Racing trivia "Magic"

no2son Wrote:

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> which now deceased racetracks where the scottish
> grand national and the manchester november
> handicap ran at before they found there new homes


Business slow today no2son ?

I see Hearts just beat Dinamo Zagreb 2-0. For 2 bonus points, who rode Cockle Strand when it defeated both the field and the penalty of your money on its back to win the Scottish National ?

Magic, Hurst Park and Gatwick were also London based courses who are now sadly defunct. www.moleseyhistory.co.uk/books/molesey/tm/tm_19.htm

Here is a list of those that have closed since 1900.

Aldershot - 1927

Alexandra Park (north London) - 1970

Anglesey - 1903

Birmingham (Bromford Bridge) - 1965

Blackpool - 1915

Bogside (Ayrshire) - 1965

Bournemouth - 1928

Brocklesby Hunt (Lincolnshire)- 1935

Buckfastleigh (Devon) - 1960

Cardiff (Ely) - 1939

Chelmsford - 1935

Colwall Park (Worcestershire) - 1949

Derby - 1939

Gatwick - 1941

Grafton Hunt (Northamptonshire) - 1928

Hambleton (North Yorkshire) - 1911

Hawthorn Hill (Surrey) - 1939

Hethersett (Norfolk) - 1939

Hooton Park (Cheshire) - 1915

Hull - 1909

Hurst Park (Surrey) - 1962

Keele Park (Staffordshire) - 1906

Lanark - 1977

Lewes (East Sussex) - 1964

Lincoln - 1964

Manchester (Castle Irwell) - 1963

Newport (Gwent) - 1948

Northampton - 1904

Northolt Park (west London) - 1940

Pershore (Worcestershire) - 1939

Plymouth - 1930

Portsmouth (Wymering) - 1939

Rothbury (Northumberland) - 1965

Shincliffe (County Durham) - 1914

Shirley Park (Birmingham) - 1940

Southend - 1931

Southwold (Lincolnshire) - 1909

Stockton (Teesside) - 1981

Tenby - 1936

Totnes (Devon) - 1939

Woore (Shropshire) - 1963

Wye (near Canterbury, Kent) - 1974

How could they close all these racetracks the poor Brits only have about 60 left.

Interesting to do a ratio tracks vs population UK vs SA, will leave it as a trivia for Andrew.

AINTREE

ASCOT

AYR

BANGOR-ON-DEE

BATH

BEVERLEY

BRIGHTON

CARLISLE

CARTMEL

CATTERICK

CHELTENHAM

CHEPSTOW

CHESTER

DONCASTER

EPSOM

EXETER

FAKENHAM

FFOS LAS

FOLKESTONE

FONTWELL

GOODWOOD

GREAT LEIGHS (AW)

HAMILTON

HAYDOCK

HEREFORD

HEXHAM

HUNTINGDON

KELSO

KEMPTON

KEMPTON (AW)

LEICESTER

LINGFIELD

LINGFIELD (AW)

LUDLOW

MARKET RASEN

MUSSELBURGH

NEWBURY

NEWCASTLE

NEWMARKET

NEWMARKET (JULY)

NEWTON ABBOT

NOTTINGHAM

PERTH

PLUMPTON

PONTEFRACT

REDCAR

RIPON

SALISBURY

SANDOWN

SEDGEFIELD

SOUTHWELL

SOUTHWELL (AW)

STRATFORD

TAUNTON

THIRSK

TOWCESTER

UTTOXETER

WARWICK

WETHERBY

WINCANTON

WINDSOR

WOLVERHAMPTON

WOLVERHAMPTON (AW)

WORCESTER

YARMOUTH

YORK

Gajima what horse was punted around the world,well Leith and Granton to win fortunes for connections on the 27/3/2003?

Thanks for those lists, hib and Scotia. Sorry I didn't respond sooner but I don't have Internet at home.

Hurst Park and Alexandra Park ("Ally Pally") were the defunct London-area tracks that I was referring to earlier. Alexandra Park must have been a bit of an interesting course - I remember reading somewhere that it was in the shape of a frying pan!

BTW, I see that Great Leighs is still classified as a "current" course....maybe there's hope for it yet!

hibernia Wrote:

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> Gajima what horse was punted around the world,well
> Leith and Granton to win fortunes for connections
> on the 27/3/2003?


You are living in a Dream World hibby. She is due to drop a foal by Mogok mid October. Any thoughts on a name.

Will have a think..

Gajima, it might help to know the gender of the foal first....Lol.

If its a 4 furlong or 800 mt horses does it matter Magic?

hibernia Wrote:

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> Gajima what horse was punted around the world,well
> Leith and Granton to win fortunes for connections
> on the 27/3/2003?

Is that the one ?

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So will this saturday be the first time two meetings have been run under lights on the same day?

I would imagine so!