On this very day in 2016 Goshen was foaled
Just saying :ninja:
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On this very day in 2016 Goshen was foaled
Just saying :ninja:
Cup Final was Sat May 9th, Lockinge was Friday May 15th. Only thing I can think of off the top of my head was that the Lockinge was a a Group Two in those days becoming a Group One in 1995. Maybe...
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Hope you feel better soon Paul
On this day in 1921 Gordon Richards rode his first winner Gay Lord at Leicester. As there were no horse-boxes in those days Richards walked Gay Lord five miles to the station, caught the train to...
He built and owns Beechdown Farm, the stables rented to Clive Cox on his estate overlooking Lambourn.
On this day in 1968 the John Oxley trained Frankincense ridden by Greville Starkey set a twentieth century weight carrying record when winning the Lincoln Handicap at Doncaster carrying 9st 5lbs. In...
On this day in 2012, Folkestone staged its last ever meeting.
Without googling I can remember Honey End finishing second although I think he was remounted
On this day in 1975 the result of the Fighting Fifth hurdle was
1st Night Nurse (who also won two Champion Hurdles)
2nd Comedy Of Errors (who won the Fighting Fifth three times as well as two...
On this day in 1974 David Nicholson rode his 583rd and last winner on What A Buck for owner Lord Vestey at Hereford and retired immediately.
Wondered how long it would take :lol:
On this day one hundred and twenty years ago on the 10th February 1899 Haydock Park held its inaugural National Hunt meeting.
On this day twenty one years ago John Durkan, amateur jockey and assistant racehorse trainer,died of leukaemia. A race named the John Durkan Memorial Chase is run each December at Punchestown.
On this day in 1997 Sir Peter O'Sullevan gave his last commentary for the BBC before retirement. The Hennessy Gold Cup was won by Suny Bay (Graham Bradley). It proved to be an emotional afternoon, ...
On this day in 1963 Manchester racecourse closed. Best Song ridden by Jimmy Lindley and trained by Towser Gosden (Father of John) won the Manchester November Handicap carrying 9st 6lb and the final...
On this day in 1965 Arkle's won the Gallaher Gold Cup, a handicap chase run at Sandown. Carrying 12st 7lbs he beat Rondetto by 20L giving 26lb and Mill House by 24L giving 16lb. He broke the course...
On this day Aug 12th in 2003 Kieran Kelly, aged 25 and rider of Hardy Eustace & Colonel Braxton, who was critically injured in a fall on 8 Aug 2003 at Kilbeggan, passed away.
On this day in 1970 Arkle was pts
I take it to mean the results were kept Art.
On this day 26 years ago Istabraq was born.
Twenty years ago today, May 12th 1998, the last edition of Sporting Life was published.
On This Day in 1783 the first ever recorded race meeting was held at Catterick.
On this day in 1957 Arkle was born
On this day in 1986 televisions were allowed in betting shops for the first time since they were legalised in 1961.