Posts in category Remember When

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 …

1946 Popular publication Greyhound Breeder, which amalgamated with Greyhound Breeder to form a paper that would be popular with racing …

2009 Stuart Locke-Hart dies aged 61 following a long battle with cancer. A former BGRB, BGRF and GBGB director, Stuart …