REMEMBER WHEN: MARCH
1947 Two dozen leading breeders and veterinarians attend an emergency summit in London to discuss the latest disease sweeping the …
1947 Two dozen leading breeders and veterinarians attend an emergency summit in London to discuss the latest disease sweeping the …
1984 Faced with the prospect of major disruption from ‘antis’ the Waterloo Cup committee unexpectedly move the dates of the …
2010 The BGRB announce that the anticipated Fund income for the year will be down an estimated £1.5m to £8.5m …
1981 GRA announce that it has paid off roughly two thirds of its £22m debt incurred during its speculation in …
1989 Peterborough unveil their new £500,000 Raceview Restaurant. 2010 Droopys Del Sol wins a Sunderland 828 metre marathon open at …
1987 Two former racing office assistants are to become journalists. Bruce Millington, formerly in the Catford and Hackney racing offices …
1949 The four London owned GRA tracks are currently installing weighing scales in the racing racing paddocks. This follows a …
1949 Journalist Leo C Wilson produces an interesting article on ‘colour prejudice’. He accepts that dislike of white dogs for …
2009 The GBGB officially takes over the running of the greyhound industry. It has nine named directors (the veterinary director …
1949 Behattan Marquis (Countryman-Behattan, Jan 47) finishes the year as the most prolific and successful open racer of 1949. Owned …