2006 Reading punters were treated to a 13th race following the Masters second round when six young men stripped off and completed the four bends in the birthday suits.
1950 The NGRC are “to resume observing rule 60” which obliges owners to register when a greyhound dies, or face a £5 fine. There is no need to produce a veterinary certificate verifying this.
1985 Scurlogue Champ goes unbeaten through the Cesarewitch over 853 metres at Belle Vue, breaking the track record twice in the process.
1971 Paddy Sweeney is disqualified by the NGRC for supporting independent racing. Sweeney had relinquished his owner trainer licence two months earlier.
2009 Charlie Lister celebrates his 10th East Anglian Derby win with Fear Zafonic leading home kennelmates Jordansoliutions and Farloe Reason.
1993 BAGS announce a near 10% increase in fixtures for the 93/94 season. They will stage 793 meetings, more than double the 386 meetings held exactly a decade earlier.
1947 ‘Lucky’ English Derby winner Mondays News, fresh from an unbeaten run through the Birmingham Cup makes his six bend debut at Perry Barr. He wins by a distance in 40.70, just four spots off the track record.
2013 Phil Simmonds is the latest recruit to Romford. He is expected to bring 22 runners from Wimbledon.
1975 Breeder Ted Griffin advertises a litter for sale by Mels Pupil out of El Raco – dogs £100, bitches £80. It will include Silver Salver winner El Patrone and the fabulously unlucky El Cavalier (RU English Derby, Select Stakes, Gold Collar and Edinburgh Cup).
1950 Advertisement in Greyhound Owner for “New Zealand Tinned Whalemeat – 4,700 cases only”
2012 Four years after the closure of Walthamstow, the Racing Post have still not given up hope by reporting “The Save Our Stow campaign was yesterday celebrating another battle won in its bid to reclaim Walthamstow Stadium for greyhound racing. The Information Commissioners Office has ruled in favour of SOS receiving the viability assessment submitted by L&Q, the site’s owners. In laymen’s terms, claims SOS, this will help SOS prove that L&Q are wasting taxpayers money. This is key while Mayor Boris Johnson weighs up a planning application.”
1981 Noble Legion (Faction Fighter-Noble Lynn, May 79) wins the Irish National Sprint in 23.78 for the 435 yards. The time is two spots slower than his older full brother Noble Brigg clocked when landing the 1979 decider.
1991 John Coleman’s Satharn Lady clocks the second fastest time in the Irish Derby first round, some 22 hours after winning the Tennents Ten Thousand at Sheffield.
1950 Coventry announces dates for the forthcoming Eclipse Stakes. They are looking for 18 runners with an entry fee of £10 (equivalent to £357 today). The winner will collect £500 (£17,850) and trophy valued at £75 (£2,677). Meanwhile Walthamstow announce that their contribution to the Grand Prix prize money pot will be £954 (£34K).
2009 Former Newcastle racing manager Peter Douglas and trainer Barry Clements were both warned off and fined £5,000 following a Sunday newspaper article. Douglas had already sacked by the stadium for fraudulent prize money claims though the GBGB found no evidence to back up the newspaper claim of an attempt to run a ringer in a race at the track.
1966 Tric Trac, Owlerton’s 20 month old wonder pup, is 18 spots inside the old 525 yard track record with a run on 28.48. The Ron Hookway trained black goes on to land the final of the Steel City Cup, from brother Forward Flash, on the same night that another brother, Spectre II, wins the Midland St.Leger.
2006 Fear No One is retired from racing after being eliminated from the Yarmouth Derby. A year earlier, the son of Toms The Best had been an impressive winner of the same event having previously won the Peterborough Derby, Puppy Derby and Fengate Collar
1946 Northern open racer Ration Docket fails to reach his reserve and is unsold at Sheffield sales. The top bid was 1,000gns, roughly £46K at current rates.
1976 Wicklow owner trainer Michael Collins is barred for life by the Irish stewards following the performance of his runner Thingame in the second round of the McAlinden Gold Cup in June. The favourite had stumbled after leaving traps and finished well beaten. Following the race, punters invaded the track and forced the abandonment of the meeting. Carter was also found guilty of abusing and assaulting track officials on separate occasions.
1976 After six years in charge Dan McCormick resigns as track boss for Willenhall and Monmore following a disagreement with new owners Ladbrokes.
1995 Trainer John Horsfall retires from Catford after 32 years.
