The distance of the first race was 'somewhere between two and three miles' and the going was described as 'perfect'.
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The distance of the first race was 'somewhere between two and three miles' and the going was described as 'perfect'.
On this day in 1985, Opening Bars won the first at Lingfield, giving a couple of us on here our first winner.
A good article:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/nov/05/horseracing.gdnsport3
Exhibit A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tamkrqCAegs
His Gold Cup on Bregawn was a master-class in pace and race riding.