Posts in category Remember When

1946 Owner Mr R H Dent announces that due to a boycott by English racing managers, he would prefer to …

1970 Nottingham White City closes after 37 years of trading. A Kent company bought the seven acre site for £110,000 …

1946 The Irish Coursing Club is currently reviewing applications to open 15 new greyhound tracks. The ICC continued to be …

2011 The draw for the first round of the Irish Derby takes place just two days before the first runners …

1946 The greyhound press reports that a major outbreak of distemper is being hidden by kennel owners who are too …

1946 The Harolds Cross management have decided to introduce a perpetual event to remember the track’s recently deceased vet, Mr …

2011 Fleeting Image, eliminated from the Corn Cuchulainn at the semi final stage, is re-instated following a bereavement for one …

1996 Black Gem Charm, beaten in his first two graded races in A8 at Wimbledon, goes on a seven race …

1946 For sale – “Fine piano-wire racing muzzles – feather light – ideal for open racers 7s 6d each”. (Roughly …

1934 Wild Boy, the film featuring Mick The Miller is released. Most people have heard about it, but very few …