Posts in category Remember When

1994 The NGRC and Ladbrokes are in dispute over the imposition of a new £114 per race special licence fee …

1984 Arthur Boyce’s Westpark Clover (Loyal Expert-Ballinderry Moth) leads all the way to win the William Hill Invitation Hurdle and …

1928 Saturday May 19 Wimbledon opens for racing. The new stadium was rescued by builder W J Cearns, when an …

1932 There are currently six London tracks racing during March. Wimbledon are one of four tracks racing on Wednesdays – …

To mark the impending closure of Wimbledon, and its significance in the history of racing in Britain, we have assembled …

1947 A ban on greyhound racing, which lasted nearly five weeks because of a fuel shortage, is lifted and 16 …

1992 March 10 in his budget speech, Tory Chancellor Norman Lamont announces a reduction in betting duty to be returned …

2001 Owner Paul Woolridge had nothing but bad luck with Decent Man. The expensive purchase had fought in a trial …

1998 There is ‘good news’ when the BGRB announces that crowds rose by 17% and tote by 18% in 1997. …

1984 February 19-22 From the eve to the end of the Waterloo Cup at Altcar, hunt saboteurs cause constant criminal …