1000 Guineas Day – Thursday 1 May 1980
The first classics herald the real start of the flat season. Thursday 1 May 1 1980 was 1000 Guineas Day at Newmarket. Jumpers at Sedgefield and Hereford rounded off the…
Daily Mirror – Wednesday 30 April 1980
The Sagaro Stakes at Ascot, followed by huge fields at Cheltenham’s Hunter Chase meeting, made for an entertaining day and evening on Wednesday April 30th 1980. Download QR Share with…
Daily Mirror – Saturday 28 April 1979
Whitbread Day at Sandown, plus Leicester, Newcastle, Market Rasen and Uttoxeter’s Midlands National cards from Saturday 28 April 1979. Download QR Share with friends
Daily Mirror – Friday 27 April 1984
Sandown mixed card, plus Thirsk and jumpers at Hexham from Friday 27 April 1984. Download QR Share with friends
Daily Mirror – Saturday 26 April 1975
A fantastic field for the Whitbread at Sandown on Saturday 26 April 1975. Market Rasen, Leicester and Uttoxeter’s Midlands National card completed the day. Download QR Share with friends
Daily Mirror – Saturday 25 April 1981
Whitbread Gold Cup Day at Sandown on Saturday 25 April 1981. Leicester, Beverley, Market Rasen and Bangor provided supporting cards. Download QR Share with friends
Daily Mirror – Tuesday 24 April 1973
Epsom and Warwick flat cards plus Chepstow, Uttoxeter and Wetherby jumpers from Tuesday 24 April 1973. Download QR Share with friends
Daily Mirror – Saturday 23 April 1977
Whitbread Gold Cup Day at Sandown, plus Midlands National at Uttoxeter, Thirsk and Hexham on Saturday 23 April 1977. Download QR Share with friends
Whitbread Gold Cup & Midlands National – Saturday 22 April 1978
The Whitbread Gold Cup at Sandown took centre stage, whilst it was Midlands National Day at Uttoxeter, on Saturday April 22nd 1978. Thirsk, Leicester and Hexham were the other cards.…
Scottish National & Greenham Day – Saturday 21 April 1979
Some wonderful old names were in action on a terrific day’s sport over both codes on Saturday April 21st 1979. The highlights being the Scottish Grand National at Ayr and…
Daily Mirror – Saturday 20 April 1991
Scottish National Day at Ayr, plus Newbury and supporting cards on Saturday 20 April 1991. Download QR Share with friends
Daily Mirror – Wednesday 19 April 1978
Newmarket plus Pontefract, Perth and huge fields at Ludlow on Wednesday 19 April 1978. Download QR Share with friends
Daily Mirror – Saturday 18 April 1970
Lots of action to reflect upon from Saturday 18 April 1970. A low key Scottish National card at Ayr was overshadowed by excellent flat racing at Ascot and Thirsk. Hexham…
Daily Mirror – Thursday 17 April 1986
Big fields at Cheltenham. Newmarket was also televised, plus Perth jumpers on Thursday 17 April 1986. Download QR Share with friends
Daily Mirror – Wednesday 16 April 1980
The Earl of Sefton Stakes took centre stage at Newmarket on Wednesday April 16th 1980. Haydock and Hamilton, plus a jumps card at Ludlow completed the day. Download QR Share…
A Dark Day at Ayr – Daily Mirror – Saturday 15 April 1978
What should have been a glorious day on Scottish National Day at Ayr on Saturday 15 April 1978 turned into a nightmare with the loss of the brilliant Golden Cygnet.…
Daily Mirror – Saturday 14 April 1984
The Scottish National at Ayr was the highlight on Saturday 14 April 1984. The John Porter Stakes card at Newbury was also televised while Thirsk, Stratford and Bangor filled out…
Daily Mirror – Wednesday 12 April 1989
Huge fields on a terrific televised Ascot jumping card, plus flat at Ayr and Ripon on Wednesday 12 April 1989. Download QR Share with friends
Scottish Grand National – Saturday 11 April 1987
A smaller than usual field gathered at Ayr for the Scottish Grand National on Saturday 11 April 1987. It was John Porter day at Newbury on the flat with other…