Posts in category Remember When

1972 March 22 At Hall Green five heats of the Midland 700 – where only the heat winners progress to …

1972 March 25 At London White City the Wood Lane Stakes final seen as an English Derby rehearsal, has a …

1971 March 31 Kings Heath hold their last meeting. Opened in 1927 it was one of the first tracks to …

2006 A week after setting a new Sheffield 720m track record, and close to her fourth birthday, Barrie Draper announces …

2000 Greyhound Star reveals that in 1999 the average cost of testing for each of the 37 greyhounds who failed …

1999 Palace Issue failed to make it 13 consecutive wins when beaten by Paul Garland’s Gottabegood in the Ladbrokes Golden …

1992 An enquiry is held into a BAGS race at Canterbury where five runners are found to have been doped. …

1955 Reading are to alter the first two bends, bringing them in 40 yards so the 525 yard has a …

1997 Hackney, still racing on a short term lease following bankruptcy, announce free admission to all meetings. Within a week …

1971 In a special preview to the national press, Belle Vue in Manchester unveil their new electronic tote board. Designed …