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2010 Platinumlancelot, the reigning Hurdler of the Year breaks a wrist in an open at Sittingbourne and is retired. At …
2010 Platinumlancelot, the reigning Hurdler of the Year breaks a wrist in an open at Sittingbourne and is retired. At …
1950 W J Cearns dies following a short illness. The former office boy invested his life savings in the failing …
1932 Racing folklore readily recalls the re-run 1931 English Derby Final, where Mick The Miller was ‘robbed’ of a third …
1947 There are complaints that taxi drivers are frequenting greyhound tracks on race nights. A reported 500 cabs were reported …
1959 After a three week shut down caused by the deaths of four greyhounds from rat poison, Derby Stadium re-opens …
1959 Randly Singleton, a GRA Northaw employee for 24 years – barring seven years in the Royal Artillary – is …
2011 December 9 The Racing Post TV Channel is launched. 1933 Carlisle based Tommy Johnston, one of the best known …
2003 Wimbledon introduce an A10 grade to accommodate an influx of runners from recently closed Catford. Grading time for the …
2006 Lord Lipsey and local MP Tony Wright officially open Yarmouth’s new £2.5m Len Franklin Grandstand. 1968 The International at …
1958 Clapton handler Clare Orton is appointed as a trainer at Wimbledon. He was invited to apply for the position …