most exhilarating day’s racing on paper, but punters had plenty of puzzles to crack at both Salisbury and Catterick on Wednesday 10 August 1983. An early season…

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Four meetings on Monday 9 August 1976. Flat action at Nottingham and Newcastle, followed by a traditional Monday evening card at Windsor. The long, dry summer led to very small…

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Newcastle, Folkestone and Nottingham on Tuesday 8 August 1978. Apologies for the poor scan, it wasn’t me! Download QR Share with friends

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Brighton and Pontefract plus jumpers at Devon in the afternoon, followed by an evening card at Kempton on Wednesday 7 August 1991. Download QR Share with friends

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