Industrial action meant that York’s season finale was only available to Yorkshire TV viewers on Saturday 10 October. Ascot was on BBC1, while Ayr, Uttoxeter and Worcester all hosted excellent National Hunt cards.
Racing Mirror – Saturday 10 October 1981
BySteve
10 October 2026
Racing Mirror 10-10-81
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.